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• Dunkin' Donuts to open third O.C. shop next week

  05-11-2015 23:19
  
  Orange County’s third Dunkin’ Donuts shop is slated to open next week in Westminster. It will also be the last one to open this year, with more coming in 2016, the company said.
  The doughnut store opens Nov. 10 and will be operated by Newport...
  
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• Two men arrested in Mission Viejo mall jewelry heist; two still at large

  05-11-2015 22:43
  
  MISSION VIEJO – Orange County Sheriff’s Department arrested two men Wednesday night in connection with a brazen daytime smash and grab robbery last month of a Mission Viejo jewelry store.
  Devan Howard, 18, and Levon Michael Tippit, 23, were...
  
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• Two men arrested in Mission Viejo mall jewelry heist

  05-11-2015 22:43
  
  MISSION VIEJO – Orange County Sheriff’s Department arrested two men Wednesday night in connection with a brazen daytime smash and grab robbery last month of a Mission Viejo jewelry store.
  Devan Howard, 18, and Levon Michael Tippit, 23, were...
  
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• Rare $1,300 baby parrot stolen from Lake Forest exotic bird store

  05-11-2015 22:42
  
  LAKE FOREST– A 4-month-old Caique -- an exotic parrot -- was stolen by a man Wednesday afternoon who left the bird enveloped in his hands before jumping into a “getaway” car and fleeing, according to store officials.
  Employees at Omar’s...
  
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• Clothier David Heil, outfitter of Kobe Bryant and Sylvester Stallone, sells Laguna Beach house for $5 million

  05-11-2015 21:30
  
  A Laguna Beach house owned by David Heil, custom tailor to sports and screen stars, has sold for $5 million.
  Heil is the owner of clothier David August in Costa Mesa. His clients have included Kobe Bryant, Sylvester Stallone, Robert Downey Jr., Will...
  
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• Of 999 ghosts in Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, these are the stars you need to know

  05-11-2015 21:25
  
  There are 999 ghosts inside Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion (and always room for one more), but some of them are breakout stars. How well do you know your favorite haunts?
  Ghost Host: The basso profundo voice of Paul Frees, known as the “Man of a...
  
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• Life's not all about Lucy for Huntington Beach actress

  05-11-2015 21:25
  
  Hadley Belle Miller, an 11-year-old from Huntington Beach, is getting a lot of attention these days for her role as the voice of Lucy in “The Peanuts Movie” scheduled for release Friday.
  But she doesn’t let that define her.
  Take a guess what...
  
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• Huntington Beach actress -- the voice of Lucy in 'The Peanuts Movie' -- takes stardom in stride

  05-11-2015 21:25
  
  Hadley Belle Miller, an 11-year-old from Huntington Beach, is getting a lot of attention these days for her role as the voice of Lucy in “The Peanuts Movie” scheduled for release Friday.
  But she doesn’t let that define her.
  Take a guess what...
  
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• Photos: National Toy Hall of Fame unveils 2015 winners including Twister, Super Soaker, Wiffle Ball and American Girl dolls

  05-11-2015 19:53
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Twister, the parlor game once too hot for the Sears catalog but cool enough for Johnny Carson, was inducted Thursday into the National Toy Hall of Fame.
  The class of 2015 also includes the old-as-time puppet and Super Soaker --...
  
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• Salvation Army's new $6 million homeless shelter in Santa Ana is adding beds

  05-11-2015 19:50
  
  SANTA ANA – The Salvation Army’s Hospitality House in Santa Ana, the only 24-7, year-round unrestricted men’s emergency shelter in Orange County, stood hollow on Wednesday except for some stacked-up mattresses and bunk bed frames.
  The old...
  
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• Photos: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Disneyland

  05-11-2015 19:50
  
  Every year, right after Halloween, decorations at the Disneyland Resort change from pumpkins and the color orange, to wreaths, trees and ornaments.
  By the time the decorating teams are finished in mid-November, there will be a Christmas Tree in each...
  
