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• Everlane popup coming to Nordstrom at South Coast Plaza, The Grove in LA

  21-09-2017 23:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Everlane, with its popular, eco-friendly Japanese denim, is opening a popup shop at Nordstrom in Orange County and Los Angeles on Sept. 29. (Courtesy of Everlane)Everlane, an online retailer that touts luxury apparel at affordable, transparent prices, opens Friday, Sept. 29 at South Coast Plaza and The Grove in Los Angeles. The temporary store will feature some of Everlane’s best-selling items, including their $100 cashmere collection. (Courtesy of Everlane)Everlane, an online retailer tha
  
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• Northwood water polo team opens league with 16-6 victory over University

  21-09-2017 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Northwood’s Collin Press gets ready to take a shot over University’s Joseph Nagy on Wednesday. Photo courtesy Michael AnCharlie Shobe of Northwood gets ready to pass the ball in Wednesday’s match. Photo courtesy Michael AnNorthwood’s Spencer Sellwood defends against University Wednesday in a PCL match. Photo courtesy Michael AnNorthwood’s Andrew Wraith looks to pass off during Wednesday’s match. Photo courtesy Michael AnNorthwood goalie Noah Pendleton makes a
  
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• Long Beach police release photo, video of suspected driver who hit skateboarder and fled the scene

  21-09-2017 23:31
  Long Beach police are asking for help finding the suspected driver in a hit-and-run crash that left a 23-year-old skateboarder in critical condition last month. On Thursday, authorities released video of the crash and a picture of the man they think was driving the SUV that slammed into the victim as he was skating along Anaheim Street.
  
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• Two Top Restaurants in Scotland

  21-09-2017 23:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Sorbet served at The Kitchin in Edinburgh. (Anne Valdespino)Fresh pea soup with ham hock is served at The Butchery in Glasgow. (Anne Valdespino)Mille-Feuille of Blacketyside srawberries is served with strawberry sorbet and basil at The Kitchin in Edinburgh. (Anne Valdespino)Hand-dived Orkney Scallops are baked in the shell and served with a white wine and wild herb sauce at The Kitchin in Edinburgh. (Anne Valdespino)Show Caption of Expand
  High tea. For most Americans it used to be the only toler
  
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• Aaron Hernandez had severe CTE; daughter sues NFL, New England Patriots

  21-09-2017 23:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By JIMMY GOLENBOSTON — Tests conducted on the brain of former football star Aaron Hernandez showed severe signs of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and his attorney said Thursday that the player’s daughter is suing the NFL and the New England Patriots for leading Hernandez to believe the sport was safe.
  In a news conference at his offices, Hernandez’s attorney Jose Baez said the testing showed one of the most severe cases ever diagnosed.
  “W
  
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• Horse racing: Sham was riding high — until Secretariat came along

  21-09-2017 22:59 via ocregister.com
  
  There’s no question that horse racing is a gambling sport. The chance to win hundreds or thousands of dollars by going to the race track or using your phone to place a bet is an alluring proposition indeed.
  But here’s the thing — you can also become a huge fan of horse racing by falling in love with one of its equine athletes. You don’t have to risk a dime to be all in. That’s what happened to me in 1973 when a 3-year-old colt named Sham happened to come along and c
  
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• Dodgers snap losing streak with 5-4 win, could clinch NL West Friday at home

  21-09-2017 22:55 via ocregister.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA – What do you get the 90-year-old who has everything?
  Their clinching celebration postponed in Philadelphia, the Dodgers might have reason to party twice Friday night at Dodger Stadium. Tommy Lasorda’s 90th birthday will be recognized before the game – and they could clinch their fifth consecutive NL West title with a victory against the San Francisco Giants.
  The Dodgers held a lead in the sixth inning or later in each of their four games in Philadelphia. They fina
  
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• OCVarsity Photos: Orange County’s most spirited football fans, teams

  21-09-2017 22:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s high school football teams and their fans show their team spirit in a lot of different ways.
  Here is a look at the most memorable displays we’ve seen during the first four weeks of the season.
   
