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• Woman pleads guilty in drunk-driving crash that nearly killed Orange police officer

  29-08-2017 22:59 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – A 27-year-old Tustin woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a drunk-driving crash that nearly killed an Orange police officer in December and has left him on a long road to recovery.
  Officer Sharif Muzayen, now 32, was in a neighborhood at about 3 a.m. on Dec. 10, helping another officer concerning a report of an intoxicated man sleeping in a truck blocking a driveway. Ashley Bertolino, driving a 2016 Hyundai Veloster, crashed into him as he stood behind his police cruiser.
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• Hurricane Harvey is one of 74 disasters declared by FEMA in 2017

  29-08-2017 22:50 via ocregister.com
  
  The effects of Hurricane Harvey led the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to issue a disaster declaration for Houston and other areas of Texas on Aug. 28.  This declaration is one of 74 in 2017 and grants wider financial support from the federal government for relief and recovery efforts.
  Here’s a look what FEMA has been dealing with over the years across the nation and in California.Across the country
  There have been 3,585 federally declared disasters in the U.S. since 1953.
  
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• VidCon Names New CEO as Founder Hank Green Shifts to Chairman

  29-08-2017 22:46
  A general view of atmosphere at the YouTube Partner Reception at Anaheim Convention Center on June 22, 2017 in Anaheim, Calif. The company behind the annual online video conference known as VidCon has appointed longtime programming executive Jim Louderback as its full-time CEO during its year of global expansion.
  
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• Galaxy adds former MLS Cup winner Dominic Kinnear to coaching staff

  29-08-2017 22:23 via ocregister.com
  
  The Galaxy coaching staff gained even more experience Tuesday with the official hiring of Dominic Kinnear as assistant coach.
  Kinnear, 50, won MLS Cups in 2006 and 2007 and has recorded 166 career victories, second behind current Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid and former Galaxy coach Bruce Arena.
  Kinnear began his new assignment Tuesday. He started the season coaching the San Jose Earthquakes, but was dismissed in June.
  “With his resume as a coach, talent evaluator and architect of successful te
  
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• UCLA vs. Texas A&M and Noel Mazzone — the sequel

  29-08-2017 22:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Despite Noel Mazzone’s departure to Texas A&M, UCLA coach Jim Mora continues to keep in touch with his former offensive coordinator. They texted regularly this spring and summer, but that communication has stopped this week.
  It’s game week.
  “As good of friends as we are, I want to kick his tail and he wants to kick mine,” Mora said Tuesday as the Bruins prepare for their season opener against the Aggies on Sunday. “And after the game, we’ll give each other
  
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• San Juan Capistrano crowd gathers to salute America’s veterans

  29-08-2017 21:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Around 400 people gathered at Serra Plaza in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, Aug. 26 to salute America’s military veterans at the annual Heroes’ Nite Out dinner.
  Among the attendees were some 220 active-duty military personnel and about 50 veterans. “We sell out this event every year at 400 people,” said Mamie Yong Maywhort, event organizer with the local nonprofit Homefront America.
  97 year-old Ret. Navy Commander Bill Hardy cuts a cake with the help of Ret. Marine Serg
  
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• Rodeo fans sip and savor tequilas at El Adobe de Capistrano

  29-08-2017 21:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Amantha Writer, right, of Laguna Beach gets a taste of one of the many tequilas available at the San Juan Capistrano Chamber of Commerce tasting event in San Juan Capistrano on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)Daniele Smith, center, of the San Juan Capistrano Chamber of Commerce tastes one of the tequilas available at the Chamber’s tequila tasting event in San Juan Capistrano on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County
  
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• Mission Viejo resident rides 4,205 miles for Type 1 Diabetes awareness

  29-08-2017 21:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Cassidy Robinson, left, speaks to a crowd during the 10-week Bike Beyond event, which aimed to raise awareness of Type 1 Diabetes. The trek took riders from New York to San Francisco. (Courtesy of Cassidy Robinson and Bike Beyond)A group of 20 riders, 19 living with Type 1 Diabetes, prepares to ride during the Bike Beyond event. Riders traveled between 50 and 70 miles each day for 10 weeks from New York to San Francisco. (Courtesy of Cassidy Robinson and Bike Beyond)Cassidy Robinson, center, spe
  
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• JSerra football makes its true home debut Friday on campus