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• L.A. Times owner: $3 million loan to Orange County Register is for 'meaningful seat' in bankruptcy auction

  05-11-2015 19:50
  
  Media giant Tribune Publishing Co.’s offer to plunk down $3 million to help Freedom Communications get through its latest bankruptcy is meant to assure it a “meaningful seat at the table” when Freedom’s main holdings, The Orange County...
  
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• Whole Foods next big plan to boost sales: drop prices?

  05-11-2015 19:15
  
  On the heels of disappointing fourth-quarter results, Whole Foods Market has announced a multi-pronged plan to shore up shareholder value that includes doing the one thing that customers have wanted for years: price cuts.
  “We will improve our value...
  
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• Video: Nitro Circus Live, full of motorcycles, flips, fun and fire, coming to Anaheim

  05-11-2015 17:33
  
  Ask Travis Pastrana to explain the wild popularity of extreme sports today and the answer comes as fast as an inline skater flying down the face of a 50-foot ramp.
  “There are no rules in action sports,” says Pastrana, the 32-year-old who first...
  
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• As 'Barefoot Contessa' comes to Costa Mesa today, what makes Ina Garten so appealing?

  05-11-2015 16:40
  
  Why do Ina Garten’s fans adore her, admiring the culinary icon so much that they will pile into the Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Nov. 5 to get to know her better? Ticket sales have been strong for the event, an onstage question-and-answer...
  
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• $79 fare sale: Alaska Airlines adds flights from JWA to Sonoma County and Reno

  05-11-2015 16:40
  
  Beginning in March, Alaska Airlines will add new flights from John Wayne Airport to Santa Rosa/Sonoma County and Reno/Tahoe.
  “With the addition of Santa Rosa and Reno, Alaska will offer 13 peak daily departures to six destinations, including Los...
  
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• Moura: Baseball's deep free-agent pool figures to produce a record spending boom

  05-11-2015 08:28
  
  The members of what is arguably the best free-agent class in baseball history will be free to sign with whichever team they choose beginning at 9 p.m. Friday. It is a class replete with impact starting pitchers and powerful bats. It is a class likely...
  
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• Orange County is home to 108 languages, census finds

  05-11-2015 08:06
  
  California’s cultural complexity, unmatched by any other state, is on graphic display in a new report from the Census Bureau.
  Just 56 percent of the 35 million Californians older than 4 speak only English at home, the Census Bureau study found,...
  
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• Driving with the intoxicated: Uber caters to the bar crowd, but that can come at a cost

  05-11-2015 07:53
  
  In a typical weekend scene across Orange County, revelers spill out of bars and tap an app on their smartphones to hail a ride home from Uber.
  The fast-growing ride-hailing company encourages that image as a drunken driving solution, with marketing...
  
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• There's something about Charlie: From an annual holiday display to a theme park, Orange County loves 'Peanuts'

  05-11-2015 07:14
  
  Jim Jordan was losing his house.
  Just like Lucy pulling the football away from Charlie Brown as he’s about to kick it, the bank was ready to do the same to Jordan’s Costa Mesa home, which every Christmas for 40 years had been transformed into the...
  
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• Anaheim set to get another luxury hotel near Disneyland

  05-11-2015 07:07
  
  ANAHEIM – A developer has submitted plans to demolish the Anaheim Plaza Hotel & Suites and build a luxury hotel on the site – the first to take advantage of a citywide subsidy that would help pay for the project.
  Good Hope International, an...
  
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• Focus: The Peanuts gang are ready for the big screen

  05-11-2015 06:23
  
  For years after Charles Schulz’s death in 2000, studios have longed to bring the Peanuts gang to the big screen. But the Schulz family has been extremely protective of the brand.
  In 2012, 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios announced they were...
  
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• Coyote responsible for three Irvine attacks euthanized, police said

  05-11-2015 05:42
  
  Irvine’s coyote attack problem could be nearing an end after authorities eliminated the main culprit, police announced Wednesday.
  California Department of Fish and Wildlife trapped and euthanized a coyote last week that they said was responsible...
  
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