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• JSerra QB Robinson commits to Montana

  23-06-2017 22:23 via ocregister.com
  
  JSerra quarterback Matt Robinson announced on Twitter that he has committed to Montana.
  Robinson, who will be a senior this fall, was All-Trinity League first team in 2016. He threw for 2,053 yards (187 per game) with 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Robinson, listed at 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds last season, completed 57 percent of his passes.
  He also rushed for 459 yards and five touchdowns, and averaged 5 yards a carry.
  His father Jeoff said via email Friday that Matt has been collecting of
  
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• How millenials living with their parents has become the norm in Southern California

  23-06-2017 22:23
  Xitlali Tapia, left, and her fiance Ivan Perez, both 26, share a laugh in front of Tapia's parents' home in Anaheim. Once the couple is married, they will move into Tapia's family home, sharing it with her parents.
  
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• Disneyland changing its Fastpass to electronic system to skip the long lines

  23-06-2017 22:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Fastpasses are changing fast at the Disneyland Resort.
  The resort started testing its new Fastpass system this week. No longer will visitors receive a printed Fastpass that they then give to cast members at an attraction. Instead, the new system requires visitors to have their admission ticket or annual pass scanned at the attraction at their appointed Fastpass time.
  The paper Fastpass tickets visitors received for the various attractions are being phased out and replaced.
  The green light means
  
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• The 25 best wines from California for summer sipping

  23-06-2017 22:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Summer is officially here, but please, put down the Rombauer Chardonnay. Our fair state produces a tempting and richly varied cornucopia of wines that are best enjoyed during balmy weather, and if you’re a true fan of the state’s wine industry you owe it to yourself to try a few that are less familiar and, at times, more adventurous.
  Here are some trends I have noticed among California’s summer wines:
  – The oaky butter bombs of yore have largely disappeared. Chardonnays a
  
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (June 16-23)

  23-06-2017 21:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Health permits are suspended for major violations. Restaurants must remain closed until inspectors determine problems have been fixed.
  Grab N’ Grub, 1236 W. Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana; insufficient hot water; closed June 22.
  Mini Mart at Gasco, 220 W. 17th St., Santa Ana; rodent infestation; closed June 22, reopened June 23.
  Snack bar at Waterworks Aquatics, 25 Waterworks Way, Irvine; rodent infestation; closed June 22.
  Lucky Sushi, 15440 Beach Blvd., Westminster; cockroach infestation;
  
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• Man accused in Riverside slaying of Orange County Hells Angels member in court Friday

  23-06-2017 21:48 via ocregister.com
  
  A man who authorities say is an outlaw biker and is accused in the ambush slaying of an Orange County Hell’s Angel member at a Riverside gas station is slated to be arraigned Friday, June 23, on murder and other charges.
  Joshua Ryan Herbert, 27, of Corona, is accused of gunning down 31-year-old James Duty, of Orange, and trying to shoot one of the victim’s associates last month.
  In addition to first-degree murder, Herbert is charged with attempted murder, a special circumstance alleg
  
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• Stroke victim walks across America again and again to inspire others

  23-06-2017 21:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Mycle Brandy of San Clemente will walk from Rockaway Beach, Oregon to Rockaway Beach, New York while raising money for Wounded Warriors Project and the Brain Injury Association of America, on Tuesday, June 20, 2017.(Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)Mycle Brandy of San Clemente stands with his RV, which he will sleep in while walking from Rockaway Beach, Oregon to Rockaway Beach, New York to raise money for Wounded Warriors Project and the Brain Injury Association of America, on Tu
  
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• 2 pit bulls kill cat, bite man in Santa Ana

  23-06-2017 21:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Two pit bulls running wild killed a cat, chased a woman and bit a man Friday morning, June 23 in Santa Ana, authorities said.
  Multiple people called police around 9:20 a.m. to report that the two dogs had killed a cat in the 3100 block of South Lowell Street.
  “Then they went after a woman, but she got away,” said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna. “That’s when they attacked a small dog with a man.”
  The man had been walking his dog near Alton Avenue and Bristol
  
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• Here’s how you might see California road signs in a whole new way

