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• Photos: Two-alarm fire destroys Orange apartment

  23-09-2015 23:40
  
  ORANGE – An apartment unit was destroyed by a two-alarm fire Wednesday in Orange.
  The blaze was reported around 11:40 a.m. in a fourplex at Palmyra Studio Manor in the 2100 block of West Palmyra Avenue, said Orange Fire Capt. Casey Fieldhouse.
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• Haunted houses, creepy mazes and other Halloween attractions

  23-09-2015 23:40
  
  Escape rooms, zombie fights and carnival sideshow freaks are a few of the themes popping up at this year's Halloween attractions. Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana, offers 12 acres of corn mazes, a talking pumpkin, a laser light show and more. And Fear Experience in Cleveland. Enigma Haunt in Boca Raton, Florida, includes a blackout maze, The Abyss, and themed chambers in the Realms of Terror. Finally, the annual New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival isn't supposed to be scary, but last year's was
  
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• Getting too hot at Disneyland, California Adventure? Here are the best places to stay cool

  23-09-2015 23:08
  
  ANAHEIM – Southern California is experiencing record-high temperatures, and if you’re strolling around Disneyland, the heat can be brutal.
  With temperatures hovering around 103 degrees in Anaheim last Sunday, several attractions closed: The 3...
  
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• Inspirational leader or indigenous oppressor? The pros and cons of Pope Francis making Junipero Serra a saint

  23-09-2015 22:23
  
  When Pope Francis canonizes Father Junípero Serra on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., Serra will be the first Hispanic American saint, and the first saint canonized on American soil.
  He also figures to be one of the most controversial saints in the...
  
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• Great Park auditors go over budget, request more money

  23-09-2015 22:15
  
  IRVINE – Two firms charged with auditing Great Park spending went $283,940 over budget and are asking the city to pay.
  City Council members retained Newport Beach-based forensic auditing firm Hagen, Streiff, Newton & Oshiro Accountants PC for...
  
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• Are these the 15 greatest Yogi Berra quotes?

  23-09-2015 21:46
  
  Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra died Tuesday at age 90. The New York Yankees catcher and left-fielder from 1947 to 1964 and manager since the 1980s, Berra is remembered for his "Yogi-isms" both clever and dull, depending on who you ask. Many were rattled...
  
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• I went to Tokyo Disneyland Cosplay Day and it was spectacular

  23-09-2015 20:36
  
  By Richard Kaufman If I have to pick the single best Disney theme park in the world, it's always going to be the one Walt built -- Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Has to be The Tokyo Disney Resort. It's has the second best Magic Kingdom style park in the world, with many unique rides. In Tokyo Disneyland there is a regal quality to the care with which the cosplayers make the costumes and the pride which with they wear them. Photos are generally allowed as long as you ask first.
  
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• Stanton adopts rules regulating bikini coffee shops, up to now a Little Saigon phenomenon

  23-09-2015 20:09
  
  STANTON – Any bikini coffee shop that opens in Stanton must now obey strict rules prohibiting nudity, smoking and gambling after the City Council unanimously adopted regulations to prevent such businesses from becoming caffeinated strip clubs.
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• Pope Francis in Washington D.C.: Security for Serra canonization checking everything from laptops to oxygen tanks

  23-09-2015 19:00
  
  The campus of Catholic University had the feel of a sporting event hours before the canonization of Father Junipero Serra, with visitors picnicking, vendors selling pope merchandise and T-shirts, rows of porta-potties.
  Instead of attendees wearing...
  
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• Chinese company's development near Angel Stadium shrinks because Angels unwilling to give up parking spaces

  23-09-2015 18:34
  
  ANAHEIM – A Chinese development company on Tuesday said it could not reach an agreement with the Angels to use some of the parking at Angel Stadium – prompting the company to significantly scale down a proposed $450 million residential, hotel and...
  
