High blood pressure rates are out of control at community health clinics that receive federal funding to serve the underserved, according to a new study. Along with diabetes, hypertension is one of South L.A.’s biggest health problems.

Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were asking for the public’s help Friday in locating a man suspected of selling stolen vehicles in South Los Angeles.

While children’s books by or about people of color are hard to find, there are some resources for parents looking to expand their children’s reading options.

A new Community Plan for the area encompassing West Adams, Baldwin Village and Leimart Park may lift restrictions against fast food franchises opening in South Los Angeles.

Supervisor Mark-Ridley Thomas and law enforcement officials say vendors selling fruit and clothes from their front lawn are evolving into a problem, particularly around Watts.

South Los Angeles is turning out to be a battleground for the upcoming mayoral election, as black voters could hold the key in determining who sits in the mayor’s office.

The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors is considering a motion that would clamp down on illegal street vendors. Should these unlicensed vendors be kicked off the streets?

Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters announced her support for mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel outside of City Hall, on Monday.

South L.A. parents are on the cusp of making history on California’s controversial “parent trigger” law, which allows parents at underperforming schools to organize and petition for major reforms.