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• Cypress boy with cerebral palsy gets custom-built walker stolen, public replaces it

  28-02-2017 23:54 via ocregister.com
  
  CYPRESS – A 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy had his specialty walker stolen over the weekend from outside his home.When his family appealed to the public for help, it received enough to buy a new one.Melissa Montemorra’s son Donovan relies...
  
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• Custom-built walker stolen from boy with cerebral palsy; donor replaces it

  28-02-2017 23:54 via ocregister.com
  
  CYPRESS – A 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy had his specialty walker stolen over the weekend from outside his home.
  When his family appealed to the public for help, it received enough to buy a new one.
  Melissa Montemorra’s son Donovan relies...
  
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• After 118 court appearances, former school volunteer's murder trial hearing postponed again

  28-02-2017 23:31 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – The recently-appointed attorney for a man who has spent more than a dozen years awaiting trial for a pair of decades-old murders was given more time on Tuesday to go over the extensive evidence collected in the long-running case.
  John...
  
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• Teachers of the year surprised by Irvine Unified officials

  28-02-2017 23:22 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – The Irvine Unified School District announced its 2017 teachers of the year, surprising the winners with a celebration at their respective campuses.
  A caravan of district administrators and staff went school-to-school to make the...
  
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• After lawsuits, controversial 25-story Museum House project in Newport Beach could be sent to voters

  28-02-2017 22:07 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH The proposed 25-story Museum House condominium project – one of the biggest issues in Newport Beach in recent years – is headed back to the City Council Tuesday night after a successful referendum by opponents.
  The council is...
  
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• Johnson & Johnson completes $4.3B acquisition of Abbott Medical Optics in Santa Ana

  28-02-2017 21:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Ana-based Abbott Medical Optics has changed its name to Johnson & Johnson Vision following its $4.3 billion acquisition by the manufacturing titan.
  The deal was first announced in September. The company will have headquarters in Santa Ana and...
  
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• Anaheim: Seven days, five theme parks

  28-02-2017 19:56
  Total immersion is the order of the week as a family dives into the alternative reality of Disney and friends, writes Liam Dann. Anaheim means Disneyland for many visitors who stop in for a night or two on the way to further American adventures, or onward around the world.
  
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• Plane that crashed into Riverside neighborhood had engine that wouldn't start, witness says

  28-02-2017 19:37 via ocregister.com
  
  The pilot of the airplane that crashed into a Riverside neighborhood, killing three people, injuring two others and destroying two houses, was twice unable to start the engine, then hurriedly took off Monday afternoon when the rain ceased, said the...
  
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• 2 survivors of deadly Riverside plane crash recovering as investigation continues

  28-02-2017 19:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Two survivors of Monday's deadly plane crash in a Riverside neighborhood were recovering Tuesday after undergoing surgery, a Riverside police spokesman says.
  One, who suffered burns, remains in critical condition, Officer Ryan Railsback said. The...
  
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• 96-year-old inspires gym mates with weekly marches

  28-02-2017 19:14 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE – Making his way through the 24 Hour Fitness of The Village at Orange, 96-year-old Bill Wilson leads a parade of body builders and gym goers, booking it as fast as he can on his walker.
  Halfway through his march, Wilson rallies his friends...
  
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• Irvine Jewish community center, school evacuated after bomb threat

  28-02-2017 16:36 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – About 1,000 people were evacuated Monday from the Merage Jewish Community Center of Orange County and its Tarbut V'Torah school following a bomb threat, police said.
  A threat was phoned into the center at 1 Federation Way around 4:40 p.m.,...
  
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• Trial begins in cold-case murder of aspiring model found dumped in Irvine orange grove in 1992

  28-02-2017 15:15 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – Twenty-five years after a young woman's descent from aspiring model to street prostitute ended with her battered body abandoned in an Irvine orange grove, trial has begun for the career criminal accused of raping and murdering her....
  
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• New web tool tracks coyote activity using shared data from neighborhood sightings

  28-02-2017 15:15 via ocregister.com
  
  It won’t be long before spring is here.And, typically, that means coyote season.
  Spring is the time of year when pups are born and coyote parents more frequently are seen out hunting for extra food.
  Rolled out just in time for this year’s...
  
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• From a NASCAR pit crew member to 'Survivor' star, Chase Rice still prefers country music

  28-02-2017 15:15 via ocregister.com
  
  At just 31 years old, rising country music star Chase Rice has already led a rather interesting life.
  Long before he was known for singles such as “Ready Set Roll,” “Gonna Wanna Tonight” and his latest, “Everybody We Know Does,” Rice was...
  
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• 6 restaurant closures include a 30-year-old Mimi's Cafe, Souplantation and 2 Subways in Irvine

  28-02-2017 15:15 via ocregister.com
  
  A Mexican gastropub in Orange, a posh bakery in Corona del Mar and a three-decade old Mimi’s Cafe in Costa Mesa have closed in Orange County.
  Here’s the latest on these and other permanent closures:
  • Who Song and Larry's, an edgy Mexican...
  
