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• Anaheim district hires attorney to take charter school fight to California Supreme Court

  18-05-2017 22:22
  In its quest to stop Palm Lane Elementary from converting into a charter school, the Anaheim Elementary School District's board voted Wednesday night to spend $30,000 in a bid to appear before the California Supreme Court . Trustees voted unanimously during a special meeting to hire the Burbank-based law firm of Horvitz & Levy.
  
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• Celebration of life for Irvine’s Scott Hinman set for Sunday

  18-05-2017 21:36
  
  A celebration of life for trailblazing Irvine girls swimming and water polo coach Scott Hinman will be held Sunday in Costa Mesa at the Orange County Fair and Event Center’s Los Alamitos Exhibit Hall from 9 a.m. to noon.
  Parking will be $8.
  Hinman, 61, died March 29 after suffering a heart attack while coaching the Vaqueros at Northwood.
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• Orange County ‘Real Estate Wars’ to debut on Bravo TV July 6

  18-05-2017 21:35
  
  “Real Estate Wars,” a Bravo-TV reality show pitting Orange County agents against one another as they try to woo wealthy clients and settle bitter scores against a backdrop of luxury homes, will debut on Thursday, July 6 at 10 p.m.
  The show “brings the cut-throat world of real estate in Orange County to life,” Bravo said in its announcement on Thursday, May 18. “With 10 agents, eccentric clients, multi-million dollar deals, old vendettas, and one common goal of winni
  
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• Jury begins deliberating in 1981 Newport Beach killing, suspect had been on Death Row for case

  18-05-2017 21:19
  
  SANTA ANA An Orange County Superior Court jury began deliberating Thursday in the case of a 77-year-old man found beaten and strangled in his Newport Beach home more than three decades ago.
  James Andrew Melton, 65, originally was convicted and sentenced to death in 1982 for killing and robbing Anthony Lial DeSousa. But a federal judge overturned his conviction in 2007 after determining that Melton was over-medicated by jail staff and did not understand his trial.
  He was tried again in 2014, with
  
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• Does federal law discriminate against homeowners with poor income or credit?

  18-05-2017 20:47
  
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  What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
  Rate news summary
  From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year fixed rate averaged 4.02 percent, three basis points better than last week’s 4.05 percent. Thirty-year rates have held steady just above or below 4 percent for the past five weeks.The 15-year fixed averaged 3.27 percent, two basis points better than last week’s 3.29 percent.
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• Moby is legally prohibited from talking about the ‘Twin Peaks’ reboot

  18-05-2017 20:42
  
  Moby, electronic musician, activist, author and “Twin Peaks” fan had to sign a non-disclosure agreement about the show, a reboot of which premieres this Sunday on Showtime.
  Related Articles Superstar DJ-turned-author Moby says he was just as happy poor as he is rich and famousHe couldn’t say why, of course, but Moby told reporter Peter Larsen about the NDA at an Orange County Register Book Club talk and signing Wednesday night at The Frida Cinema in Santa Ana.
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• Man suspected in honey oil fire arrested on suspicion of child pornography

  18-05-2017 20:26
  
  Wesley Hunter Thomason Courtesy of Costa mesa Police DepartmentCOSTA MESA A man suspected of operating an illegal honey oil lab was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of possessing child pornography, police said.
  Wesley Hunter Thomason,24, of  Garden Grove is being held in the Orange County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail, said Roxi Fyad, spokeswoman for the Costa Mesa Police Department.
  On May 11, Costa Mesa police and fire personnel were dispatched to a residence
  
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• Third mini-Target in Orange County will replace Anaheim Kmart

  18-05-2017 20:25
  
  This is a rendering of the small-format Target that will replace a Kmart that is closing in Anaheim this summer. The new Target is expected by summer 2018. (Courtesy of Target Corp.)A third small format Target store will open in Anaheim. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)In August, Target announced that Irvine would be the home of its first flexible-format store in Orange County. The store, in a 20,000-square-foot space formerly home to a 24 Hour Fitness, will open in July. (Image courtesy of Target)A renderi
  
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• Ducks seek to keep goalie John Gibson from enduring another bumpy ride against Predators

  18-05-2017 20:17
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. – There were many things the Ducks could have done better in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against Nashville. Protecting their goalie is one.
  Within seconds of each other, John Gibson got knocked over by Nashville’s Harry Zolnierczyk and then run over by the Predators’ Mattias Ekholm. And the Predators were able to put the pucks into an empty net past the sprawled netminder.
  Neither would count as the potential goals were waved off. The second one got
  