  29-08-2017 21:35 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO After using Saddleback Community College as home football field for a decade, the Lions of JSerra Catholic High School will play their first truly home football game Friday, Sept. 1, on campus.
  JSerra has upgraded a track and the football practice field while installing sets of bleachers for a student section, for home families and for opposing fans, plus a sponsors’ tent. Concessions will offer what the school calls “Friday Night Bites.” A final touch is a
  
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• Angels’ Mike Trout donates to Hurricane Harvey relief, reaches out on social media

  29-08-2017 21:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Angels outfielder and two-time American League most valuable player Mike Trout took to Twitter Tuesday to help raise emergency relief funding for those impacted by devastating flooding brought on by Hurricane Harvey.
  Trout has long acknowledged his interest in weather phenomenons and storm tracking. He made an appearance on the Weather Channel to talk about a blizzard that hit his New Jersey home in the winter of 2016. He referenced that interest in a Tweet Wednesday in which he announced his $2
  
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• Media: Mark Shuken takes over Pac-12 Network as issues loom

  29-08-2017 21:16 via ocregister.com
  
  In his new position as Pac-12 Network president, Mark Shuken can shake things up.
  Or, he could simply try to appease those getting a little stir-crazy.
  The conference-owned media business has achieved measurable success in elevating exposure for the member schools, but when compared to the millions generated by other conference-based networks for their institutions, the Pac-12 may look like it’s coming up on the short end heading into its sixth year. The problematic distribution issues imp
  
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• Laguna Beach police arrest five in weekend DUI checkpoint

  29-08-2017 20:05 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA BEACH  Police arrested five suspected drunk drivers, cited four drivers for operating a vehicle on a suspended or revoked license and issued four other citations for vehicle code violations during a DUI checkpoint held Saturday. Aug. 26 to Sunday, Aug. 27.
  The checkpoint was held from 9 p.m.-3 a.m. in the northbound lanes on Coast Highway near Aliso Beach.
  Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence an
  
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• ‘Forever friends’ recount 7 decades of memories

  29-08-2017 20:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Neil Benner, left, and Gordon Moses wear identical suits they purchased in Hawaii 31 years ago. (Photo courtesy of Norma Bender)Gordon Moses, left, holds Neil Benner during a meet up at the beach during World War II. (Courtesy photo)Neil Benner, left, and Gordon Moses met frequently during their time serving in World War II, usually in Florida, where they would have “adventures.” (Courtesy photo)Neil Benner, left, and Gordon Moses in 1946 wearing their Navy uniforms. (Courtesy photo)
  
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• Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights adds ‘Sinister,’ ‘The Purge’ to Horrors of Blumhouse attraction

  29-08-2017 19:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights has announced its collaboration with producer Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions to bring franchise films like “The Purge” and “Sinister,” as well as the forthcoming “Happy Death Day,” which hits theaters Friday, Oct. 13, into the all-new The Horrors of Blumhouse attraction.
  While the theme park already revealed its plans for a walk-through-maze based on Blumhouse’s “Insidious” franchise,
  
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• Trump’s infrastructure council crumbles; we need a new approach

  29-08-2017 19:47 via ocregister.com
  
  The one thing most everyone expected from the White House this year — a big new infrastructure deal — now looks dead in the water. How bad a setback is it?
  “Infrastructure Week” wrapped up with President Donald Trump pulling the plug on his own Advisory Council on Infrastructure. It wasn’t even fully staffed. Construction stocks, expected to shoot up as Congress approved major outlays, are tanking.
  Panels of advisors are unlikely saviors in moments this uncertain, b
  
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• Pirate ships, cannon battles and more when Dana Point Tall Ships Festival returns

  29-08-2017 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The 32nd annual Tall Ships Festival, Dana Point’s annual celebration of maritime history, returns to Dana Point Harbor, Friday-Sunday, Sept 8-10.
  The three-day festival kicks off with the Parade of Sail from 4-7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. The weekend will include cannon battles, tall ship tours, exhibitions, craft beer tasting, breakfast with a mermaid and more.
  For a full schedule, including times and locations, visit ocean-institute.org/tall-ships-festival.
  IF YOU GO
  What: Tall Ships
  
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• Was President Trump right to pardon Joe Arpaio?

