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• 250 years later, Mexico remembers Father Serra, too

  15-08-2017 23:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Some 1,200 miles south of San Juan Capistrano, Father Junipero Serra is one popular guy.
  The Franciscan priest who cemented European culture in California, paving the way for everything that the trend-setting state has become today, spent months in the Mexican colonial outpost of Tepic, Nayarit, in 1767. It was a first step in the founding father of modern California’s journey to settle and evangelize a land then claimed by Spain as Alta California.
  Serra is fondly remembered in Tepic
  
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• Anabella Hotel near Disneyland closes; developer to begin...

  15-08-2017 22:38
  The Anabella Hotel at 1030 W. Katella Ave., will close sometime in mid-August and be replaced with a 600-room hotel. "It's a bittersweet moment for me," Councilwoman Lucille Kring said at a small breakfast send-off.
  
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• Veterans and those who love them can share experiences and say thanks at Heroes Hall story booth

  15-08-2017 22:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Story Booth coordinator Sandy Harber helps Rafaelo Papale of Huntington Beach, record his message at the Heroes Hall Story Booth at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, on Saturday, August 12, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)Heroes Hall Story Booth lets veterans record their stories at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, on Saturday, August 12, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)Marine veteran Rafaelo Papale and his son Logan, 4, record a message in the Heroes Hall Story
  
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• Confessions of a ‘happy hoarder’ addict

  15-08-2017 21:49 via ocregister.com
  Eleanor NelsonThey say confession is good for the soul, so here goes:
  I hereby confess that I am an addictive hoarder.
  I was in denial for a long time. Me, a hoarder?  I threw out last month’s calendar, the Sunday newspapers, and ads I’d been saving with past due deadlines. But at the back of my mind was that box of pictures I had hidden under the bed (if you can’t see it, it’s not there).
  And I knew the shelf at the back of my closet held an accumulation of things I
  
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• Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman could be out two months after ankle surgery

  15-08-2017 21:41 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman could be out for at least two months after undergoing ankle surgery on Tuesday.
  A former second-round pick who was slated to start at middle linebacker, Perryman injured his left ankle during Sunday’s preseason loss to the Seahawks at StubHub Center. He limped off the field near the end of Seattle’s first drive, and was later carted to the locker room. Perryman eventually returned to the sideline with crutches and a walking boot.
  
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• ‘Annie’ takes center stage in Tustin’s 17th annual Broadway in the Park

  15-08-2017 21:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Frank Minano, who plays Oliver Warbucks in the play, “Annie,” speaks with Maya Grace Fischbein, who plays Annie during a dress rehearsal. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)The house staff shows the Mona Lisa during a scene from the play, “Annie.” (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)Maya Grace Fischbein, who plays Annie, finishes a scene during a dress rehearsal for the play, “Annie,” at Peppertree Park in Tustin. (Photo by Mic
  
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• Fire starts as live wires burn on power pole in Newport Beach

  15-08-2017 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH – A fire ignited on a power pole with live wires Tuesday, Aug. 15, and closed a major road as firefighters worked to control it.
  Shortly before noon, both directions of Balboa Boulevard were closed, from River Avenue to 44th Street.
  The power pole on fire was in the area of West Balboa Boulevard and 46th Street.
  “Motorists are advised to use alternate routes until further notice,” a police statement said.
   
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer – just try it anyway

  15-08-2017 21:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Last week, I was reminded of how important it is to ignore people who tell you that you can’t do something, and go after it anyway.
  This is a lesson you learn early on when you’re a newspaper reporter, because people are always telling you “No” and slamming the door in your face when you’re trying to gather information.
  This never stops smarting, no matter how many times it happens, but you learn to just keep on going regardless. But I don’t do daily reporting
  
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• Anabella Hotel near Disneyland closes; developer to begin construction on four-diamond resort in September

  15-08-2017 21:27 via ocregister.com
  
  The last guests of the Anabella Hotel checked out Tuesday, Aug. 15.
  Soon the Mission-style hotel next to the Anaheim Convention Center will be torn down and construction is expected to start in mid-September on a luxury resort.
  “It’s a bittersweet moment for me,” Councilwoman Lucille Kring said at a small breakfast send-off. “I’ve always considered this as a hidden treasure, but I know the four diamond that is going to be built here will be superb.”
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• Aliso Viejo files suit alleging recovery homes are operating illegally