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• Fountain Valley’s proposed 2017-18 budget includes cash for new fire and police hires, road and park improvements

  18-05-2017 19:47
  
  Anticipating an infusion of cash from the city’s recently enacted sales tax hike, Finance Director David Cain was able to deliver an upbeat proposed 2017-18 budget to the City Council at a study session Monday, with a few perks added.
  In contrast to past years – when structural deficits forced the city to prune its expenses, delay services and capital improvements – this year’s budget met with more positive reactions from the City Council.
  “We’re fortunate to
  
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• Surfers think twice as more great white sharks swim near Orange County shores

  18-05-2017 19:43
  
  Surfers throughout Southern California have a decision to make this weekend — enjoy some good waves (a small swell is coming), and warming weather, or sit on the sand.
  But the presence of many sharks at many local beaches is making that usually easy question hard.
  Some surfers argue that sharks have always been out there. And they say news of a recent near-fatal shark attack near San Onofre, and video showing about 15 sharks spanning from San Onofre to Doheny state beaches along with
  
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• DuckTales, Descendants 2, Tangled and More Coming to D23

  18-05-2017 17:37
  Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney Junior will present one-of-a-kind experiences for kids and families during D23 Expo 2017 , the ultimate Disney fan event, taking place Friday, July 14-Sunday, July 16 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The lineup includes star-studded Q&A panels featuring the talented voice casts of Disney XD's highly-anticipated DuckTales series and Disney Channel's Tangled: The Series , plus a special appearance by the stars and director of the up
  
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• Roger Ailes, architect of conservative TV juggernaut Fox, is dead at 77

  18-05-2017 15:20
  
  By Marc Fisher
  Roger Ailes, who mastered the art of selling political candidates like Hollywood celebrities and was the architect of conservative-oriented TV news, has died at 77.
  Fox News reported the death, citing a statement from his family. No further details were reported.
  As chairman and chief executive of the Fox News Channel, Ailes presided over a cable outlet that combined news from a conservative perspective with the rabble-rousing of right-wing talk radio to produce a singularly influ
  
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• Millionaire Marcus Lemonis of The Profit to reopen Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour in mid-June

  18-05-2017 15:05
  
  Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour: in Buena Park remains temporarily closed. “The Profit” millionaire Marcus Lemonis took over the location near Knott’s Berry Farm in late January. After a remodel, the restaurant was expected to reopen in March. However, marketing director Shauna Parisi said delays have pushed back the reopening until at least late April.Marcus Lemonis, host of The Profit, center, gives tips to Travis Lee, Director of Operations. Lee remains at the company, but
  
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• Glenn Danzig talks new music, fetishes and curating the inaugural Blackest of the Black Fest in O.C.

  18-05-2017 14:50
  
  Orange County-based metal band Atreyu (from left: Dan Jacobs, Porter McKnight, Brandon Saller, Alex Varkatzas and Travis Miguel) will perform as part of the Glenn Danzig-curated Blackest of the Black Festival at Oak Canyon Park in Silverado on Saturday, May 27 alongside Danzig, Ministry, DevilDriver and more. (Photo by Porter McKnight)The Glenn Danzig-curated Blackest of the Black Festival will take over Oak Canyon Park in Silverado Friday, May 26 and Saturday, May 27. Suicidal Tendencies, Corro
  
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• Artist of the Day: Yewon Park

  18-05-2017 12:56
  LOCATION: Anaheim, California PRIMARY MEDIA: Digital [Photoshop] EDUCATION: Art Center Collage of Design [Entertainment art, BFA] MAJOR PROJECTS: Poika project development Black Plain project developmetn WHAT IS THE MOST VALUABLE PIECE OF ARTISTIC ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER RECEIVED, AND FROM WHO? "I used to put so much pressure onto myself because I had to make a great portfolio to get a job. I thought that once I get a job, all worries and problems would be gone forever.
  