  29-08-2017 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  President Trump granted a pardon on Friday to Joe Arpaio, the former and longtime sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz.
  It wasn’t much of a surprise. The president had signaled his intent to pardon the controversial 85-year-old lawman at a campaign rally three days earlier in Phoenix, the seat of Maricopa County.
  The White House statement on absolving Arpaio’s misdemeanor contempt of court conviction cited his “life’s work of protecting the public from the scourges of crime
  
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• Five questions with Fred Minagar, Laguna Niguel’s newest mayor

  29-08-2017 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  A veteran of the planning commission and traffic commission, Mayor Fred Minagar, 59, spoke to the Register about his goals for the city after he officially started as mayor on Aug. 14.
  Minagar’s selection as mayor came after former mayor Jerry Slusiewicz resigned on Aug. 14 during a special meeting to discuss whether to remove him as mayor.
  Minagar works at Minagar and Associates, Inc., a transportation engineering and planning company based in Irvine. In addition to his duties on the coun
  
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• Not an either-or

  29-08-2017 19:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Re: “The great transit rip-off” [Opinion, Aug. 27]: The column presents the same old either-or taxpayer-based solutions of mass transit or more roads to address a decades-old problem. There is, however, a proven traffic solution that costs governments little or nothing, relieves congestion, reduces pollution and dramatically improves quality of life. For businesses, this solution increases productivity, reduces lease costs, reduces insurance and equipment costs and improves employee
  
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• Fountain Valley shows its colors in popular run

  29-08-2017 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Color Vibe 5K participants dance and sing during the event after party at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley, on Saturday, August 19, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)A runner race through Mile Square Park during the Color Vibe 5K run in Fountain Valley, on Saturday, August 19, 2017. (Photo by Nick Agro, Orange County Register/SCNG)A runner passes through a cloud of green powder during the Color Vibe 5K run at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley, on Saturday, August 19, 20
  
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• World champion surfer John John Florence to speak at Hobie in Dana Point

  29-08-2017 19:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Ever want to know what drives a world champion?
  Hawaii-born surfer John John Florence will be speaking Saturday, Sept. 2 about his road to success, in and out of the water, in an event hosted by Hobie Surf Shop in Dana Point.
  The event, expected to draw a large crowd, will delve into the mind of the 2016 WSL World Champion, who is in town for the upcoming Hurley Pro at Lower Trestles just south of San Clemente. The surf contest, which draws the world’s top surfers, has a waiting period tha
  
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• Man killed in crash on 91 Freeway near Anaheim

  29-08-2017 16:36 via ocregister.com
  ANAHEIM A man was killed Tuesday, Aug. 29, when his car slammed into the rear of a pick-up truck and an electronic highway sign in the eastbound lane of the 91 Freeway, authorities said.
  The crash was reported east of Tustin Avenue at 3:26 a.m., said California Highway Patrol Officer Florentino Olivera.
  A private contractor performing road maintenance was outside of his Ford F 350 truck picking up an electronic sign when a 35-year-old man from the Inland Empire operating a Lexus p
  
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• Driver killed after hitting contractor's truck on freeway

  29-08-2017 16:14
  Authorities say a driver was killed when a car plowed into a construction sign and a contractor's truck along a Southern California freeway. The California Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday on State Route 91 in Anaheim.
  
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• Goodwill to open an SJC boutique this fall

  29-08-2017 15:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Goodwill of Orange County will open a San Juan Capistrano store this fall at the Plaza del Obispo shopping center.
  It will be Goodwill’s first South Orange County store and fourth OC Goodwill Boutiques. The nonprofit has boutique stores in Lake Forest, Tustin and Huntington Beach.
  The boutiques are trendier than the typical Goodwill. The San Juan store will feature concrete floors, brick accents and a vinyl record-listening station. Items curated from Goodwill’s donations tend t
  
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• In ‘Polina,’ co-directors Valérie Müller and Angelin Preljocaj, a world-renowned choreographer, explore a young dancer’s quest for her creative heart

  29-08-2017 15:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Anastasia Shevtsova was chosen for the title role of Polina after co-directors Valérie Müller and Anjelin Preljocaj looked at more than 600 dancers and actors for the part. (Photo courtesy of “Polina”)Anastasia Shevtsova plays the title role in “Polina.” (Photo courtesy of “Polina”)In “Polina,” a young Russian ballerina gives up a spot in the Bolshoi Ballet to pursue her own artistic spirit.Niels Schneider, left, plays Adrien, a fellow
  
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• Recipes for Rosh Hashana from Joan Nathan