  15-08-2017 21:22 via ocregister.com
  
  ALISO VIEJO The city filed suit against multiple homeowners and business operators including the San Clemente-based Sober Network Properties, alleging the use of their properties constitutes the illegal operation of a short-term rental and boarding house while creating a public nuisance.
  Filed in Orange County Superior Court on July 27, the suit also names Joseph and Rebecca Scolari, Azadeh Hemati, Tim Best, Maha El Masri and Best Solutions Inc., a corporation based in Dana Point.
  The 16-page su
  
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• MY VIEW: Golf, bowling, fun runs and more

  15-08-2017 21:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Imagine starting your morning off with a round of golf and then ending your day with a fun evening of bowling.
  The 20th annual Kelly Osborn Casino Bowling Memorial Fundraiser will be held Saturday, Sept. 2 at  Fountain Bowl, 17110 Brookhurst St. Kelly, the daughter of Dave Osborn, Fountain Bowl’s co-president, was killed in an automobile accident in
  Kelly, the daughter of Dave Osborn, Fountain Bowl’s co-president, was killed in an automobile accident in July,
  
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• San Bernardino man convicted of pimping 13-year-old girl in Santa Ana

  15-08-2017 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  A 31-year-old San Bernardino man was convicted Monday of pimping a 13-year-old girl in Santa Ana and having sex with the teen.
  John Wayne Calhoun was convicted of two counts of lewd acts on a child younger than 14, human trafficking a minor, pimping a minor younger than 16, pandering with a minor younger than 16, oral copulation of a child younger than 14 and statutory rape, all felonies. Jurors, who began deliberating Thursday afternoon, also found true a sentencing enhancement allegation of hu
  
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• Karen Gillan wants to play a female joker

  15-08-2017 20:25
  Karen Gillan of AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR took part today in the Walt Disney Studios live action presentation at Disney's D23 EXPO 2017 in Anaheim, Calif. AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR will be released in U.S. theaters on May 4, 2018.
  
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• Laguna Woods Aquadettes find fountain of youth in synchronized swim team

  15-08-2017 19:12 via ocregister.com
  
  A member of the Aquadettes synchronized swim team practices in Laguna Woods, California, on Monday, August 14, 2017. The Aquadettes team has been a fixture in Laguna Woods Village for more than 50 years, delighting audiences with its underwater spins and twirls. The showÕs annual three-night run typically draws more than 1,000 paying customers. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)The Aquadettes synchronized swim team practices in Laguna Woods, California, on Monday, Augus
  
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• Costa Mesa, LA hikers rescued from Mt. Baldy area after becoming lost

  15-08-2017 18:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Three hikers were rescued after they became lost while hiking in the Mt. Baldy area Sunday, officials said.
  The trio — Madeleine Heller and Audrey Torrest, both 23 and of Los Angeles, and Sarah Wood, 23, of Costa Mesa — had just finished summitting Mt. Baldy and were on their way back when they became lost and ended up in Goode Canyon, according to a San Bernardino County sheriff’s news release.
  When they discovered they had taken a wrong turn, they called the Sheriff
  
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• Deep marine layer causes early morning drizzle along Orange County’s coast

  15-08-2017 18:39 via ocregister.com
  A heavy marine layer led to light rain and slick roads along coastal Orange County Tuesday morning, Aug. 15.
  But it was expected to be “a really nice afternoon,” a National Weather Service official said.
  As of 9:30 a.m., Laguna Beach and Newport Coast were the only Orange County areas to report measurable rainfall – about one-hundredth of an inch.
  A tiny amount, yes, but enough to make roadways slick and potentially dangerous if motorists aren’t careful, said Ma
  
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• America First! rally planned in Laguna Beach on Sunday

  15-08-2017 17:55 via ocregister.com
  A group called America First! plans to rally against illegal immigration and in support of a stronger border in Laguna Beach on Sunday, Aug. 20, police said.
  A Facebook event post called an “Electric Vigil for Victims of Illegals and Refugees” has 83 people who say they plan to attend.
  Laguna Beach police Chief Laura Farinella said her department has communicated with the organizer and given them a time and place to exercise their First Amendment rights. They have also told them they
  
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• At least 12 dead when tree falls at religious festival in Portugal

