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• Anaheim Fire and Rescue making plans in latest strategic plan updated

  01-05-2017 23:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Anaheim Fire and Rescue recently got City Council support for its vision of what the department needs to do through 2022.
  The department started its strategic planning process in 2011, looking out five years at a time. The plans are used like a “playbook” officials said, guiding focus and budget requests.
  In the most recent update, the department said it plans to move Station 5 from Kraemer Boulevard to La Palma Avenue and Sunkist Street. That is in progress.
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• Walk for Wishes at Irvine’s Great Park raises nearly $130,000

  01-05-2017 22:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Wish Kids Alexi Marincovich, left, and Noelle Hermes get high fives from the Irvine High School Make-A-Wish Club during the Orange County Walk for Wishes at the Orange County Great Park on Saturday, April 29, 2017 in Irvine, Calif. (Photo by Josh Barber, Contributing Photographer)Walkers hold up stars representing Wish Kids during a ceremony before the Orange County Walk for Wishes at the Orange County Great Park on Saturday, April 29, 2017 in Irvine, Calif. About 1,200 attended the seventh annu
  
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• Laguna Niguel Briefly 5-4

  01-05-2017 22:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Budget workshop
  The Laguna Niguel City Council will hold a budget workshop at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 at City Hall, 30111 Crown Valley Parkway. The public is invited to give input on the 2017-18 fiscal year budget. Information: cityoflagunaniguel.org or 949-362-4300.
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  The Aliso Niguel High School dance team is accepting sock donations to support 17-year-old Katie Hawley. The team is accepting socks for children of all ages that will go to support kids at Children’s Hospital L
  
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• UCI community walks for fight against cancer

  01-05-2017 22:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Relay For Life will take place May 6 and 7 at UC Irvine’s Aldrich Park to help raise money for cancer research.
  Hundreds of UC Irvine students, local residents and cancer survivors are expected to join together at the American Cancer Society event, which starts at noon Saturday and lasts through 10 a.m. Sunday.
  “The Relay For Life movement unites communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight onc
  
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• Aliso Viejo crime call log, Apr. 23-29

  01-05-2017 22:45 via ocregister.com
  
  APR. 29
  Suspicious person/circumstance: 12:25 p.m. 0 block of Columbia.
  Welfare check: 12:09 p.m. 23400 block of Summerfield.
  Keeping the peace: 9:59 a.m. 0 block of Journey.
  Burglary report: 9:41 a.m. 27600 block of Aliso Creek Road.
  Suspicious person in vehicle: 5:36 a.m. 23400 block of Summerfield.
  APR. 28
  Disturbance: 11:15 p.m. 0 block of Cameo Drive.
  Patrol check: 8:53 p.m. Pacific Park Drive and La Paz Road.
  Suspicious person/circumstance: 8:09 p.m. 4200 block of Capobella.
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• This local boy’s talent won him the loan of a Stradivarius, a violinist’s dream

  01-05-2017 22:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Not many can recall the details of their preschool graduation, but Kevin Miura remembers that his was the first time he was captured by the sound of the violin.
  “I don’t know exactly what went through my mind that day,” he said, “but I told my mom I wanted to do that.”
  At age 5, Kevin began violin lessons. By 8, he had become a student of Danielle Belen at the Colburn School in Los Angeles and was winning competitions and soloing with orchestras in places like Carne
  
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• Rams cornerback Troy Hill suspended by NFL for first two games of 2017 season

  01-05-2017 22:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Rams cornerback Troy Hill has been suspended without pay for the first two games of the 2017 season for “violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse,” the league announced Monday.
  The league did not specify Hill’s violation, but Hill was arrested last November on suspicion of driving under the influence, and later was charged.
  Hill pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor charge of DUI and received 36 months of probation, a $390 fine, 100 hours of community servic
  
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• Ducks owners thank Edmonton Oilers’ fans for impromptu U.S. national anthem performance

  01-05-2017 21:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Country singer Brett Kissel was set to perform the American national anthem Sunday before the Ducks’ playoff game in Edmonton, but his microphone failed and he couldn’t be heard in Rogers Place.
  It could have been a mess or at least caused a delay.
  Instead, the Oilers’ fans followed Kissel’s lead and belted out “The Star-Spangled Banner” with as much enthusiasm as they showed when it was time for “O Canada.”An incredible moment
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• Stagecoach 2017: Tyler Farr debuts new music during his Mane Stage set

