Wash interviews Compton muralist Mel Depaz in “Artists in Space”
As a muralist, Mel Depaz is a storyteller. But when you look at his work in general, it becomes clear…
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Plane crashes into woman in Long Beach park during emergency landing
A plane forced to make an emergency landing at a local park in Long Beach left the pilot and another…
Compton businesses say they lost thousands of dollars from Kendrick Lamar video shoot
Saturdays are typically busy days at Alma's Place, a Southern food restaurant in Compton across from the city's courthouse. But…
A Compton native tells a new generation the story of his hometown
Albert M. Camarillo is an old-school Compton. His father emigrated from the Mexican state of Michoacán as a teenager in…
A memoir of Chicano studies, intertwined with a Compton story
Book Review Compton in my soul: a life in pursuit of racial equality By Albert M. CamarilloStanford: 312 pages, $28If…
Photos: Fans in parking lot for Kendrick Lamar's Forum show
Thousands of Kendrick Lamar fans from across the country gathered Wednesday afternoon at the Forum in Inglewood for the local…
Man with shotgun fires at sheriff's helicopter from rooftop
Authorities have identified the man who was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies Thursday night after he…
One dead, four injured in Compton shooting
A shooting in Compton left one man dead and four other people injured Friday night, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's…
Larry Allen dies: Cowboys Hall of Famer was 52
Larry Allen was a huge man with unsurpassed talent and a fierce demeanor on the football field. In 14 NFL…
'Don't get burned': Compton tire shop owner paints his own business in dispute over street takeovers
Motorists slowed to gawk at Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies milling around a Compton tire store and the large words…