Amid Urban Landscape, Compton Cowboys Keep Riding
Long before NWA put Compton on the map as the birthplace of "gangsta rap," it was a cowboy town – a tradition that continues today.
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Long before NWA put Compton on the map as the birthplace of "gangsta rap," it was a cowboy town – a tradition that continues today.
Authorities and the family of a 62-year-old woman fatally injured during a fight in a Compton park last month are asking for any witnesses to the altercation to come forward.
No deputies were injured in the confrontation that ended with a shooting about 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Members of Black Lives Matter and the family of a man wrongfully killed by deputies are demanding answers.
Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives are searching for suspects in a shooting that wounded a 26-year-old woman driving in Compton with her young son in her SUV over the weekend.
A 16-year-old Compton teen is preparing to try to break the Guinness World Record for being the youngest person to fly solo around the Earth.
Investigators say they're trying to figure out how a 9-year-old girl got the fireworks that exploded and led to the loss of her left hand.
Authorities say they're investigating an explosion that caused a 9-year-old girl to sustain serious injuries in Compton.
A Compton toddler was killed in a driveway accident Monday, authorities said.
An overturned vehicle blocked three lanes of the westbound Artesia (91) Freeway in Compton early Wednesday morning.
Homicide detectives Saturday investigated the circumstances surrounding the shooting deaths of two adult men in Compton.
Homicide detectives Monday investigated the circumstances surrounding the shooting deaths of two men in Compton.
According to California Highway Patrol officers, the crash took place shortly after 12:30 a.m. on the 710 Freeway at Rosecrans Avenue.
On June 28, 2015, a gunman opened fire on Lucio, his 1-year-old daughter and girlfriend as they walked near their Compton home in the middle of the afternoon.
Sheriff's detectives asked for the public's help Tuesday to find a 21-year-old woman whose disappearance in Compton was deemed suspicious.
A new grocery store opened in Compton and has residents excited.
Porche Laronda Washington pleaded no contest to attempted murder in the incident.
Authorities say a man died and at least 10 other people were injured in a shooting at a warehouse party in Compton.
Several security guards working in the Compton Unified School District called in sick Monday, joining the teachers who have been staging sickouts as they demand better pay.
An East Los Angeles community held a rally Wednesday night, days after a shooting claimed the life of one of the brothers of a Compton councilman.
Carlos Ortiz was pronounced dead at the scene.
Prosecutors declined to immediately file any charges against a 23-year-old man arrested in connection with the shooting death of Autumn Johnson.
Ray Patterson, 23, was arrested Monday in Compton for the murder of one-year-old Autumn Johnson.
Paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending family notification.
Hundreds took part in a march in Compton Sunday to call for an end to gang violence and help in finding the culprit behind the shooting death of Autumn Johnson, a 1-year-old girl.