  Kalob Partida led a cheer for Tustin fans. Foothill High School played Tustin High School in a football game at Tustin High. in Tustin, CA on Friday, September 1, 2017. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Register/SCNG)San Clemente High School played Fullerton in Varsit
  
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• Angels at Astros: Friday game time, TV channel, starting pitchers

  21-09-2017 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  ANGELS at ASTROS
  When: 5 p.m.
  TV: Fox Sports West
  Where: Minute Maid Park
  THE PITCHERS
  ANGELS RHP GARRETT RICHARDS (0-2, 2.00)
  Vs. Astros: 5-4, 3.58
  At Minute Maid Park: 3-2, 2.73
  Hates to face: Josh Reddick, 8 for 23 (.348)
  Loves to face: Marwin Gonzalez, 2 for 18 (.111)
  ASTROS RHP JUSTIN VERLANDER (13-8, 3.50)
  Vs. Angels: 7-8, 3.55
  At Minute Maid Park: 3-0, 3.27
  Hates to face: Albert Pujols, 9 for 28 (.321), 2 HRs
  Loves to face: Kole Calhoun, 1 for 20 (.050), 10 Ks
  UPCOMING MATCHUPS
  Saturday &
  
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• Giants at Dodgers: Friday game time, TV channel and starting pitchers

  21-09-2017 22:37 via ocregister.com
  
  GIANTS at DODGERS
  When: 7:10 p.m.
  TV: SportsNet LA (where available)
  Where: Dodger Stadium
  Related Articles Dodgers’ magic number to clinch NL West: 1THE PITCHERS
  DODGERS LHP RICH HILL (10-8, 3.60)
  Vs. Giants: 4-2, 2.52
  At Dodger Stadium: 7-6, 2.45
  Hates to face: Brandon Crawford, 4 for 9 (.444)
  Loves to face: Kelby Tomlinson, 0 for 3, K
  GIANTS RHP JEFF SAMARDZIJA (9-14, 4.42)
  Vs. Dodgers: 1-3, 3.51
  At Dodger Stadium: 0-2, 3.38
  Hates to face: Joc Pederson, 2 for 4 (.500), 2B, HR
  Loves to f
  
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• Cerritos high school lesson on slavery – in which students’ hands are bound – discontinued after outrage

  21-09-2017 22:35 via ocregister.com
  One parent’s pleas and outrage have prompted administrators at a Cerritos high school to discontinue a classroom activity that simulated the slave system in colonial America by binding students’ hands together, lying them down in a dark room and showing them a clip of the film “Roots.”
  The intention behind the “experiential exercise” was to recreate “the voyage slaves went on across the Atlantic Ocean, on their way to the new world,” according to a
  
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• How a death in a Queen Mary oven inspired this year’s Dark Harbor Halloween attraction

  21-09-2017 22:18 via ocregister.com
  
  This is a grisly Halloween tale.
  Decades ago, so goes the story, a chef was murdered on board the Queen Mary by being shoved into his own oven and burned alive.
  And now, dressed in a tattered and charred chef’s coat and apron, this frightening foodie is once again roaming the ship’s kitchen as the latest spirit to join the band of ghosts, monsters and ghouls who take over the ship for the annual Dark Harbor Halloween event.
  “Look at that face; it’s a face only a moth
  
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• At least one person dead, others injured in multi-car crash on 22 freeway in Orange

  21-09-2017 22:16 via ocregister.com
  
  At least one person died and others were injured after four cars collided on the 22 freeway Thursday morning, Sept. 21 in Orange.
  According to the California Highway Patrol, there was a fatality in the crash which happened just before 11 a.m. Sgt. Chris Johnson said at the scene that a car was merging onto the westbound lanes of the 22 freeway near Main Street when the driver lost control of the car.
  A woman returns to her sedan in a blanket protecting her from the rain on the westbound 22 freew
  
