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• Adoptable pet: Trevor is a big lug who will love you

  27-05-2017 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Mastiff mix
  Size: 70 pounds
  Trevor’s story: Trevor was seen wandering the streets for months.  People tried to catch him, but he was so afraid he did not know how kind people could be. After months they finally caught him and brought him to Friends of Orange County Homeless Pets, where he could learn to be loved and cared for. Because he lived on the streets for so long he has issues with trusting.Hisy foster mom is working with him, and he is learning to be a house dog. Trevor
  
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• Gregg Allman, The Allman Brothers founder, dead at 69

  27-05-2017 21:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Gregg Allman performs on the Palomino Stage on the second day of Stagecoach Saturday in Indio, CA. April 25, 2015.Gregg Allman performs on the Palomino Stage on the second day of Stagecoach Saturday in Indio, CA. April 25, 2015.Gregg Allman performs on the Palomino Stage on the second day of Stagecoach Saturday in Indio, CA. April 25, 2015.Gregg Allman performs on the Palomino Stage on the second day of Stagecoach Saturday in Indio, CA. April 25, 2015.Gregg Allman will perform at Spotlight 29 Ca
  
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• 8 things to know about Laguna Niguel homebuying in early 2017

  27-05-2017 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
   
  Crown Valley Park is a highlight of Laguna Niguel living. FILE PHOTOHow did buyers and sellers of Laguna Niguel housing interact in the year’s first months?
  Looking at local residential real estate in the first quarter 2017, compared with the same period a year earlier, CoreLogic data show four trends for Laguna Niguel …
  1. 264 homes sold this year vs. 248 a year ago.
  2. That’s a gain of 6.5 percent vs. a gain of 3.5 percent countywide.
  3. Median selling price
  
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• Brian Wilson delights with the Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ and much more in L.A. on Friday

  27-05-2017 20:57 via ocregister.com
  
  From left, Brian Wilson and Al Jardine perform at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday evening, May 26, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)Brian Wilson performs at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday evening, May 26, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)Brian Wilson performs at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles on Friday evening, May 26, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)From left, Brian Wilson and Al Jardin
  
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• Angels Notes: Derby for Mike Trout? ‘Probably not’

  27-05-2017 20:51 via ocregister.com
  
  MIAMI — When Mike Trout makes his next appearance at Marlins Park, don’t expect to see him in the Home Run Derby.
  “I don’t think so, probably not,” Trout said Saturday, when asked if he was planning to participate in the annual slugger showcase the day before the All-Star Game, which is in Miami this summer.
  At this point, it would be news if Trout actually did participate. Although he’s been a player of significant interest at the All-Star game since his seco
  
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• For my father, with love

  27-05-2017 20:29 via ocregister.com
  
  The nearness of this Father’s Day led me to think about what I had received from my father. It was easy to know what I’d received from my mother, since she was always vocal with how much she’d given us.  She was the emotional one.  My father, the logical one, had a quiet strength about him that I liked and depended upon. He tried to explain the world to me, but it was hard to understand his version because it was my sister who inherited his logic whilst I, unfortunate
  
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• Coto de Caza man pleads guilty to loan modification scheme involving 500 victims

  27-05-2017 19:57 via ocregister.com
  
  A Coto de Caza man pleaded guilty Friday in a loan modification scheme that took $2.2 million from more than 500 people after promising them he could help them avoid losing their homes to foreclosure, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
  Kevin Frank Rasher, 45, pleaded guilty to 12 counts of mail fraud.
  Kevin Frank RasherRasher, in custody since his arrest at his Coto de Caza home last May, is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 29.
  He faces a maximum term of 240 years in prison.
  Rasher had gon
  
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• Owner of O.C.’s largest house just sold a much smaller one – for $16 million

  27-05-2017 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  A paper company president who’s building Villa de Formosa – a Crystal Cove home with 52,000 square feet of living space and subterranean parking under one roof – just sold another manse not far from it for $16 million.
  The villa, still under construction, is as big as 25 average-size houses.
  But there’s nothing average about the ocean-view, Pelican Crest home that the Villa’s owner, Joe C. Wen, recently sold.
  That smaller one is 13,733 square feet, with six bedrooms
  
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• Computer outage grounds hundreds of British Airways flights in London

  27-05-2017 18:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By JILL LAWLESS
  LONDON (AP) — British Airways canceled all flights from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Saturday as a global IT failure upended the travel plans of tens of thousands of people on a busy U.K. holiday weekend.
  The airline said it was suffering a “major IT systems failure” around the world. It didn’t say what was causing the problem but said there was no evidence of a cyberattack.
  BA operates hundreds of flights from the two London airports on
  