  23-06-2017 21:16 via ocregister.com
  
  The Bureau of Transportation Statistics estimates that 91 percent of summer trips will be via car and 250 to 499 miles each way. We offer a few things to contemplate while you are on the road.
  Signs of the times
  Originally, California’s road signs were black with white lettering, but the state changed them after a federal rule was extended to the states. A federal study found that blue-and-gold and black-and-white signs were less visible at night. White-and-green signs retain the desired c
  
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• Where in Orange County you can celebrate Fourth of July in 2017 and see some fireworks

  23-06-2017 21:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Patriotic parades, down-home fun and lots of fireworks are planned to celebrate American Independence on the Fourth of July.
  Communities up and down Orange County have events planned, here is a listing of some of the many ways to celebrate on July 4.
  You can also check out the Orange County Fire Authority’s listing of where professional fireworks shows are planned. And here is the information on the communities that allow safe and sane fireworks with some safety tips from the fire agency.
  
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• These photos show what it’s like to be at VidCon 2017

  23-06-2017 20:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Conventiongoers smile as they sing at the Starmaker booth during the second day of VidCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)AJ Rafael performs on the Disney Digital stage during the second day of VidCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)AJ Rafael performs on the Disney Digital stage during the second day of VidCon at the
  
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• Do you know where Brea’s Central City Core is going?

  23-06-2017 20:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Unless you are on Brea’s Envisions Committee, you probably have not heard about Brea’s Central City Core Specific Plan.
  It is a guide for planning for future development and land uses in the “central core” of a city. These kinds of plans are used worldwide, including in Moscow, where that city’s central core consists of gigantic high-rises.
  At a recent Brea City Council meeting, a PowerPoint of the city core market analysis findings was presented by principals from
  
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• 3 years later, Huntington Beach woman thanks officer for her DUI arrest

  23-06-2017 20:07 via ocregister.com
  
  “I wanted to positively impact him the way he impacted me,” Cheyenne Iglesias, 20, of Whittier says of her arresting officer Grant Hasselbach of the Huntington Beach Police Department. They meet again at the Huntington Beach Police Department. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)“He was just doing his job,” Cheyenne Iglesias, 20, says of Huntington Beach police officer Grant Hasselbach who arrested her on a DUI charge in 2014. The Whittier resident&rsquo
  
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• Shooting prompts warning from terror experts: Watch out for the left, too

  23-06-2017 20:03 via ocregister.com
  
  When a fervent Bernie Sanders supporter shot at GOP congressmen on a baseball field earlier this month, injuring four, including House majority whip Steve Scalise, Brian Levin’s darkest suspicions came true.
  Levin heads the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino. And while he’s noted the rise of right-leaning hate groups in recent years, he’s also seen a slow-but-sure rise of the radical left. He’s even tracked symptoms of future left-wing
  
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• Yorba Linda seeing increased return on a large portion of its investments

  23-06-2017 19:52 via ocregister.com
  
  A seven-month-old agreement with a private-sector asset management company appears to be paying off big for Yorba Linda in the form of higher interest earnings on a major portion of the city’s investment portfolio – jumping 40 percent so far on an annualized basis.
  City Council members were advised of the growth earlier this month in a report from Finance Director Scott Catlett.
  “The focus of the city’s investment strategy remains on the safety of the city’s funds,
  
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• Investigation started after Santa Ana man dies while hospitalized in police custody

  23-06-2017 19:52 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – A 30-year-old Santa Ana man died this week in a hospital after he became unresponsive while being detained by officers.
  On June 10, police encountered Christian Isaac Arias in the 1300 block of West First Street where he appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance or alcohol, Santa Ana police said in a statement.
  Officers requested that medics respond to evaluate Arias, but he became uncooperative and was taken to the Santa Ana Police Department’s jail to
  
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• Surf exhibit to feature Rich Harbour’s creations after six decades and 32,000 surfboards

  23-06-2017 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
   
  Rich Harbour of Seal Beach has been in the boardroom making and selling surfboards for more than 50 years. Photo by MICHAEL GOULDING,THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTERThe Surfing Heritage and Culture Center in San Clemente is home to over 700 vintage surfboards, about 100 of them on display at any given time, some of them as much as 110 years old. Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing PhotographerRich Harbour, who began Harbour Surfboards on Main Street in Seal Beach in 1962, stands in the store h
  