  01-05-2017 21:45 via ocregister.com
  
  No one was as chill at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on Sunday as singer-songwriter Tyler Farr. For his second Mane Stage festival appearance, Farr was ready to have some fun now that he has a few more tracks that the masses would instantly recognize including “Redneck Crazy” and “A Guy Walks into a Bar.”
  On Friday, however, Farr dropped a brand new single off his forthcoming follow-up to 2015 album “Suffer in Peace.” The track is called &ldqu
  
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• Snake detective on the case to fight rise in Orange County snake sightings with many more to come

  01-05-2017 21:42
  Jason Magee, 33, of Anaheim finds a Southern Pacific rattlesnake close to a fencing job in Coto de Caza, CA on Thursday, April 27, 2017. Magee has been operating OC Snake Removal for 12 years, taking calls from residents across Orange and San Diego Counties.
  
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• Fryer’s OC baseball top 10 vote

  01-05-2017 21:15 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County top 10 we publish is a poll of five media members. How I voted today …Huntington Beach (22-3, Sunset League leader)
  JSerra (12-10, won 2 of 3 vs MD)
  Mater Dei (14-9)
  Servite (15-9, won 2 of 3 vs OL)
  Orange Lutheran (16-7)
  El Toro (17-7-1, South Coast League leader)
  El Dorado (15-7-1, Crestview League leader)
  Mission Viejo (17-8, 2nd in South Coast)
  Dana Hills (15-10, Sea View League leader)
  Corona del Mar (17-5, Pacific Coast League leader)
  For places 2-5, I just went wi
  
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• Crime log for Huntington Beach, April 23-29

  01-05-2017 19:37 via ocregister.com
  
  April 23
  Vehicle burglary: Around 12 a.m. Acacia Ave. and Main St.
  Disturbing the peace: Around 1 a.m. 200 block of Main St.: Police made at least one arrest.
  Assault: Around 1 a.m. Main St. and Olive Ave.
  Disturbing the peace: Around 1 a.m. 8700 block of Anchorage Dr.
  Loud party: Around 5 a.m. 16300 block of Wishingwell Lane: Police advised the address.
  Burglary: Around 6 a.m. 9000 block of Adams Ave.
  Vehicle theft: Around 9 a.m.&
  
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• Snake detective on the case to fight rise in O.C. sightings with many more to come

  01-05-2017 19:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Jason Magee, 33, of Anaheim finds a Southern Pacific rattlesnake close to a fencing job in Coto de Caza, CA on Thursday, April 27, 2017. Magee has been operating OC Snake Removal for 12 years, taking calls from residents across Orange and San Diego Counties. (Photo by KEN STEINHARDT, Orange County Register/SCNG)Jason Magee, 33, of Anaheim shows off a Southern Pacific rattlesnake he found close to a fencing job in Coto de Caza, CA on Thursday, April 27, 2017. Magee has been operating OC Snake Rem
  
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• Allergan receives FDA approval for electrical dry-eye device

  01-05-2017 19:16 via ocregister.com
  
  TrueTear is a handheld stimulator with daily disposable tips that is inserted into the nasal cavity to induce the production of tears. Allergan says there have been two clinical studies showing positive safety and effectiveness of the device in the increase of tear production completed with 145 aqueous deficient dry eye adult patients. (PRNewsfoto/Allergan plc)According to Allergan, TrueTear provides a temporary increase in tear production during neurostimulation in adult patients. (PRNewsfoto/A
  
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• Retail-restaurant roundup: Japanese lifestyle brand Miniso coming to Santa Ana, Taco Bell offers 5 course meal to fans

  01-05-2017 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Here’s a roundup of restaurant and retail news from across Orange County. Take a look at the slideshow for more details on each.
  Bowlology: The chain, which offers acai bowls, smoothies and cold-pressed juice, closed March 31. Representatives for mall owner Vestar said a replacement tenant has not been announced yet for Bowlology. The District, which has seen several tenant turnovers since it opened 10 years ago, said two new tenants are coming soon to the mall. Joon Shabu Shabu, a popular
  
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• Key housing bills in the California legislature this year

