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Here’s a look at the top stories of the last week

How hot will it get in Southern California this weekend? What you need to know.
A heat wave has descended on Southern California. Although the region has seen worse, this one could bring dangerous, record-setting temperatures to inland and desert areas.

• How Angelenos can get a low-cost A/C unit from the DWP to beat the next heat wave.

Former Manson follower Leslie Van Houten is freed. One of her victim’s relatives says it’s ‘gut-wrenching.’ She had been serving a life sentence for her role in the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in Los Angeles in 1969.

• Many assumed Manson murderers would never be freed. How Leslie Van Houten did it.

Rolling Hills Estates declares emergency and wants answers after devastating landslide. The action allows the city to ask for financial support from the state Office of Emergency Services and FEMA in the wake of a landslide that sent multiple hillside houses on a slow-motion downward slide, collapsing roofs and cracking walls along the way.

• What’s causing luxury homes in Rolling Hills Estates to slide down a canyon? Here’s what we know.

The week in photos

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