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• Motorsports: Perris Auto Speedway to host 200th Sprint Car Series race

  21-09-2017 21:27 via ocregister.com
  It is appropriate the 200th USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series race at Perris Auto Speedway will be the annual Glenn Howard Classic. Also on the card, which gets the green flag at 7 p.m., will be the PAS Seniors and Young Guns Sprints.
  Arizona’s R.J. Johnson will be after his fourth PAS consecutive win, but faces stiff competition from five-time series champion and current point leader Damion Gardner, Brody Roa, Jake Swanson, Austin Williams and Cal Poly Pomona graduate Mike Spence.
  PAS promoter D
  
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• Whicker: Dodgers hope their playoff path avoids Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray

  21-09-2017 21:01 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers had no way of knowing they were in Robbie Ray’s sights.
  He didn’t know either.
  He was just trying to re-learn a curveball, which is a little different from riding a bicycle. Every other day last winter, in 50-pitch sessions, Ray tried to turn an unnatural pitch into second nature.
  “I didn’t always have somebody catching me,” Ray said. “Sometimes I would just throw into a net. I even did it on Christmas Eve. Not hard enough to put
  
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• How Equifax hackers could steal your home

  21-09-2017 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
  Rate news summary
  From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year fixed rate worsened, landing at 3.83, five basis points higher than last week’s 3.78 percent. Ditto for the 15-year fixed, which landed at 3.13 percent, up five basis points from last week’s 3.08 percent.
  The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a nearly 10 percent decrease in loan application volume from the
  
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• Giant woolly mammoth skeleton finds a home at Cal State Fullerton

  21-09-2017 20:55 via ocregister.com
  
  If Cal State Fullerton mascot Tuffy Titan is looking a little long in the tusk, just wait until you see the new elephant in town.
  Cal State Fullerton is about to receive a woolly mammoth skeleton about 20,000 years old. The giant fossil will be installed this fall in a permanent display in the Titan Student Union.
  John Gregg, a Huntington Beach geotechnical engineer, and his Gregg Family Foundation have donated the extinct mammoth skeleton to the university. Gregg has kept the fossil in crates s
  
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• Trinity Football Podcast: Near straight-A’s on defense, physicality rankings

  21-09-2017 20:27 via ocregister.com
  
  The latest episode from the Trinity League Football Podcast features Week 3 grades, players of the week and physicality rankings for JSerra, Orange Lutheran, Santa Margarita and Servite.
  The podcast also opens with interesting comments from Mater Dei coach Bruce Rollinson about the Monarchs’ outlook toward the league.
  Listen to Dan Albano and Scott Barajas’ show HERE
  Trinity League Podcast
  Week 3 Grades
  Mater Dei (vs Bergen): A offense, A defense
  St. John Bosco (vs. Dorsey): A offens
  
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• Andre Ward retires an unbeaten champion at age of 33

  21-09-2017 19:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Undefeated light heavyweight champion Andre Ward on Thursday morning stunned the boxing world when he announced his retirement at the tender age of 33.The pride of Oakland made the declaration on ESPN’s “First Take.”“I think the primary reason is I’ve been boxing for 23 years total time,” said Ward, who won a gold medal in the 2004 Athens Games. “And, obviously, in this sport, as you guys have heard, in many contact sports it takes a toll on you and
  
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• South Coast Tournament: Day 1 schedule, Thursday (Sept. 21)

  21-09-2017 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s South Coast Tournament week in boys water polo.
  The first-round schedule for Thursday, Sept. 21, can be found below. The winners of the first two games and the winners of the third and fourth games will play in the second round Thursday night at 7 and 8.
  The winners of those second-round matches will face off in the quarterfinals Friday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m.
  All the quarterfinalists advance to Newport Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 23, for the tournament finale.
  Last year, Harvard-Westlake
  