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• 3 dead, 2 injured after small plane crashes into Riverside neighborhood

  28-02-2017 15:15 via ocregister.com
  
  RIVERSIDE -- Three people were killed and two were injured Monday when a plane nosedived into a Riverside neighborhood shortly after takeoff, destroying two houses and starting a fire that burned for hours.
  At an evening news conference, Riverside...
  
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• Marla Jo Fisher: I want my dinner parties back

  28-02-2017 11:33
  Oh, to wear a beaded gown and dine on fine china at fancy dinner party the way they did on "Downton Abbey." Costumes from the PBS series are on display at Muzeo in Anaheim.
  
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• Disney volunteers build playground at Anaheim's Imperial Park

  28-02-2017 07:23
  Volunteers from the Disneyland Resort and the Girl Scouts of Orange County, along with others, work on building a playground at Imperial Park in the city of Anaheim. Steven Pless, from Walt Disney Imagineering and Sarah Resnick, from the Disneyland Resort, are some of the more than 300 volunteers from the resort and the Girl Scouts of Orange County who came together to build a new playground in one day at Imperial Park in Anaheim.
  
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• LAPD identifies off-duty officer who fired gun during high-profile...

  28-02-2017 05:26
  A still image from a YouTube video showing an off-duty Los Angeles police officer pulling a gun during a confrontation with teenagers in Anaheim. A still image from a YouTube video showing an off-duty Los Angeles police officer pulling a gun during a confrontation with teenagers in Anaheim.
  
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• Hospitals donate cafeteria food to fight hunger in Southern California

  28-02-2017 03:28
  The list is growing of local hospital providers who are donating surplus cafeteria food to groups working to feed the hungry. Seven Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Orange and Los Angeles counties - the Anaheim, Irvine, Downey, Los Angeles, South Bay, Panorama City and Woodland Hills facilities - are now giving unserved meals to Food Finders.
  
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• Pothole patrol crews across Orange County flooded with work after heavy rains

  28-02-2017 03:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Heavy rains are leaving road hazards behind long after flooded intersections have dried and downed trees have been removed.
  Work has quadrupled for Anaheim Public Works crews in the last two months as they hustle to fill crumbling holes in the...
  
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• 4 dead, 3-5 missing after small plane crashes into Riverside home

  28-02-2017 02:33 via ocregister.com
  
  RIVERSIDE - At least four people are dead and two are injured after a plane crashed into a Riverside house Monday evening.
  The plane was carrying five people - a husband, wife and three teenagers, all believed to be related - who had come to...
  
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• 4 dead, 2 injured, 3-5 missing after small plane crashes into Riverside home

  28-02-2017 02:33 via ocregister.com
  
  RIVERSIDE - At least four people are dead and two are injured after a plane crashed into a Riverside house Monday evening.
  The plane was carrying five people - a husband, wife and three teenagers, all believed to be related - who had come to...
  
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• 3 dead, 2 injured after small plane crashes into Riverside home

  28-02-2017 02:33 via ocregister.com
  
  RIVERSIDE -- Three people were killed and two were injured Monday when a plane nosedived into a Riverside neighborhood shortly after takeoff, destroying two houses and starting a fire that burned for hours.
  At an evening news conference, Riverside...
  
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• 1 dead, 4 hurt after small plane crashes into Riverside home

  28-02-2017 02:33 via ocregister.com
  
  RIVERSIDE - One person is dead and four are injured after a plane crashed into a house in Riverside, says Riverside Fire Department Battalion Chief David Bakas.
  The crash, just before 4:45 p.m., set several houses ablaze on Rhonda Avenue, in a...
  
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• Trump march organizers looking to move event away from Costa Mesa

  28-02-2017 02:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Days after OC Fair & Event Center officials announced the closure of the property during a weekend next month that coincides with a pro-Donald Trump march in the area, event organizers are now looking for a new location, according to a statement...
  
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• Fight over John Wayne Airport contract spurs allegations of impropriety, price-fixing

  28-02-2017 02:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Allegations of price fixing, a bungled bidding process and impropriety have dogged a usually ignored, multimillion dollar contract to operate the private-plane terminals at John Wayne Airport, stretching the process into a months-long fight that...
  
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• How the Oscars Best Picture envelope mistake happened, in 6 steps

  28-02-2017 01:00 via ocregister.com
  
  After it became clear on Sunday night that "Moonlight" - not "La-La Land," as was wrongly announced- won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the question of the evening was obvious: How did this mistake happen?
  Only two humans on the planet knew...
  
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• Showers dampen Monday, but sunny skies move in for rest of week

  28-02-2017 00:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Lights showers fell on Orange County Monday but they won’t last as the rest of the week is expected to be clear and sunny.
  There’s a 40 percent chance of more rain Monday night, but it should clear up after 11 p.m., according to the National...
  
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