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• Chris Cornell of Audioslave and Soundgarden has died at age 52

  18-05-2017 09:32
  
  Chris Cornell and Stone Gossard of Temple of the Dog perform at the Forum on Nov. 14, 2016. (File photo by Kelly A. Swift, Contributing Photographer)Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell wails at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine. (File photo by Orange County Register/SCNG)From left, Tim Commeford, Brad Wilk, Chris Cornell and Tom Morello, members of rock group “Audioslave” of the US, meet with reporters at the National Hotel in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, May 5, 2005. (File photo by
  
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• CIF-SS baseball playoffs: Wednesday’s scores, updated first round schedule

  18-05-2017 09:13
  
  Scores from Wednesday’s CIF-SS baseball playoff games, and the updated schedule for Thursday and Friday.
  BASEBALL PLAYOFFSGames 3:15 p.m. unless noted
  DIVISION 1
  First round, ThursdayRedondo at Huntington BeachServite at CypressWest Ranch at El DoradoDana Hills at Harvard-WestlakeHart at Vista MurrietaOrange Lutheran at Corona, 4 p.m.Mission Viejo at Riverside NorthDamien at South HillsSan Clemente at Notre Dame/Sherman OaksRedlands East Valley at Santiago/CoronaMater Dei at Millikan, 3 p.
  
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• California policymakers are planning the taxes of the future

  18-05-2017 09:06
  
  Government has been criticized for being slow to adapt to new technologies — but not when it comes to taxing them, it seems.
  And especially not in California, where the Franchise Tax Board is blasting off with a proposal to tax the fledgling private spaceflight industry. The tax would be the first of its kind at the state level.
  Perhaps there is a good reason for that. Maybe other states do not want to bleed the industry dry before it can even get off the launch pad. Yet, incredibly, the F
  
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• Democrats turn to cursing to appear authentic

  18-05-2017 09:05
  
  In a scene from the 1993 thriller “Falling Down,” Robert Duvall’s character, soon-to-be-retired LAPD Sergeant Martin Prendergast, was told by his captain, William Yardley, “I never liked you. You know why? You don’t curse. I don’t trust a man who doesn’t curse. … Real men curse.”
  Captain Yardley may have been on to something. According to a recent study conducted at the University of Cambridge, the more you curse, the more honest you are.
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• Uber helping Laguna Beach get around

  18-05-2017 09:04
  
  Laguna Beach had a problem and the city did something unusual in government: It thought outside the box.
  Facing declining ridership on the city’s bus service, the Register reported that “the council then voted to stop the bus service in North and South Laguna and reduce it in the afternoons in Top of the World, Arch Beach Heights and Bluebird Canyon.”
  But there were seniors and disabled folks who still needed help getting around town. So, the city decided to call ridesharing se
  
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• Appointment of a special prosecutor was essential

  18-05-2017 09:03
  
  President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey created an urgent need for a special prosecutor, independent of the White House and the Justice Department, to investigate whether members of the Trump campaign team and administration violated federal law.
  The Justice Department’s appointment Wednesday of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special prosecutor was the right thing to do.
  Comey had been leading the investigation into Russian influence in the presidential ele
  
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• Shooting down myths of ‘gun-free zones’ in schools

  18-05-2017 09:02
  
  Two years ago, California passed a restriction concerning concealed carry on school campuses. Now, permit holders can only carry a handgun with school administration approval. Out of the 977 school districts in California, only five decided to allow concealed carry on their campuses. But the state Assembly is about to vote on a bill that would prohibit carrying in even these five school districts.
  There seems to be a particular fear of allowing concealed handguns on school property. Assemblyman
  
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• Regenerating medical research payouts?

  18-05-2017 09:01
  
  In 2004 California ballot measure Proposition 71 was passed, granting $3 billion ($6 billion including interest) in state funds to support politically controversial embryonic stem cell research in California at a time when the federal government was restricting this research. A public agency was established, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, to dole out this money across California universities, medical research institutions and biotech companies. During the election campaign,
  
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• Letters: Fairview Developmental Center offers needed mental health space

  18-05-2017 09:00
  
  May is Mental Health Awareness Month and we have a crisis in Orange County.
  We have lost 65 percent of the psychiatric beds in our hospitals since 1995 while the population has grown by 35 percent.
  The Orange County Grand Jury has issued three reports regarding the impact of mental illness on homelessness and incarceration in the past two years that illustrate the toll and costs of using our jails and emergency rooms as mental health warehouses.
  Mental illness also impacts our opioid crisis. Man
  
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• CIF-SS boys tennnis playoffs: Wednesday’s scores, Friday’s championship schedule