  29-08-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  As a child, Joan Nathan knew it was Rosh Hashanah when the blue plums were in. “My mother would have me put the plums delicately into her cake, and that meant it was Rosh Hashanah,” she told me by phone from her home in Washington, D.C. “Maybe that’s how I started thinking seasonally about food.”
  Having grown up in Rhode Island in an Ashkenazi (Eastern European) home, Nathan quickly became intoxicated with the new flavors of Israel while working in the early ’
  
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• Trump: ‘All options are on the table’ after North Korea missile test

  29-08-2017 14:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that “all options are on the table” in terms of a U.S. response to North Korea’s launch of a missile over Japan.
  In a terse, written statement Tuesday, Trump said that with the missile launch North Korea has “signaled its contempt for its neighbors, for all members of the United Nations, and for minimum standards of acceptable international behavior.”
  “Threatening and destabilizing ac
  
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• Amid Harvey floods, Houston chief worries ‘how many bodies?’

  29-08-2017 14:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL GRACZYK and DAVID PHILLIP
  HOUSTON — Crews overwhelmed by thousands of rescue calls during one of the heaviest downpours in U.S. history have had little time to search for other potential victims, but officials acknowledge the grim reality that fatalities linked to Harvey could soar once the devastating floodwaters recede from one of America’s most sprawling metropolitan centers.
  More than three days after the storm ravaged the Texas coastline as a Category 4 hurricane, aut
  
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• Irvine homebuying jumps 8%: 15 trends to know

  29-08-2017 09:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Homebuying in Irvine in 2017’s first half outpaced countywide sales activity.
  Using CoreLogic data, we compared sales patterns from the six months ended in June vs. the first half of 2016.
  Sales in Irvine rose as 2,335 residences sold through June vs. 2,158 in 2016. That’s a gain of 8.2 percent vs. a 2.2 percent gain countywide.
  Neighborhood trends in Irvine from the CoreLogic report:
  1. Irvine ZIP code 92602 — 296 homes sold in the period vs. 312 a year ago. That’s a sal
  
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• Andrew Heaney delivers for Angels in 3-1 victory over A’s

  29-08-2017 07:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Angels second baseman Kaleb Cowart makes a diving catch on a gourd ball hit by Oakland Athletics’ Matt Chapman during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Anaheim, Calif. Chapman was thrown out at first on the play. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Los Angeles Angels’ C.J. Cron, right, is tagged out by Oakland Athletics catcher Dustin Garneau after being caught between third and home on a fielder’s choice hit by Cameron Maybin during the second
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Monday (8-28-17)

  29-08-2017 06:39 via ocregister.com
  
  This is where you can find the scores and stats for the Orange County high school games Monday, Aug. 28.
  GIRLS GOLFEl Modena 271, Samueli Academy 288Medalists: Keays (EM) 47, Bliaya (Sam) 47
  Sonora 217, La Serna 244Medalist: Chacon (LS) 34, Kim (Son) 38
  Beckman 211, Foothill 266Medalist: Susanto (B) 37, Sumner (F) 41
  San Juan Hills 260, St. Margaret’s 276Medalist: Mitchell (SM) 44
  Yorba Linda 226, Tustin 262Medalist: Carraway (T) 38
  Aliso Niguel 188, Laguna Beach 231Medalist: Lorenz (AN) 3
  
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• More rain, more dead: Harvey floods keep Houston paralyzed

  29-08-2017 06:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL GRACZYK and DAVID J. PHILLIP
  HOUSTON — Floodwaters reached the rooflines of single-story homes Monday and people could be heard pleading for help from inside as Harvey poured rain on the Houston area for a fourth consecutive day after a chaotic weekend of rising water and rescues.
  The nation’s fourth-largest city remained mostly paralyzed by one of the largest downpours in U.S. history. And there was no relief in sight from the storm that spun into Texas as a Category 4 hu
  
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• Anaheim man gets 4 years in Garden Grove burglary spree

  29-08-2017 06:15 via ocregister.com
  
  GARDEN GROVE — An Anaheim man was sentenced to more than four years in prison and his accomplice 90 days in jail for a burglary spree in Garden Grove that netted them at least $150,000, according to court records obtained Monday.
  In a plea deal struck with prosecutors Aug. 21, Julio Pachas, 45, was given four years and four months behind bars for multiple vehicle burglaries. He was given credit for 374 days behind bars, according to court records.
  His girlfriend, Michella Fuquay, 24, also
  
