Watts

The man opened fire on LAPD officers, led them on a foot chase, and then barricaded himself inside a recycling center for several hours overnight. Video aired during Today in LA on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.

The Getty Center will visit Watts for two days of music, art, and family fun.

A 50-year-old man was shot and killed after three to five gunshots were fired.

A 50-year-old man was shot and killed after three to five gunshots were fired.

A Watts neighborhood is cleaning up damage caused by a severe car crash. It happened when a vehicle travelling at high speeds collided with a parked car and a power pole. Police responded to the scene around 2 a.m. on Thursday near Compton Avenue and 111th Street. The car crashed in front of multiple homes on Compton Avenue and caused…

A healing garden in Watts for survivors of violent crimes has been chosen as a legacy project for 2022.

The USGBC LA has chosen Watts to house its 2022 Legacy Project in the form of a healing garden for survivors of violent crimes.

A mother and her baby were reunited Wednesday after the child was caught up in a carjacking foiled by the victim’s quick-thinking, alert residents and LAPD officers.

Police reunite a mother and her baby after the child was caught up in a carjacking. Video broadcast Thursday June 2, 2022 on Today in LA.

Calvin Peel was 37 years old when he went to see his 15-year-old son in Nickerson Gardens in Watts the night of Sept. 20, 2021.

A young mother from Watts was surprised with an apartment to start a life with her children. Kathy Vara reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on May 5, 2022.

A community in Watts is demanding safer streets after a car slammed into a duplex early Saturday morning, killing the passenger and badly injuring the driver.

According to neighbors, a couple live inside the home — and they’re doing okay. The driver and passenger in the black Mercedes were less lucky. Lauren Coronado reports for Today in LA on April 16, 2022.

A huge fire burned in Watts early on Sunday morning, and firefighters were able to knock down the blaze in a matter of hours.

The fire began around 4:45 a.m., and LAFD firefighters were still working to knock down the blaze around 8:25 a.m. Video aired during Today in LA on Sunday, March 13, 2022.

Sweet Alice, cherished LA mainstay who gives so much, gets super bowl tickets. Ted Chen reports Feb. 9, 2022.

A shooting at a Willowbrook Metro station leaves four people injured, three in critical condition Friday night, according to the LA County Sheriffs Department.

Two 8-year-old girls were in critical condition after the collision in Watts. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.

Humble. Kind. Gentleman. Girl dad. That’s how Akeem Coburn’s family says they will honor his memory for his four and 11-year-old daughters.