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Top LA news: Man, 2 boys dead in apparent murder-suicide; 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer dies; more

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Published on March 30, 2020
Top LA news: Man, 2 boys dead in apparent murder-suicide; 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer dies; morePhoto: Marika Bortolami/Flickr

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Thousands without power for 24 hours 

A main underground cable was damaged by recent rains and power was knocked out Friday night to more than 2,100 households and businesses in the Pico-Robertson and Beverlywood neighborhoods. Around 7 p.m. Saturday the power was back on.

Read the full story on ABC7.

2 boys, 1 man dead in apparent murder-suicide in Lomita

A man shot and killed two boys and then himself in an apparent murder-suicide in Lomita on Sunday morning, authorities said. Anyone with information is asked to call the L.A. County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau. 

Read the full story on KTLA 5 News.

Los Angeles, other urban centers nationwide gird for catastrophic virus outbreak

Detroit says it is at a breaking point, while Chicago, Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta and Los Angeles prepare for the onslaught.

Read the full story on Washington Post.

‘Grim Sleeper’ serial killer Lonnie Franklin dies on death row at San Quentin

Lonnie David Franklin, Jr., the so-called "Grim Sleeper" serial killer who preyed on Los Angeles women for more than two decades, died Saturday while on death row at San Quentin prison, officials said. He was 67.

Read the full story on KTLA 5 Morning News.

LA makes it hard to be homeless, avoid coronavirus

With gyms, public parks, restaurants and other places closed, homeless people are having a hard time finding places to maintain basic hygiene.

Read the full story on Los Angeles Times.


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