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• Your dog's DNA may put it on death row: Death row dog Karma's story

  07-10-2015 23:54
  
  Can you lose ownership of your dog because it is dangerous and has wolf DNA? Karma then was placed in the custody of OC Animal Care on May 24, 2015. Carmin rescinded his euthanization order and Karma will be sent to a wolf sanctuary in North Carolina--even though there was one in San Bernardino County that was willing to take Karma . Karma, a dog that wasn't dangerous enough to confiscate apparently would have lived as a domestic pets for the rest of her life if not for the bad karma arrest of h
  
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• Chicago Cubs set roster for tonight's Wild Card game

  07-10-2015 22:58
  
  The Chicago Cubs have released their roster for tonight's NL Wild Card game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. There aren't many surprises, as Cubs' skipper Joe Maddon is taking just three starters and loading up the bench to play the matchup game. October 7, 2015 With the "series" being a one-game playoff, Maddon is able to stack his bench by leaving a few of the starters off the roster. We'll have more once the starting lineups are revealed as well as constant coverage throughout the day. Keep fo
  
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• News in photos: East Coast begins recovery after hurricane, Chanel debuts airport-themed fashion show

  07-10-2015 22:00
  
  Read all the news you missed outside of Southern California by clicking on the slideshow.
  
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• Hundreds of RV owners displaced as Great Park storage site readies for closure

  07-10-2015 22:00
  
  IRVINE For more than a decade, Huntington Beach resident Ted Deits has been spreading the word about the inevitable closure of the 2,000-vehicle storage lot at the former El Toro Marine base to make way for the buildout of the Great Park.
  When Deits...
  
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• After Orange County D.A. kicked off case from jailhouse informants, prosecutors face stricter standards

  07-10-2015 22:00
  
  Prosecutors who intentionally withhold evidence from defense attorneys or the court could face tougher punishment and greater scrutiny under a new state law prompted by the misuse of jailhouse informants by Orange County prosecutors.
  The legislation,...
  
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• 'Stars, Stunts and Stories:' Hollywood stuntman got his start at Knott's Berry Farm

  07-10-2015 20:59
  
  BUENA PARK - Remember that classic, albeit gory scene in the gangster film “Casino” when consummate movie wise guy Joe Pesci squeezes that guy’s head in a vise?
  Carl Ciarfalio was that guy.
  As a veteran stuntman, Ciarfalio, 61, has been tossed...
  
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• Photos: Workers get the Cirque du Soleil tent in Big Top shape

  07-10-2015 19:58
  
  A team of more than 50 workers joined together in an expertly choreographed process to raise Cirque du Soleil’s 62-foot-high blue and yellow Big Top tent Tuesday afternoon at the OC Fair & Event for the upcoming Cirque du Soleil show, “Kurios:...
  
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• Here are the Angels' needs - and options - entering the offseason

  07-10-2015 19:19
  
  ANAHEIM – Last winter Jerry Dipoto had a short shopping list. The former Angels general manager had a club that had just won 98 games and was not losing any significant free agents.
  Dipoto, in fact, did not sign a single major league free agent,...
  
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• 7 reasons Disneyland raised annual pass prices

  07-10-2015 18:56
  
  Disneyland's recent decision to raise the price of its top-tier annual pass to more than $1,000 has upset many hardcore fans. So why is Disneyland raising annual pass prices so much? And would you recommend the park to a friend? Disneyland would never raise annual pass prices unless visitor feedback indicated the perceived value outweighed the increased cost. Disneyland clearly believes its annual passes are underpriced for a year's worth of exclusive entertainment experiences that can't be foun
  
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• Brown signs equal-pay protections; law among nation's most expansive

  07-10-2015 18:55
  
  Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed into law the California Fair Pay Act, a far-reaching measure that gives women stronger tools to challenge gender-based wage gaps.
  Brown signed the law, which supporters call the strongest equal pay protection in the...
  
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• Want to lose weight? Give extra pounds the cold shoulder, UCI researcher says

  07-10-2015 15:50
  
  New research into weight loss is showing that lowering the number on the thermostat may help drive down the number on the scale.
  Instead of only focusing on diet and exercise, some doctors have suggested exposure to cold temperatures as a way to...
  
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• Want to lose weight? Freeze the fat off with an ice vest, UCI researcher says

  07-10-2015 15:50
  
  New research into weight loss is showing that lowering the number on the thermostat may help drive down the number on the scale.
  Instead of only focusing on diet and exercise, some doctors have suggested exposure to cold temperatures as a way to...
  
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• NHL predictions: Our staff's picks for the Stanley Cup, major awards

  07-10-2015 15:50
  
  The NHL season begins Wednesday, so there's no better time to reveal our staff's picks to win each division, advance out of each conference and win the Stanley Cup.
  Ducks beat writer Eric Stephens, Kings beat writer Rich Hammond and columnist Jeff...
  
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• Looking for work in Orange County? Here's where the jobs are

  07-10-2015 15:50
  
  In the depths of the recession, many recruiters just stopped coming to Cal State Fullerton and other local universities.
  Students were forced to take jobs that were often “not the best match for their background,” recalls Jim Case, director of...
  