  01-05-2017 18:50 via ocregister.com
  
  See main story: ‘Housing crisis’ tops state’s legislative agenda this year
  Here are some of the key housing bills introduced in the California Legislature this year:
  SB 2: Would impose a $75 fee for recording up to three real estate documents related to foreclosures, refinancings and business and property development filings. It would not apply to recording deeds from property purchases or the transfer of deeds for owner-occupied homes. The bill is projected to raise $250 milli
  
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• Dunn Deal: Former Sailors track coach among Newport Hall of Fame Inductees

  01-05-2017 18:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By RICHARD DUNNContributing Columnist
  Affectionately known as “Uncle Bob” by many of his former student-athletes at Newport Harbor High, the late former Sailors’ track and field coach Bob Hailey will be inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame on May 25, just in time for Newport Harbor to display its newly renovated sports complex at Davidson Field.
  Hailey coached from 1960 to 1979 and taught for 37 years at Newport, guiding a program to the top of the Sunset League and CI
  
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• Dinah Washington show comes to Huntington Beach

  01-05-2017 18:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Singer and actress Bobbie Lee Anderson performs in a one-woman musical “What A Difference A Day Makes,” about former “Queen of the Blues” Dinah Washington at the Central Library Theater in Huntington Beach, Tuesday, May 9.In “What A Difference A Day Makes,” Bobbie Lee Anderson re-creates the music, life and tumultuous times of late jazz-blues icon Dinah Washington. From humble beginnings, Washington became one of the top artists of her time, all the while batt
  
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• Shark attack victim identified as mother of 3

  01-05-2017 18:06 via ocregister.com
  
   
   
  The woman attacked by a shark over the weekend off San Onofre State Beach was identified by friends as Leeanne Ericson, a mother of three who was camping off the military base, according to news reports.
  The shark attack – which tore away parts of her leg – happened around 6:30 p.m. Saturday on the remote, cobblestone beach just south of San Clemente in San Diego County. Meanwhile, San Onofre, San Clemente State and San Clemente City beaches remain closed Monday.
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• Raise dollars for scholars at Kentucky Derby Day in Tustin

  01-05-2017 18:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Which two-legged pony will win the race? Make a bet – and raise money for college scholarships.
  The annual Tustin Dollars for Scholars Kentucky Derby Day takes place Saturday afternoon. Come dressed to impress in your fancy hats and bow ties.
  “Jockeys” ride stick horses that gallop on command with the roll of dice.
  Enjoy a swing and jazz band, dancing, heavy appetizers, a silent auction and the thrill of victory – all to help local high school seniors achieve their d
  
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• Justices reject appeal in California police shooting lawsuit

  01-05-2017 17:14
  The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal in the case of a California police officer whose 2012 killing of an Anaheim gang member sparked riots and protests. The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that ordered a new trial in the lawsuit brought by the mother of Manuel Diaz .
  
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• SpaceX launches top-secret spy satellite for US government

  01-05-2017 14:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARCIA DUNN
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a top-secret spy satellite for the U.S. government Monday morning and then successfully landed the booster for recycling.
  The unmanned Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from its NASA-leased pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
  It was SpaceX’s first mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. No details were divulged about the newly launched NRO satellite. Instead, SpaceX focused its webcast on the successful touchdown of the first
  
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• The 17 things we’ll remember from Stagecoach 2017

  01-05-2017 13:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The Stagecoach Country Music Festival’s 11th year has ridden off into the Indio sunset and here we are again, trying to get the dust out of our boots while we reflect on the highlights of this year’s event at the Empire Polo Club.
  This is what we’ll remember about Stagecoach 2017, yearbook superlative style.
  Shania Twain headlines on the Mane Stage Saturday April 29, 2017 on the second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. (Photo by Will
  
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• Taking A Bite Out of IDDBA

  01-05-2017 12:44
  The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association 2017 Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar & Expo is back in Anaheim, Calif. for three days of networking and presentations at the Anaheim Convention Center from June 4-6.
  
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• Stagecoach 2017: Kenny Chesney proves to be a reliable fest veteran

  01-05-2017 11:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Though his Sunday night set at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio was the fourth time Kenny Chesney headlined the now 11-year-old sister festival of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the diehard fans were ready for him.
  After three days of partying in the desert and enduring the heat, blowing dust, lots of beer drinking, dozens of acts and evening topping sets by Dierks Bentley and Shania Twain, the Sunday Stagecoach crowd is typically a bit more sluggish. This year, howe
  
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• ‘Housing crisis’ tops state’s legislative agenda this year

  01-05-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Rents are too high. Home prices are out of reach. Decent listings and rentals are hard to find. Homeless encampments are growing. And many residents are cutting back on food, clothing and medical care to keep a roof over their heads.
  Now, after years of inaction, Sacramento may be on the verge of doing something about the state’s “housing crisis.”
  More than 130 housing bills surfaced this year as of the last count, many of them aimed at addressing the state’s housing shor
  
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• Did a wet winter sink Orange County job growth?

