The troublesome Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. will permanently close its Watts recycling plant after its owners pleaded no contest to polluting a nearby school campus with hazardous materials. "This ...

The owner of a scrap metal company that’s been linked to explosions and hazardous materials in the Watts neighborhood of South Los Angeles was ordered Tuesday to pay over $1.8 million in restitution.

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has prosecuted Atlas Iron & Metal Co. concerning the presence of lead and zinc at its site, which is adjacent to a high school. Atlas Iron must ...