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• Underground fire near Disneyland prompts Grand Legacy hotel to shut power off

  01-02-2019 16:04 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Repair crews Friday morning were at the scene of a fire in an underground vault in Anaheim that sent smoke spewing out of a manhole cover near Disneyland and prompted power to be shut off at a 240-room hotel nearby.
  Firefighters were called out about 9:40 p.m. Thursday to the 1700 block of South Harbor Boulevard to investigate the nature of the smoke, according to Anaheim Fire & Rescue.
  Anaheim Public Utilities crews responded to the location and took over the investigation,
  
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• City of Hope, Hoag and UCI Health chose to build in Irvine, what makes the area attractive for health-care investment?

  06-12-2025 15:21 via ocregister.com
  
  When Mayor Larry Agran moved to Irvine in 1975, it was to support his wife in her breakthrough admission to the UC Irvine School of Medicine as part of one of the first classes to include women.
  Agran has since served on the Irvine City Council on and off for the better part of five decades — and from the dais, witnessed the city’s health-care evolution.
  He was on the council when the city’s first hospital, Irvine Medical Center — later Irvine Regional Hospital — op
  
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• Former Cypress Mayor Paulo Morales is the latest to jump into Assembly race

  06-12-2025 15:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Former Cypress Mayor Paulo Morales is the latest to jump into the race for an open Assembly seat that includes communities in Orange and Los Angeles counties.
  Morales — only a recent Republican — has launched a 2026 bid for California’s 67th Assembly District. It is represented now by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, a Fullerton Democrat who is prevented from running again because of term limits.
  Before his time in city government, Morales spent more than two decades working
  
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• Deporting democracy, importing authoritarian logic

  06-12-2025 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  As tensions between Washington and Caracas intensify, over 250,000 Venezuelans living legally in the United States are set to lose their Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a temporary immigration status that allows individuals from certain countries to live and work in the United States if their home country is considered unsafe. 
  Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has framed keeping these Venezuelans in the country as “contrary to national interest.” In reality, revoking
  
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• Before the ball drops: Key real estate strategies for 2026

  06-12-2025 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  So here we are, the last month of 2025.
  Soon, families across Southern California will be lighting candles, trimming trees, gathering for Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa, and counting down the seconds to a brand-new year. It’s a festive season, one that always seems to arrive earlier and earlier, but I digress.
  December also brings something else: perspective. A reminder that 2026 will be here before you know it, and with it a new set of opportunities and challenges for commercial real est
  
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• Dense fog advisory active for 5 Freeway through Grapevine until Saturday midday – limited visibility

  06-12-2025 12:42 via ocregister.com
  
  At 3:39 a.m. on Saturday, the National Weather Service released a dense fog advisory in effect until noon for 5 Freeway through Grapevine.
  The NWS Hanford CA adds to be ready for, “Visibility down to quarter mile or less in dense fog.”
  “Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous,” the NWS said. “If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.”Guidance from the NWS for navigating foggy conditionsIf a dense fog
  
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• Los Alamitos football loses to Cathedral Catholic in CIF SoCal Regional

  06-12-2025 08:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowLos Alamitos’ Gavin Vera (26) and Caeson Miller (19) grab into Cathedral Catholic Honor Fa’alave-Johnson (9) in the first half of during the CIF Southern California Division 1-AA Regional final, December 5, 2025, at Veterans Stadium in Long Beach.
  (Photo by Steven Georges, Contributing Photographer)
  Los Alamitos Quarterback Colin Creason (3) holds onto the ball as Cathedral Catholic’s Jo
  
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• Woodbridge football shuts out San Fernando, advances to state championship game

  06-12-2025 08:16 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – From an 0-7 start to a CIF State championship football game.
  It’s a story too fantastic to be true. But it is true.
  Woodbridge will play in a CIF State championship game next week after it beat San Fernando 13-0 on Friday night in the CIF Southern California Regional Division 7-AA final at University High.
  The Woodbridge football team pose for a photo with their CIF Southern California Division 7-AA Regional championship plaque in Irvine on Friday, December 5, 2025. (Photo b
  
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• La Habra football falls to Bakersfield Christian in CIF Division 2-AA regional

  06-12-2025 07:55 via ocregister.com
  
  La Habra’s football team rallied late but fell to undefeated Bakersfield Christian, 24-21, in the CIF Southern California Division 2-AA Regional championship Friday at Bakersfield Christian High.
  Junior quarterback DJ Mitchell ran for a touchdown for La Habra to cut Bakersfield Christian’s lead to 24-21 with 1:08 remaining in the game.
  La Habra (11-4) had all three of its timeouts and attempted an onside kick. A La Habra player recovered the ball but the ball did not travel 10 yards
  
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• Villa Park girls basketball charges past Orange Lutheran in Top 10 matchup