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• UCLA star linebacker Myles Jack out for season with 'significant knee injury'

  23-09-2015 18:31
  
  LOS ANGELES - UCLA junior linebacker Myles Jack is out for the season following a “significant knee injury,” Coach Jim Mora said after practice Wednesday morning.
  Jack was injured toward the tail end of practice Tuesday, and underwent surgery...
  
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• Dave Smith has been appointed General Manager at Hilton San Diego Bayfront - CA, USA

  23-09-2015 16:26
  
  Smith began his career with Hilton in 1987 at the 1,600-room Hilton Anaheim working in the mail room. Smith was promoted to general manager of the 400-room Hilton Cancun Golf and Spa Resort and led its conversion from a franchised hotel to Hilton's second managed hotel in Mexico. Of flexible meeting and event space. He and his wife, Jennifer, reside in San Diego with their two teenage daughters. When not busy with work and family, Smith can often be found on the mound - pitching for adult men's
  
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• Pope Francis in Washington D.C.: Popemobile, President Obama and sainthood for Father Serra

  23-09-2015 15:26
  
  Cheered by jubilant crowds across the nation’s capital, Pope Francis forged common cause Wednesday with President Barack Obama on climate change, immigration and inequality, as the popular pontiff signaled he would not sidestep issues that have...
  
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• Pope Francis in Washington D.C.: Popemobile, President Obama and blessing babies

  23-09-2015 15:26
  
  Plunging headlong into the issues of the day, Pope Francis opened his visit to the United States with a strong call for action to combat climate change, calling it a problem that “can no longer be left to a future generation.” President Barack...
  
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• Pope Francis in Washington D.C.: Popemobile makes an appearance after Obama meeting

  23-09-2015 15:26
  
  Plunging headlong into the issues of the day, Pope Francis opened his visit to the United States with a strong call Wednesday for action to combat climate change, calling it a problem that “can no longer be left to a future generation.” President...
  
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• Pope Francis at the White House: 'God Bless America' pope meets with President Obama

  23-09-2015 15:26
  
  Mustering all the pageantry the White House has to offer, President Barack Obama welcomed Pope Francis to Washington on Wednesday. The pope arrived before an adoring crowd of 15,000 and a nation that seemingly cannot get enough of the humble pontiff...
  
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• Pope Francis and President Obama at the White House: Pope speaks on climate change, immigration, the poor

  23-09-2015 15:26
  
  Plunging headlong into the issues of the day, Pope Francis opened his visit to the United States with a strong call Wednesday for action to combat climate change, calling it a problem that “can no longer be left to a future generation.” President...
  
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• Photos: From Bieber to Bono, here are famous White House guests

  23-09-2015 15:15
  
  Click through the slideshow to see a multitude of White House guests.
  
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• Orange County and Pope Francis: Native American priest to meet pope for Father Serra canonization

  23-09-2015 15:15
  
  The Rev. James Nieblas has always been there for his tribe.
  When there is a baby to be baptized, he’s there. When he is called in for a confirmation, he makes the drive from Los Angeles to San Juan Capistrano. A death? The tribal community turns to...
  
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• Judge rules Dana Point can't block public access to Strands Beach

  23-09-2015 15:15
  
  Early-morning surfers and beach lovers who want to watch sunsets at Strands Beach will have easier access to the popular Dana Point spot after a court ruled that city officials can’t set unusual time limits on public access to the sand.
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• Bruce Springsteen, Julio Iglesias and Ray Charles: Sept. 23 celebrity birthdays

  23-09-2015 15:15
  
  If you were born on this date, you share a birthday with these celebrities. Scroll through the slideshow to see who.
  
