East Compton News

A small earthquake struck Sunday evening, shaking some areas of Los Angeles. The 5:40 p.m. quake ranked in a 2.6 magnitude, striking at a depth of about 8.7 below the earths surface about 1 mile south by southwest of East Compton, 2 miles west by southwest of Paramount, and 12 miles south by southeast of the Los Angeles Civic Center, according the ...

The unemployment rate in Westmont is 23.6%, but people are doing what they can to get by in trying times.

A man caught wandering the streets this weekend was arrested for a suspected drug offense.

A man caught wandering the streets this weekend was arrested for a suspected drug offense.

Authorities were still looking for the driver, who allegedly fled the scene, after hitting a pedestrian in the unincorporated area of East Compton.

Authorities were still looking for the driver, who allegedly fled the scene, after hitting a pedestrian in the unincorporated area of East Compton.

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Up and down Castlegate Avenue and other streets in East Compton, some of the garages show signs of the city's recent crackdown on blight.