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• Southern California hotels find filling rooms tricky

  03-10-2017 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Is the local hotel industry too eager to expand?
  Southern California hotels appeared to be struggling with a growing supply of empty rooms this summer. In August, for example, all five local markets tracked by CBRE Hotels had dips in occupancy rates vs. a year ago, while room rates fell in Los Angeles and Orange County compared with 2016.
  Local hotel owners have added competition this year amid an industry building surge. Additionally, hotels may be paying a price for increasing room rates and m
  
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• UCLA football team embracing timing of bye week

  03-10-2017 22:01 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES >> Minutes after UCLA broke its post-practice huddle Tuesday, Spaulding Field was already nearly empty. Players piled their pads in a corner to be cleaned before they quickly disappeared into the Wasserman Football Center.
  Class was calling.
  UCLA students began classes late last week, and after a critical win against Colorado put UCLA’s season back on track, the Bruins (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) can refresh and focus on academics while getting healthy during their bye week.
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• Crime log for Huntington Beach, Sept. 17-23

  03-10-2017 21:55 via ocregister.com
  
  SEPTEMBER 17
  Disturbing the peace: Around midnight. 7200 block of Coho Drive. Police made at least one arrest.
  Assault: Around midnight. Balmoral Drive and Edwards St. Police made at least one arrest.
  Assault: Around 3 a.m. 10300 block of Kukui Drive
  Burglary: Around 4 a.m. 21000 block of PCH
  Vehicle theft: Around 4 a.m. Burlington Lane and Chesterfield Lane
  Vehicle burglary: Around 7 a.m. 17100 block of Hague Lane
  Burglary: Around 
  
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• Irvine firm PHG sells Bacara Resort, soon to be The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara

  03-10-2017 21:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Pacific Hospitality Group in Irvine has sold the iconic Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara to two real estate trusts under the name Carey Watermark Investors. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. PHG and its lead investors have invested more than $27 million into property renovations, including a complete guestroom renovation, the development of a new award-winning signature restaurant Angel Oak, and upgrades to the resort’s technology and other F&B venues. (Courtesy of
  
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• ‘Arrested Development’ marches through Downtown Long Beach

  03-10-2017 21:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Only Hollywood could make Long Beach’s CityPlace look crowded. With the loss of two of its anchors, Wal-Mart and Fresh & Easy, the place has been like a grown-up kid just taking up space on the couch. Now Mom comes in saying, “If you think you’re just going to lay around here all day doing nothing, you’ve got another think coming, Buster.”
  So it goes out and gets a job, renting out the underutilized space for a film shoot this week by crews from the Netflix seri
  
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• Anaheim Ducks 2017-18 schedule

  03-10-2017 21:40 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM DUCKS 2017-18 SCHEDULEThu Oct 5 7:00 p.m. vs CoyotesSat Oct 7 7 p.m. vs FlyersMon Oct 9 7 p.m. vs FlamesWed Oct 11 7 p.m. vs IslandersFri Oct 13 6 p.m. at AvalancheSun Oct 15 6 p.m. vs SabresFri Oct 20 7 p.m. vs CanadiensTue Oct 24 4 p.m. at FlyersThu Oct 26 4:30 p.m. at PanthersSat Oct 28 4 p.m. at LightningSun Oct 29 2 p.m. at HurricanesWed Nov 1 7 p.m. vs Maple LeafsFri Nov 3 7 p.m. vs PredatorsSat Nov 4 7:30 p.m. at SharksTue Nov 7 7 p.m. vs KingsThu Nov 9 7 p.m. vs CanucksSun Nov 12
  
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• Barre 3 event at Ritz Carlton in Dana Point raises money for service dog group

  03-10-2017 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  DANA POINT More than 200 participants held plank poses, did plies and tiny pulses on yoga mats placed across sprawling lawns overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the Ritz Carlton.
  The exercises — full body workouts — were part of a barre3 event on Saturday, Sept. 30 headed by Nicki Insley and Jessica State, who operate South County barre 3 studios in Laguna Niguel and San Clemente.
  In all, the two-hour event, held in partnership with the resort, raised $7,000 for Canine Companions f
  
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• Jalal Talabani, Iraq’s first Kurdish president, dies at 83