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• Trump makes G-7 deal on trade, takes rain check on climate

  27-05-2017 16:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN BARRY, SYLVIE CORBET, and DAVID McHUGH
  TAORMINA, Sicily — Seven wealthy democracies ended their summit Saturday in Italy without a unanimous agreement on climate change, as the Trump administration plans to take more time to say whether the U.S. is going to remain in the landmark Paris accord that fights climate change.
  The other six nations in the Group of Seven agreed to stick with their commitment to implement the 2015 Paris deal that aims to rein in greenhouse gas emissions
  
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• Should we worry? Orange County tourism upswing takes a break

  27-05-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s tourist trade looks to have lost some of its magic.
  The industries serving out-of-town visitors and local entertainment needs were one of the earliest businesses to recover from the Great Recession with a surprisingly swift and strong rebound.
  But early 2017 industry data suggest tourism’s hot hand may now be in doubt. Several factors may be in play.
  For starters, it was a wet winter, and unfavorable weather can put a dent in tourism spending.
  Also, local to
  
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• Caring for a loved one? Care for yourself, too

  27-05-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Michael Sloss’ mother was diagnosed with dementia about five years ago, and his father a year after that.
  Now Sloss and his brother care for both of their parents, ages 83 and 85, whose personalities have been transformed by the decline in their mental and physical health.
  The brothers wrestle with their parents’ memory loss, anger and delusions. They nurse them when they’re sick and help them bathe. And they lift their father into and out of bed.
  “Mostly, it’s been
  
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• Which restaurant serves the best breakfast in Orange County?

  27-05-2017 14:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Tell us your choice as voting in the Best of Orange County enters its final week.
  
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• MHS Deca students shine in world competition

  27-05-2017 13:47
  A group of Meadowbrook High School students ventured into international competition recently and, not only did the group fare well, one member ended up on the pedestal to accept a medal and trophy. The nine-member Meadowbrook contingent traveled to Anaheim, Calif.
  
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• University boys tennis bounced from SoCal Regionals

  27-05-2017 09:46 via ocregister.com
  
  University’s boys tennis team saw its season officially come to an end on Friday when the Trojans lost to Torrey Pines, 6-1, in the first round of the CIF/USTA Southern California Regional Championships at the Claremont Club.
  The Falcons concluded the afternoon with a 5-2 win over Palisades, advancing to Saturday afternoon’s championship match against Harvard-Westlake of Studio City, the reigning Southern Section champ.
  University concluded its season with a 19-4 record, having only
  
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• Cambodian Refugees and the Resurgence of the Donut Business in Southern California

  27-05-2017 09:37
  The Los Angeles Times reports on this "sweet" story about everyone's favorite breakfast food: "Instead of national chains, the Southern California doughnut sector is dominated by mom-and-pop businesses run by immigrants, none more influential than Cambodian Americans ." Landing here as refugees in the mid-1970s to escape the Khmer Rouge , the Southeast Asian community quickly found a lifeline in the doughnut business.
  
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• The art of the deal: How buyers and sellers find common ground

  27-05-2017 09:35 via ocregister.com
  
  During most residential real estate transactions there are two points where the buyers and sellers are polar opposites. When negotiating the purchase price and the terms of the sale and when buyers submit their request for repairs.
  Here’s a look at the polarizing aspects of these two epic events.
  Negotiating the sales price and terms: This is the point where the buyers start the ball rolling by completing specifying the price they are offering, the length of the escrow period (or how long
  
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• CIF-SS Masters Meet: Top finishers (boys and girls) and O.C. state qualifiers

  27-05-2017 09:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Top finishers from the CIF-SS Masters Meet on Friday at Arcadia High.
  (Q: Additional Orange County qualifiers for the CIF State Meet)
  MASTERS MEET
  At Arcadia High
  BOYS RESULTS
  100m – 1. Guidry (Vista Murrieta) 10.35, 2. Cunningham (Ranco Verde) 10.41, 3. Hampton (Yucaipa) 10.49, Q – None
  200m – 1. Cunningham (Rancho Verde) 21.52, 2. Moore (Oaks Christian) 21.54, 3. Hampton (Yucaipa) 21.55, Q – None
  400m – 1. Shinnick (Damien) 46.38, 2. Saniego (Vista Murrieta) 47.69
  