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• Shop for vintage crafts

  23-09-2015 12:16
  
  Browse for your fill of handmade goods at the Anaheim Craft and Vintage Fair on Saturday. This year's fair, hosted by the Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Church in Anaheim, will feature locally made crafts and craft books in addition to Eastern European cuisine, bakery goods and homemade jam for sale. In addition to shopping, entertainment options include an all-day raffle and balloon animals. The church is also opening its doors for tours, viewing of the facility's handpainted icons and a Vespe
  
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• This Day in Rock History: September 23

  23-09-2015 08:05
  
  On this day in rock history, word began circulating that Paul McCartney had been killed in a car crash a few years before and was replaced by a lookalike. After spending the `90s as one of metal's most innovative bands of the decade, White Zombie broke up. Billy Joel 's semi-concept album about the Baby Boomers, The Nylon Curtain, hit shelves. And we wish a happy birthday to Bruce Springsteen . The rock legend was born in 1949. Watch an exciting recap of many of the day's biggest rock anniversar
  
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• Dana Point beach battle turns in public's favor

  23-09-2015 08:03
  
  Early-morning surfers and beach lovers who want to watch sunsets at Strands Beach will have easier access to the popular Dana Point spot after a court ruled that city officials can’t set unusual time limits on public access to the sand.
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• He went from short, slow kid to the Hall of Fame: Baseball great Yogi Berra dies at 90

  23-09-2015 08:00
  
  NEW YORK — Yogi Berra, the Hall of Fame catcher renowned as much for his dizzying malapropisms as his record 10 World Series championships with the New York Yankees, has died. He was 90.
  Berra died of natural causes Tuesday at his home in New...
  
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• Pope Francis visits U.S., Day 1: Honor, conflict and tears of joy surround Father Serra sainthood

  23-09-2015 07:35
  
  The Rev. James Nieblas has always been there for his tribe.
  When there is a baby to be baptized, he’s there. When he is called in for a confirmation, he makes the drive from Los Angeles to San Juan Capistrano. A death? The tribal community turns to...
  
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• O.C. Volkswagen owners feel stalled after scandal, probable recall

  23-09-2015 06:44
  
  Five years ago, Wayne Yong bought a diesel-powered Volkswagen Jetta that ran smooth at high speeds and demanded little in return. He fuels up maybe once a week; he gets to San Francisco on a single tank.
  “It’s been an amazing car,” said Yong, a...
  
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• Time running out for Karma the wolf-dog hybrid after supervisors stand by euthanization decision

  23-09-2015 06:21
  
  SANTA ANA – Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer was a lone wolf Tuesday in his attempt to stop the killing of a wolf-dog hybrid that has galvanized animal advocates worldwide.
  In a rare hearing that put the canine’s fate before the Board of...
  
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• County Supervisor Fails in Effort to Spare Wolf-Dog from Euthanization

  23-09-2015 03:55
  
  Thousands of animal advocates have signed an online petition asking that the dog's life be spared . Karma was impounded in May when its owners were arrested in a domestic violence dispute, and the couple's four children -- ranging in age from infant to 8 years old -- were placed at the Orangewood Children's Home, Spitzer said. Hawkins conceded that it was a "tough call" to decide the dog's fate, but she insisted the animal poses a threat to the public and needs to be put to sleep. Supervisor Mic
  
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• VIDEO: Angels' Mike Trout clubs 40th homer

  23-09-2015 02:34
  
  HOUSTON -- Mike Trout reached another milestone.
  When the Angels superstar belted his 40th homer of the season in the first inning of Tuesday's game against the Houston Astros, he became just the second Angels player to reach that mark.
  Troy Glaus...
  
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• A new wave of Islamophobia has American Muslims worried

  23-09-2015 00:50
  
  Please enable JavaScript to use My News, My Clippings, My Comments and user settings. If you have trouble accessing our login form below, you can go to our login page . Online now Do you know more about a story? Donald Trump's popularity is causing headaches for the Republican Party and Muslim Americans. "They are stirring things up," said Mr Soueidan, 57, who moved from Lebanon 37 years ago. Aicha Fokar, 20, said Mr Carson's comments perpetuated "a really sick stereotype that's been kind of emb
  
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• Photos: See the Old Towne Orange home visited by President Hoover that an investor wants to open to the public

  23-09-2015 00:10
  
  A real estate investor and preservationist has bought a house in Old Towne Orange once visited by President Herbert Hoover, and says he wants to turn the 2,782-square-foot home into "something the entire community can enjoy and benefit from."
  Hugh...
  
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