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• Angels vs. A’s: Tuesday game time, TV channel, starting pitchers

  29-08-2017 05:30 via ocregister.com
  
  ATHLETICS at ANGELS
  When: 7 p.m.
  Where: Angel Stadium
  TV: Fox Sports West
  THE PITCHERS
  ANGELS RHP TROY SCRIBNER (2-1, 4.00)
  vs. A’s: First game
  At Angel Stadium: 1-1, 3.60
  Hates to face: None
  Loves to face: None
  A’S RHP CHRIS SMITH (0-3, 5.56)
  vs. Angels: 0-0, 0.00
  At Angel Stadium: 0-0, 0.00
  Hates to face: None
  Loves to face: None
  
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• Maria Sharapova downs No. 2 seed Simona Halep in Slam return at U.S. Open

  29-08-2017 05:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Maria Sharapova, of Russia, hits during her match against Simona Halep, of Russia, in the opening round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)Simona Halep, of Romania, runs for a ball in her match against opponent Maria Sharapova during the opening round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)Maria Sharapova, of Russia, hits against opponent Simona Halep during the opening round of th
  
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• Maria Sharapova downs No. 2 seed Simona Halep in return to U.S. Open

  29-08-2017 05:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Maria Sharapova, of Russia, hits during her match against Simona Halep, of Russia, in the opening round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)Simona Halep, of Romania, runs for a ball in her match against opponent Maria Sharapova during the opening round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)Maria Sharapova, of Russia, hits against opponent Simona Halep during the opening round of th
  
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• Chargers to sit starters in preseason finale — except linebacker Korey Toomer

  29-08-2017 05:05 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Korey Toomer is at the top of the depth chart again, but there’s still a fight ahead of him.
  The veteran linebacker will be the only Chargers starter on offense or defense to play in Thursday’s preseason finale, Coach Anthony Lynn said. The title is still nominal. The 28-year-old has pulled ahead of teammate Nick Dzubnar in the competition at middle linebacker, but the competition is by no means over.
  Ankle surgery has sidelined former second-round pick Denzel Perr
  
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• Join the club: Here’s a rundown on student organizations at Cal State Fullerton

  29-08-2017 05:02 via ocregister.com
  
  College life is more than studying and partying.
  The 40,000 students at Cal State Fullerton have a lot of varied interests, and they’d like to share them.
  If poring over history books and working at an off-campus fast-food joint don’t rock your world, seek out an activity that got other students jazzed enough to start a group for it.
  Or work off some of those pounds or stressors by throwing yourself into a fun physical activity.
  At the very least, join a group that might help you lan
  
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• “Facing expectations” – Seniors gather at Cal State Fullerton to discuss death

  29-08-2017 04:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Marci Matthews will smile when a grim reaper knocks at her door.
  “I am out. Adios! I will see you in the realm,” said the 78-year-old Orange resident as she imagined her last words. “When it’s our time to go, we go.”
  Matthews is a “student” of the Cal State Fullerton Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s (OLLI) Death Café, where dozens of retired seniors gather on Fridays to learn and talk about the intricacies of death and dying.
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• KICK-OFF 2017: Beckman out to repeat as Fence Post champion; past winners listed

  29-08-2017 04:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Beckman’s football team captured the Dennis Toohey Fence Post Trophy in 2016. Photo courtesy Stan BrucatoWoodbridge’s Gavin Regnier kisses the Dennis Toohey Fence Post Trophy, after the Warriors won the trophy in 2015. Drew A. Kelley, contributing photographerShow Caption of Expand
  Beckman’s football team will be out to win the Dennis Toohey Fence Post Trophy for the second year in a row.
  Related Articles Kick-off 2017: The football teams to watch out for in Tustin Kick-off 201
  
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• Cal State Fullerton program aims to reduce ER visits, boost health in Latino neighborhoods

  29-08-2017 04:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Local families might avoid a trip to the emergency room thanks to a $40,000 gift to the CSUF Center for Healthy Neighborhoods.
  The gift will create the center’s Latino/Latina Neighborhood Health Advocates program, designed to increase access to health care and social services for underserved, Spanish-speaking families by training 15 area residents in health promotion and connecting them with other community members.
  The nine-month program, funded by Kaiser Health Foundation-Anaheim, will c
  
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• In-N-Out sues Smashburger over alleged ‘Triple Double’ burger trademark infringement