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• With tough medicine, NATO needs some sugar from Trump

  27-05-2017 09:10 via ocregister.com
  
  At a critical moment, president Donald Trump addressed the leaders of America’s NATO allies in Brussels, Belgium. Returning to a central point of his foreign policy doctrine, Trump demanded that the rest of the alliance shoulder considerably more of its budgetary burden relative to the United States.
  He was right to do so, although not, he made it appear, for the correct reasons. It’s essential that NATO’s member states meet — and exceed — their current spending obl
  
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• Rethinking the ‘war on terrorism’

  27-05-2017 09:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Horror in Manchester. Laptop travel bans. A Pentagon plan to “annihilate” ISIS before its fighters can disperse around the world. As indications of a new level of urgency in global anti-terror efforts once again dominate the news, Americans would do well to ask: Who is winning the war?
  The United States and its allies have clawed back strategic territory from the Islamic State and prevented a dramatic resurgence by al-Qaeda. But these entities, and those they inspire, have racked up
  
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• Why taxes continue to go up and up

  27-05-2017 09:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Before the ink on the governor’s signature has dried on the largest gas tax increase in California history, Sacramento Democrats are fully intending to break their promise to dedicate the new revenue to fixing our crumbling roads. In the upcoming budget, there is a proposal to divert 30 percent of this gas tax increase to items and programs completely unrelated to repairing our roads and highways, such as park maintenance and job training for felons.
  Regrettably, these bait-and-switch tact
  
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• Court must remember: Voting shouldn’t be made too easy

  27-05-2017 09:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The U.S. Supreme Court is teeing up the issue of voter ID laws, and every indication is that the fear of voter fraud is going to prevail over the fear of voter suppression.
  On May 15, the justices declined to hear a case about North Carolina’s 2013 voter ID law, leaving in place, for now, an appeals court ruling that said the law was unconstitutional.
  Breaking with the usual practice of not commenting on cases the justices decide not to hear, Chief Justice John Roberts explained in a two-p
  
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• Great things are happening at Santa Ana Unified

  27-05-2017 09:04 via ocregister.com
  
  As we enter into the season of high school graduations, and we celebrate the educational journey of our young people all over Orange County, the Santa Ana Unified School District is proud to have a significant increase of 11.5 percent in graduation rates over the last seven years, surpassing the state and county average with 91.6 percent of the district’s high school seniors graduating with their diploma and a direct pathway to college, the workforce and military. Among the class of 2017,
  
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• Lucas Tancas’ RBI single in 10th lifts Long Beach State over Cal State Fullerton

  27-05-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Long Beach State’s Jarren Duran makes the double play as Cal State Fullerton’s Dillion Persinger is out at second base during a Big West baseball game Friday, May 26, 2017 in Fullerton. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)Cal State Fullerton pitcher John Gavin throws against Long Beach State during a Big West baseball game Friday, May 26, 2017 in Fullerton. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)Long Beach State pitcher Darren McCaughan throws to fi
  
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• Police arrest 1, search for 1 after pair flee from stolen vehicle in Anaheim

  27-05-2017 08:39 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Authorities searched Friday night for two people who fled from a stolen vehicle in the area of Ball Road and Gilbuck Drive.
  The Anaheim Police Department posted on their Facebook page that a search was being conducted about 10:30 p.m. on Friday, May 26. Searches were conducted by ground units with police K9s and a helicopter. Public announcements were made from a helicopter telling residents to shelter in place.
  A tweet from Anaheim Police shortly before midnight said that the se
  
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• OCVarsity Photos: Great plays, best moments from Friday’s CIF-SS baseball playoff games

  27-05-2017 08:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Check out OCVarsity’s collection of photos from several of the high school baseball playoff games on Friday.
  There are photos from six of the CIF-SS quarterfinal games: El Dorado vs. Huntington Beach, Mater Dei vs. Redlands East Valley, El Toro vs. Foothill, Capistrano Valley vs. Mira Costa, Edison vs. Palm Desert and Capistrano Valley Christian vs. Nogales.
  Also, make sure you check out the stories from the games.
  Edison’s Connor Aoki celebrates after scoring on a two-run single by
  
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• 7 bands DJ Rodney Bingenheimer played before they were famous

  27-05-2017 05:30 via ocregister.com
  
  After more than 41 years on KROQ 106.7 FM, Rodney Bingenheimer’s “Rodney on the Roq” will play its final tracks from midnight – 3 a.m. Monday, June 5.
  Airplay from the onetime club owner, dubbed the “Mayor of the Sunset Strip,” often means a big break for an artist. And his taste is so influential that multiple artists have thanked him in their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction speeches.
  Here’s a look at seven bands who have gained
  
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• Graduation a time for joy, and unease

  27-05-2017 05:28
  A Magnolia High graduate walks after receiving her diploma plaque during the graduation ceremony at Handel Stadium in Western High School in Anaheim on Thursday, May 25, 2017. If you've been on social media lately, you know we're in the midst of graduation season.
  
