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• Federal insider trading trial begins for Ex-Angel player Doug DeCinces

  09-03-2017 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – An ex-Angel star who made more than a $1 million in investments related to a friend’s medical-device company appeared in federal court Thursday for the start of his insider-trading trial.
  A federal jury will decide whether former...
  
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• Ex-Angels player Doug DeCinces' federal insider trading trial begins

  09-03-2017 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – An ex-Angel star who made more than a $1 million in investments related to a friend’s medical-device company appeared in federal court Thursday for the start of his insider-trading trial.
  A federal jury will decide whether former...
  
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• Plane that crashed into Riverside homes had engine trouble before liftoff, according to NTSB report

  09-03-2017 23:01
  The small aircraft that crashed into two Riverside homes Feb. 27 , killing four of its five occupants, had engine trouble before it left the Riverside Municipal Airport, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The report states that the 83-year-old pilot of the Cessna 310, Nouri Hijazi, got the small plane's right engine started and tried a handful of times to start the left.
  
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• Off-Duty Officer Who Fired Gun in California Front Yard Sued

  09-03-2017 23:01
  The scuffle and gunfire on the Anaheim front lawn of Los Angeles police Officer Kevin Ferguson last month was captured in a pair of videos that went viral, though the shot was fired into the ground and no one was hurt. The scuffle and gunfire on the Anaheim front lawn of Los Angeles police Officer Kevin Ferguson last month was captured in a pair of videos that went viral, though the shot was fired into the ground and no one was hurt.
  
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• Laguna Beach middle-schoolers figure out how a 300-year-old pirate ended up dead on a Dana Point beach

  09-03-2017 22:50 via ocregister.com
  
  DANA POINT – When the skeletal remains of a torso and a headless body washed ashore at the beach below the Headlands, Sophia Lander took charge.
  The 14-year-old did a quick inspection of the crime scene. And then she called over her team of...
  
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• Undercover officers and agents bust up what they say was an illegal gambling den in Costa Mesa

  09-03-2017 20:42 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA – Officers and agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control cited four women for allegedly operating an illegal gambling den at a liquor store in the 500 block of West 19th Street, police said.
  Officers had...
  
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• Why Southern California is going to have a major earthquake

  09-03-2017 20:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Friday is the anniversary of the most deadly California earthquake in 100 years. We look at our chances of another massive disaster.
  2017 FORECAST
  The U.S. Geological Survey earthquake forecast maps show the risk of human-activity-induced...
  
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• What are the chances of a major earthquake in Southern California?

  09-03-2017 20:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Friday is the anniversary of the most deadly California earthquake in 100 years. We look at our chances of another massive disaster.
  2017 FORECAST
  The U.S. Geological Survey earthquake forecast maps show the risk of human-activity-induced...
  
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• Crystal Cove cottages approved for final phase of renovation

  09-03-2017 20:03 via ocregister.com
  
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  More lodging will be available for overnight stays on the sand at the coveted Crystal Cove cottages, after the California Coastal Commission gave the green light Wednesday to begin final restorations along the nostalgic...
  
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• 'This is like paradise': Seal Beach's pay-to-stay jail ...

  09-03-2017 18:25
  Sure, he was surrounded by a barbed wire fence, and lunch was frozen hot dogs and string beans being thawed in a bare-bones kitchen. But the alternative was Orange County jail, where he would be warehoused in barracks with hundreds of others, where alliances ran along racial lines and fights broke out daily.
  
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• Stores, restaurants busted for selling alcohol to minors in Newport Beach, police say

  09-03-2017 18:02 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH – Police and state compliance agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control conducted a series of sting operations at 12 liquor-licensed stores and restaurants last week and busted several vendors for selling...
  
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• Orange County museum asks judge to delay final Newport Beach council vote to repeal Museum House condos

  09-03-2017 16:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Museum of Art asked a judge Wednesday for a temporary restraining order to block the Newport Beach City Council from finalizing its repeal of the Museum House condominium project.
  The art museum has filed a lawsuit challenging the...
  
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• Bomb squad takes live grenade from San Clemente business

  09-03-2017 15:44 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN CLEMENTE – A grenade being used as a decoration instead found to be a live explosive and was confiscated by the bomb squad from a San Clemente business Wednesday, deputies said.
  Orange County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a business in...
  
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• Beach reopens after 8-foot shark sighting off Newport Beach prompts closure

  09-03-2017 15:44 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH – City officials confirmed on Twitter Thursday morning that a 2-mile stretch of beach that had been closed after an 8-foot shark was spotted by chopper pilots Wednesday had reopened to swimmers and surfers. No sharks were seen in the...
  
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• 8-foot shark sighting off Newport Beach prompts closure

  09-03-2017 15:44 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH – Lifeguards on Wednesday closed access to the ocean off Newport Beach after an 8-foot shark was spotted swimming about 200 yards from the shore.
  Officials closed about a 2-mile stretch of water between Newport Pier and 56th Street...
  