  03-10-2017 21:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUSANNAH GEORGE
  IRBIL, Iraq  — As he stepped into office to become Iraq’s first Kurdish president, Jalal Talabani told his followers, “I am casting off my Kurdish clothes and wearing Iraqi ones instead. You must accept that.” It was a symbolic call for unity: A longtime leader of Kurdish fighters, Talabani became the head of state in 2005 of what was supposed to be a new Iraq, freed two years earlier from the rule of Saddam Hussein.
  Talabani’s death on Tuesd
  
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• Why ‘Blade Runner 2049’ stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford aim to keep its secrets

  03-10-2017 21:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Ryan Gosling, the star of the Denis Villeneuve-directed “Blade Runner 2049,” ponders a question about the film, starts to answer and then stops himself.
  “It’ll be nice when we can have this conversation without divulging too much,” the 37-year-old actor finally says.Journalists do try to get answers, but as everyone connected with the sequel to the 1982 Ridley Scott influential sci-fi classic tells you, everything about the new film is something of a spoiler.
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• Las Vegas shooting victims with Valley ties include Disneyland employee Jessica Milam

  03-10-2017 21:19
  A number of people with ties to the central and southern San Joaquin Valley have been identified as victims of the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas that killed at least 59 people and injured at least 527. Sanger native and Disneyland employee Jessica Milam is among the seriously injured, Disney Chairman/CEO Robert Iger said in a statement Monday.
  
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• 5 Anaheim Ducks games to watch in 2017-18

  03-10-2017 21:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Here are five intriguing Ducks games to watch this season:
  NOV. 3 VS. PREDATORS
  Nashville pays the visit in the first matchup since the Predators won in six games to play for the Stanley Cup. Sadly, the injured Ryan Kesler won’t be around to have Predators’ Ryan Johansen wondering how his family and friends can watch him play.
  DEC. 5 AT VEGAS
  It is only a four-hour drive from Orange County to Sin City so this is a trip Ducks fans have circled on their calendars when their team takes
  
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• How Xeroderma pigmentosum forces Riley McCoy, Dana Hills High homecoming queen, to fight sunlight every day

  03-10-2017 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  (This is the second in an occasional series that will follow Riley McCoy through her senior year at Dana Hills High.)
  The new queen sparkled under the stadium lights, accepting tearful congratulations, hugs and kisses from those who took joy in her coronation.
  Her story seemed like a fairy tale.
  Riley McCoy, the girl whose rare disease forces her to spend her daylight hours indoors, floated through her first weekend as the Dana Hills High homecoming queen trying to find new places in her ho
  
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• Coming to Aliso Viejo: Football, Founder’s Day and library closure

  03-10-2017 18:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Football game
  The Aliso Niguel High School Wolverines will play its next football game at home against El Toro High School at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 at 28000 Wolverine Way. The varsity team is 3-1 through its first four games. Information: alisoniguelfootball.com
  Dance program
  The “Dare to Dance!” program arrives at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Aliso Viejo Library, 1 Journey. The free program shows people how to dance. Registration is not required. Information: 949-360-1730
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• Meet Henry Diltz, photographer of some of rock music’s most iconic images

  03-10-2017 18:52 via ocregister.com
  Rock and roll photographer Henry Diltz will discuss his career Friday, Oct. 13 at The Ranch Laguna Beach.
  In his talk, titled  “Behind the Lens With Henry Diltz,”  he’ll share some favorites from his 50-year career and tell the stories behind them.
  Some of Diltz’s most recognized images are James Taylor for the album cover “Sweet Baby James,” The Doors in The Morrison Hotel, Crosby Stills Nash on the red couch for the cover of their first album,
  
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• Housing in Orange County, Inland Empire ‘overvalued,’ CoreLogic says, while LA is ‘at value’

  03-10-2017 18:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The housing stock in Orange County and the Inland Empire was “overvalued” as of August, while home values in Los Angeles County and the overheated San Francisco peninsula were not, according to a recent analysis by CoreLogic, an Irvine-based real estate data firm.
  Other overvalued housing markets in the nation included the New York metropolitan area, Houston, Denver, Las Vegas and Miami.
  In addition to L.A. County and San Francisco, Boston and Chicago markets were deemed to be &ldquo
  
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• Extravaganza at the Outlets offers festivities for donors, a bonanza for charities