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• Zbigniew Brzezinski, foreign policy intellectual who served as Carter’s national security adviser, dies at 89

  27-05-2017 05:22 via ocregister.com
  
  In January 1977, Zbigniew Brzezinski, a member of President Jimmy Carter’s Cabinet, poses for a portrait at the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. Washington Post photo by James A. Parcell 
  By Jim Hoagland
  Zbigniew Brzezinski, the combative, visionary foreign policy intellectual who helped bring Jimmy Carter to the White House in 1976 and then guided him through a series of international crises that contributed significantly to Carter’s defeat at the polls four years later, died
  
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• Fullerton’s run in softball playoffs continues with win over Cerritos

  27-05-2017 05:21 via ocregister.com
  
  FULLERTON – It was only a few weeks ago that Fullerton coach Michael Takkinen and his players had a sit-down after a stretch of games where the Indians failed to play up to their potential.
  Having started the postseason in the wild-card round, Fullerton has made the most of the opportunity and continued its remarkable push toward championship weekend.
  Behind a three-run, fifth-inning outburst and another complete-game gem from junior pitcher Alexia Silvas, the Indians knocked off Cerritos,
  
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• Man suspected in Santa Ana assault, road rage and vandalism is arrested

  27-05-2017 05:14 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A man caught on video surveillance and photos as a suspect in rage-fueled encounters directed at a customer and clerk at a gas station and a motorist has been arrested, authorities said.
  The man was spotted and recognized by witnesses from the video at about 4 p.m. on Friday, May 26, in the 2700 block of South Fairview Street, authorities said.
  Santa Ana Police Department took him into custody without incident, Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said. The man was identified as Cor
  
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• Dodgers Notes: Offensive reversal of fortunes against left-handers

  27-05-2017 04:51 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – The last time the Dodgers played the Chicago Cubs, the reigning champs re-aligned their rotation so two left-handed pitchers would face the Dodgers in a four-game series at Wrigley Field.
  The Cubs made a slight adjustment earlier this week in anticipation of their visit to Dodger Stadium this weekend. Jon Lester was kept on his five-day schedule despite a rainout affording Cubs manager Joe Maddon an opportunity to shuffle things again. Lester will be the Cubs’ only sout
  
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• El Toro sticks to winning formula to beat Foothill, advance to semifinals

  27-05-2017 04:45 via ocregister.com
  
  LAKE FOREST – The El Toro baseball team has become adept at winning close games this season, and the Chargers did it again Friday, beating visiting Foothill, 2-1, to advance the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals for the first time in school history.
  The Chargers (25-7-1) recorded their third straight one-run victory in the playoffs and improved to 12-3 in one-run games. El Toro will travel to Mater Dei for a semifinal game on Tuesday. The Chargers swept the Monarchs in a nonleague doubleheader
  
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• The latest honor for Newport Beach’s native son, John Wayne, is a park bearing his name

  27-05-2017 04:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Newport Beach Police Department Honor Guard prepares to present the colors during a ceremony renaming Ensign View Park after Newport’s most famous resident, John Wayne. in Newport Beach on Friday, May 26, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)Runaway June sings the national anthem during a ceremony renaming Ensign View Park after Newport’s most famous resident, John Wayne. in Newport Beach on Friday, May 26, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)
  
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• Bad start sends Angels to loss in Marlins Park debut

  27-05-2017 04:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Angels’ Albert Pujols hits a single during the first inning of an interleague baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, May 26, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ORG XMIT: FLLS103Miami Marlins starting pitcher Don Straily throws during the first inning of an interleague baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, May 26, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) ORG XMIT: FLLS105Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout draws a walk during the first inning of an
  
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• Fullerton hit hard by Hellstrom, loses to Grace Brethren

