A few days after he jailed the owners for repeated violations of court orders, L.A. County Superior Court Judge Terry Bork halted operations at a metal recycling plant that has long been accused of ...

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

“Today is the first time the owners of Atlas metals have felt the consequences for their decades of damage to the Watts community," Genesis Cruz, a former Jordan High School student, said in a ...

One of the two owners of a metal salvage and recycling yard adjacent to Jordan High School in Watts was ordered Monday to remain jailed in lieu of $1 million bail in connection with charges that ...

Jordan High School opened in Watts in 1923. Atlas Metal opened its facility next door more than 20 years later, in 1949. Marissa Wenzke is a journalist based in Los Angeles. She has a bachelor's ...

One of the two owners of a metal salvage and recycling yard adjacent to Jordan High School in Watts was ordered Monday to remain jailed in lieu of $1 million bail in connection with charges that they ...