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• Federal judge upholds Hawaii’s new climate change tax on cruise passengers

  24-12-2025 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
  HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge’s ruling clears the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to help cope with climate change, a levy set to go into effect at the start of 2026.
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• California’s minimum wage is increasing in 2026 as LA debates $30 an hour

  24-12-2025 20:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Californians will see the minimum wage increase to $16.90 per hour starting Jan. 1. The adjustment — a boost of 40 cents per hour — was calculated in August by the Department of Finance as part of its minimum wage annual review required by state law.
  California has been raising its minimum wage over the past decade. Former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2016 signed a watershed law to increase minimum wage from $10.50 per hour to $15 per hour, plus annual adjustments for inflation.
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• Brace for gusty showers in Orange County Coast and Orange County Wednesday midday – gusts may reach 50 mph

  24-12-2025 20:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County Coast and Orange County are under a weather alert for gusty showers by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 11:23 a.m. The alert is in effect until 12:15 p.m.
  Residents can look for wind gusts of up to 50 mph.
  “At 11:22 a.m., Doppler radar tracked gusty showers along a line extending from Whittier to near Newport Beach. Movement was east at 15 mph,” according to the NWS San Diego CA. “Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured object
  
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• Tornado warning issued, and quickly cancelled, over Alhambra

  24-12-2025 20:08 via ocregister.com
  
  A Tornado warning was issued and quickly cancelled after a severe thunderstorm moved over Alhambra mid-Wednesday morning in the midst of a storm system that forecasters warned could potentially bring particularly destructive winds.
  The National Weather Service at 10:20 p.m. warned that a thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado had moved into the area, potentially impacting not only Alhambra but also portions of Pasadena, Monterey Park, San Gabriel, El Monte and Temple City.
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• After missing deadline, DOJ says it may need a ‘few more weeks’ to finish releasing Epstein files

  24-12-2025 20:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL R. SISAK and SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress.
  The department said the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, as well as the FBI, found more than a million more documents that could be relevant to the Epstein case. It did not say in its statement whe
  
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• Update: Flood advisory in place for Orange County until Wednesday afternoon triggered by significant downpours

  24-12-2025 19:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties are under an updated flood advisory which was released by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 10:52 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 3:51 p.m.
  According to the NWS San Diego CA, “Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.”
  “Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Overflowing poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent,” the N
  
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• SkyPark at Santa’s Village marks 70 years in San Bernardino Mountains

  24-12-2025 19:55 via ocregister.com
  
  It definitely looks a lot like Christmas this time of year at SkyPark at Santa’s Village.
  While the park is a draw all year, its name brings memories for so many in Southern California.
  This year marks the 70th anniversary of Santa’s Village, which first opened in 1955. “Generations of families have made memories here, giving the park a rich and cherished history,” spokesperson Courtney Passmore wrote in an email.
  “No matter what season, there’s always a littl
  
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• Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza

  24-12-2025 19:53 via ocregister.com
  
  By MELANIE LIDMAN
  BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit. The giant Christmas tree that was absent during the Israel-Hamas war returned on Wednesday.
  The city where Christians believe Jesus was born had cancelled Christmas celebrations for the past two years. Manger Square instead had featured a nativity scene of baby Jesus surrounded by rubble and barbed wire in
  
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• Rose Parade 2026: These 22 restaurants are near the New Year’s Day action

  24-12-2025 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The theme of this year’s Rose Parade is “The Magic in Teamwork.” Which is true and strong on so many levels.
  Certainly, in terms of the fires that devastated our hillsides, destroying whole communities — bonding and history, futures and dreams all reduced to ashes. Yet, which brought so many together to work, to recover, plan and begin to rebuild. The magic in teamwork in action, on display every day, in so many ways.
  According to the Tournament of Roses, the 2026 “
  
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• Police can now use federal funding to purchase drones

