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Los Angeles police are looking for the person who opened fire on shot two people in Watts. This broadcast aired on NBC4 at 3 p.m. on Aug. 18, 2026.

Witnesses say they saw two women fleeing the G-Wagon after it crashed into the fence of a church. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.

Two suspects remained at large Sunday after fleeing in a stolen Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon following a brief police pursuit in the Watts area, police said.

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One person died and another was hospitalized in a shooting at a candlelight vigil early Sunday morning in Watts. The shooting was reported at about 2 a.m. near the area of East 104th Street and Wilmington Avenue in the southern Los Angeles County community, where a vigil honoring a mother who recently died was taking place. A wounded woman was…

A shooting this morning in Watts has left one woman dead and another one wounded, authorities said. Video broadcast Sunday May 31 2026 on Today in LA.

The artist behind a César Chávez mural in Watts erased the face of Chávez and began the process of replacing it with a portrait of Dolores Huerta on Thursday. The decision to re-do the mural came after Huerta shared that she was sexually assaulted by Chávez, with whom she founded the United Farm Workers. A New York Times investigation...

He’s going to replace it with the face of Dolores Huerta.

A neighborhood mini-mart at the corner of 95th Street and Anzac Avenue is back open for business, providing fresh fruits and vegetables within walking distance for the community.

The Watts Up mini market was able to reopen thanked to a loan. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.

The grassroots community was founded by four sisters, who grew up in Watts. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.

A pedestrian was killed Saturday after being struck by a two-car train in the Watts area of Los Angeles.    

A man who was swinging a metal chain at drivers Tuesday on a street in a Watts neighborhood was shot and killed by police, the LAPD said. Officers responded late Tuesday morning to the area of 103rd and Kalmia streets after reports of a man armed with a metal chain that he was swinging at drivers and people as they…

Gary Weisenberg, 79, of Encino, and his 37-year-old sonMatthew entered their no contest plea. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.

The owner of a scrap metal company that’s been linked to explosions and hazardous materials in the Watts neighborhood of South Los Angeles was ordered Tuesday to pay over $1.8 million in restitution. Gary Weisenberg, 79, and his 37-year-old son Matthew, who owned the Atlas Metal Company, entered no contest plea to five felony counts of disposal of hazardous waste…

A social media star famous for the work he puts into his cars is going viral for the work he put into saving a dog after his owner was killed When a hit-and-run driver plowed into a cyclist in Watts on Aug. 18, that driver shattered more than one life. Leaving the cyclist dead and his four-legged companion alone in…

The dog refused to leave his owner’s side after being fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News at 9 p.m. on Sept. 4, 2025.

A trio of dogs that were abandoned at a park in Watts has neighbors concerned for the animals’ well-being as the sun continues to glare down on Southern California.

Residents in Watts are trying to help after a trio of abandoned dogs have been seen roaming through a neighborhood. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025.

Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. in Watts will shut down permanently after pleading no contest to hazardous waste violations, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced Tuesday. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for NBC4 on May 20, 2025.