Compton News

Behind the parking lot of a dilapidated casino in the city of Compton, Calif., runs a few miles of earthen-bottom creek, a tributary to the Los Angeles River, where blue herons alight on graffitied lamp posts and red-winged blackbirds feed among the cattails.

EssentialDermCare.com announces 30%-40% off on the purchase of AminoGenesis orders over $60. July 26, 2010 - EssentialDermCare.com has recently announced a 30%-40% sale on the purchase of AminoGenesis Skincare products.

A man who barricaded himself in a Compton home was arrested Monday morning after a six-hour standoff with authorities.

A suspect has surrendered to deputies after barricading himself inside a home near the intersection of Wilmington Avenue and 134th Street in Compton.

Health advocates are renewing a push to open more grocery stores in poor areas of Los Angeles County, arguing market forces have failed to bring healthy choices to low-income communities.

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A 2-year-old boy and an adult were injured by shotgun wounds during a drive-by attack in Compton on Friday night.

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Nominations and Scholarship Appliations Are Currently Being Accepted For The 3rd Annual Resurrected Life Awards Sponsored By Greater Zion Church Family July 20, 2010 - COMPTON, CA -- Greater Zion Church Family is proud to present the 3rd Annual Resurrected Life Awards that will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 5pm in the fellowship hall ...

LBPD has announced that on Tuesday night , detectives from its Drug Investigations Section arrested three persons and seized a whopping 139 pounds of narcotics from locations in Central LB and Compton.

Drugs seized on Tuesday by Long Beach police. Police had a record drug bust Tuesday, with three arrests, after a yearlong investigation into distribution of narcotics in Long Beach.

This past weekend I was honored to give a presentation on "Self-Esteem, and understanding the Blue Print" for the pre-K through 12th grade curriculum's at Second Baptist Church, in Santa Ana.

The Los Angeles River gained new federal protection under the Clean Water Act with a designation of being a navigable waterway.

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The shooting broke out shortly before 10:30 a.m. the 1700 block of West 136th Street, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

Why Poor Kids Are Fat Salon commenter Angel Quattrano's view : The issue for a lot of people is that they don't live anywhere near a real store that sells real food to the Real Americans who happen to be local residents, even if they wanted to try to eat their 5-9 recommended servings a day of fruits and vegetables.

In a fraud case filed on June 15, Lee Davis, a Democratic candidate for the 37th Congressional District during the June 8 primary election, is suing the winner of that race - " incumbent Laura Richardson - " as well as the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder. In addition to accusing Richardson of tampering with her campaign signs, Davis said that ...