  18-05-2017 08:39
  
  Scores from Wednesday’s CIF-SS boys tennis semifinals, and the schedule for the championship games on Friday.
  BOYS TENNIS PLAYOFFS
  Wednesday’s results
  Semifinals
  DIVISION 1Peninsula 12, San Marino 6Harvard-Westlake 15, Irvine University 3
  DIVISION 2Yorba Linda 11, Newport Harbor 7Redlands 10, Sage Hill 8
  DIVISION 3Buckley 10, Cate 8JSerra 10, St. Margaret’s 8
  DIVISION 4Los Osos 10, Downey 8Maranatha 10, Mission Viejo 8
  DIVISION 5Magnolia 11, Paloma Valley 7Gahr 15, California 3
  
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• Anaheim police asking for help finding woman that stole checks from military family

  18-05-2017 08:31
  The Anaheim Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a woman who stole checks from the family of an active duty U.S. Marine and cashed them. The suspect allegedly took an envelope containing three MoneyGram orders, intended to be used to pay rent, totaling more than $2,000 from an apartment management drop box at the Hampton Pointe Apartments at Orangewood Avenue and Lewis Street in February.
  
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• Boys volleyball playoffs: Wednesday’s scores, Saturday’s championship matchups

  18-05-2017 08:29
  
  The scores from Wednesday’s CIF-SS boys volleyball playoff games, and the championship matchups.
  BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
  Wednesday’s results
  Semifinals
  DIVISION 1Loyola def. Newport Harbor, 25-23, 25-20, 25-18Corona del Mar def. Oak Park, 25-20, 25-20, 25-11
  DIVISION 2Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks def. South Torrance, 25-17, 25-19, 25-21Calabasas def. Laguna Hills, 25-23, 25-14, 25-19
  DIVISION 3Cypress def. Vista Murrieta, 25-14, 25-17, 25-20Bishop Montgomery def. Crean Lutheran, 26-24, 2
  
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• Titan voice Michael Crane: Former foster youth grad comes full circle, lands dream job

  18-05-2017 05:13
  
  Michael Crane Photo courtesy Cal State FullertonBy Michael Crane
  Contributing columnist
  I lived in a group home in Riverside for the majority of my high school experience, from my sophomore year until the day I graduated in 2010. During that time, I would take part in weekly Independent Living Program classes, which are designed to help foster youth achieve self-sufficiency and prepare them for life before they leave the foster care system.
  Topics included personal finance, job readiness, mock i
  
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• A former Disney Imagineer’s guide to Walt Disney World’s Frontierland

  18-05-2017 05:09
  
  When the land was wild and where the rides are wild is Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World.
  A “herd” of deer graze on the banks of the Rivers of America as seen from the deck of the Liberty Belle riverboat while it steams its way around the Rivers of America in Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World. (Photo by Mark Eades, Orange County Register/SCNG)While it includes two of the most popular higher-thrill rides, it also contains two attractions that
  
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• Anaheim buys new protective uniforms for police officers who patrol on motorcycles

  18-05-2017 04:06
  Motor officers Steve Anderson wears the older gear that is being phased out, left, as Tony Karg wears his new kevlar shirt. Anaheim Police Department motorcycle officers are fit out for new protective body gear in Anaheim, CA on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.
  
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• Food events for May 19-June 1

  18-05-2017 03:47
  
  Friday-Sunday2017 Greek Food Festival: Authentic foods and pastries, traditional dancing and music, an outdoor marketplace and expansive “Kidz Zone” with carnival rides, games and other activities. 3-10 p.m. Friday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church, 405 N. Dale St., Anaheim. Free-$3. Info: ocgreekfest.com
  May 25Beer paired with Indian dinner: Five IPA styles from Unsung Brewing will be paired with chef Shachi Mehra’s Indian cuisine. 6 p.m.
  