  03-10-2017 18:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Thirty-eight Orange County nonprofits stand to pick up some cash at the Outlets at San Clemente’s third annual Shopping Extravaganza on Saturday, Oct. 7.
  There’s plenty in it for the donors, too, Here’s how it works:
  A ticket costs you $35. The outlet center donates $25 of it to a nonprofit that you select from a list of 38. Through the day, you get exclusive discounts not available to other shoppers in more than 40 participating shops and eateries. You also get a catered lunch
  
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• Automakers bounce back with strong sales in September

  03-10-2017 18:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Toyota, Honda, Ford, General Motors, Nissan and Volkswagen all posted strong monthly U.S. sales numbers, confirming expectations that a boost in sales from hurricane-ravaged Texas would push the industry to a September rebound.
  GM reported Tuesday, Oct. 3 that sales rose 11.9 percent, while Ford sales rose 8.7 percent. Toyota posted a 14.9 percent increase, while Nissan sales were up 9.5 percent and Honda sales rose 6.8 percent. Volkswagen said its sales rose 33.2 percent over numbers that were
  
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• Lawmakers call Equifax response to breach inadequate

  03-10-2017 17:57 via ocregister.com
  
  House Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday lashed out at the former head of Equifax, demanding answers for the massive data breach that compromised the sensitive personal information of an estimated 145 million Americans.
  Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said that if Equifax wants to stay in business, its entire corporate culture needs to change to one that values security and transparency.
  “We want answers for consumers because Equifax’s response to this breach has been unacceptable,&rdq
  
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• Huntington Beach-based Surfline buys Magicseaweed in UK, adding to forecasting portfolio

  03-10-2017 17:35 via ocregister.com
  
  A surfer looks out toward the water in Huntington Beach, across from the Surfline office. The forecasting company announced Tuesday it was acquiring UK-based Magicseaweed. (FILE PHOTO/SCNG)A surfer heads towards the waves on the south-side of Huntington Beach Pier. (PHOTO: KEVIN SULLIVAN / SCNG)Surfline forecaster Chris Borg works at his desk at the company offices in Huntington Beach . (PHOTO: KEVIN SULLIVAN / SCNG)A surfer works the waves near Huntington Beach Pier, across from the Surfline.co
  
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• Seeing Walt Disney World from the outside in ‘The Florida Project’

  03-10-2017 17:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Most people who go to Walt Disney World and other Orlando theme parks would never dream of staying at The Magic Castle. They probably wouldn’t find a room anyway at the hot pink roadside inn if they tried, seeing as how its cheap lodging has become home to various down-on-their-luck residents.
  And vacationers aren’t likely to want to rub shoulders with the strippers, waffle restaurant waitresses and their unruly kids who stay there week-by-week, stretching into months and, for some,
  
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• Long Beach Poly grad with newborn twins killed in Las Vegas shooting, friend says

  03-10-2017 17:14 via ocregister.com
  
  A Long Beach native with newborn twins was killed Sunday in the Las Vegas mass shooting that took at least 59 lives, according to one of the man’s friends.
  Johnathan Paumonte, 30, was with his aunt among thousands of concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest Festival when a gunman started raining bullets on the crowd, Junior Montanez said.
  The gunfire hit Paumonte and his aunt, according to Montanez. He died at the scene, and his aunt remains hospitalized, Montanez said.
  “His wife called
  
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• Fire destroys Anaheim flooring manufacturing building

  03-10-2017 15:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The building of an Anaheim floor manufacturing and production company was a destroyed by a fire that broke out early Tuesday morning, Oct. 3.
  Firefighters were called to a commercial structure fire on South Anaheim Boulevard off Anaheim Way at 12:47 a.m. where they found a fully involved building with heavy smoke and flames, said Daron Wyatt, spokesman for Anaheim Fire & Rescue.#AnaheimCommand upgraded to 3rd alarm in defensive posture pic.twitter.com/Q905cihx07
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• The 10 Tom Petty songs you should download right now

  03-10-2017 15:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Although Tom Petty, who died yesterday at age 66, hailed from Florida, the rocker, along with his band the Heartbreakers, became an electrified part of Southern California’s musical tapestry. Petty picked up the torch from the sun-soaked Laurel Canyon of California country where the Eagles soared and plugged in for some of the greatest classic rock songs.
  With more than four decades of music, he had multiple albums that reached that iconic “must own” status across the decades,
  
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• Fire destroys Anaheim flooring company building

