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Top LA news: Family of woman who died from COVID-19 can't get tests; runoff likely in DA race; more

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Published on March 19, 2020
Top LA news: Family of woman who died from COVID-19 can't get tests; runoff likely in DA race; morePhoto: Ken Lund/Flickr

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Los Angeles.

After woman becomes 1st LA County coronavirus death, frustrated family can’t get tests despite showing symptoms

Family members of the first and only person in Los Angeles County known to have died due to coronavirus are sharing their heartbreak and frustration.

Read the full story on NBC LA.

Fire breaks out at Pacoima homeless camp

A large brush fire broke out in a homeless encampment off the 118 Freeway in Pacoima Wednesday morning.

Read the full story on CBS Los Angeles.

‘Young & Restless,’ ‘Bold & Beautiful’ suspend production amid COVID-19 pandemic

The production of "The Young & the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" have been halted to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

Read the full story on WNCN.

Election 2020: DA race likely to see November runoff

Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey slipped further below the 50% mark in her reelection bid after the latest tally of votes from the March 3 primary — making a November runoff increasingly likely.

Read the full story on CBS Los Angeles.

Governor, Los Angeles supes halt evictions and slow foreclosures

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Monday authorizing local governments to halt evictions, slow foreclosures and protect consumers from utility shutoffs during the coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic.

Read the full story on Santa Clarita Valley Signal.


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