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• Why millenials living with their parents has become the norm in Southern California

  23-06-2017 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Xitlali Tapia and Ivan Perez got engaged in January and set a wedding date for Nov. 25.
  After that, they’ll move in with a pair of unexpected roommates – her parents.
  Perez, 26, never dreamed of living with his in-laws. But he and his fiancee, also 26, plan to return to school later this year, meaning they’ll study more and work less. For them, he says, sharing the Tapia’s Anaheim home and saving for a more solid launch slightly later in life isn’t about desperation
  
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• Family traditions can be wordy

  23-06-2017 19:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Language can be as unique to families as fingerprints, whether it’s an adage or a mispronounced, or completely invented, word.
  Some language gets adapted into families because it’s passed down from the older generations. In our family, when any of us were sick, my grandmother would say, “Your eyes look like two pee-holes in a snowbank.”
  I now have a vivid picture of what my face looks like when I have a cold, and a desire to make the same observation about sick people whe
  
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• VidCon 2017: Here’s how YouTube, other online video channels are helping minorities launch entertainment careers

  23-06-2017 18:52 via ocregister.com
  
  AJ Rafael performs on the Disney Digital stage during the second day of VidCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)AJ Rafael performs on the Disney Digital stage during the second day of VidCon at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim on Thursday, June 22, 2017. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)AJ Rafael performs on the Disney Digital stage during the second day of VidCon at the Anaheim Co
  
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• YouTube, Daydream Introduce Simplified VR180 Virtual Reality...

  23-06-2017 18:06
  Virtual reality is awesome, as anyone who has strapped on a headset can attest. But getting the right equipment, like 360-degree cameras, and setting up the shots necessary to create true, immersive VR can get expensive and complicated for the creators who are the backbone of Google's online video behemoth, YouTube.
  
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• 91 Freeway toll lanes getting another rate increase in July

  23-06-2017 16:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Sticker shock is getting a sequel.
  Since opening in March, the new 91 Freeway toll lanes have already seen one rate increase (and some decreases). Now, come July 1, another one is on the way.In a newsletter sent out, the Riverside County Transportation Commission, along with the Orange County Transportation Authority, said the board of directors approved a cost-of-living adjustment of 2 percent. The note stated that tolls are subjected to an adjustment each year.
  In addition, the commission
  
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• Biola University mixes film and faith and finds success for its students in Hollywood

  23-06-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Anna Vogt, right on scooter, with the crew of a student film on which she worked at Biola University, from which she graduated in 2004. She says it was on a student project at the school that she first worked as a second assistant director, a job she now holds on different television series in Hollywood. Courtesy of Biola UniversityZach King, right, a 2013 Biola graduate, shoots a soda commercial for a client in Honduras on campus recently. Elisa Logan, center, is a fellow Cinema and Media Arts
  
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• Orange County auto sales slump 9 percent in May (trucks too)

  23-06-2017 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Auto sales in Orange County tumbled in May, falling 9 percent as buyers retreated from local dealerships.
  Sales have declined much of the year following a record-setting buying pace in 2016.
  One surprise in the data provided by the Orange County Automobile Dealers Association was a 6.6 percent dip in light-truck sales, which have seen solid gains for years as construction in the county has boomed. Year-to-date sales for trucks are up 3.9 percent.
  Akshay Anand, a senior analyst at Kelley Blu
  
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• What’s new at Knott’s Berry Farm this summer

  23-06-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Last year, Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park launched “Ghost Town Alive!” — an immersive and interactive experience that visitors raved about. So much so, it’s back with new characters, stories and adventures through Sept. 4.You can become part of the action or simply observe the fun as you walk the streets in the 1800s town of Calico, where Sheriff Wheeler is dealing with the Mayfield Gang.You can become an official citizen of Calico and participate in an election o
  
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• 50 free concerts in Orange County in summer 2017