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• South Coast Tournament: Day 1 schedule

  21-09-2017 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s South Coast Tournament week in boys water polo.
  The first-round schedule for Thursday can be found below. The winners of the first two games and the winners of the third and fourth games will play in the second round Thursday night at 7 and 8.
  The winners of those second-round matches will face off in the quarterfinals Friday at 6.
  All the quarterfinalists advance to Newport Harbor on Saturday for the tournament finale.
  Last year, Harvard-Westlake won the tournament by defeating Hunti
  
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• Save big on Starbucks products online, but hurry up

  21-09-2017 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  If you like Starbucks products like mugs, cups, coffee presses and such but you don’t like the inflated prices, then get ready to jump for joy. If you buy now, you can save up to half or even more, because the online Starbucks store is shutting its doors on Oct. 1.
  I don’t want to utter the “C” word just yet, but these could be good holiday gifts to stash away for that person on  your list obsessed with the bean.
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• Oogie Boogie popcorn bucket causing swarms at Disney parks Forget...

  21-09-2017 18:53
  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Forget Space Mountain or Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. The E-Ticket at this year's Disneyland Halloween parties isn't a ride at all, but rather a popcorn bucket.
  
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• California home prices soaring along with those in other disaster-prone areas, despite risks

  21-09-2017 18:41 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been a bad few weeks for natural disasters. A series of hurricanes ripped through Texas, Florida and the Caribbean, killing hundreds and racking up hundreds of billions of dollars in damage. Wildfires are raging in the Western U.S., and a pair of powerful earthquakes have battered Mexico.Amid the terrifying recent events is a worrisome finding from a new report: The parts of the U.S. most at risk of natural disasters are also the places where property values are highest and increasing
  
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• Water polo roundup: Sunny Hills edges La Habra; Mater Dei sprints past Huntington Beach

  21-09-2017 18:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Daniel Hernandez made 19 saves and attacker Miles Abbott added three goals as Sunny Hills’ boys water polo team opened Freeway League play by defeating La Habra, 8-7, in overtime Wednesday night, Sept. 20, at Troy.
  Chris Hwang added two goals for Sunny Hills, which knocked off the second-ranked team in Division 5.
  In a nonleague match:
  Mater Dei 17, Huntington Beach 6: Jack Seybold scored five goals, Wyatt Benson drew seven exclusions and Cameron Reagan made five steals to l
  
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• Water polo roundup: Sunny Hills edges La Habra, Mater Dei sprints past HB

  21-09-2017 18:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Daniel Hernandez made 19 saves and attacker Miles Abbott added three goals as Sunny Hills’ boys water polo team opened Freeway League play by defeating La Habra, 8-7, in overtime Wednesday night at Troy.
  Chris Hwang added two goals for Sunny Hills, which knocked off the second-ranked team in Division 5.
  In a nonleague match:
  Mater Dei 17, Huntington Beach 6: Jack Seybold scored five goals, Wyatt Benson drew seven exclusions and Cameron Reagan made five steals to lead the vis
  
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• Child refugee from Cuba, now 65, recalls his past and bares his soul at high school reunion concert

  21-09-2017 18:16 via ocregister.com
  
  From left, David Baker, Tom Croucier, Fred Beato and David Pack perform as the Symbols of Tyme on Sept. 9 at Torrance High School’s “Concert of the Century.” Croucier, Pack and Beato also performed as the Beato Band. (Photo by Fred Swegles, Orange County Register/SCNG)Fred Beato, left, of Rancho Santa Margarita and David Pack of Napa Valley were living two miles from each other in Orange County when they reconnected by e-mail in 2008 after 40 years musically apart. Their meetin
  
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• Metrolink train congestion leads to major delays for Orange County, Riverside-area commuters