  29-08-2017 03:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Irvine-based In-N-Out Burger filed a trademark infringement lawsuit Monday, Aug. 28 against Denver-based Smashburger, claiming the fast food rival’s “Smashburger Triple Double” is too similar to its famed “Double Double” burger.
  “Smashburger’s use of the Triple Double and Smashburger Triple Double marks is likely to confuse and mislead the consuming public, and injure In-N-Out, by causing consumers to believe incorrectly that Smashburger’s pro
  
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• Orange County football top 25: Mater Dei has firm grip on top spot

  29-08-2017 03:49 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE COUNTY TOP 25(The poll is voted on by 10 media members)
  1. Mater Dei 1-0 (250 poll points)
  Monarchs were No. 1 on the ballots of all 10 voters after a 31-7 win over Bishop Amat.
  This week: vs. Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas at Santa Ana Stadium, Friday
  2. Mission Viejo 1-0 (237)
  Diablos had the week off after getting a win in Hawaii.
  This week: vs. Vista Murrieta, Friday
  3T. Orange Lutheran 1-0 (215)
  Ryan Hilinksi threw for three touchdowns in 35-0 win over La Mirada.
  This week: at Cath
  
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• Man charged with fatal gang-related shooting in Anaheim

  29-08-2017 03:19
  Osiris Lenin Garfias is facing a murder charge with a special enhancement for criminal street-gang activity, according to Orange County Superior Court records. Sheriff's Lt.
  
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• Anaheim could allow portable toilets for homeless people at Santa Ana river bed

  29-08-2017 03:19
  A county worker fixes a fence pole at a spot along the Santa Ana River bike trail where advocates for the homeless placed three portable toilets near Rampart Street and Orangewood Avenue in Anaheim. The toilets were initially located on nearby county property but were relocated Tuesday, May 16. Both sites were unauthorized, city and county officials said.
  
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• Heatwave to hover over Orange County, records could be hit

  29-08-2017 02:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The relative coolness of the past couple of weeks is over, getting replaced by desert-like heat.
  A heat wave with possible record-breaking temperatures is coming into Orange County and much of Southern California this week – with cities across the Southland setting up cooling centers, and public safety officials warning hikers and others to be cautious when exercising.
  “There were some pretty comfortable days, weren’t there?” said Matt Moede, a meteorologist for the Natio
  
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• Angels Notes: Slumping Mike Trout takes a day off with a stiff neck

  29-08-2017 02:31 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Mike Trout’s stiff neck provided the Angels an opportunity to give their slumping star his first day off since the All-Star break.
  Manager Mike Scioscia said Trout was not in the Angels lineup on Monday night because of a stiff neck, the result of hitting the wall trying to make a game-saving catch on Sunday afternoon.
  “We’ll hold him out as a precaution,” Scioscia said. “Hopefully he’ll be back in there tomorrow.”
  Coincidentally, the day
  
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• How Hurricane Harvey is tied to the California heat wave

  29-08-2017 02:26 via ocregister.com
  
  A high-pressure system is lingering over California and the western region, causing extreme heat. This system is expected to continue through the week, bringing record-breaking temperatures with it.
  This high-pressure system is also keeping Tropical Storm Harvey from moving inland. As long as the system remains, Harvey will continue its downpour of rain, making it one of the nation’s most powerful storms.Houston has been overwhelmed by the storm, with parts of the city receiving as much as
  
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• How USC football scheduled its first MAC opponent – Western Michigan

  29-08-2017 02:07 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Western Michigan athletic director Kathy Beauregard received an unexpected phone call from a Beverly Hills billionaire on Oct. 8, 2014.
  Alec Gores was on the other end to pitch a potential football game.
  The previous night, Gores, a private equity investor, had met USC president Max Nikias over dinner in Los Angeles. And he had an idea.
  Gores had been on Western Michigan’s football team during the 1974 and 1975 seasons, before graduating from the university in 1977 and
  
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• Orange County offensive player of the week: Chase Petersen, Tesoro

  29-08-2017 02:06 via ocregister.com
  
  CHASE PETERSEN
  TESORO
  Petersen passed for 330 yards and four touchdowns and ran for two touchdowns in the Titans’ 48-47 loss to Edison. He completed 21 of 42 passes, including seven of his first nine attempts. Petersen, a 6-foot-3, 220-pound senior, ran for 76 yards on the game’s first play from scrimmage. His touchdown passes went for 31, 35, 3 and 7 yards.
   
  
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