  23-06-2017 14:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The Fenians perform this summer in Orange CountyRelated Articles Here are all the places to see free movies this summer in Orange County 50 free things to do in Orange County this summerLike music? Well, one of the best things about summer in Orange County is all the great concerts you can enjoy, without paying a dime. Bring your beach chair, picnic and blanket, and prepare to tap your feet, or whatever other part of your body starts to move.
  Here are some of our favorites:
  1.   &
  
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• John Chiang hits the road to raise his profile in California governor's race

  23-06-2017 13:39
  Gubernatorial candidate John Chiang, left, visits with David Kipen at his lending library, Libros Schmibros, in Boyle Heights on June 6. Gubernatorial candidate John Chiang, left, visits with David Kipen at his lending library, Libros Schmibros, in Boyle Heights on June 6. As California treasurer, John Chiang is most comfortable immersed in the state's finances and rattling off numbers that would sail over average voters' heads.
  
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• 2017 NBA Draft: Links to all of our coverage

  23-06-2017 11:57 via ocregister.com
  
  As expected, the Lakers drafted UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball with the No. 2 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft and our writers had plenty to say about it, but that wasn’t all that happened.
  The rebuilding Lakers also made three other selections, while a Clippers team that started the day with no draft picks bought the rights to one player and is expecting to acquire the rights to another.
  Two other UCLA players were selected, and they’ll continue their careers together with the Indian
  
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• Lakers GM Rob Pelinka says team will remain ‘really relentless’ in trades

  23-06-2017 10:24 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO – The day began at 5 a.m. when Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka woke up so he could make phone calls with Eastern Conference teams starting their workday at more conventional hours.
  The day ended with the Lakers experiencing the predictable and unexpected. To no one’s surprise, the Lakers selected UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball with their No. 2 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. But Pelinka felt “gratitude,” because the team then added three more players by vir
  
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• Things to do in Orange County June 23-29

  23-06-2017 09:43 via ocregister.com
  
  FRIDAY, JUNE 23
  “Dead Man’s Cellphone”: This dramatic comedy begins when an incessantly ringing cell phone disturbs a woman sitting at a café table. She is furious at the owner for not picking up the call, until she discovers he’s dead. 8 p.m. Friday, June 23-July 8. 2 p.m. Sunday, June 25 and July 2. $20-$24. 5021 E. Anaheim Street, Long Beach. 562-494-1014 or lbplayhouse.org
  39th annual “A Taste of Greece” Festival: This 3-day festival features tradit
  
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• 30 Real-life Places You Can Visit That Inspired Disney Rides

  23-06-2017 09:28
  The big waterfall moment at the beginning of Radiator Springs Racers at Disney California Adventure is rumored to be loosely modeled after this Arizona landmark. This 174-year-old Danish theme park was pivotal in giving Walt Disney ideas for how to further create his very own.
  
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• Import tax a bad deal for Americans

  23-06-2017 09:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Economic protectionism has been a big part of President Donald Trump’s success, but rather than “winning,” it would be a losing proposition for most Americans.
  House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, have proposed a continuation of this theme in the form of a “border adjustment tax,” otherwise known as a tariff, of 20 percent on imported goods. It is being pushed as part of a larger tax reform
  
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• The great Muslim civil war — and us

  23-06-2017 09:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The U.S. shoots down a Syrian fighter-bomber. Iran launches missiles into eastern Syria. Russia threatens to attack coalition aircraft west of the Euphrates. What is going on?
  It might appear a mindless mess, but the outlines are clear. The great Muslim civil war, centered in Syria, is approaching its post-Islamic State phase. It’s the end of the beginning. The parties are maneuvering to shape what comes next.
  It’s Europe, 1945, when the war was still raging against Nazi Germany, but
  
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• Back free markets — even for marijuana

  23-06-2017 09:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Ana followed through on some changes to its marijuana ordinance this week, doubling down on the radical notion that allowing reputable and legal businesses to operate like reputable and legal businesses encourages them to be reputable.
  “The amendments include allowing pot delivery to qualified patients, caregivers, or testing and research and development facilities, rather than completely prohibiting it; and extending dispensary operating hours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through
  
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• Under budget deal, most successful anti-poverty policy would be even more effective in California