  21-09-2017 18:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Train congestion has led to major delays for Orange and Riverside counties Metrolink commuters Thursday morning, according to Metrolink social media posts.
  Metrolink began reporting the delays around 6:30 a.m. and appears to be affecting several lines including those to Irvine and Los Angeles.IEOC Line 805 to Irvine is delayed 45-60 mins due to coupling up to train 701 that had mechanical issues.
  — Metrolink (@Metrolink) September 21, 2017
  Update: 91/PV Line 700 to Riverside Downtown is de
  
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• Looks like a seller’s market for homes in Anaheim

  21-09-2017 18:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Be prepared to pay up for housing in Anaheim, where the typical deal goes for above what sellers were asking for.
  Here are homebuying highlights for Anaheim and Anaheim Hills from ReportsOnHousing for August. This house-hunting data tracks resales of existing detached and attached residences in the community.
  Analysis includes August trends based on closed sales: sale counts; average price vs. average list price; high and low price paid in the month; average cost per square foot and average size
  
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• Snow falls in Mammoth to mark end of summer, giving hope for epic snowboarding, skiing season

  21-09-2017 18:01 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas up in Mammoth Mountain on Sept. 21. Photo: Mammoth Mountain/Peter MorningPut away those bikinis and boardshorts, and dust off the snow gear.
  The summer season officially ends Thursday, Sept. 21, and what better way to say goodbye to the season than with a little snowfall.
  While Orange County woke up to gray skies as we transition into fall, Mammoth Mountain was getting its first snow of the season — and slope enthusiasts hope an early showi
  
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• Bank regulation reform bills offer sensible solutions to promote economic growth

  21-09-2017 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Now that Congress has returned to the Capitol, there is a critically important opportunity for the Senate to pass legislation with sensible regulatory changes that will help banks of all sizes — in particular, our community and mid-size regional banks — better serve their communities and foster greater economic and job growth.
  Current economic conditions reinforce the urgent need for Congress to act. In June, the Treasury Department reported that the U.S. economy’s recovery fro
  
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• Consider all options on policing

  21-09-2017 16:54 via ocregister.com
  
  The high and rising cost of contracting with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for policing services has stirred up rumblings among some contract cities about going their own way or even forming a joint powers authority to create a separate police agency.
  At a Sept. 12 council meeting, Mission Viejo Mayor pro Tem Ed Sachs raised the possibility of the latter idea. “[It] may be time, in fact, to start a (joint powers authority) in South County and start our own police services,&r
  
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• California votes for ‘March Madness’ over June gloom

  21-09-2017 16:48 via ocregister.com
  
  With supermajorities in both houses of the state Legislature, the governor’s mansion and every statewide constitutional office on the ballot, there isn’t much that California Democrats can’t get if they want it badly enough.
  In the most recent legislative session the state’s ruling class voted to make California a sanctuary state, jacked up fuel and energy costs in the name of curbing global warming, and gutted the spirit of Megan’s Law by allowing convicted sex off
  
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• ‘Win’ a Nobel Prize in LA auction; JFK’s chair also available

  21-09-2017 16:42 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A Nobel prize, a rocking chair commissioned by President John F. Kennedy and a souvenir from President Donald Trump’s wedding to first lady Melania, are among the treasures up for grabs at a Los Angeles auction this fall.
  Julien’s Auctions says its “Icons & Idols: Hollywood and More” event will take place on Nov. 17. Available for bidding is a Nobel Prize medal for chemistry awarded to a pair of researchers in 1956. Presidential history buffs may b
  
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• One delinquent water district will harm taxpayers

  21-09-2017 16:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The city of Laguna Beach, South Coast Water District and Emerald Bay Service District have asked, insisted and pleaded with the Moulton Niguel Water District for more than a year that it simply pay its bills.
  In that time, Moulton Niguel has racked up a shocking $950,000 in unpaid invoices dating back to July 2016.
  We have held public meetings, delivered letters, sent emails and placed phone calls kindly asking for payment. Still, Moulton Niguel has refused to pay what it owes. We ultimately fel
  
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• Hello Kitty to make year-long appearances at Tanaka Farms in Irvine