  01-05-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County bosses have cooled their hiring activity to the slowest pace in five years.
  Can this economic chill be blamed on the weather?
  Yes, we are still talking growth, but my trusty spreadsheet tells me for the past six months, year-over-year job increases have run at a pace below 25,000 new employees or 2 percent growth.
  On one hand, that’s not shabby when you consider that since 1990, Orange County’s historical average job growth pace has been is 1 percent a year.
  On the othe
  
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• Biz briefly: Irvine-based Synova Life Sciences wins $10,000 pitch prize

  01-05-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  From left to right: Ken Kraft, senior vice president of Cox Business; John Chi, CEO and founder of Synova Life Sciences, and Jodi Duva vice president of Cox Business Orange County. Synova Life Sciences, a regenerative medicine company based in Irvine, won the fourth Get Started Orange County pitch competition hosted by Cox Business. (Courtesy of Cox Business)Dino Bernacchi, has been appointed to the new role of chief marketing officer for Mazda North American Operations in Irvine. (Courtesy of M
  
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• 4 Orange County women to be feted for their roles in business

  01-05-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Anoosheh Oskouian will be honored at the annual Remarkable Women Awards Gala in May as Business Owner of the Year. A chemical engineer, Oskouian, a native of Iran, formed Ship & Shore Environmental Inc. to produce pollution abatement systems and services that provide cleaner and healthier air to breathe. Signal Hill, Calif.-based Ship & Shore has locations across Canada, satellite sales/service offices in Europe, and new offices in Singapore and China.Heidi Hendy will be honored at the a
  
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• Thinking of renting in LA? Herea s what it will cost you

  01-05-2017 08:14
  A simple one-bedroom unit in the city has a median price - that's the amount at which half the prices are lower and half are higher - of $1,930, according to a new report out today by data tracker Apartmentlist.com. The median cost of a two-bedroom unit in L.A. is $2,750 - the highest since May 2013, according to the tracker's historical data.
  
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• Juvenile male shot in the torso in Anaheim

  01-05-2017 07:49 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – A juvenile male was shot once in the torso on Sunday, April 30 and sustained a non-life-threatening injury.
  The shooting occurred around 3:30 p.m. on the 300 block of South Vine Street, Anaheim police Sgt. Kyle Bernard said. The victim was transported to UC Irvine Medical Center.
  It was possibly gang related, said Anaheim police Sgt. Daron Wyatt. Further details on the incident were not available Sunday night.
  Anaheim Police Department did not have anyone in custody, nor a suspec
  
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• Learn about creative gardening at Eco Garden Expo in San Juan Capistrano

  01-05-2017 07:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The 4th annual Eco Garden Expo in San Juan Capistrano is set for May 6-7 at Los Rios Park. Presented by Goin Native Therapeutic Gardens and Los Rios Street merchants, the expo will feature more than 50 exhibitors, some 20 speakers, a plant sale and a variety of hands-on workshops and demonstrations, all dedicated to creative gardening.
  To ease parking, a free shuttle will operate from free parking at City Hall, 32400 Paseo Adelanto.
  IF YOU GO
  What: Eco Garden Expo
  When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 6-7
  
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• Ducks’ penalty-killing unit finally clicks

  01-05-2017 06:46 via ocregister.com
  
   
  EDMONTON, Alberta – Not all penalties are bad. Some are absolutely necessary.
  Taking one to prevent a goal usually fits in that category but the Ducks used a hooking minor by Patrick Eaves on Edmonton’s Patrick Maroon to get some dead tired players off the ice late in the second period.
  The Oilers hogged the puck in the offensive zone and Ducks such as Ryan Kesler, Hampus Lindholm and Rickard Rakell couldn’t get off the ice for a line change. Kesler was caught out for a
  
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• Paul Pierce says goodbye as career ends with Clippers playoff loss

  01-05-2017 05:25 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES –The finale lacked a storybook ending as Clippers forward Paul Pierce nursed the frustration of a 104-91 Game 7 loss to the Utah Jazz on Sunday at Staples Center. With his 19-year NBA career featuring both tears of joy and sorrow, though, the conclusion seemed fitting for Pierce’s last NBA game.
  “It’s tough when you come up short with your goal. Each and every year, you set a goal to be champions,” Pierce said. “It’s a tough pill to swallow.
  
