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• Grieving parents and a Tustin police officer help others dealing with a child's death

  11-08-2016 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  In the weeks and months after May 15, 2011, Catherine Avila experienced what it’s like to feel hopeless. On that day, her 3-year-old daughter, Milena, died when a car, traveling 50 mph, T-boned the one in which she was riding.
  Already, Catherine...
  
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• Rio Olympics: With all-around gold medal, Simone Biles vaults to the top as greatest female gymnast

  11-08-2016 23:47 via ocregister.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO – Simone Biles seemed to come out of nowhere three years ago, this teenage gymnastics superhero built in a Texas gym or maybe another planet, a fearless 4-foot-9 package brimming with explosive power. Like Gretzky and Jordan she...
  
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• Rio Olympics: Simone Biles wins women's all-around gymnastics title, Aly Raisman second

  11-08-2016 23:47 via ocregister.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO - Simone Biles won the Olympic Games all-around gold medal Thursday, extending the U.S. hold on one of the most prestigious prizes in women's sports to a fourth Olympics.
  Biles, the 19-year-old from Spring, Texas, recovering from a...
  
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• Main Street Electrical Parade is coming back to Disneyland in 2017

  11-08-2016 21:51 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – The Main Street Electrical Parade, a night-time fan favorite that rolled along Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A. for years, will return in 2017 with its synthesized version of “Baroque Hoedown.”
  A Disney official said its stay will...
  
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• Macy's to close 100 stores but isn't saying which ones

  11-08-2016 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Department store giant Macy’s said Thursday that it plans to close 100 stores, a dramatic step aimed at helping the chain get ahead of a potentially crippling problem: America, they say, has too many stores for the online shopping era.
  Most of the...
  
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• Olympics 2016: The Day in Photos (August 11)

  11-08-2016 21:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Click through the slide show to see the sights from the Olympics for Thursday, Aug. 11.
  Want more? Here is the the Rio de Janeiro Olympic TV schedule (all times EDT) for today.
  Thursday
  NBC — Rowing - Semifinals and Gold Medal Finals; Women's Water...
  
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• Walt Disney World pulling plug on famed Electrical Parade

  11-08-2016 20:30
  The Main Street Electrical Parade moved down Main Street in Disneyland, in Anaheim, Calif., during its last night of performances in Nov. 1996. Disney said the parade will return to Disneyland for a limited run after it ends its run at Walt Disney World in Florida on October 9th.
  
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• Orange County badminton players are basically the entire U.S. Olympic team

  11-08-2016 19:53 via ocregister.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO – They talk about Olympic journeys, and ours goes back 17 years.
  Starting more than 6,000 miles from here.
  When he was 3 1/2 feet tall.
  Since then, Phillip Chew has grown up to be among the world’s elite.
  Meanwhile, I haven’t...
  
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• Rio Olympics 2016: Orange County athletes in action Thursday, Aug. 10

  11-08-2016 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Here’s how U.S. Olympic athletes with Orange County and Inland Empire ties fared Wednesday, and here’s who’s in action Thursday (all times PDT):
  ORANGE COUNTY ATHLETES
  THURSDAY’S SCHEDULEBADMINTON
  • Phillip Chew (Orange/UC Irvine) –...
  
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• Police have interviewed man in alleged sexual assault, but no arrest made

  11-08-2016 19:38 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA – Police said a man tuned himself in to Santa Ana police early Thursday morning in connection to an alleged sexual assault at South Coast Plaza.
  Investigators had released mall security footage Wednesday on social media and to the press,...
  
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• Man talks with police in South Coast Plaza sexual assault case, but no arrest made

  11-08-2016 19:38 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA – Officials said a man tuned himself in to Santa Ana police early Thursday morning in connection to a sexual assault accusation at South Coast Plaza.
  Investigators had released mall security footage Wednesday on social media and to the...
  
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• Video: Police investigate sex assault at South Coast Plaza, release footage of possible suspect

  11-08-2016 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA – Police are searching for a male suspected of sexually assaulting a female in a parking area at South Coast Plaza on Aug. 2.
  Around 5:45 p.m., Costa Mesa police responded to a report that a male had followed a female to her vehicle in...
  
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• DEA says marijuana has no medical value, will remain in same category as heroin and LSD

  11-08-2016 17:34 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON – Delivering a big blow to backers of pot legalization, the Obama administration planned to announce Thursday that it would keep marijuana classified as one of the nation’s most dangerous drugs, similar to heroin and LSD.
  The...
  
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• 2 1-cent coins from early US sell for combined $869,500

  11-08-2016 16:04
  This undated image provided by Heritage Auctions shows the obverse, front, of a 1792 "Birch Cent." The one-cent coin is one of two rare 1792-dated coins made during the early days of the United States Mint.
  
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• It's time for patio pounders: Here are 16 tasty wines for summer sipping

  11-08-2016 15:10 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been hot, hot, hot, people. Humid, too. And the nights offer no respite. In other words, it’s the season of patio pounders.
  What constitutes a patio pounder? It’s a category that’s easy to define on the most general level: an...
  