  24-12-2025 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Local law enforcement agencies have more access to federal funding sources for the purchase of drone technology with a provision included in the massive defense bill recently signed by President Donald Trump.
  The purchase of unmanned aircraft systems had previously been excluded from certain federal funding. But bipartisan legislation introduced earlier this year by Reps. Lou Correa (D-CA) and Troy Nehls (R-Texas) changing that was included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2025.
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• With more homeless shelter beds in place, hotel stay program, OC better set for winter, officials say

  24-12-2025 19:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County is entering winter again without a dedicated emergency weather shelter for homeless people looking for refuge from rain or plunging temperatures, but increased bed space in year-round shelters and a hotel stay program should offer relief, county officials say.
  Storms this Christmas week could bring total rainfall of upwards of 4 inches along coastal areas and 5 to 9 inches in the foothills, according to the National Weather Service.
  For years, the county had offered cold-weather sh
  
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• ‘The best gift ever’: Baby is born after the rarest of pregnancies, defying all odds

  24-12-2025 18:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By LAURA UNGAR, AP Health Writer
  Suze Lopez holds her baby boy on her lap and marvels at the remarkable way he came into the world.
  Before little Ryu was born, he developed outside his mom’s womb, hidden by a basketball-sized ovarian cyst — a dangerous situation so rare that his doctors plan to write about the case for a medical journal.
  Just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur in the abdomen instead of the uterus, and those that make it to full term “are essentially unheard of &mdas
  
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• Swanson: Angel City’s Savy King imagines ‘a nation of life-savers’

  24-12-2025 18:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Yeah, that’s Savy King over there, on her way back to work, eager eventually to clock in and play soccer in front of thousands of people again.
  Go ahead, talk to her. You can tell her. She won’t mind.
  Explain what it was like for you to watch while she lay on the pitch last May as paramedics and Angel City FC’s medical staffers swarmed around her. Tell her how much it messed with you to see an incredibly fit 20-year-old down for the count, unresponsive. How shocked you were, ho
  
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• A blast in Gaza wounds a soldier and Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire violation

  24-12-2025 18:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By JULIA FRANKEL
  JERUSALEM (AP) — An explosive device detonated in Gaza on Wednesday, injuring one Israeli soldier and prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the U.S.-backed ceasefire. It was the latest incident to threaten the tenuous truce that has held since Oct. 10 as each side accuses the other of violations.
  The blast came as Hamas met with Turkish officials in Ankara to discuss the second stage of the ceasefire. Though the agreement has mostly held, its progress has slowed.
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• Travel: This guide can show you how to eat like a local in Mexico City

  24-12-2025 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Mexico City has a rich, layered history you can explore by studying an ancient colossal head sculpture in the city’s world-renowned anthropology museum, kayaking the canals built by Aztecs or admiring the political murals of artists like Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros.
  But Mexico City is also a food lover’s paradise. On my honeymoon with my wife, Gia, we had consistently phenomenal meals (and cocktails) at restaurants like Lismoneros. Still, to get a genuine taste of the cit
  
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• More than a third of states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care

  24-12-2025 18:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALI SWENSON
  NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people.
  The declaration issued last Thursday called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries unsafe and ineffective for children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphori
  
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• Disneyland files permits to begin construction on new parking garage

  24-12-2025 18:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland is ready to start work on a new parking structure for the influx of visitors flocking to see the new Avatar themed land, Marvel attractions and Coco boat ride debuting at the Anaheim theme park resort over the next five years.
  Disneyland has filed a pair of building permits with the city of Anaheim for new commercial construction of a 3.2 million-square foot, 8-level parking structure as part of the $1.9 billion DisneylandForward project.
  The permits also call for the installation of
  
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• Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks down to 6.18% this week

  24-12-2025 18:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT OTT, AP Business Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ticked down modestly this week, remaining in the same narrow range of the past two months.
  Related Articles Wall Street hovers near record levels and will close early These are the best and worst things about new account bonus offers US unemployment claims fall again last week, remain at historically healthy level Commercial real estate’s 12 days of Christmas Nvidia gains, hospitals hurt: Co
  