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• Clippers notes: Paul Pierce says goodbye as career ends with Clippers playoff loss to Jazz

  01-05-2017 05:25 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES –The finale lacked the storybook ending Clippers forward Paul Pierce had hoped for, a 104-91 Game 7 loss to the Utah Jazz on Sunday at Staples Center providing a frustrating finish to a Hall-of-Fame career.
  Given the moments of joy and sorrow the 19-year veteran has experienced, though, perhaps the conclusion was fitting for Pierce’s last NBA game.
  “It’s tough when you come up short with your goal. Each and every year, you set a goal to be champions,
  
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• USC’s Norman gets going, but UCLA men prevail in track dual meet

  01-05-2017 05:04 via ocregister.com
  
   
  LOS ANGELES >> USC freshman quarter-miler Michael Norman was savoring an afternoon he had been looking forward to for more than a year when Trojans coach Caryl Smith Gilbert decided to pour cold water on it.
  “Make sure you get an ice bath,” Smith Gilbert instructed Norman a half-hour after the USC-UCLA dual meet at Loker Stadium on Sunday. “Ice, ice.”
  “I’m headed there right now,” Norman responded.
  Norman is also finally headed in the right
  
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• 2017 Daytime Emmy Awards – Red Carpet Arrivals

  01-05-2017 05:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The stars hit the Red Carpet at the 44th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center on Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif.
  Susan Lucci arrives at the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center on Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Trisha Yearwood arrives at the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center on Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Kell
  
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• Stagecoach 2017: Cam brings her sunny disposition (and bubbles) to Stagecoach

  01-05-2017 04:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Country music singer-songwriter Cam knows how to do the Stagecoach Country Music Festival right. Though it’s only her second time at the annual country music festival in Indio, she came in like a seasoned pro. The 32-year-old California native must have impressed both fans and concert promoter Goldenvoice with her early Mane Stage debut back in 2015 since she’s back and playing an early evening slot this year on Sunday.
  Even though she was scheduled on the final day of the fest, goin
  
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• Play It Forward May 1-7: Vin Scully’s number (or something) has come up for Dodgers’ Ring of Honor

  01-05-2017 04:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By Tom Hoffarth
  [email protected] @tomhoffarthscng
  Play it Forward: Ranking the top 10 sports events May 1-7 you won’t want to miss:
  NO. 1: MLB: DODGERS vs. SAN FRANCISCODetails/TV: At Dodger Stadium, Monday-Wednesday, 7:10 p.m., SportsNet LA (KTLA-Channel 5 for Wednesday)
  As for the number up there on the circular plaques already – 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 32, 39, 42 and 53 — consider yourself a pretty dedicated Dodgers fan if you can identify eight of the nine. We’ll al
  
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• Tasty days in Huntington Beach

  01-05-2017 04:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Espresso toffee by Mom YvonneÕs Candy Co. won Best Dessert at the 16th annual Taste of Huntington Beach. The booth was manned by the namesake’s grandson and his family. It was a popular stop at the HB Sports Complex. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)Culinary paparazzis photograph winners as determined by celebrity guest judge Simon Majumdar from CutThroat Kitchen. The 16th annual Taste of Huntington Beach was held at the HB Sports Complex. (Photo by Cindy Yamana
  
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• Five Below: Why is this retailer rushing to California?

  01-05-2017 04:06
  Graciela Brudagljo of Laguna Niguel, left, tries to entice 8-month-old daughter Tania with a hint pinwheel as husband Ciro watches at value retailer Five Below which is set to launch nine new stores in the region. Everything is $5 or less.
  