  21-09-2017 16:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Sanrio characters will be making appearances throughout the year at Tanaka Farms in Irvine. (Courtesy Sanrio)Sanrio characters will be making appearances throughout the year at Tanaka Farms in Irvine. (Courtesy Sanrio)Show Caption of Expand
  Hello Kitty is smitten with Irvine.
  The iconic Sanrio character, who has a temporary cafe at the Irvine Spectrum Center, will be making appearances throughout the year at Tanaka Farms in Irvine. The partnership, a first of its kind for the global brand, kicks
  
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• 12-year-old ventriloquist wins ‘America’s Got Talent’

  21-09-2017 15:52 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A 12-year-old girl is getting a $1 million prize and her own Las Vegas show after taking the “America’s Got Talent” crown on the season 12 finale of the NBC reality competition.
  Darci Lynne Farmer, of Oklahoma City, beat out another youngster, 10-year-old singer Angelica Hale, for the ‘AGT’ title Wednesday by garnering the most votes from viewers.
  Farmer told The Associated Press after the show that she was “overcome with joy and luckiness.
  
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• CEO put on notice after vulgar rant against neighbor Kathy Griffin

  21-09-2017 15:44 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK — One of the nation’s biggest homebuilders is putting its top executive on notice after a vulgar rant against comedian Kathy Griffin was caught on tape and went viral.
  When Kathy Griffin’s CEO neighbor launched into a vulgar rant against her, the comedian recorded it, and the man’s high-profile company isn’t too happy about it. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)KB Home CEO Jeffrey Mezger, who is a neighbor of Griffin’s in California, was rec
  
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• 15 sheep on Highway 79 struck, killed in Winchester

  21-09-2017 15:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Several sheep were killed this morning when they were struck by a truck in Winchester.
  The crash occurred around 3:05 a.m. on state Route 79 near Domenigoni Parkway, the California Highway Patrol reported.
  It wasn’t immediately clear why the sheep were in the roadway but at least 15 sheep were killed, according to reports from the scene.
  The westbound lanes were closed for the investigation but reopened before 4 a.m.
  
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• How Gizmodrome, Police drummer Stewart Copeland’s new band with guitarist Adrian Belew, got its start over pasta in an Italian piazza

  21-09-2017 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The Police, featuring Stewart Copeland (left) and Sting and Andy Summers, shown in unknown location in 1980. File photo by Associated PressGizmodrome is a new rock band formed by veteran musicians that include, left to right, bassist Mark King from Level 42, Italian keyboardist Vittorio Cosma, former Police drummer Stewart Copeland, and former King Crimson guitarist and singer Adrian Belew. Photo by Massimiliano CardelliStewart Copeland of the Police speaks during the 2015 National Association o
  
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• Body found at collapsed Mexico school; girl still trapped

  21-09-2017 14:27 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, MARIA VERZA and CHRISTINE ARMARIO
  MEXICO CITY — A delicate effort to reach a young girl buried in the rubble of her school stretched into a new day on Thursday, a vigil broadcast across the nation as rescue workers struggled in rain and darkness to pick away unstable debris and reach her.
  The sight of her wiggling fingers early Wednesday became a symbol for the hope that drove thousands of professionals and volunteers to work frantically at dozens of wrecked buildin
  
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• A stunned Puerto Rico seeks to rebuild after Hurricane Maria

  21-09-2017 14:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By DANICA COTO
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans stunned by a hurricane that knocked out power for the whole island and paralyzed the U.S. territory with landslides, flooding and downed trees vowed to slowly rebuild amid an economic crisis as rescue crews fanned out Thursday.
  The extent of the damage is unknown given that dozens of municipalities remained isolated and without communication after Maria hit the island Wednesday morning as a Category 4 storm with 155
  
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• Best of Orange County 2017: Best city to live in

  21-09-2017 14:17
  When it comes to parks, Irvine has an abundance; there are 19 community parks, more than 40 neighborhood parks and, of course, the Great Park. When Mayor Don Wagner hears that voters have named Irvine one of Orange County's best places to live, he's hardly surprised.
  
