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• $1 billion lawsuit: Beleaguered Haggen sues Albertsons for undermining its rollout

  01-09-2015 23:46
  
  Haggen, which has struggled as a new, regional grocer, is seeking more than $1 billion in damages in a lawsuit filed against Albertsons LLC and its parent company.
  The 55-page complaint, which was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District...
  
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• Mike Trout as a Storm trooper? A Ducks clone trooper? Factory Xtreme brings sports and 'Star Wars' together for the ultimate fan art

  01-09-2015 23:45
  
  Paul Otaguro paused to open one of the many display cases at his Anaheim GardenWalk store. “No one has anything like this,” he said, removing the contents: a 31-inch-tall Stormtrooper painted as Angels outfielder Mike Trout. Adjacent to this...
  
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• How did a Fountain Valley home become 'the hotel'? Neighbors fuming at steady stream of renters

  01-09-2015 22:55
  
  On a recent evening, an SUV pulled up curbside at an attractive two-story house in Fountain Valley. Five people, ranging in age from young to elderly, poured out of the vehicle. A larger congregation greeted the newcomers with hugs and that familiar...
  
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• With L.A. in the mix for Olympics, we take a look back at 1984 with some Pulitzer Prize-winning photos

  01-09-2015 22:25
  
  As Los Angeles prepares to lure the Olympic Games in 2024, let's look back at the Games of 1984.
  They were the Games of Carl Lewis, Peter Ueberroth, Greg Louganis, Edwin Moses and an Eastern-bloc boycott. Athletes from 140 nations competed in the...
  
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• With L.A. in the mix for Olympics, we take a look back at 1984 with Pulitzer Prize-winning photos

  01-09-2015 22:25
  
  As Los Angeles prepares to lure the Olympic Games in 2024, let's look back at the Games of 1984.
  They were the Games of Carl Lewis, Peter Ueberroth, Greg Louganis, Edwin Moses and an Eastern-bloc boycott. Athletes from 140 nations competed in the...
  
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• With L.A. about to land Olympics, a look back at 1984 with Pulitzer Prize winning photos

  01-09-2015 22:25
  
  As Los Angeles prepares to lure the Olympic Games in 2024, let's look back at the Games of 1984.
  They were the Games of Carl Lewis, Peter Ueberroth, Greg Louganis, Edwin Moses and an Eastern-bloc boycott. Athletes from 140 nations competed in the...
  
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• George Kaihara, interned during WWII and a recent Tustin High grad, dies

  01-09-2015 22:25
  
  FULLERTON – People from around the world cheered George Kaihara on in June, as he and his wife of 65 years celebrated the Tustin High graduation they’d missed when they were sent to a Japanese internment camp during World War II.
  The joy from...
  
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• Sold! Here are the winning bids from Tuesday's auction of 69 cars, left after Buena Park plumber's death

  01-09-2015 21:34
  
  Rows of vehicles are parked in the lot of the Orange County District Attorney Public Administrator’s Office in Santa Ana. Some have the keys stuck in the ignition.
  But they aren’t going anywhere. At least for now.
  Classic car enthusiasts,...
  
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• Sold! Here are some of the winning bids from Tuesday's auction of 69 cars, left after Buena Park plumber's death

  01-09-2015 21:34
  
  Rows of vehicles are parked in the lot of the Orange County District Attorney Public Administrator’s Office in Santa Ana. Some have the keys stuck in the ignition.But they aren’t going anywhere. At least for now.Classic car enthusiasts,...
  
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• Little Saigon gets help kicking the habit, with grant to reduce smoking in Vietnamese community

  01-09-2015 21:25
  
  GARDEN GROVE – With the help of a $2.1 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the nonprofit Boat People SOS announced Monday that it and several other Little Saigon organizations will try and reduce smoking in the...
  
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• Los Angeles becomes U.S. bid city for 2024 Olympics after reaching deal with USOC

  01-09-2015 20:45
  
  SANTA MONICA - The U.S. Olympic Committee, the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles 2024 Olympic organizing committee reached an agreement Tuesday to submit Los Angeles as the U.S. bid city to host the 2024 Summer Olympics.
  Los Angeles' bid to...
  