  27-05-2017 04:23 via ocregister.com
  
  FULLERTON – Gunner Hellstrom wreaked havoc on Fullerton’s hopes of advancing in the CIF-SS Division 4 baseball playoffs Friday, blasting two home runs and driving in five runs to lead Grace Brethren of Simi Valley to an 8-4 victory in the quarterfinals at Fullerton High.
  Hellstrom, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound catcher, had a two-run shot in the first inning off starter Raul Herrada and a three-run homer in the fifth off Michael Coppens, both over the left-field fence. Hellstrom, a senior wh
  
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• Adoptable dog: Pit bull terrier Keegan is happy and lovable

  27-05-2017 04:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: American pit bull terrier
  Age: 1 year
  Gender: male
  Keegan’s story: Keegan is a lovable, happy and energetic boy. He’s an active dog who loves playing soccer with his big blue ball, and enjoys long walks and giving kisses to everyone he meets. Keegan is eager to please, responds well to corrections and is going home with a training package to ensure he continues to be a great dog. Ideally, Keegan would prefer a home with an experienced owner and no other pets.
  Adoption fee: Thi
  
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• Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal could meet in French Open semifinals

  27-05-2017 00:42 via ocregister.com
  
  PARIS — Unfortunately for Rafael Nadal, the French Open draw didn’t make things easy.
  Fortunately, though, he is back in top form as he starts his quest for a 10th title at Roland Garros.
  The 14-time Grand Slam champion was drawn in the same half as defending champion Novak Djokovic, Milos Raonic and up-and-coming Dominic Thiem on Friday.
  In addition, the fourth-seeded Nadal will also need to deal with the talented and unpredictable Benoit Paire in the first round.
  “I know I ne
  
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• Boxing: Errol Spence Jr. looks to prove worth in Kell Brook’s town

  27-05-2017 00:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Plenty has been made of Errol Spence Jr. and how good the 2012 U.S. Olympian might become as a pro. On Saturday, he’ll have to prove his worth on the road in front of a crowd that is going to be rooting wildly for Kell Brook, who is one heck of a champion.
  Spence claims he is not fazed.
  “I’m not concerned about his home advantage,” said Spence, who will challenge Brook for his welterweight title at Bramall Lane Football Ground in Brook’s native Sheffield, Yorkshire,
  
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• Man accused of 2 Anaheim murders wanted to plead guilty, but his lawyer and the judge say no

  27-05-2017 00:31 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – A 25-year-old man who police say confessed to killing a homeless man and was tied by investigators to the death of a second transient in Anaheim will undergo a mental-health evaluation before his criminal case can move forward, a judge ruled on Friday.
  Orange County Superior Court Judge Craig E. Robison said he had doubts about the mental competence of Marvin Magallanes, who wanted to plead guilty Friday to a pair of special-circumstances murder charges, court re
  
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• Brian Ortega returns at UFC 214 vs. Renato Moicano

  27-05-2017 00:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Eight months after undergoing shoulder surgery, Brian Ortega is back.
  The undefeated South Bay prospect, who suffered a torn labrum in his right shoulder, returns to take on fellow unbeaten featherweight Renato Moicano at UFC 214 on July 29 at Honda Center.
  Ortega (11-0, 1 NC) was ranked 10th in the UFC’s 145-pound division and scheduled to fight 11th-ranked Hacran Dias at UFC Fight Night 96 on Oct. 1, before the Aug. 25 training incident forced him out of the bout and put him on the shelf
  
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• Dave Romney and Rafael Garcia providing the Galaxy with some much-needed depth this season

  27-05-2017 00:18 via ocregister.com
  
  One week it was Dave Romney’s turn, and then last week Rafael Garcia received the early call.
  Romney came on as a sub at center back in the 33rd minute against the Chicago Fire on May 6. Garcia entered last week’s game on the road at Minnesota United FC in the eighth minute.
  “When you’re not starting, you don’t eat as much, you don’t carb up as much,” Romney said. “So, to kind of sit back on the bench thinking you’re not going in and instantl
  
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• Angels Notes: Mike Scioscia and Marlins’ Christian Yelich have a history

  27-05-2017 00:03 via ocregister.com
  
  MIAMI — Mike Scioscia’s scouting report on Christian Yelich goes back to when he was about 9.
  Yelich, the Miami Marlins left fielder, grew up in the Conejo Valley and attended a baseball camp hosted by Scioscia, who also lives in the area, when he was a coach with the Dodgers.
  Even then, Scioscia could see a bright future for Yelich.
  “He was just a kid, but he looked like a baseball player out there,” the Angels manager said. “He obviously had an incredible career.&
  
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