  23-06-2017 09:03 via ocregister.com
  
  We both have the good fortune of teaching students about economic policies to address poverty and income inequality, challenging issues with few easy solutions. Yet one policy stands out for its proven track record: the Earned Income Tax Credit, a refundable tax credit for low-income workers. The EITC not only works, it is perhaps the best economic policy we have for lifting working parents and their children out of poverty.
  The EITC enjoys bipartisan support. It was proposed under President Ric
  
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• Assembly Bill 20 would worsen California’s public pension crisis

  23-06-2017 09:02 via ocregister.com
  
  The average credit card debt in 2016 was $16,048 per household that carries a balance. Paying off this debt is an important financial goal. Obviously, this beneficial goal would be more difficult to meet if the Legislature imposed arbitrary restrictions on the types of jobs households with credit card debts can have. Yet, for some reason, California state lawmakers are applying this perverse logic to the state’s public pension systems.
  CalPERS, CalSTRS and all public pension systems in Cal
  
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• Supervisors vote against democracy

  23-06-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The right to vote is one of the building blocks of democracy. It’s one of the key ways “We the People” participate in our self-governance. Voting enables us to reflect our values in the representatives we choose and the issues we face. Simply and clearly, in a democracy our vote is our voice.
  Because voting is so foundational, we intuitively, and it turns out correctly, believe that any improvement that increases voter participation and efficiency while protecting the sanctity
  
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• Letters: End cruelty to animals

  23-06-2017 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Re: “Judge weighs lawsuit aimed at stopping kosher slaughter of chickens in Jewish ritual” [News, June 20]: A lawsuit has been filed against the Chabad of Irvine by the San Diego-based Animal Protection and Rescue League wanting to stop what it considers an inhumane act by members of the Jewish community in observing the annual tradition of Kapparot. The use of chickens in a centuries-old belief that a blessing is given to those by waving a chicken over their heads three times and re
  
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• Outland, Robertson make sure it’s another funny day at South All-Star practice

  23-06-2017 08:29 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA – It is common for athletes and coaches to have a relaxed and fun attitude toward the Orange County All-Star Football game. The two athletes who appear to be having the most fun on the South roster are defensive backs from University High: Darrius Outland and Jalen Robertson.
  As the South goes through daily practices for the June 30 contest at Orange Coast College, Outland and Robertson make sure that nobody goes more than a few minutes without laughing. The duo challe
  
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• Sizzling Dodgers complete 4-game sweep of slumping Mets

  23-06-2017 08:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner can’t get to a ball hit by New York Mets’ Jose Reyes for a single as third base umpire Lance Barksdale watches during the second inning of a game, Thursday, June 22, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)New York Mets’ Lucas Duda, front,, attempts to score on a fly out by Gavin Cecchini as Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes waits at the plate during the second inning of a game, Thursday, June 22, 2017, in Los Angeles. Duda was tagged out
  
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• Newport Beach businessman gets 5 years for $5.6 million fraud, tax evasion scheme

  23-06-2017 07:56 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A Newport Beach business owner pleaded guilty and was immediately sentenced to five years in prison Thursday, June 22, in a case stemming from a $5.6 million insurance fraud and tax evasion scheme.
  Darrin Shawn Wilson, 52, the owner of American Blacktop Inc. and The Mavrick Company, pleaded guilty to insurance fraud with a sentencing enhancement for aggravated white collar crime exceeding $500,000.
  Wilson also admitted workers’ compensation insurance fraud, failing t
  
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• Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin put the spotlight back on middleweight division with their September fight

  23-06-2017 06:49 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – Bernard Hopkins’ presence hangs over the middleweight division as one of the division’s best champions.
  Hopkins reigned as champion from 1994 to 2005 and made 20 successful title defenses.
  Now, Hopkins, 52, is on the promotion side with Golden Boy Promotions on the biggest fight in the division he once called home, as middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) faces Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34), Sept. 16 in a middleweight unification f
  
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• UCLA contributes three freshmen to record number in NBA draft

  23-06-2017 06:43 via ocregister.com
  
  A record number of college freshmen were selected in the 2017 NBA draft on Thursday night.
  UCLA contributed its fair share.
  Two of the record-high 16 freshmen in the first round were Bruins, including the highest draft pick from UCLA in 38 years.
  After much anticipation, the Lakers did indeed make Southern California product Lonzo Ball the No. 2 overall pick. The last Bruin selected that high in the NBA draft was David Greenwood, who went No. 2 in 1979.
  After setting UCLA’s school record w
  