  03-10-2017 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — A commercial structure belonging to an Anaheim flooring manufacturer and production company was destroyed this morning in a fire.
  About 50 firefighters responded to the third-alarm blaze that broke out at 12:47 a.m. at 1596 S. Anaheim Blvd., saidAnaheim Fire and Rescue Public Information Officer Daron Wyatt.
  Firefighters from Anaheim, Orange and Garden Grove fire departments took a little more than two hours to knock down the flames, and crews this morning continued to work on ho
  
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• Las Vegas hospitals caring for hundreds of wounded from shooting

  03-10-2017 15:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By AMANDA LEE MYERS
  Associated Press
  LAS VEGAS — The victims just kept coming.
  In private cars, in ambulances waiting four or five deep, from the walking wounded to the barely alive, they arrived in droves.
  “I have no idea who I operated on,” said Dr. Jay Coates, a trauma surgeon whose hospital took in many of the wounded after a gunman opened fire from a Las Vegas hotel window on a country concert below. “They were coming in so fast, we were taking care of bodies. We wer
  
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• Frumpy Middle-aged Mom: Hey, girls, let’s play softball – it’s boring and slow

  03-10-2017 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Right now, I’m trying to convince my friend to put her 5-year-old daughter into softball, because it’s a great sport for girls.
  For one thing, softball is slow and tedious, so the girls have lots of time to sit around the dugout doing nothing, which is the only time kids have these days to let their minds wander.
  Daydreaming is important, and kids don’t do it anymore, because they’re always staring at screens. There are no screens in the dugout – at least not that I
  
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• Caltech physicists share Nobel Prize for finding of ripples in fabric of universe

  03-10-2017 14:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By JIM HEINTZ and DAVID KEYTON
  STOCKHOLM  — Three scientists on Tuesday won a Nobel Physics Prize for their roles in detecting faint ripples flying through the universe — gravitational waves predicted a century ago by Albert Einstein that provide a new understanding of the universe.
  Sweden’s Royal Academy of Sciences announced that the winners are Rainer Weiss of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Barry Barish and Kip Thorne of the California Institute of Techno
  
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• Editor’s Letter: What do men really want?

  03-10-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  This is the time of year when I try in earnest to figure out what men really want.
  Let me restate that: This is the time of year when I try to figure out what my husband really wants.
  Hmm. Well, let me clarify further: I mean I try to figure out what he wants, beyond the obvious.
  The obvious being: He wants the Angels to get another World Championship in his lifetime, preferably in Mike Trout’s time, preferably by kicking the snot out of the Dodgers. He wants his beloved Green Bay Packers
  
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• Connoisseurs save high-end audio equipment

  03-10-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Entertainment execs, CEOs, pro athletes, actors and musicians are among the customers who still seek extensive audio systems from places like Pro Audio Technology in Lake Forest.San Diego-based Debra and Scott Salyer created Wrensilva, “geared toward the future.”Wrensilva’s reto-chic stereo consoles combine midcentury looks with modern-day technology.Pro Audio Technology founder Paul HalesShow Caption of Expand
  Volume matters. I’m talking about noise here – the loud
  
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• The YouTube - Adpocalypse' and the End of MCNs

  03-10-2017 11:09
  Today, digital advertisers can use various forms of analytics to determine exactly what readers are looking at-and for how long. Enter the concept of time-based advertising metrics, which is the ability to not only know whether an ad has been viewed, but how long viewers spent engaged with it.
  
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• Two shot, injured in Costa Mesa

  03-10-2017 08:51 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — A man and woman were found with gunshot wounds Monday night, Oct. 2, on a street outside of an apartment complex, according to authorities.
  Around 9:10 p.m., officers responded to a shots-fired call near the intersection of Mendoza Drive and Valencia Street, Costa Mesa police Sgt. Patrick Wessel said. They found the victims in the road.
  The man and woman, whose names and ages were not released, were taken by ambulance to an area hospital.
  Information about their injuries and m
  
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• Disneyland cast member among those killed in Las Vegas

  03-10-2017 07:22
  Carrie Barnette, 34, was one of those listed as killed in the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. She worked at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim.
  
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• Carrie Barnette, a Disney worker who went to school in Orange County, ...

  03-10-2017 07:22
  Carrie Barnette, 34, was one of those listed as killed in the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. She worked at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim.
  