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• Today's news in photos: North Korean choir performs in Russia, Kentucky clerk refuses to issue same-sex marriage licenses

  01-09-2015 19:48
  
  Read all the news you missed outside of Southern California by clicking on the slideshow
  
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• Police officer saves life of passenger trapped in vehicle inside the Newport Back Bay

  01-09-2015 19:41
  
  NEWPORT BEACH – Two teenagers were able to climb out an open car window late Monday night after their vehicle overturned into the Newport Back Bay, but a third passenger wasn’t so lucky. Trapped inside, barely keeping his head above water, a...
  
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• Photos: Street Style at the Pageant of the Masters

  01-09-2015 19:30
  
  Welcome to Street Style, where we chronicle fashionable figures and chic characters in Orange County. This week, we visited the Festival of Arts Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach to check out the fancy fashion at the world-class arts event. ...
  
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• 'Brown is the new green' as grassy medians go by the wayside amid drought

  01-09-2015 19:30
  
  Signs sprang up across the county, appearing in the once-verdant median of a busy block in Anaheim and along a serpentine road in the Newport Back Bay.
  “Brown is the new green,” the Newport Beach sign declared, a reminder of state water...
  
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• Four restaurant closures include Slater's 50/50 in Lake Forest

  01-09-2015 16:39
  
  Regional burger sensation Slater’s 50/50 announced plans to close its Lake Forest restaurant, calling the former Hooters site a bad location.
  “It was a poor location,” owner Scott Slater said. “Our other locations are still going great.”...
  
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• Whiting: No nap time? These days, going to kindergarten isn't what you think it is

  01-09-2015 15:40
  
  Miss Werner scans her new kindergarten class, draws a circle on a whiteboard and teaches a lesson so cool I share it with friends and family.
  Yes, I am a kindergartner for a day. And while I graduated kindergarten many years ago, thank you very much,...
  
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• Photos: For Angels, it's all in the details: Get close up to some little things all around Angel Stadium

  01-09-2015 15:40
  
  We all go to the ballpark to see the big picture. The perfectly manicured grass, the sea of fans in the stands and the poetry between a pitch, hit and out at first base.
  But there are hundreds of details all around the park that we rarely notice. The...
  
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• Photos: See the little things, those little details, all around Angel Stadium

  01-09-2015 08:18
  
  We all go to the ballpark to see the big picture. The perfectly manicured grass, the sea of fans in the stands and the poetry between a pitch, hit and out at first base.
  But there are hundreds of details all around the park that we rarely notice. The...
  
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• Labor Day travel uptick predicted as cheaper gas offsets a late holiday

  01-09-2015 07:44
  
  Local travel for Labor Day weekend is expected to increase this year, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California.
  Of the roughly 2.5 million Southern California residents expected to take trips, 2 million will drive to their...
  
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• Whiting: These days, kindergarten isn't what you think it is

  01-09-2015 06:51
  
  Miss Werner scans her new kindergarten class, draws a circle on a whiteboard and teaches a lesson so cool I share it with friends and family.
  Yes, I am a kindergartner for a day. And while I graduated kindergarten many years ago, thank you very much,...
  
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• Watchdog: North Orange County water money flows to city officials

  01-09-2015 06:01
  
  Two officials in north Orange County received hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past five years for service related to the private water company that serves their cities.
  Richard Jones, city attorney for La Habra, Fullerton, Westminster and...
  
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• PHOTOS: Fans and game action from the first week of high school football

  01-09-2015 01:25
  
  Football and fans - you can't have one without the other.
  Friday's games kicked off the 2015 high school season in Orange County. Click through the slideshow to see the hardest-hitting action and most excited fans of Friday night lights.
  Make sure to...
  
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• Disney to start selling 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' merchandise at 12:01 a.m. Friday

  01-09-2015 01:21
  
  Shops at Anaheim’s Downtown Disney and Walt Disney World will join Walmart, Toys R Us and Target stores across the country at 12:01 a.m. Friday to begin selling merchandise tied to the upcoming “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” movie.
  “Outside...
  
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