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• Yorba Linda blocks adult businesses in short term while looking at its rules

  18-05-2017 02:53
  
  YORBA LINDA – A rumor on social media led the City Council this week to put a short-term ban on allowing adult-oriented businesses in Savi Ranch.
  David Brantley, director of community development, said concerns spread on social media about an adult business operator having interest in the space previously occupied by TGI Fridays.
  “It was just purely rumor on social media, but it raised an important question though and that was whether or not the location is an eligible location
  
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• Chargers sign fourth-round pick Rayshawn Jenkins, rookie punter Toby Baker

  18-05-2017 02:50
  
  The Chargers are one player away from signing their full 2017 draft class.
  On Wednesday, they signed safety Rayshawn Jenkins, drafted in the fourth round at No. 113 overall. An All-ACC honorable mention at Miami, Jenkins will most likely start his career as a backup to strong safety Jahleel Addae,  who re-signed with the team in March on a four-year, $22.5 million contract.
  The only drafted rookie the Chargers have yet to sign is offensive guard Dan Feeney, a third-round pick. The form
  
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• Ducks Notes: Matching Predators’ energy will be critical in Game 4 on Thursday

  18-05-2017 02:44
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Ducks are dealing with a team that has won all six of its Stanley Cup playoff games at home, with another one waiting for them Thursday at the loud, energetic Bridgestone Arena.
  And the Nashville Predators, with their 2-1 lead entering Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, have their sights on taking control of the best-of-7 series and putting the Ducks on the brink of elimination.
  So it is obvious the Ducks have a tall task ahead. But this group did win its first
  
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• Volunteers collect trash, debris in annual Aliso Creek cleanup event

  18-05-2017 02:36
  
  Kevin Hansen of Lake Forest, right, shows his children William Hansen, left, and Lizzie Hansen what to look for as they collect trash during the annual Aliso Creek Clean-Up Day on section of creek between Jeronimo and Trabuco roads on Saturday, May 13, 2017 in Lake Forest, Calif. About 100 volunteers spent the morning cleaning the slightly more than three-quarters of a mile stretch of creek. (Photo by Josh Barber, Contributing Photographer) Volunteers walk along the bike path during the annual A
  
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• Angels Notes: Tyler Skaggs optimistic he will return ahead of schedule

  18-05-2017 02:36
  
  ANAHEIM — If you’re looking for good news on an Angels’ pitching injury, Tyler Skaggs has it.
  A day after he was cleared to run, Skaggs said he’s optimistic that he will beat the projected timetable that would have had him back from a strained oblique sometime in July.
  “I’m in very happy spirits at the moment,” Skaggs said Wednesday.
  He said he is expecting to be evaluated again in the next few days, at which point he is hoping to be cleared to throw.
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• Santa Ana wants to create legal defense fund for immigration detainees facing deportation

  18-05-2017 02:34
  
  SANTA ANA — Immigration detainees facing deportation have no right to government-appointed counsel, and Orange County lacks a nonprofit or attorney devoted exclusively to providing legal defense for people in that position, local law professors say.
  And unlike Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Chicago, no city in Orange County has started an immigration legal defense fund. On Tuesday, May 16, Santa Ana took a leap to become the first.
  The city council on a 4-2 vote, with council mem
  
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• Bill on communist state workers dropped by sponsor — O.C.’s Little Saigon had fought it

  18-05-2017 02:26
  
  SACRAMENTO — A bill that would have let communists legally work in California government was withdrawn Wednesday after the sponsor said he learned it caused veterans and Vietnamese-Americans “distress and hurt.”
  Assemblyman Rob Bonta, a Democrat from the San Francisco Bay Area city of Alameda, announced he was shelving the bill and apologized to veterans and people who fled the communist regime in Vietnam.
  His bill, AB22, would have repealed part of state law enacted during the
  
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• Benefit concert raises over $161,000 for music programs in O.C. schools

  18-05-2017 01:41
  A benefit rock concert to raise money for underfunded music programs in Orange County schools pulled in more than $161,000 last month. The money raised at this year's Encore for Education concert at the Anaheim House of Blues will go toward Music Matters, a program created by Newport Beachbased Buchanan Children's Charities, the philanthropic arm of the real estate firm Buchanan Street Partners.
  