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• Jury deliberating in fatal police shooting of mentally ill Anaheim woman

  09-03-2017 15:25 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – A woman suffering from schizophrenia was shot and killed by Anaheim police officers who were put in a “bad position” by their sergeant when he failed to tell them that the women was mentally ill, an attorney said.
  Exactly two years...
  
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• Immigrant inmates given rotten meat, 24-hour solitary at Orange County jail, watchdog finds

  09-03-2017 15:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Immigrants held in Theo Lacy jail in Orange County were served spoiled lunch meats, forced to use dirty showers, and subjected to harsh solitary confinement, among other unsafe conditions, according to a government watchdog.
  As a result, officials...
  
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• FAA complaint alleges Orange County supervisors rigged John Wayne bidding process

  09-03-2017 15:25 via ocregister.com
  
  The world’s largest operator of private-plane airport bases ramped up its fight with Orange County supervisors when it filed a complaint this week with the Federal Aviation Administration alleging that a contracting process was rigged to award a...
  
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• CRYSTAL COVE MAP: See where $35 can get you a rental on the beach

  09-03-2017 15:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Crystal Cove Beach Cottages offer some of the most affordable beachfront rentals. Rates range from $35 to $245 per night.
  
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• $2 million fix for bird-poop problem at Lake Forest Village Pond Park

  09-03-2017 15:25 via ocregister.com
  
  LAKE FOREST At long last, Village Pond Park will get a facelift.
  The City Council on Tuesday approved a $2.1 million contract with United Engineering & Construction, Inc. to renovate the park. For four years, city officials have worked to find a way...
  
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• How We Crunched California's Pay-to-Stay Data: A guide to our methodology

  09-03-2017 13:54
  Here's how we did it. We surveyed every municipality in California - more than 500 of them - to determine who has a pay-to-stay program.
  
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• Neighbors: Anaheim Public Library Foundation hosts mystery authors

  09-03-2017 09:39
  The program will spotlight authors Daryl Wood Gerber, Naomi Hirahara and Anaheim's own Sheila Lowe. The afternoon will be moderated by Sue Ann Jaffarian.
  
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• Immigrant inmates given rotten meat, 24-hour solitary at Theo Lacy Jail, watchdog finds

  09-03-2017 06:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Immigrants held in Theo Lacy jail were served spoiled lunch meats, forced to use dirty showers, and subjected to harsh solitary confinement, among other unsafe conditions, according to a government watchdog.
  As a result, officials with the Department...
  
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• Here are the top 4 bars in Orange County to enjoy an artful cocktail

  09-03-2017 06:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Remember the dark days of cocktails past?
  A gin and tonic was made with Gilbey’s and whatever came out of the bar gun, topped with a lime wedge that was old enough to vote.
  A Margarita looked like a green Slurpee and tasted like a bitter iceberg....
  
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• CHP seeks charges against 106 people in state Capitol clash between neo-Nazis and protesters

  09-03-2017 05:38
  A victim is attended to after he was stabbed during a violent confrontation between members of a neo-Nazi rally and counter-protesters at the state Capitol in Sacramento last summer. A victim is attended to after he was stabbed during a violent confrontation between members of a neo-Nazi rally and counter-protesters at the state Capitol in Sacramento last summer.
  
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• E-cigarettes easier to get than fresh produce in Southern California stores

  09-03-2017 03:23 via ocregister.com
  
  An increasing number of Southern California stores sell e-cigarettes, and shoppers are more likely to find fruit-flavored tobacco products than fresh produce on the shelves.
  That’s according to 2016 data released Wednesday by the statewide...
  
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• Hospice program helps World War II vet celebrate life, service

  09-03-2017 01:25 via ocregister.com
  
  WESTMINSTER – Sitting in his wheelchair, wrapped in a blanket decorated with the American flag, Gerald Keller received a standing ovation as he was presented with a pin honoring his service in World War II.
  The Fellowship Hall at Calvary Chapel...
  
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• Some women strike, refuse to spend as part of International Women's Day

  09-03-2017 01:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Some didn’t show up for work. Others showed up for work, and wore red to signify how they felt. Still others marched in protest or solidarity, or declined to buy anything from a business that, in their view, doesn’t support women. It was all part...
  
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• Lake Forest's Village Pond Park to get $2 million makeover to fix bird-poop problem

  09-03-2017 00:18 via ocregister.com
  
  LAKE FOREST At long last, Village Pond Park will get a facelift.
  The City Council on Tuesday approved a $2.1 million contract with United Engineering & Construction, Inc. to renovate the park. For four years, city officials have worked to find a way...
  
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• Lake Forest's Village Pond Park to get $2 million makeover

  09-03-2017 00:18 via ocregister.com
  
  LAKE FOREST At long last, Village Pond Park will get a facelift. The City Council on Tuesday approved a $2.1 million contract with United Engineering & Construction, Inc. to renovate the park. For four years, city officials have worked to find a way...
  
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• El Toro High a finalist for America's Most Spirited High School award

  09-03-2017 00:17 via ocregister.com
  
  LAKE FOREST -- From throwing frisbees and dodge balls on campus, to canned food drives to benefiting the community and the blue and gold across the bleachers at sporting events, El Toro High School’s student body has been on a mission to show its...
  
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