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• Sea Kings soar at Corona del Mar High School graduation

  23-06-2017 06:14 via ocregister.com
  
  The track and field at Corona del Mar High School was flooded with 415 graduating seniors and their families on Thursday, June 22.
  All but one high school in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District held graduation ceremonies on Thursday.
  Corona del Mar grad Tyler Wood stripped off his cap and gown after receiving his diploma. “I’ve been planning this since seventh grade,” Wood said. Corona del Mar High School and Middle School were holding their graduation ceremonies on t
  
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• Stolen car driven by 17-year-old had goods stolen from OC, Corona police say

  23-06-2017 06:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Corona police say they found property that appeared to have been taken in vehicle burglaries in Orange County after pulling over a 17-year-old driving a reported stolen car on Thursday, June 22.
  The incident began just after 10 a.m. when the Riverside police helicopter crew told Corona police that they were following a stolen Honda Civic in the area of Hidden Valley Road and the I-15, Corona police said in a news release posted on their Facebook page.
  The Honda, which has a LoJack recovery
  
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• NBA Draft: Who is Thomas Bryant, the Lakers’ 42nd pick?

  23-06-2017 06:07 via ocregister.com
  
  With the 42nd pick of the 2017 NBA Draft, acquired via a trade with Utah, the Lakers selected Thomas Bryant.
  Here’s a quick look at whom the Lakers are getting:
  School: Indiana
  Year: Sophomore
  Age: 19
  Position: Power forward/center
  Height: 6-foot-10
  Stats: As a sophomore, averaged 12.6 points and 6.6 rebounds and was 23 for 60 (38.3 percent) on 3-pointers. Led the Big Ten with a 68.3 percent field-goal percentage as a freshman.
  Honors: Two-time All-Big Ten third-teamer. Was named a preseas
  
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• Lakers get Thomas Bryant with 42nd pick

  23-06-2017 06:05 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — The Utah Jazz selected Indiana forward/center Thomas Bryant with the 42nd pick, which goes to the Lakers as part of a draft-day trade. The Lakers traded their 28th pick in exchange for the Nos. 30 and No. 42 selections.
  Bryant, who worked out for the Lakers, averaged 12.6 points and 6.6 rebounds while also shooting 38.3 percent from 3-point range his sophomore season with the Hoosiers. He also set an Indiana record in field-goal percentage (59.2 percent).
  
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• Dodgers Notes: Team gearing up for Rockies under unusual circumstances

  23-06-2017 06:03 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers shuffled their pitching rotation to line up their three best starters to face the Colorado Rockies this weekend. That sentence doesn’t get written often, so it’s worth a look at how we got here.
  Separated by a hair in the standings, the Dodgers, Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks have managed to turn the National League West into a three-team race with more than two weeks to play before the All-Star break. The three teams own the three best records in th
  
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• Whicker: The real season begins, and maybe the Lakers do, too

  23-06-2017 05:51 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — At last you can say the Lakers made a no-brainer draft pick and mean it as a compliment.
  Lonzo Ball is a jumper cable in search of a battery, a transponder in search of an express lane.
  In a time when basketball is growing out of its pigeonholes, he is the point guard we always grew up with, the guy who puts zeroes on the end of everyone else’s contract.
  Related Articles Oram: Lakers turn to a hometown hero to reclaim hardwood heritage Video: Lakers select Lonzo Ball wit
  
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• Oram: Lakers turn to a hometown hero to reclaim hardwood heritage

  23-06-2017 05:33 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO – Before the Lakers fulfilled the Prophecy of LaVar, drafted a hometown hero and hit reset on a rebuilding effort that has come in fits and starts, Luke Walton understood what fans believed would reclaim the city’s hardwood heritage.
  Lonzo Ball. Whenever Walton stepped outside his Manhattan Beach home, fans told him who the Lakers needed. Lonzo Ball.
  “They were going nuts for him before the draft happened,” Walton said Thursday night.
  With a cross-country phone
  
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