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A Watts Family Navigates Fear and Uncertainty After ICE Raid in Los Angeles
A Watts Family Navigates Fear and Uncertainty After ICE Raid in Los Angeles
January 15, 2026
Residents of Imperial Courts public housing, pictured here on Nov. 8, 2024, have raised concerns for years about dilapidated conditions and poor sanitation throughout the development. The neighborhood council gives local residents a place to raise complaints, propose solutions and push for change. (Kim McGill | Watts Star)
Deadline approaching: Watts residents invited to file for council seats
January 11, 2025
Photo Illustration by Watts Star with Canva
Local school cell phone sweep teases statewide ban
September 1, 2024
A mother and her two children walk past an unhoused individual as the enter Alma Reaves Woods Watts Branch Library on Tuesday, Aug. 27. (Delfino Camacho | Watts Star)
Despite State Funding Reductions, Local Librarians Fight to Keep Services
September 1, 2024
Investigators To Come
Investigators To Come
April 4, 2024
Investigators To Come
Investigators To Come
April 4, 2024
Investigation Stories To Come
Investigation Stories To Come
April 4, 2024
Investigation Stories To Come
Investigation Stories To Come
April 4, 2024
Youth Vote Top Pizza Spots and Toppings
Youth Vote Top Pizza Spots and Toppings
June 21, 2026
Watts Youth Pick Their Favorite Mario Kart Characters
Watts Youth Pick Their Favorite Mario Kart Characters
June 20, 2026
Family Members Detained by ICE, Leaving A Grandmother in Fear
Family Members Detained by ICE, Leaving A Grandmother in Fear
June 20, 2026
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Youth Chat: Our Go-To Seafood Favorites
January 14, 2026
Youth Chat: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Online Shopping
Youth Chat: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Online Shopping
January 14, 2026
Graphic Illustration by Kim McGill
Families belong together — ICE doesn’t
March 1, 2026
Illustration by Kim McGill
Building Bonds
February 2, 2025
Chelsea Alvarez
My big fat online dating encounter
January 19, 2025
Illustration by Kim McGill
My Father, the Pirate
January 11, 2025
Photo Illustration by Watts Star with Canva
Creating a picture-esque future
September 1, 2024
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Two Buddies Battle in Fun Basketball Shootout
October 19, 2025
Favorite Sports Through the Eyes of Watts Youth
Favorite Sports Through the Eyes of Watts Youth
October 12, 2025
Watts Youth Talk Sports and Their Future
Watts Youth Talk Sports and Their Future
October 1, 2025
Young basketball athlete shares his stories
What Young Athletes Go Through and the Pressures
August 27, 2025
More Sports Stories to Come
More Sports Stories to Come
April 4, 2024
Youth Vote Top Pizza Spots and Toppings
Youth Vote Top Pizza Spots and Toppings
June 21, 2026
Watts Youth Pick Their Favorite Mario Kart Characters
Watts Youth Pick Their Favorite Mario Kart Characters
June 20, 2026
Family Members Detained by ICE, Leaving A Grandmother in Fear
Family Members Detained by ICE, Leaving A Grandmother in Fear
June 20, 2026
A Watts Family Navigates Fear and Uncertainty After ICE Raid in Los Angeles
A Watts Family Navigates Fear and Uncertainty After ICE Raid in Los Angeles
January 15, 2026
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Youth Chat: Our Go-To Seafood Favorites
January 14, 2026
Report on Everyday Heroes’ Youth Action Projects
March 15, 2026
Report on Everyday Heroes’ Leadership Development Courses
March 1, 2026
ANOTHER DAY
March 23, 2025
EMOTIONS & DREAMS
February 9, 2025
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A Watts Family Navigates Fear and Uncertainty After ICE Raid in Los Angeles
A Watts Family Navigates Fear and Uncertainty After ICE Raid in Los Angeles
Bryant Pascual, Youth Reporter • January 15, 2026

Residents of Imperial Courts public housing, pictured here on Nov. 8, 2024, have raised concerns for years about dilapidated conditions and poor sanitation throughout the development. The neighborhood council gives local residents a place to raise complaints, propose solutions and push for change. (Kim McGill | Watts Star)
Deadline approaching: Watts residents invited to file for council seats
Kim McGill • January 11, 2025

Residents interested in filing for a candidacy run in this year’s Watts Neighborhood...

Opinions/Editorials
Graphic Illustration by Kim McGill
Families belong together — ICE doesn’t
Memo Mendez, Youth Reporter • March 1, 2026

The office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, should be shut...

Illustration by Kim McGill
Building Bonds
Angel Pasillas • February 2, 2025

My father was driving me, my mother Silvia and my older brother Daniel back...

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Life and Culture
Youth Vote Top Pizza Spots and Toppings
Youth Vote Top Pizza Spots and Toppings
Kevin Gabino, Youth Reporter • June 21, 2026

Watts Youth Pick Their Favorite Mario Kart Characters
Watts Youth Pick Their Favorite Mario Kart Characters
Victoria Velazquez, Youth Reporter • June 20, 2026
Family Members Detained by ICE, Leaving A Grandmother in Fear
Family Members Detained by ICE, Leaving A Grandmother in Fear
Memo Mendez, Youth Reporter • June 20, 2026
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Investigations
Investigators To Come
Investigators To Come
Sample Student • April 4, 2024

Investigation stories go here.         Having...

Investigation Stories To Come
Investigation Stories To Come
Sample Student • April 4, 2024

Investigation stories go here.

Sports
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Two Buddies Battle in Fun Basketball Shootout
Daniel Mendez, Youth Reporter • October 19, 2025

Favorite Sports Through the Eyes of Watts Youth
Favorite Sports Through the Eyes of Watts Youth
Jonathan Lazoya, Youth Reporter • October 12, 2025

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