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• OCPA presents KATE at the Chance Theater in Anaheim

  21-09-2017 09:50
  In its second new play event with the esteemed Chance Theater, the Orange County Playwrights Alliance offers a staged reading of a drama written and directed by acclaimed Laguna Beach playwright Robert Riemer. Join us for this Orange County story in an afternoon of compelling, contemporary new work, featuring the acting talents of Vanessa Cate, Michelle Dayne, Jennifer Hawkins , Lief LaDuke, Deneen Melody, Adam Neubauer and Tina Preston.
  
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• California Highway Patrol investigating death on 5 Freeway in San Juan Capistrano

  21-09-2017 08:03 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO — The California Highway Patrol was investigating the death of person on the southbound 5 Freeway on Wednesday night, emergency dispatchers said.
  The incident was reported on the 5 just south of the Ortega Highway exit shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20.
  Information about the victim’s gender, and whether the person was a pedestrian or in a vehicle was not immediately available.
  The Ortega onramp and all southbound lanes, except the carpool lane, near the c
  
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• Man returns to Newport Beach yacht he stole in 2014, and arrested in suspected second attempt

  21-09-2017 08:01 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH — The tale of an alleged yacht theft attempt in Newport Beach has a sense of déjà vu.
  Richard Marco Rodriguez, 35, of Whittier, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 19, on suspicion of stealing a $3 million yacht – the same vessel he stole in 2014, according to authorities.
  Rodriguez was spotted on the 78-foot Stimulus at about 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday. The yacht was in its docking space in the 200 block of South Bay Front on Balboa Island when Rodriguez managed to get
  
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• These are my 10 favorite guilty pleasures in Orange County

  21-09-2017 08:00 via ocregister.com
  
  As much as I want to, I don’t eat these foods every day. And it’s not because I’m on a diet. I eat steak and french fries regularly. I eat way too many hamburgers. I eat more ramen than anyone should, so it’s hard to call any of those things guilty pleasures. They’re just pleasures.
  But even with my crazy eating regimen, there are still some foods that I avoid eating too often. Here are 10 delicious guilty pleasures that always make me happy.
  The bacon at brunchtime
  
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• Angels fall to Indians again, despite late rally

  21-09-2017 07:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Angels pitcher Yusmeiro Petit stands on the mound after giving up a two-run home run to the Cleveland Indians Francisco Lindor in the top of the seventh inning at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)The Los Angeles Angels Ricky Nolasco throws to the plate against the Cleveland Indians during the first inning at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA on Wednesday, September 20, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Reg
  
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• Justin Upton’s homer does not count for $1 million Angels paint can promotion

  21-09-2017 07:48 via ocregister.com
  
  A ninth-inning home run by Angels slugger Justin Upton on Tuesday night appeared to be on the mark for a $1 million stadium promotion when it bounced inside the oversized paint can behind the left-center field fence at Angel Stadium, but the Angels said after the game that the homer would not count for the promotion because it did not land on the fly.
  With the Angels trailing, 6-2, in the ninth inning to the Cleveland Indians, Upton’s 444-foot solo shot easily cleared the fence b
  
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• Water polo recruiting: Mater Dei goalie Marley Presiado commits to Brown

  21-09-2017 07:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei water polo goalie Marley Presiado has reached another milestone.
  The improving senior has committed to play for Brown, Monarchs coach Chris Segesman reports.
  Presiado made 260 saves last season as a junior to help Mater Dei reach its first CIF-SS Division 1 semifinal. She also helped the Monarchs recapture the Trinity League title.
  Laguna Beach utility Isabel Riches also has committed to Brown.
  Please send water polo recruiting news to Dan Albano at [email protected] or @ocvarsityguy on
  
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