Older Encino defendant is released on “urgent medical grounds,” but two men continue to face multiple charges related to handling hazardous waste at the facility.

A few days after he jailed the owners for repeated violations of court orders, L.A. County Superior Court Judge Terry Bork ...

Owners of a Los Angeles scrap metal recycling facility which was the site of an explosion near a school in Watts last year were jailed after prosecutors told a judge Thursday that they violated ...

The owners of a metal recycling company which has been in a decades-long dispute with a public high school in Watts as well as Los Angeles County were jailed on Thursday after their business was ...

The metal yard is next to a high school; it's alleged that hazardous waste was allegedly deposited onto the campus. LOS ANGELES - A long-sought victory for residents in Watts as the owners of a metal ...

An employee moves debris at Atlas Iron & Metal Co., adjacent to Jordan High School in Watts. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...

NBC Universal, Inc. The owners of a metal recycling company which has been in a decades-long dispute with a public high school in Watts as well as Los Angeles County were jailed on Thursday after ...

In a statement released after the hearing, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman called it an “historic day for Watts, Jordan High School and criminal justice.” ...

A metal recycling plant was charged in a 25-count indictment on Thursday for exposing Jordan High School students in Watts to toxic explosions, hazardous waste and lead levels 75 times higher than ...