  15-08-2017 17:44 via ocregister.com
  
  LISBON, Portugal — A tree that fell during a popular religious festival on the Portuguese island of Madeira killed at least 12 people, Portuguese authorities said Tuesday.
  Regional health chief Pedro Ramos said 52 others were injured in the accident near the island capital of Funchal.
  The tree fell while a large crowd was gathered as part of a traditional religious festival. The Nossa Senhora do Monte festival is Madeira’s biggest annual festivity. Held Aug. 14-15, it draws larg
  
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• Remembering ‘King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Elvis Presley on 40th anniversary of his death

  15-08-2017 17:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Music icon Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 42. The death of the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” brought legions of mourning fans to Graceland, his mansion in Memphis. The three-time Grammy winner performed in public for the first time when he was 10.
  Elvis Presley and actress Ann-Margret shown in an MGM Studios-supplied publicity photo for the 1964 film, “Viva Las Vegas.” Presley died on August 16, 1977, in Memphis, Tennessee. He w
  
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• Trains on main track from San Diego to Orange County delayed up to 3 hours after man hit in Dana Point

  15-08-2017 16:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Trains on the main track from San Diego to Orange County were delayed this morning after a man was hit by a train that had recently left the San Clemente station, police said.
  At 5:17 a.m., a train hit a man, whose age is not yet known, on a single track between Pacific Coast Highway and Las Vegas Avenue, in the southern portion of Dana Point, said Lt. Steve Gil of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
  It is unclear if the man’s death is a suicide or an accident, and it is still un
  
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• At least 600 missing in deadly Sierra Leone mudslides

  15-08-2017 16:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY
  FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — The death toll from massive mudslides in Sierra Leone’s capital was certain to rise Tuesday as bodies washed up on a beach and workers searched for an untold number of people buried in their homes. The Red Cross estimated that 600 people were still missing.
  Rescue workers carry the body of a victim from the site of a mudslide in Regent, east of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. Mudslides and torrential flooding has killed
  
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• Fullerton man arrested on suspicion of stabbing, killing mother after family argument, police say

  15-08-2017 16:29 via ocregister.com
  
  FULLERTON – A family argument turned deadly Tuesday morning, Aug. 15, when a man in his 30s stabbed his mother and her boyfriend, police said.
  The mother, 50, died at the hospital, and the boyfriend, 75, is listed in serious condition.
  The woman called 911 around 1:40 a.m. “screaming that she had been stabbed,” said Sgt. Jon Radus of the Fullerton Police Department.
  When officers arrived at an apartment complex in the 100 block of South Pritchard, they found her with
  
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• Truck rolls over on 5 freeway in Irvine, three right lanes blocked, driver’s condition unknown

  15-08-2017 16:22 via ocregister.com
  
  A pick-up truck hauling a trailer and another vehicle crashed on the 5 freeway in Irvine Tuesday morning, Aug. 15, causing the truck to roll over the side of the freeway, police said.
  At 5:27 a.m., a white Dodge 350 Dually pulling a bobcat trailer – a flatbed commonly used to tow other vehicles – rolled over and landed in a small ravine, on the southbound 5 freeway just north of the Alton Parkway exit in Irvine, the California Highway Patrol said.
  It is unclear what happene
  
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• Deadly rally accelerates removal of Confederate statues

  15-08-2017 16:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By JESSE J. HOLLAND
  In Gainesville, Florida, workers hired by the Daughters of the Confederacy chipped away at a Confederate soldier’s statue, loaded it quietly on a truck and drove away with little fanfare.
  Workers prepare to take down the Jefferson Davis statue in New Orleans, Thursday, May 11, 2017. This was the second of four Confederate monuments slated for removal in a contentious process that has sparked protests on both sides. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ORG XMIT: LAGH114Show Caption
  
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• Why renters are leaving Los Angeles/Orange County – and where they’re going

  15-08-2017 16:05 via ocregister.com
  
  More than three-fourths of renters in the Los Angeles/Orange County region want to move to a new area, compared to nearly two out of three renters nationwide, a report by Apartment List says.
  The analysis showed:77% of Los Angeles/Orange County renters plan on settling down in a new city, compared to 64% of renters nationwide.
  Affordability is the biggest issue for Los Angeles/Orange County renters. Nearly half of those moving cite it as the top reason.
  Phoenix is the most popular out-of-state d
  
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• The unlikely story of the undocumented attorneys fighting for the lives of their undocumented clients

  15-08-2017 15:42
  For two DACA law school students, the real victory will come when the flaws in the immigration system are fixed. Western State College of Law graduate Alfonso Maldonado Silva during his school's graduation ceremony last May in Anaheim, Ca.
  