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• Lonzo Ball leaves with ankle sprain as Lakers lose preseason game to Nuggets

  03-10-2017 07:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle, left, shoots as Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried defends during the second half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Los Angeles. The Nuggets won 113-107. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Los Angeles Lakers forward Luol Deng, right, shoots as Denver Nuggets forward Juan Hernangomez defends during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Denver Nuggets forward
  
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• Orange County’s girls tennis athlete of the week: San Clemente’s Lindsay Hung

  03-10-2017 07:09 via ocregister.com
  
  The Register’s girls tennis athlete of the week for Monday, Oct. 2, 2017.
  LINDSAY HUNG
  SAN CLEMENTE
  The Utah commit swept at No. 1 singles to help the Tritons defeat South Coast League rival Dana Hills, 10-8, and improve to 37-0 on the season.
  
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• Woodbridge tops Northwood, 10-6, in battle of two CIF top 10-ranked teams (video)

  03-10-2017 07:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Woodbridge’s Dylan Patist takes a shot in Monday’s Pacific Coast League match as Northwood’s Justin Pyne defends. Photo courtesy Michael AnNorthwood’s Justin Pyne defends against Wesley Park of Woodbridge in Monday’s PCL match. Photo courtesy Michael AnNorthwood’s Spencer Sellwood takes a shot over Woodbridge’s Dylan Patist in Monday’s PCL match. Photo courtesy Michael AnNorthwood’s Max Abravanel gets ready to take a shot Monday as Woodbridge
  
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• Disneyland cast member Carrie Barnette among those killed in Las Vegas

  03-10-2017 06:54 via ocregister.com
  
  File Photo: Destiny Calderon (right) and Carrie Barnette (second to right) celebrating leap year at Disneyland in 2012. Barnette was one of the victims in a mass shooting in Las Vegas. (Photo by ARMANDO BROWN, Contributing Photographer)Carrie Barnette, 34, was one of those listed as killed in the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. She worked at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim. (Photo by Janice Chamber)Carrie Barnette, a 10 year Disneyland Resort employee, was one of the vic
  
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• L.A. Kings complete 2017-18 season preview

  03-10-2017 06:32 via ocregister.com
  
  The Kings’ Jonny Brodzinski, left, and the Vancouver Canucks’ Derek Dorsett battle for control of the puck during their exhibition game in Beijing on Saturday. Of the six spots on the Kings’ top two lines, the one occupied by Brodzinski the last eight days is the only one up in the air. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Assistant coach John Stevens, now the LA Kings head coach, poses with Mike Richards, left, and Jeff Carter after the Kings beat the New Jersey Devils to win the 2012
  
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• An air of mystery with this week’s O.C. top 25

  03-10-2017 06:29 via ocregister.com
  
  This is one of those weeks when the Orange County football top 25 is a little mysterious.
  Specifically … how is Los Alamitos ranked above Tesoro just a few days after Tesoro beat Los Alamitos, 48-44? Los Alamitos this week is No. 13. Tesoro is No. 15.
  My ballot on Monday, Oct. 2, had El Toro at No. 12, Tesoro at No. 13 and Los Alamitos at No. 14. El Toro beat Tesoro. Tesoro beat Los Alamitos.
  Maybe yours truly is at fault. I’ve written and said that Los Alamitos is the best team in
  
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• Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson, other celebrities post Tom Petty tributes after his death

  03-10-2017 06:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Monday afternoon officials said that legendary rocker Tom Petty was in critical condition at a local hospital after he suffered full cardiac arrest at his Malibu home Sunday night.
  After some misleading information that led people to believe that the musician was pulled off life support and pronounced dead earlier in the day, his death was confirmed later just before 9 p.m. by his longtime manager. He was 66.Full statement: pic.twitter.com/FGCVI5yIaa
  — Tom Petty (@tompetty) October 3,
  
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• Contractor from Riverside is killed in Las Vegas shooting

  03-10-2017 06:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Thomas Allen Day Jr., 54, of Riverside, died in the Sunday shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival, his father confirmed Monday.
  Thomas Day Sr., 75, said he was not ready to talk about his son’s death.
  Day Jr. has two state contractor’s licenses associated with businesses in Corona: Tom Day Construction Co. and Portrait Construction, both with addresses at 265 N. Joy St.
  Portrait builds homes and commercial structures and rehabilitates apartment complexes, according to its we
  
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• Orange County football stat leaders: Week 6 update