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• Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney who represented whistleblowers

  24-12-2025 17:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memorandum to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington attorney Mark Zaid, ruling that the order — which also targeted 14 other individuals — could not be applied to him.
  Related Articles Zelenskyy says he’s open to a free economic zone in Ukraine’s east but it must be put to a vote EU warns of possible action
  
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• Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain close on Christmas Eve due to heavy rain

  24-12-2025 17:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Knott’s Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain will close on Christmas Eve due to heavy rain as a powerful “atmospheric river” storm system moves through Southern California.
  Knott’s and Magic Mountain will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 24 due to inclement weather, according to each park’s official website.
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• Update: Weather alert for strong thunderstorms in 5 Freeway north of LA Wednesday morning

  24-12-2025 17:32 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway north of LA is under an updated weather alert for strong thunderstorms by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 8:29 a.m. The alert is in effect until 9 a.m.
  Residents should be prepared for wind gusts of up to 55 mph.
  “At 8:27 a.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles northwest of Santa Clarita to Porter Ranch to Malibu. Movement was northeast at 15 mph,” according to the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA. “Gusty winds could
  
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• Matthew and Gunnar Nelson return to tell all in ‘What Happened to Your Hair?’

  24-12-2025 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  When Matthew and Gunnar Nelson released their debut album “After The Rain” in 1990, it wasa massive hit.
  The record sold more than 2 million copies and launched a 300-show tour. The first single, “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection,” hit No.1 on the charts; the title track was released next, climbing to No. 6.
  But ask people what they remember about Nelson today and plenty will give the same answer: The hair. Those long, blonde, lustrous locks cascading do
  
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• Investigators sift through wreckage after a deadly Pennsylvania nursing home explosion

  24-12-2025 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By MINGSON LAU, MARC LEVY AND MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press
  BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) — Construction crews and drones searched the rubble of a Pennsylvania nursing home Wednesday, a day after a powerful explosion killed at least two people, collapsed part of the building and left several residents unaccounted for.
  First responders work at the scene of an explosion and fire at Bristol Health & Rehab Center, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, in Bristol, Pa. (Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer via
  
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• How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused

  24-12-2025 17:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAMES POLLARD
  Finances already looked tight for Jade Grant and her three children as she entered the year’s final months.
  “Everyone’s birthday is back-to-back,” the 32-year-old certified nursing assistant said. “You have holidays coming up. You have Thanksgiving. Everything is right there. And then, boom. No (food) stamps.”
  Grant is among the nearly 42 million lower-income Americans who get help buying groceries from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pr
  
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• Five statistical reasons why you shouldn’t play Santa

  24-12-2025 17:15 via ocregister.com
  
  For those dads out there who think they’ve got what it takes to play Santa this Christmas, here are five statistical spoilers to make you think twice and leave home deliveries to the dude in red:
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  1. WHEN OUT ON THE ROOF THERE AROSE SUCH A CLATTER …That’s the sound of you taking a dive. For the record, 11,000 people end up in the emergency room every Christmas due to decorating injuries. And falls from rooftops are the fifth-highest work-related fatality rate in
  
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• Irvine trades land with FivePoint; approves 1,300 market-rate homes

  24-12-2025 17:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Irvine will swap land with Great Park housing developer FivePoint, an agreement that promises the area another neighborhood.
  As part of the deal that the City Council first considered in February, the city will give Heritage Fields El Toro, an entity managed by FivePoint, 26.4 acres of land within the Great Park to be the site of 1,300 market-rate units.
  In exchange, the city is getting 35 acres directly northwest of the Irvine Transportation Center, typically referred to as the “Crescent
  
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• Suspect in national guard shooting faces new federal charges that allow death penalty discussions