  06-12-2025 07:41 via ocregister.com
  
  VILLA PARK — There were several reasons to get excited about the girls basketball game between Villa Park and Orange Lutheran on Friday at Villa Park High School.
  The Spartans and Lancers came into the game – a pool play contest of the Villa Park-Brea Olinda Winter Shootout – ranked No. 5 and No. 7, respectively, in Orange County.
  Both teams came into the game undefeated and the schools are only two miles apart.
  The game itself, however, wound up being anticlimactic.
  Villa Park
  
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• Ducks bounce back, edge red-hot Capitals in shootout

  06-12-2025 07:20 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The Ducks went toe-to-toe with a bona fide heavyweight, sending the Washington Capitals to the canvas, 4-3, in a shootout on Friday night at Honda Center.
  The Ducks rebounded brilliantly from their 7-0 shelling by the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday and handed the Capitals just their second loss in 11 games.
  In a tight affair in which the Ducks out-shot Washington 38-21, the Ducks were a perfect 3 for 3 on the penalty kill, but went 0 for 5 on the power play, dropping them to 3 for 37
  
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• High school football: Scores from Friday’s regional games, Saturday’s schedule

  06-12-2025 07:18 via ocregister.com
  
  The scores from the CIF Southern California Regional football finals Friday and the schedule for Saturday’s games.
  CIF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL FINALS
  FRIDAY’S RESULTS
  DIVISION 1–AA
  Cathedral Catholic 42, Los Alamitos 21
  DIVISION 2–AA
  Bakersfield Christian 24, La Habra 21
  DIVISION 3–AA
  Ventura 35, Arroyo Grande 28
  DIVISION 4–AA
  Barstow 13, Reedley Immanuel 12
  DIVISION 5–AA
  El Cajon Christian 27, Cerritos Valley Christian 13
  DIVISION 6–AA
  Valley
  
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• La Habra boys basketball knocks off San Juan Hills in Gary Raya Classic

  06-12-2025 07:01 via ocregister.com
  
  PLACENTIA — The La Habra boys basketball team continued its hot start to the season with a 69-55 win over San Juan Hills on Friday night in the Gary Raya Classic at El Dorado High.
  The Highlanders (8-1), ranked No. 8 in Orange County, will face the tournament host, El Dorado, in the championship game Saturday at 3 p.m.
  La Habra was led by Acen Jimenez, who scored a team-high 27 points, including four 3-pointers, and Josh Desatoff who added 13 points, with three 3-pointers.
  “I’m
  
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• Clippers go cold in 4th quarter of loss to Grizzlies

  06-12-2025 05:02 via ocregister.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The struggling Clippers put together a strong first half, but they were outkicked to the finish line in a 107-98 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.
  Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 24 points and eight rebounds to lead the Clippers, who saw the Grizzlies close the game on a 9-0 run over the final 3:40 to hand them their ninth loss in the past 11 games.
  James Harden had 18 points and seven assists, John Collins scored 16 points and Kobe Brown had a season
  
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• With Luka Doncic and LeBron James out, Lakers get crushed by Celtics

  06-12-2025 03:50 via ocregister.com
  
  BOSTON — Once the Lakers’ injury report for Friday night was released, revealing that they would be without Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Marcus Smart against the Boston Celtics on the second night of a back-to-back set, the onus was once again implicity on Austin Reaves to raise his play to an even higher level.
  And after a slow start, Reaves eventually did, leading the Lakers with 36 points and eight assists. But it wasn’t nearly enough to make up for the overall struggles of
  
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• Luka Doncic could rejoin Lakers for Sunday’s game against 76ers

  06-12-2025 03:10 via ocregister.com
  
  BOSTON — Lakers star Luka Doncic was once again away from the team on Friday night because of personal reasons, but Coach JJ Redick didn’t rule out the possibility of Doncic rejoining the team for the end of the trip.
  Redick said ahead of Friday’s matchup against the Boston Celtics that Doncic would be back “soon” and that it was a possibility the 26-year-old star could be available for Sunday’s trip-ending matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers.
  After Sunday&
  
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• In Altadena, the first of 15 developer-built homes lists for $1.9M

  06-12-2025 03:06 via ocregister.com
  
   
  The first of New Pointe Communities’ 15-home project on a cul-de-sac in Altadena as part of the city’s first post-fire recovery is up for sale.Real estate professionals had an opportunity to tour the home on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.(Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
  The first of New Pointe Communities’ 15-home project on a cul-de-sac in Altadena as part of the city’s first post-fire recovery is up for sale.New Pointe Communitiespresident, Scot San
  
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• MLS Cup final: Lionel Messi chases another trophy as Inter Miami meets Vancouver

