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- Public funeral services will be held Monday for state Sen. Jenny Oropeza, who died last week at age 53 after a long illness.
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- Authorities in Hawthorne are investigating the double murder of a couple whose bodies were found in their home during a welfare check.
- A former hooker has been sentenced to death for her role in a pair of murders the judge called "particularly cruel."
- For those who thought there was no danger in some good ol' fashioned fun: "Teen run over by trailer at hay ride."
- A small group of lay laborers held a rally yesterday in Costa Mesa to draw attention to the issue of police brutality.
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