  24-12-2025 17:02 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House has been charged in a complaint with federal firearms charges in connection with the ambush on November 26 that fatally wounded one of the West Virginia National Guard members and seriously injured the second.
  Related Articles Powerball’s $1.7B jackpot could make Christmas Eve unforgettable for a lucky winner Wall Street hovers near record levels and will close early US unemployment claims fall
  
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• Huntington Beach continues its losing streak on NIMBY policies

  24-12-2025 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Huntington Beach continues to fight a losing battle to evade state laws that require it to permit more housing. This Editorial Board long predicted the outcome. The latest: On December 10, the state Supreme Court refused to review the city’s appeal of a lower-court ruling that requires it to update its housing plan and permit nearly 14,000 new units this decade. The city has lost in the lower courts, the high court and in the federal courts, too.
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• The California Way on homelessness is a blueprint for what not to do

  24-12-2025 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s always painful to see homeless encampments on Christmas Eve.
  Is this the best we can do? Doesn’t anyone have a better idea than throwing billions of tax dollars at nonprofit organizations to poke around asking troubled people if they’re ready to accept services yet?
  In fact, the Trump administration has a better idea. Two of them.
  In Trump’s first term, his administration offered states a waiver from a provision in a 1965 law that stripped the funding from state ment
  
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• US unemployment claims fall again last week, remain at historically healthy level

  24-12-2025 14:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remain at historically healthy levels despite some signs that the labor market is weakening.
  Related Articles Commercial real estate’s 12 days of Christmas Nvidia gains, hospitals hurt: Congress winners and losers Aetna to cover IVF treatments for same-sex couples in national settlement Cautious shoppers step up spending to start holiday season
  
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• Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holiday

  24-12-2025 14:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, Associated Press
  Christmas is a Christian holiday that observes the birth of Jesus. But did you know that the earliest followers of Jesus did not annually commemorate his birth? Or that Santa Claus is inspired by the acts of kindness of a fourth-century Christian saint? And have you heard about the modern-day Japanese tradition of eating Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas?
  Since the early 20th century, Christmas has evolved from a religious holiday to a hugely popular cult
  
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• Commercial real estate’s 12 days of Christmas

  24-12-2025 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Christmas 2025 is in the books! 2026 is around the corner, and the credit card bills are coming.
  But today’s column is a bit of diversion and fun. Please enjoy my take, as a commercial real estate professional, on the real 12 days of Christmas.
  On the first day of Christmas, my market gave to me – a deal that’s contingency free.
  On the second day of Christmas my market gave to me – two phone in leads and a deal that’s contingency free.
  On the third day of Christmas
  
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• Zelenskyy says he’s open to a free economic zone in Ukraine’s east but it must be put to a vote

  24-12-2025 13:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAMYA KULLAB, Associated Press
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters that he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland if Russia also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized, free economic zone monitored by international forces. The proposal, which would address one of the major obstacles to ending Russia’s war, must also be put to a referendum.
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• US and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war but territorial disputes remain

  24-12-2025 13:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAMYA KULLAB, Associated Press
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues aimed at bringing an end to the nearly four-year conflict, but sensitive issues around territorial control in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland, along with the management of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, remain unresolved, Ukraine’s president said.
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• EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship

  24-12-2025 13:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By LORNE COOK, Associated Press
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive on Wednesday warned that it would take action against any “unjustified measures” after the U.S. State Department barred five Europeans it accuses of pressuring U.S. technology firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.
  Related Articles Trump approves deployment of 350 National Guard members to New Orleans Nvidia gains, hospitals hurt: Congress winners and losers Trump administration moves
  
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• Kawhi Leonard, Clippers dismantle Rockets for 2nd straight win

