WATTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- For another year 'Sweet' Alice Harris, founder of the Parents of Watts organization, is spreading the Christmas cheer. 300 students from 10 schools in the Watts and ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It was at the corner of Lou Dillon Avenue and Santa Ana Boulevard in Watts where community members unveiled the newly named Sweet Alice Square. The celebration honored beloved ...

Part of a street in Watts was named Monday for longtime activist "Sweet" Alice Harris in honor of her decades of community work. The 90-year-old Harris was joined by Los Angeles City Councilman Tim ...

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It looked more like a turkey party on Lou Dillon Avenue in Watts Tuesday morning as hundreds of families picked up a free frozen bird in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. As music played and people ...

Longtime community activist “Sweet” Alice Harris was recognized Monday, June 17, as an intersection in Watts was named in her honor. The 90-year-old Harris joined Los Angeles City Councilman Tim ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The founder of Big Sisters of Pinellas County is being mourned by the many people whose lives she touched. Alice Young, or "Sweet Alice," as she was known, died last week at 83 ...