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 ...

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.

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 ...

Los Angeles County authorities want the owners of a metal recycling company, accused of causing an explosion next to a public high school in Watts, to be detained and remain in custody before a ...

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 ...

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.” ...