  24-12-2025 07:22 via ocregister.com
  
  INGLEWOOD — Clippers coach Tyronn Lue preached recently about the importance of stacking wins if his team hopes to turn around its flailing season.
  The Clippers got one on Saturday. Now they have two after dismantling the Houston Rockets, 128-108, on Tuesday night at the Intuit Dome, winning consecutive games for just the second time this season.
  Lue had mentioned that despite their single-digit victories and late-game struggles, the team was remaining positive and “not giving in&rdq
  
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• Corona del Mar boys basketball holds off Cypress to remain undefeated

  24-12-2025 07:15 via ocregister.com
  
  A basketball team that moves the ball around on offense the way Corona del Mar does will get scoring from a variety of players.
  Corona del Mar proved that Tuesday. Five players for the Sea Kings scored in double figures in their 74-71 win over Cypress in the Orange County North/South Challenge at Tesoro High.
  Corona del Mar’s Ryan Mansouri (5) guards as Cypress’ Ethan Mai (4) drives toward the basket in the first quarter of a North/South Challenge boys basketball game, December 23, 2
  
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• Kings stumble into break with 2nd straight loss to a last-place team

  24-12-2025 07:01 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Kings appeared to have a pair of shiny presents under their tree, with a back-to-back set at home against the last-place teams in each conference.
  Instead, they got two fat lumps of coal heading into the Christmas break, as they fell to the Seattle Kraken, 3-2, on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena, 24 hours after losing to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
  The Kings have lost six of seven games, and though the Kraken have won three straight, that streak came on the heels of 10 l
  
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• High surf advisory issued for Orange County Coast and San Diego County Coastal Areas until Saturday midday

  24-12-2025 06:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County Coast and San Diego County Coastal Areas are the focus of a high surf advisory issued at 9:28 p.m. on Tuesday by the National Weather Service. The advisory is valid from 11 p.m. until Saturday Dec. 27, at 11 a.m.
  “Large breaking waves of 5 to 8 feet with local sets to 9 feet, highest for south-facing beaches,” can be expected according to the NWS San Diego CA. “Minor tidal overflow and coastal flooding possible for south-facing beaches through Wednesday, especiall
  
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• Disneyland closing early on Christmas Eve as heavy rainfall approaches

  24-12-2025 05:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Disneyland and Disney California Adventure will close early on Christmas Eve as a powerful “atmospheric river” storm system approaches Southern California during what is typically the busiest week of the year at the Anaheim theme parks.
  Disneyland and DCA will close an hour early on Wednesday, Dec. 24 as weather forecasts predict up to 4 inches of rain in Orange County by the end of the day.
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• Suns crush Luka-less Lakers, handing them 1st consecutive losses of season

  24-12-2025 05:46 via ocregister.com
  
  PHOENIX — Even with Luka Doncic, in addition to Rui Hachimura and Gabe Vincent, unavailable to play on Tuesday night, there weren’t many indicators that the Lakers were on the precipice of one of their worst defensive performances of the season.
  But that’s exactly what came to fruition in their 132-108 defeat to the Suns, their first consecutive losses of the season dropping them to 19-9 overall and 4-5 in December.
  Coming off Saturday night’s loss to the Clippers, the La
  
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• Schools can’t bar teachers from telling parents if children are transgender, judge rules

  24-12-2025 05:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Parents have a constitutional right to be informed if their child starts to present as a different gender at school, and schools can’t hide that information from parents, a San Diego federal judge ruled in a class-action lawsuit.
  In a 52-page decision handed down Monday night, Dec. 22, Judge Roger Benitez ruled that parents have a constitutional right to know if their child may be transgender and that California public schools cannot prevent employees from notifying parents. In a sepa
  
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• Lakers’ Austin Reaves returns from calf injury, comes off bench against Suns

  24-12-2025 04:35 via ocregister.com
  
  PHOENIX — After being sidelined for the past couple of weeks because of a calf injury, Lakers guard Austin Reaves made his return to the court in Tuesday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns.
  Reaves had missed the Lakers’ previous three games because of a minor left calf strain.
  “It’s a type of injury where the player has to feel comfortable to play,” Coach JJ Redick said. “Given the nature of the injury, everybody around the league is sensitive to the
  