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• Airbnb travel: A first-timer's guide to using the vacation rental service

  11-08-2016 15:10 via ocregister.com
  
  During our Bay Area weekend getaway, I emerged from the bathroom looking for my teenage daughter, Hannah, and my husband, Brady. Normally, in a hotel room, the loved ones you travel with are easy to find – most likely channel surfing from a queen...
  
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• New Offseason talk thread August 11 2016

  11-08-2016 11:56
  Comments are closed for the two most recent threads on AC's home page, so for now let's talk here. Specifically, if anyone has heard anything new on Cam Fowler being traded for a top forward, that's definitely the most interesting topic to hear and talk about.
  
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• At a different kind of summer camp, students try out a career in criminal justice

  11-08-2016 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE – Local high school students got a behind-the-scenes look at the county’s criminal justice system Wednesday as part of the Orange County District Attorney’s 17th annual Summer Youth Education Conference.
  The weeklong program gives...
  
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• Deadly air: Thousands killed in Southern California each year by pollution, report finds

  11-08-2016 08:27 via ocregister.com
  
  As much of Southern California struggles through a summer of unrelenting smog, a study released Wednesday offers a stark reminder of why air quality matters.
  Researchers believe that thousands of people die each year because of exposure to the...
  
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• Public pension figures for '$100K Club' hit a nerve, with some saying 'not fair!'

  11-08-2016 08:02 via ocregister.com
  
  We’ve been hearing from many of you about our story tracking the growing “$100K Club” of retirees in the giant California Public Employees’ Retirement System.
  Back in 2005, just 1,841 retirees pulled down more than $100,000 a year in pension...
  
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• Disneyland files plans to create new transportation hub, parking structure, bridge over Harbor

  11-08-2016 07:49
  Pedestrians cross Harbor Boulevard near the current Disneyland bus drop-off in Anaheim. A new walkway will have pedestrians crossing over Harbor from above.
  
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• Coastal Commission bills banning members from private meetings on pending projects could die

  11-08-2016 07:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Sacramento proposals to ban California Coastal Commission members from meeting privately with developers, environmentalists and citizens on pending projects face key votes today – and could die before reaching the full Legislature.
  The so-called ex...
  
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• Video: Disney Resort to build new 7-story parking structure, elevated walkway ahead of 'Star Wars' land

  11-08-2016 04:18 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – Disney intends to construct a transportation hub, a massive parking structure and a pedestrian bridge over Harbor Boulevard connecting them with Disneyland and Disney California Adventure ahead of the opening of “Star Wars” land in...
  
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• You've got to be tough to play rugby. These O.C. women are

  11-08-2016 03:59 via ocregister.com
  
  After a hard-fought game of women’s rugby sevens, you would likely come away with bumps, bruises and perhaps a bloody jersey, but in the end you’d also come away with something else – a buddy.
  “The beautiful thing about rugby,” said rugger...
  
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• NAMM Launches Visa Assist Aug 10, 2016

  11-08-2016 03:41
  The National Association of Music Merchants has announced a new support program designed to help international members of the pro audio and music products industry attend and conduct business at the 2017 NAMM Show-Visa Assist. "The music products industry is truly a global community and no place better exemplifies that than the NAMM Show," shared Joe Lamond, president and CEO of NAMM.
  
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• S'mores and Girl Scouts go together: 2017 cookie lineup adds iconic campfire treat

  11-08-2016 00:45 via ocregister.com
  
  No one gets tired of eating the same old Girl Scout Cookies.
  Hundreds of Girls Scouts count on our yearly cravings for Thin Mints and Shortbread cookies to earn money for their troops. But in 2017, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Girl...
  
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• Two rare pennies sell for nearly $870,000 at auction

  11-08-2016 00:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Two rare, 1792 one-cent coins sold for a combined total of $869,500 at an auction Wednesday in Anaheim.
  The sale was part of a five-day auction of world coins taking place at the World’s Fair of Money at the Anaheim Convention Center. The event was...
  
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• Rare pennies expected to sell for $1 million at auction

  11-08-2016 00:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Two rare, 1792 one-cent coins are expected to sell for $1 million at an auction today in Anaheim.
  The sale is part of a five-day auction of world coins taking place at the World’s Fair of Money at the Anaheim Convention Center. The auction is...
  
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• Hillary Clinton headed to Laguna Beach for fundraisers

  11-08-2016 00:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Hillary Clinton will make her fourth Orange County visit in three months when she stops in Laguna Beach for a pair of fundraisers on Aug. 23.
  An event dubbed “Conversation with Hillary” will be held at Laguna Beach’s Montage resort for $2,700....
  
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• Clinton headed to Laguna Beach for fundraisers

  11-08-2016 00:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Hillary Clinton will make her fourth Orange County visit in three months when she stops in Laguna Beach for a pair of fundraisers on Aug. 23. A $2,700-per-person event, dubbed “Conversation with Hillary,” will be held at Laguna Beach’s Montage...
  
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