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• Recipe: Egg Salad Sandwich with Ham and Watercress

  15-08-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  When the sun is shining day after day, the thought of eating outdoors is so inviting. A simple menu is best, and if it’s easy to pack the excursion will be more relaxed. A delicious sandwich, some chips or raw veggies, and fresh summer fruit. A chilled beverage. Done.
  “Le Picnic” by Suzy Ashford (Smith Street, $19.95) offers a delectable assortment of recipes for chic French-themed picnics. I’m fond of the baguette sandwich from the cookbook that has a delicious egg salad
  
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• The Taste: Farmhouse has a fresh take on roasted chicken

  15-08-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  When chef Rich Mead tells you he’s serving farm-to-table cuisine, he’s not just walking you down the proverbial garden path. He’s walking you literally down the path at the iconic garden complex of Roger’s Gardens, where his latest restaurant, Farmhouse, sits almost hidden in a quiet corner of the sprawling compound.
  We are lucky enough to drop in on a Wednesday afternoon, when Mead is newly returned from his weekly trip to the Santa Monica Farmers Market. As his crew dis
  
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• Here’s why you should try Taco Bell’s Naked Egg Taco

  15-08-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Naked Egg Taco is a fried egg used as the shell. It is stuffed with diced potatoes, bacon or sausage, and nacho cheese and shredded cheese. (Nancy Luna, Orange County Register)A closer look at the fried egg as a shell.Register review: “As for taste and portability, the Naked Egg Taco puts other gimmicky Taco Bell breakfast experiments — the biscuit and waffle tacos — to shame. This one feels like it could have sticking power on the menu,” reporter Nancy Luna said. (Co
  
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• OCTA awards $3.1 million to 16 cities for water-quality improvement projects

  15-08-2017 11:12
  SANTA ANA The Orange County Transportation Authority board on Monday, Aug. 14, unanimously allocated more than $3.1 million to 16 cities for projects to improve water quality, addressing a promise to voters of environmental investment. Each of the 16 projects selected from 24 applications submitted by 21 cities focuses on removing debris, litter and other visible pollutants from roads to prevent them from getting into waterways.
  
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• Time to choose path forward in Afghanistan

  15-08-2017 09:03 via ocregister.com
  
  One thing all Americans should be able to agree on is that it’s time for a change of course in Afghanistan.
  Our current path is untenable. The Obama administration didn’t deliver the seeming victory that propelled him to a second term in office. Instead, it slow-walked defeat, leaving the problem to Obama’s successor.
  Now, President Trump has taken the prudent step of rejecting incremental increases and superficial changes to the Obama-era policy. What comes next should be a bi
  
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• Should Assembly GOP leader Mayes resign?

  15-08-2017 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The California Assembly’s Republican leader has been under fire from conservatives since he and seven other party members voted with Democrats last month to extend a major environmental program.
  Should Assemblyman Chad Mayes resign as Republican leader?
  That’s our Question of the Week for readers.
  The controversy stems from the passage of Assembly Bill 398 to extend the state’s cap-and-trade program for 10 years beyond its scheduled expiration in 2020. Requiring two-thirds majo
  
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• Laguna Beach water polo standouts Thea Walsh, Evan Tingler commit to colleges

  15-08-2017 08:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Laguna Beach senior water polo players Thea Walsh and Evan Tingler, who helped the Breakers capture the CIF-SS Division 1 title last season, have committed to colleges, Breakers coach Ethan Damato said Monday.
  Walsh, an All-County goalie, committed to Stanford, home to her former Laguna Beach teammates Aria and Makenzie Fischer and Bella Baldridge.
  Tingler, a rising attacker, committed to Harvard, which also recently received a verbal commitment from Mater Dei lefty Grace Thawley.
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• Build your art collection at annual San Clemente arts and craft fair

  15-08-2017 06:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Some 100 artisans are expected to converge on the grounds of the San Clemente Community Center  for the San Clemente Art Association’s 57th annual Arts and Craft Fair,  Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 19-20.
  Expect to see original works created by the artisan — paintings, photographs, ceramics, jewelry, glassware, unique handmade textiles and distinct gift items.
  IF YOU GO
  What: San Clemente Art Association’s 57th annual Arts and Craft Fair
  When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satu
  
