For example, here in Texas, there was the story of Andrea Yates, who methodcially murdered all of her kids from youngest to oldest by drowning them in the bathtub. That made national news.
But the recent news of a mother and boyfriend who killed and decapitated their kids in Brownsville did not get much notice outside of Texas.
I read about it here (L.A.). Horrific. I think the Yates story was "bigger" because the murderess was "white". "White" killers are always big news.
You have my sympathies.
I guess the only bright side is at least you don't live in San Francisco.