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• Looking to Stop Fraud in IP-PBX Operations? Hit ITEXPO to Hear SwitchRay

  07-10-2015 14:49
  
  Hit ITEXPO to Hear SwitchRay By Steve Anderson Contributing Writer There's no doubt that ITEXPO out in Anaheim will prove to be a major source of information, and networking opportunities, for its attendants. With a wide array of addresses planned, and panel discussions and floor exhibitions, there's no shortage of opportunities for learning. Ayer's presentation, entitled "Protecting Carrier Losses Due to IP-PBX Fraud", is slated to run October 7 at 12:30 pm. Image via Shutterstock Businesses ar
  
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• Western High students turn Post-it notes into art

  07-10-2015 10:26
  
  For students at Western High School, there is no solid definition. It can be placed anywhere and made out of any material. Under the guidance of visual arts Chairwoman Melinda Moen, students and staff at the Anaheim school have been participating in a group art show for the past several weeks, drawing and painting on various pocket-size paper stickies as part of a school-wide creative attempt to liven up their "brown and boring" campus. "It's supposed to be fun, to make everybody feel like they
  
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• Smaller A-Town development will start construction by the end of this year in Anaheim

  07-10-2015 08:58
  
  ANAHEIM – Work on A-Town – the largest chunk of the sprawling Platinum Triangle residential and commercial development – will start by the end of the year, under a significantly scaled down plan unanimously approved Tuesday night by the City...
  
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• Two Orange County Sheriff's deputies invoke Fifth Amendment in hearing over misconduct accusations

  07-10-2015 08:47
  
  SANTA ANA - Two Orange County sheriff’s deputies invoked their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in a hearing on Tuesday over accusations of prosecutorial misconduct.
  With their attorneys at their sides, Deputies Ben Garcia and...
  
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• California's new right-to-die law comes with questions. Here are some answers.

  07-10-2015 08:19
  
  Gov. Jerry Brown signed a measure this week that makes it legal for physicians to prescribe lethal doses of drugs to terminally ill patients.
  The End of Life Option Act makes California the fifth right-to-die state in the nation, after Oregon,...
  
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• Where are the jobs? Construction, health care, staffing companies top the list

  07-10-2015 08:03
  
  In the depths of the recession, many recruiters just stopped coming to Cal State Fullerton and other local universities.
  Students were forced to take jobs that were often “not the best match for their background,” recalls Jim Case, director of...
  
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• Was This Man's Shorty-Shorts Too Revealing For Gay Days Disney?

  07-10-2015 06:17
  
  An international incident was narrowly avoided this past weekend during an otherwise successful and fun-filled Gay Days weekend at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., when a male visitor from London suffered the indignity of being scolded by a park official for wearing too-revealing shorts, and was forced to properly cover his Mickey and the Mouseketeers or face expulsion from the property. She continued, "It's just that it's a family park". This isn't the Folsom Street Fair . , so there is still the
  
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• How many C-sections does your hospital do? New database shows national rates for the surgery

  07-10-2015 06:12
  
  A hospital safety watchdog group has created a national database for expectant parents to look up hospital Cesarean section rates, but one quarter of Orange County hospitals surveyed declined to participate.
  The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit based in...
  
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• Cowboys' Jerry Jones, other key owners: NFL expected to return to Los Angeles for 2016 season

  07-10-2015 03:10
  
  NEW YORK - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones stood in front of the NFL’s Park Avenue offices as a postcard afternoon disappeared behind the Manhattan skyline.
  Jones lifted up at black leather notebook he was carrying and drew one imaginary vertical...
  
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• Watchdog: Nuclear waste can be stored at new San Onofre site, Coastal Commission says

  07-10-2015 02:57
  
  The California Coastal Commission on Tuesday approved construction of a controversial “concrete monolith” to bury spent fuel at the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant, despite many unknowns -- including precisely how the casks containing...
  
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• Beer Buzz: TAPS reels in medals, Backstreet Brewery comes to Anaheim

  07-10-2015 02:02
  
  TAPS Fish House & Brewery won midsize brewery of the year at the 2015 Great American Beer Festival, the largest national beer competition. TAPS' Corona location beat Brea, taking home two gold medals for its Irish Red Ale and Velvet Hog Chocolate Porter. Brea took home a silver for its Kellerbier and bronze for its pilsner Amend This! Maybe a Peppermint Patty Velvet Hog. It is now sold at Total Wine & More, BevMo and Vons throughout Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties. Send north Or
  
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• Women attacked by bees at Laguna Woods Golf Course

  07-10-2015 01:00
  
  Two women in their 70s were attacked by a swarm of bees Tuesday morning at the Laguna Woods Golf Course, authorities said.
  The women had just finished playing the 11th hole and were walking to the 12th around 11 a.m. when a groundskeeper on a lawn...
  
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• Women attacked by bees at Laguna Woods Golf Club

  07-10-2015 01:00
  
  Two women in their 70s were attacked by a swarm of bees Tuesday morning at the Laguna Woods Golf Course, authorities said. The women had just finished playing the 11th hole and were walking to the 12th around 11 a.m. when a groundskeeper on a lawn...
  
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• News in photos: Ten Commandments monument removed from Oklahoma state capitol, search continues for victims of mudslide

  07-10-2015 01:00
  
  Read all the news you missed outside of Southern California by clicking on the slideshow.
  
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• Wiley Drake, Buena Park pastor, is running for U.S. president

  07-10-2015 00:59
  
  Wiley Drake – the often outspoken, sometimes controversial Buena Park pastor, who once filed a lawsuit challenging the veracity of President Obama’s birth certificate – is running for president.
  Drake, 71, said he entered the race because of...
  
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