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• St. James Church will be sold after all, disappointing the Newport Beach congregation

  15-08-2017 06:21 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH — Congregants of St. James the Great Episcopal Church won’t get their church building back.
  In a surprise announcement, the Rev. John Taylor, bishop coadjutor of the Los Angeles diocese, said Monday that the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles will move forward with the sale of the St. James building on Balboa Island, which was home to the congregation for nearly 71 years.
  The decision runs against a recommendation made earlier this month by a national Episcopal churc
  
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• Fred Claire, Rod Carew turn cancer charity into a baseball family affair

  15-08-2017 06:20 via ocregister.com
  
  GLENDALE — So many baseball men in khakis and collared shirts strolled the grounds of Oakmont Country Club on Monday, you would be tempted to think this is what they do in retirement: golf. You would only be half right.
  There was Eddie Murray, the Hall of Fame first baseman.
  There was Charlie Hough and Orel Hershiser and Shawn Green.
  On this day, all of them were volunteers for City of Hope, a cancer treatment center in Duarte. Last year, City of Hope became a personal cause for former Dod
  
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• Cowboy songs, tequila tasting, chamber mixer lead up to Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo

  15-08-2017 06:14 via ocregister.com
  
  If you can’t wait for the celebrated Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo to arrive two weekends from now, Aug. 26-27, there’s fun in store during a community run-up to the event.
  At 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, Rusty Richards will present an evening of cowboy songs, poetry and stories at Camino Real Playhouse, 31776 El Camino Real.
  From 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, El Adobe de Capistrano, 31891 Camino Capistrano, will host a tequila tasting, featuring premium tequilas, beer tastings and
  
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• Crews displaced by Fire Station 61 fire move into temporary station at Walter Knott Elementary

  15-08-2017 06:10 via ocregister.com
  
  BUENA PARK – Not unlike students returning to school this month for the first day of class, Orange County Fire Authority and Buena Park firefighters returned to school Monday, Aug. 14.
  Sort of.
  More than seven months after a fire burned down the city’s 50-year-old Station 61, crews displaced by the blaze moved into Walter Knott Elementary, a Centralia School District site turned temporary fire station.
  About 40 fire personnel will work out of Walter Knott, which closed as a school in
  
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• Edison quarterback Griffin O’Connor decommits from UNLV

  15-08-2017 06:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Edison quarterback Griffin O’Connor (6-3, 200), who committed to UNLV during the spring, has decommitted to the Rebels, the senior said Monday night.
  “I’m trying to find the right path for me,” O’Connor said.
  O’Connor is one of Orange County’s top players in the class of 2018, so his decommitment is a blow for UNLV. He helped lead the Chargers to a CIF title last season, passing for 3,600 yards and 37 TDs. He also rushed for 415 yards and 10 TDs.pic.twit
  
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• Sammy Watkins’ day will come with Rams, but first he must watch and learn

  15-08-2017 05:41 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — As the Rams went through scripted, oft-repeated warm-up exercises, Sammy Watkins glanced left and right and tried to mimic his new teammates. This is going to be a process.
  In his first day on the field with the Rams, after Friday’s trade that brought him over from Buffalo, Watkins didn’t do much at practice at UC Irvine. Watkins flashed his trademark speed during some basic route-running and 1-on-1 drills as he wore No. 2, which he last sported in college at Clemson.
  
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• UCLA’s young specialists start maturing

  15-08-2017 05:38 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — When Austin Kent thinks back to his cringe-worthy minus-1-yard punt at Washington State — the one that landed him on the receiving end of a nationally televised chewing out from Coach Jim Mora — he nods his head and lets a wry smile creep over his face. At this point, that’s all he can do.
  It was an unfortunate situation, he calls the disastrous kick now, but one he’s grown from. After his roller-coaster freshman year, Kent entered training camp in a b
  
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• Authorities search for 4 smash-and-grab robbers in Stanton

  15-08-2017 05:36 via ocregister.com
  STANTON — Authorities are searching for four men in connection with the smash-and-grab robbery of a jewelry store at the Indoor Swapmeet of Stanton.
  Around 6:15 p.m. Monday, August 14, the robbers entered the swap meet at 10401 Beach Blvd. and used sledgehammers to break open display cases at Grace Jewelry, said Orange County Sheriff’s Dept. Lt. Jerry Carlsen.
  The men escaped with an unknown amount of jewelry and were last seen in a green sedan or coupe traveling west
  