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• Stagecoach 2017: Brett Eldredge thrives in the country festival culture

  01-05-2017 03:45 via ocregister.com
  
  In 2012, Brett Eldredge was the second act to grace the Mane Stage at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio. He was 26 years old at the time and only had two songs, “Raymond” and “It Ain’t Gotta Be Love,” that were being played on mainstream country radio, but he enjoyed his early afternoon set in the blazing sun.
  “I just remember that I had maybe one song that people barely knew, but not really,” he said with a laugh backstage at this year&rsqu
  
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• Man arrested after jumping into back yard, barricading self in another house in Buena Park

  01-05-2017 03:43 via ocregister.com
  
  BUENA PARK –  A man was arrested after he jumped into the back yard of a home, was chased out by residents and barricaded himself inside a nearby home for about two hours.
  Residents at a house on the 7600 block of El Escorial Way were in their back yard when a 50-year-old man jumped inside around 2 p.m., Buena Park police Lt. Rich Forsyth said. They chased the suspect out and he ran into an unoccupied home at the intersection of El Escorial Way and Western Avenue.
  “The police sh
  
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• Clippers’ Chris Paul on Game 7 loss to Jazz: “I’ve got to be better.”

  01-05-2017 03:28 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – The smallest man on the court had always carried the biggest load.
  Chris Paul made shots when the Clippers needed them. He set up his teammates when they were open. And no sizable lead or nifty defensive coverage ever left the Jazz comfortable they could ever stop the Clippers’ feisty, intelligent and prolific point guard.
  When the stakes involved either extending the Clippers’ playoff journey or ending it abruptly once again, however, Paul suddenly shrank. As the
  
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• 4 things we learned from UCLA’s spring practices

  01-05-2017 03:28 via ocregister.com
  
  After one month of public spring practices, which concluded Saturday with UCLA’s Spring Showcase, the Bruins now shrink away from the spotlight. They’ll retreat to the privacy of the weight room and classroom for three months. The next time they emerge will be inside their multimillion-dollar football fortress; the Wasserman Football Center is scheduled to open in time for the team’s summer training camp in August before UCLA opens its season at the Rose Bowl against Texas A&am
  
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• Whicker: Jazzed-up Utah is what Clippers used to be

  01-05-2017 03:25 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — It was like another spring Sunday afternoon, five years ago, when the adventuresome newcomers raided the house and  took all the jewelry.
  The 2012 Clippers were the 2017 Jazz, unscarred by failure, driven by opportunity. They had fun in that Game 7, an 82-72 victory at Memphis.
  Almost as much fun as Utah had at Staples Center on Sunday, when it shot 55 percent in a breakthrough third quarter and buried the Clippers, 104-91.
  It’s not just that the Jazz wanted to win
  
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• Analysis: Chargers’ 2017 draft signals change for offensive line

  01-05-2017 02:57 via ocregister.com
  
  For the second straight season, Chargers general manager Tom Telesco decided against any draft-day trades — sticking instead with his team’s seven original selections.
  That strategy turned out well for quarterback Philip Rivers, who not only got a new first-round receiver, but several linemen to help prolong the final stage of his career. Here’s a look at how the incoming rookies impact the Chargers at every position group:
  OFFENSIVE LINE
  Day-after draft evaluati
  
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• Dodgers notes: How Cody Bellinger got his first two career home run balls back

  01-05-2017 02:36 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Bellinger can thank the Dodger Stadium security team for her second souvenir baseball Saturday night.
  And her son, Cody, of course.
  Cody Bellinger hit the first two home runs of his career in the Dodgers’ 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. When he returned to the clubhouse after the game, soaked in sports beverage, the two balls were ready and authenticated.
  It isn’t unusual for a player to get his first home run ball back. Adrian Gonzalez hit hi
  
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• Angels Notes: J.C. Ramirez bounces back from a rough start

  01-05-2017 02:24 via ocregister.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas — The education of J.C. Ramirez, starting pitcher, continues to unfold in a fashion better than the Angels likely expected.
  The latest positive development was Ramirez showing that he can be effective even when he’s not at his best.
  After he allowed three of the first four batters to reach base in Sunday’s game, with command and velocity both lacking, he nonetheless solved his issues and pitched 5 1/3 innings, with only two runs scoring.
  “It was just a ba
  
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• 11 killed by storms and flooding in South and Midwest

  01-05-2017 02:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Stephanie Quezada looks at the damage to the second floor of her father’s church, Primera Iglesia Bautista, in Canton, Texas, Sunday, April 30. Severe storms including tornadoes swept through several small towns in East Texas, killing several and leaving a trail of overturned vehicles, mangled trees and damaged homes, authorities said Sunday. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)CANTON, Texas  — At least 11 people have been killed by tornadoes or flooding in the South
  
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