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Top LA news: Kirk Douglas dead at 103; Korean flight diverted to LAX amid coronavirus concerns; more

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Published on February 06, 2020
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Legendary actor Kirk Douglas dies at 103

Kirk Douglas was a three-time Oscar nominee for his leading roles in the films "Champion," "The Bad and the Beautiful" and "Lust for Life." He received an honorary Oscar in 1996 and received the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1968. 

Read the full story on Fox 11 Los Angeles.

Korean flight diverted to LAX amid coronavirus concerns

A Korean Air spokesperson said the diversion was due to "three passengers onboard who had stayed in China within 14 days before their departure."

Read the full story on Fox 11 Los Angeles.

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is now a prison inmate in Texas

Baca, 77, has begun serving a three-year sentence for his role in a scheme to obstruct an FBI investigation into abuses inside the county’s jails.

Read the full story on Los Angeles Times.

5 people sickened in LA measles outbreak

Health officials Wednesday were warning the public about five measles patients who visited dozens of restaurants and stores across West Los Angeles last week while they were contagious.

Read the full story on CBS Los Angeles.

Search ends after boat found empty in Lake Palmdale, officials say

Officials say the search for a possible missing boater in Lake Palmdale concluded Wednesday evening.

Read the full story on ABC7.


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