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• White Sox at Dodgers: Tuesday game time, TV channel and starting pitchers

  15-08-2017 05:32 via ocregister.com
  
  WHITE SOX AT DODGERS
  When: 7:10 p.m.
  Where: Dodger Stadium
  TV: SportsNet LA (where available)
  THE PITCHERS
  DODGERS LHP ALEX WOOD (14-1, 2.37 ERA)
  vs. White Sox: Has never faced them before
  At Dodger Stadium: 13-3, 2.26 ERA (135-2/3 innings)
  Hates to face: None
  Loves to face: None
  PADRES RHP MIGUEL GONZALEZ (6-10, 4.85 ERA)
  vs. Dodgers: 0-1, 1.50 ERA (6 innings)
  At Dodger Stadium: Has never pitched here before
  Hates to face: Chris Taylor (6 for 10
  
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• Going back to school early has a cost: enduring the heat

  15-08-2017 03:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Fifth-grader Gisele Gonzalez, 9, brings a jacket to her Anaheim school even when the mercury reaches 90 – her remedy for an overpowering, centralized air-conditioning system that leaves her shivering.
  Students in some nearby Garden Grove Unified schools aren’t so lucky – noisy fans, shade trees and cooling centers are the only reprieves for classes during unforgiving summer months.
  Maintenance workers in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire treat broken air conditioners like
  
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• Santa Ana students — kindergartners to 12th-graders — mark first day of school with pledge to graduate high school

  15-08-2017 03:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Rick Santana explains to his first-grade class the meaning of their pledge to graduate high school and attend college, at Santiago Elementary School on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)Fifth-grade teacher Rachel Jones gives her student Jazzelle Castillo, 9, a pledge sticker during class at Santiago Elementary School on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)Pledge stickers were given to Rick Santana’s first-grade
  
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• Laguna Woods Village to see assessment increases in 2018

  15-08-2017 02:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Residents can expect  increases on their monthly assessments next year, according to the 2018 business plans, presented to the United, Third and Golden Rain Foundation boards last week in the second round of budget meetings.
  Village Management Services General Manager Brad Hudson told each board that the budget principles focused on customer service, efficiency initiatives, technology investments and manor and community investments.
  The business plans will be adopted at each board’s r
  
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• Chargers’ loss a ‘wake-up call’ for rookie cornerback Michael Davis

  15-08-2017 02:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Seahawks wide receiver Kasen Williams (18) makes a sideline catch against Chargers cornerback Michael Davis (43) in the 2nd quarter at the StubHub Center in Carson. Sunday, August 13, 2017. ( Photo by Stephen Carr / Daily News / SCNG ) 66Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Kasen Williams (18) makes the catch behind Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Michael Davis (43) in the first half of the exhibition opener at Stub Hub Center Sunday in Carson, CA. August 13, 2017. (TERRY PIERSON,THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE/
  
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• Growing young gardeners

  15-08-2017 02:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Introducing children to horticulture promotes healthy habits and a connection with nature
  
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• Random acts of kindness reconnect woman with her class ring, lost at the beach 23 years ago

  15-08-2017 02:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Kelly Wade, third from left, and her high school buddies searched for her class ring when she lost it on the beach 23 years ago. In 2005 Carolyn Wells Keeler found it in the sand but couldn’t locate its owner until recently with the help of Pamela Sailor. Wade’s friends, from left, Yvonne Leung-Kan, Stacy Remollino, Emily Montanez, and Gabriel Meneses reunite in Huntington Beach on Sunday, August 13, 2017, to be there when Keeler presented Wade with the ring. (Photo by Mindy Schauer,
  
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• Check out photos from Irvine Spectrum’s back-to-school fest

  15-08-2017 02:32 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — The annual Back to School Endless Summer Fest returned to Irvine Spectrum Center this past weekend, featuring dance and musical performances as well as giveaways and shopping deals.
  World of Dance Live! and choral group Young Americans headlined this year’s three-day event.
  Stilt walkers, David and Adelaide entertain people as the Irvine Spectrum Center hosts the annual Back to School Endless Summer Fest Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 in Irvine. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Co
  
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