  03-10-2017 06:14 via ocregister.com
  
  VIDEO: Dan Albano’s updates on Monday’s news and developments
  OCVarsity is keeping track of the Orange County stat leaders for the 2017 football season.
  The leaderboards are compiled based on published player stats.
  The stats are through the Week 4 games.
  WEEK 5
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  Rushing leaders
  Receiving leaders
  WEEK 4
  Passing leaders
  Rushing leaders
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  WEEK 3
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  WEEK 2
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• Las Vegas mass shooting turns refuge for Southern Californians deadly

  03-10-2017 05:43 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s sometimes billed as “America’s playground,” but most of America doesn’t live within four highway hours (much less if you speed) from downtown Las Vegas.
  Which partly explains why the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history – a Sunday night rampage near the Las Vegas Strip that left at least 59 dead and more than 500 wounded or injured – feels like a local crime.
  Though hard numbers aren’t known, a huge chunk of the estimated 22,000 peop
  
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• Eric Stephens’ NHL preseason power rankings

  03-10-2017 05:38 via ocregister.com
  
  It is a new NHL season and to welcome it in, we’ll do something new with great fanfare. Well, maybe some fanfare.
  This is the start of weekly power rankings that may you leave in agreement or, more than likely, have you wonder if we’re a couple cards short of a full deck. You may wonder why your team is ranked too high — or too low — but if it has you talking, then that’s part of the fun.
  So start the conversation as the 2017-18 season starts with four games Wednesd
  
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• Robert Iger Mourns Disney Cast Member Killed In Las Vegas Shooting

  03-10-2017 05:29
  Names and faces of the 59 people who were killed last night in the tragic Las Vegas shooting are beginning to be released, one of them being Carrie Barnette , a cast member that worked at the Pacific Wharf Cafe in Disney California Adventure in Anaheim. In addition, Jessica Milam , also a Disney cast member, was one of the over 500 injured during the shooting.
  
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• Orange County deputy recounts harrowing rescue following Las Vegas shooting

  03-10-2017 05:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Mark Seamans didn’t have time to think about his own safety.
  “The switch turned on, and it became everything we train for,” said the deputy for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
  Seamans, 32, was attending the Jason Aldean concert Sunday in Las Vegas with his girlfriend and 20 others when the shooting broke out. In all, about 40 Sheriff’s Department personnel were scattered throughout the venue.
  Seamans, Rob Long, an investigator for the Orange County District
  
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• What was seen and heard at the Las Vegas City Hall vigil

  03-10-2017 05:07 via ocregister.com
  
  University of Nevada Las Vegas students Raymond Lloyd, right, and Karla Rodriguez take part in a vigil Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. A gunman on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay casino hotel rained automatic weapons fire down on the crowd of over 22,000 at an outdoor country music festival Sunday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Kristin Alexander holds a candle during a vigil at City Hall in Las Vegas, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. The vigil was held in honor of the over 50 people killed and hundreds inj
  
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• Video: Say hello to Trinity-free Football Talk

  03-10-2017 05:05 via ocregister.com
  
  OCVarsity reporters Zach Cavanagh and Michael Huntley are ready to give the Orange County football fans something they’ve been asking for — football talk that isn’t about the Trinity League.
  They discuss the league races that are starting up in the Empire and Orange Coast leagues, their players of the week, their games to watch this week and much more.
  
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• The Rams are 3-1 again, and have hope that history won’t be repeated

  03-10-2017 05:02 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS — Jeff Fisher knew it. Anyone who watched the Rams probably shared the sentiment.
  Last October, shortly after the Rams improved their record to 3-1, documentary cameras captured then-coach Fisher as he told his assistants, “If we stay doing what we’re doing, we’re not going to win another (bleeping) game.” Fisher got fired two months later and the Rams finished 4-12.
  So, here they go again. The Rams, after Sunday’s upset victory at Dallas, are 3-
  
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• Carrie Barnette, a Disney worker who went to school in Orange County, killed in Las Vegas mass shooting

  03-10-2017 04:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Carrie Barnette, who attended Pacifica High in Garden Grove and worked at Disney California Adventure, was among the 59 people killed at the Route 91 Harvest concert in Las Vegas on Sunday night, her cousin and Disney officials confirmed Monday. Barnette, who lived in Riverside, was 34.
  “We are especially heartbroken over the loss of one of our own to this unconscionable and senseless act,” Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Robert Iger said in a statement Monday. “Carrie Bar
  
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