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• Christmas week storm brings low tornado risk to Southern California, forecasters say

  24-12-2025 03:55 via ocregister.com
  
  A very low chance of a tornado is included in the forecast for parts of Los Angeles County this week, though it is not the primary concern, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist.
  “There is a tornado risk — it’s not what we’re primarily concerned about,” National Weather Service meteorologist Lisa Phillips said.
  Forecasters are expecting gusty, strong winds along with a chance of thunderstorms, with increased chances beginning Wednesday and continuing
  
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• Christmas storm brings low tornado risk to Southern California, forecasters say

  24-12-2025 03:55 via ocregister.com
  
  A very low chance of a tornado is included in the forecast for parts of Los Angeles County this week, though it is not the primary concern, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist.
  “There is a tornado risk — it’s not what we’re primarily concerned about,” National Weather Service meteorologist Lisa Phillips said.
  Forecasters are expecting gusty, strong winds along with a chance of thunderstorms, with increased chances beginning Wednesday and continuing
  
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• The best nonslip bath mats to keep you safe

  24-12-2025 02:57 via ocregister.com
  
  The best high-quality nonslip bath mats
  Slipping in the bathtub is a concern for people of all ages and lifestyles. It’s a common cause of injury that is easily preventable by using a nonslip bath mat. We’ve rounded up the highest quality bath mats to eliminate any fear of this happening to you or someone in your household.
  Our top choice is the Gorilla Grip Bath Mat, which provides powerful suction to prevent slipping.
  What to consider about nonslip bathtub mats
  
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• Rose Parade’s ‘turning crew’ captain is the unsung hero of event’s famous ‘TV corner’

  24-12-2025 02:49 via ocregister.com
  
  On a past New Year’s Day, a teammate of Jim Gruettner’s on the Rose Parade’s “turning crew” handed out pairs of red gloves.
  At the time, it was just a nice gesture from a colleague, who had spotted the accessories while shopping for an upcoming ski trip. And the bright-colored gloves contrasted nicely with the crew members all-white suits.
  Gruettner, a nearly 50-year veteran volunteer with the Tournament of Roses, has transformed his pair of red gloves into somethin
  
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• Can a giant Rose Parade seahorse become the largest ever animatronic fish? The UPS Store hopes so

  24-12-2025 02:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The tallest float in the 137th Rose Parade is aiming for another superlative en route to New Year’s Day. “Sharing Skills for Success,” The UPS Store’s eighth entry into the parade will measure 34-feet-tall, thanks to a colossal seahorse figure made out of corn husk, sesame seed, orange slices, whole and ground lentil, and red carnations.
  The seahorse figure will be judged at the Rosemont Pavilion in Pasadena on Dec. 31, in hopes of setting a Guinness World Record for
  
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• Record levels of holiday drivers expected; be careful out there amid storms in Southern California

  24-12-2025 02:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Despite a week of dicey weather on the horizon, holiday travels are expected to hit the roads in record numbers for Christmas this week. Complicating the holiday folderol for Southern Californians: A major storm was expected to begin dumping rain on the Southland Tuesday night, continuing through Christmas and possibly into the weekend.
  A flood watch will be in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday evening for much of the region, with mud and debris flows possible across foothill and mo
  
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• California’s Julie Su finds a new home in socialist New York City

  24-12-2025 02:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Who knew that losing tens of billions of dollars to fraud was such a resume booster?
  As California’s secretary of labor from January 2019 to July 2021, Julie Su oversaw the Employment Development Department during the coronavirus pandemic.
  You know the story. California’s EDD paid out upward of $30 billion in fraudulent unemployment claims. It made for memorable reports of fraud.
  “A Fresno girl who just celebrated her first birthday is collecting $167 per week in unemployment b
  
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