  06-12-2025 02:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For Lionel Messi, the MLS Cup final on Saturday will represent some endings. And, quite possibly, a new beginning.
  Messi and Inter Miami will take on Thomas Müller – one of his longtime rivals – and the Vancouver Whitecaps for the MLS championship. It’s the first final for both clubs, which means the league is about to have a first-time champion.
  “We know it’s going to be a very, very tough game. &h
  
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• Los Alamitos consensus picks for Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025

  06-12-2025 02:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, December 6, 2024.
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday, Dec. 5

  06-12-2025 02:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, Dec. 5.
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  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  FRIDAY’S SCORES
  GIRLS WATER POLO
  SADDLEBACK TOURNAMENT
  Villa Park 9, Ramona/Riverside 4
  Cerritos 14, Godinez 9
  Buena 20, Tesoro 8
  Estancia 8, South Torran
  
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• A West Altadena family is coming home, keeping generations of family rooted in neighborhood

  06-12-2025 02:31 via ocregister.com
  
  When he settled in west Altadena, Carl Dyson Sr. was determined.
  Determined to build a home. Determined to make the “perfect place” that would sustain generations of his family beyond him.
  It was the late 1970s. And Altadena represented a new horizon — an American town where the elder Dyson and his family could build a future.
  Little could he have foreseen back then the catastrophe that would come a handful of years since his passing amid the Covid-19 pandemic years:
  That dark
  
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• Education Department workers targeted in layoffs are returning to tackle civil rights backlog

  06-12-2025 01:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLIN BINKLEY
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is bringing back dozens of Education Department staffers who were slated to be laid off, saying their help is needed to tackle a mounting backlog of discrimination complaints from students and families.
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• No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Indiana go into Big Ten title game with CFP spots secure

  06-12-2025 01:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer
  INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana coach Curt Cignetti has been here before. Twice.
  His second-ranked Hoosiers, just like first-ranked Ohio State, have not.
  For the first time in more than a decade and just the third time since conference championship games were standardized, the nation’s top-ranked teams will play for a title.
  The two previous top-ranked conference title games were in the SEC in 2008-09 when Florida and Alabama went back to back.
  Cign
  
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• Arizona congresswoman claims she was pepper sprayed during federal operation

  06-12-2025 01:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
  A federal law enforcement operation at an Arizona taco shop resulted in a fracas on Friday, with agents deploying pepper spray as a group of protesters tried to stop authorities.
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• FAA launches investigation into US airlines over flight cuts ordered during the shutdown

  06-12-2025 01:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By RIO YAMAT
  U.S. airlines were notified this week that an investigation is underway into whether they complied with an emergency order requiring flight cuts at 40 major airports during the record government shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday.
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• What to know about the air traffic control overhaul and the company FAA hired to manage it

  06-12-2025 01:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH FUNK and RIO YAMAT
  The government picked a company with little experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration called Peraton to oversee the roughly $31.5 billion overhaul of the outdated air traffic control system.
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• Exact cause of Angels pitcher’s death a key issue for jurors in Tyler Skaggs wrongful death trial

  06-12-2025 01:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Jurors in the Tyler Skaggs wrongful death case against the Los Angeles Angels are facing dueling explanations for exactly which substance or mix of substances caused the pitcher’s death, as attorneys for both the ballclub and Skaggs’ family have offered opposing expert testimony in the ongoing trial.
  A coroner’s report released more than six years ago found that Skaggs had the powerful painkillers fentanyl and oxycodone in his system, as well as alcohol, and had choked on his v
  
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• Reporter sues Riverside County over public records law breach in probe of jail deaths

  06-12-2025 01:16 via ocregister.com
  
  A Southern California investigative journalist filed a lawsuit Friday, Dec. 5, accusing Riverside County of violating state law by refusing to release public records about inmate deaths in the county jail system.
  The lawsuit was filed by the First Amendment Coalition on behalf of former Desert Sun reporter Christopher Damien and the New York Times, which had employed Damien as an investigations fellow when he reported a series of stories on inmate deaths in Riverside County jails that occurred i
  
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• Howard’s Appliance abruptly closes all Southern California stores

  06-12-2025 01:15 via ocregister.com
  
  A week after Black Friday sales, the nearly 80-year-old Howard’s Appliance chain is shuttering all of its Southern California stores, offering only a day’s notice to employees and nothing to customers with orders in limbo.
  The notice, signed by Isaiah Padilla, the logistics general manager for Howard’s, said that the 79-year-old La Habra-based company was closing its business operations, effective Dec. 6, due to “circumstances beyond our control.”
  Padilla could not
  
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• Former DEA agent charged with agreeing to launder millions of dollars for Mexican drug cartel

  06-12-2025 00:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVE COLLINS and MICHAEL R. SISAK
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former high-level agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and an associate have been charged with conspiring to launder millions of dollars and obtain military-grade firearms and explosives for a Mexican drug cartel, according to an indictment unsealed Friday in New York.
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