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• San Clemente approves new concessionaires for end of pier and North Beach

  18-05-2017 00:42
  
  A worker removes sand from a walkway outside San Clemente’s North Beach restroom building, which also houses the North Beach concession stand. This is how it looked on Tuesday, May 16, same day the City Council approved a new concessionaire.San Clemente’s concession stand is a popular place especially in late afternoon when people gather to watch the sunset from the end. This photo was taken in winter when the concession was closed. Big crowd anyway.Show Caption of Expand
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• Los Lonely Boys return to the road with a trio of Southern California shows

  18-05-2017 00:33
  
  Los Lonely Boys come to Southern California for a trio of shows. Courtesy of Los Lonely BoysLos Lonely Boys come to Southern California for a trio of shows. Courtesy of Los Lonely BoysLos Lonely Boys come to Southern California for a trio of shows. Courtesy of Los Lonely BoysLos Lonely Boys come to Southern California for a trio of shows. Courtesy of Los Lonely BoysShow Caption of Expand
  In the 13 years since Los Lonely Boys broke out of San Angelo, Texas, with a savory stew of rock and blues, c
  
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• Mission Viejo’s Kristine Bunyan proves age is irrelevant when it comes to college

  18-05-2017 00:32
  
  Kristine Bunyan, a mother of three college graduates, will be graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Human Services from CSUF at 60 years old on the same day her son graduates with a masters degree at SCUF.DePaul University and Syracuse University respectively. Her motivation to complete her degree was her stepson’s struggles with with PTSD. She started college courses 30 years ago. (Photo by Ana Venegas, Orange County Register/SCNG)Kristine Bunyan, a mother of three college graduate
  
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• Longtime Tustin Councilman Chuck Puckett to undergo heart surgery

  18-05-2017 00:31
  
  TUSTIN When City Council members conclude their meetings with an inventory of local events attended, Chuck Puckett consistently seems to have graced all places at all times.
  Puckett, 72, has been a big presence in Tustin for decades — with a total of three terms on the council since he was first elected in 1990, and 12 years on the Planning Commission. The retired food-service executive and his wife, Donna, play Santa and Mrs. Claus on the annual sleigh r
  
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• Incentives help nudge April auto sales in Orange County

  18-05-2017 00:25
  
  Deals in a flat auto market are nudging buyers to local dealerships, which reported a scant sales gain in April, according to data provided by the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association.
  Orange County auto sales increased 0.5 percent with increases seen among brands including Audi, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Fiat, Infiniti, Jaguar, Mitsubishi, Porsche and Subaru. In the loss column for April was Acura, Cadillac, Ford, Mercedes, Mini, smart and Volkswagen, which all saw decreases in sales.
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• Clayton Kershaw plays stopper as Dodgers beat Giants, 6-1

  18-05-2017 00:24
  
  Home plate umpire Mike Muchlinski, center, separates Los Angeles Dodgers, right, from San Francisco Giants in the middle of the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasmani Grandal, left, is congratulated by first base coach George Lombard after hitting a two run double against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Los A
  
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• Field of Honor in Newport Beach extended through Memorial Day

  18-05-2017 00:19
  
  U.S. Marines began the task of planting 1,776 American flags at Castaways Park on Wednesday, May 17, to honor military service members – past and present.
  From May 19-29, the Field of Honor will display the red, white and blue along park walkways overlooking Newport Harbor.
  Originally intended to run through Armed Forces Day weekend, the display will be extended through Memorial Day for the first time in its eight-year history, said Ed Romeo, of the Exchange Club of Newport Harbo
  
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• Former FBI Director Robert Mueller to lead Trump-Russia probe

  18-05-2017 00:13
  
  The Justice Department on Wednesday appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election.
  The appointment came amid a growing Democratic outcry for someone outside the Justice Department to handle the politically charged investigation.
  It followed the revelation Tuesday that fired FBI Director James Comey had written in a memo that Trump, in a Fe
  
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• Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming is early 4-5 favorite for Preakness

  18-05-2017 00:12
  
  BALTIMORE — Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming was made the early 4-5 favorite for the Preakness on Wednesday. Four of his rivals are back to take him on in the second leg of the Triple Crown.
  Ridden by John Velazquez, Always Dreaming will break from the No. 4 post in the 10-horse field Saturday. Thirteen winners have started from there, most recently Curlin in 2007.
  “It’s fine,” said Todd Pletcher, noting that Always Dreaming had the No. 4 post in the Florida Derby an
  
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• Laguna Hills boys celebrate their first league title since ’98

  18-05-2017 00:11
  
  Laguna Hills’ boys swimmers banged on tables for their own drum roll of anticipation May 4 as they anxiously waited for the results of the Sea View League Finals.
  The Hawks had a number in mind, and when a first-place finish became official, there was no containing their excitement at Capistrano Valley High.
  The small, South County school, often overshadowed by powerhouse neighbors, captured a championship of its own. Laguna Hills won its first league title since 1998 b
  
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