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• Water polo flash: Mater Dei coach Chris Segesman resign

  15-12-2017 23:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei water polo coach Chris Segesman, who build a powerhouse with the boys program, has resigned, the school confirmed moments ago Friday.
  Segeman, who led Mater Dei to the Division 1 title last month, will coach the girls through the remainder of the season. He also served as an associate athletic director at the school.
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• Corky Carroll: The real story behind ‘The Endless Summer,’ Part 3

  15-12-2017 23:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Two weeks ago I began this series that tells the story of R. Paul Allen and his role in the behind-the-scenes saga of how the iconic Bruce Brown surf film classic “The Endless Summer” was born and grew into the smash hit that it became.
  To all of our sadness, Bruce Brown passed away earlier this week at at 80, so this story becomes a bit more relevant and personal for both myself and for Allen.
  Allen met Brown when he worked at the Ole surf shop in Sunset Beach, and went on to work f
  
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• Cypress cancels street sweeping over the holidays

  15-12-2017 22:51 via ocregister.com
  
  The city will not sweep the streets from Monday, Dec. 25, through Monday, Jan 1, and police will not enforce the related parking restrictions during that time.
   
  
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• Toy donations sought for community Christmas breakfast in Anaheim

  15-12-2017 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Organizers of the annual community Christmas breakfast hosted for families in need are seeking more toy donations in the days before the Dec. 24 event.
  The goal this year is to serve about 1,400 plates of food and hand out 1,200 gifts to children; last year, 1,000 people were fed and 900 received a present.
  Organizers are about 300 short. Drop off donations K&A/Cervantes Mexican Kitchen in Good Food Court on Center Street Promenade by Dec. 21.
  Volunteers are needed to wrap the gifts from 8 t
  
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• With Christmas on a Monday, Amazon’s fast turnaround has put pressure on retailers

  15-12-2017 22:48 via ocregister.com
  
  A calendar quirk this year and Amazon’s seven-days-a-week delivery capability are building pressure on retailers to deliver.
  With Christmas on a Monday, most retailers have one less day to get packages delivered on time. Some are pushing up their deadlines for standard delivery or free shipping. And after promoting the convenience of buying online with store pickup, retailers are also trying to satisfy lots of customers coming in to collect their orders.
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• Judge temporarily blocks new Trump rules on birth control

  15-12-2017 22:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH CORNFIELD and SUDHIN THANAWALA
  PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Philadelphia on Friday ordered the Trump administration not to enforce new rules that could significantly reduce women’s access to free birth control.
  Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued the injunction, temporarily stopping the government from enforcing the policy change to former President Barack Obama’s health care law.
  The law required most companies to cover birth control at no additional cost, though it in
  
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• Main Street Restaurant to hold concert and toy drive

  15-12-2017 22:35 via ocregister.com
  
  From 5 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17, the Orange County Blues Society and Main Street Restaurant are presenting a Christmas jam and Toys for Tots drive. People are invited to attend and bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate. The event, at the restaurant at 4902 Main St., will feature live music from blues musicians.
  Alma Fausto, 714-796-7865
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• Iconic Disney roller coaster California Screamin’ will close next month, then reopen with a new name and theme

  15-12-2017 22:32 via ocregister.com
  
  There might still be screaming going on inside Disney California Adventure , but it won’t be coming from the iconic California Screamin’ roller coaster, which is being shut down for a makeover into a new attraction called “The Incredicoaster.”  Its last day of operation will be Jan. 7, when it will close along with much of its surrounding Paradise Pier.
  This remake will keep the existing structure, but add new elements themed to the superhero family of characters fro
  
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• Fullerton council to consider increased animal services fees

  15-12-2017 22:31 via ocregister.com
  
  The City Council will discuss on Tuesday, Dec. 19, reducing the subsidy the city provides for animal care services, a move that would increase the cost of animal licensing fees and other services for residents.
  According to staff reports, Fullerton in the 2016-17 fiscal year paid about $1.7 million to county animal control for its services, while collecting only around $635,000 in revenue, mainly from licensing.
  To cover the difference, staff is suggesting the city increase the fees for animal o
  
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• Charoen selected president of Centralia Elementary School District Board of Trustees

  15-12-2017 22:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Henry Charoen of La Palma was selected Wednesday, Dec. 13,  as the 2018 president of the Centralia Elementary School District board.
  He replaces outgoing president Art Montez.
  Charoen is an adjunct professor at UC Irvine and was elected to the Centralia school board in 2014 where he most recently served as clerk.
   
  
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• Old Towne Orange design standards updated for first time since 1999

  15-12-2017 22:02 via ocregister.com
  
  The design standards for development in Old Towne Orange have been updated for the first time since 1999, offering new guidance and clarifying what can and can’t be done to homes in the city’s historic core.
  The update, which has gone through town halls and several city meetings, isn’t so much about making major changes as it is about clarifying and making the process easier to understand, said Marissa Moshier, historic preservation planner with the city.
  For the most part, thi
  
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• Oh, that health-insurance deadline? Doesn’t apply to California

  15-12-2017 21:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By Ana B. Ibarra, California Healthline
  Don’t be fooled, Californians.
  Despite what you may be seeing or hearing about a Dec. 15 enrollment deadline, you didn’t miss it. You still have more than six weeks to choose or switch your Affordable Care Act health plans.
  It’s true that Americans who live in the 39 states that rely on the federal health insurance marketplace, healthcare.gov, face a final deadline Friday to sign up for plans.
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• 109th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade lights up the harbor

  15-12-2017 21:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Rudolph follows a flame aboard a competitor during the 109th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade in Newport Beach on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)A drummer plays on the bow of a well-lit boat during the 109th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade in Newport Beach on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)The Balboa Bay Club dock master keeps an eye on the 109th Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade in Newport B
  
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• Whicker: How the Chargers’ secondary lowers a quiet boom, led by Hawyard

  15-12-2017 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — In any other audition for any other job in any other business, Casey Hayward wouldn’t have been late.
  You walk in the door a tenth of a second after the appointed time, you’re forgiven.
  Hayward ran the 40 yards at the 2012 NFL Draft Combine and saw an electronic time of 4.55. He wasn’t.
  “I’d been running in the 4.4s going in,” he said.
  He said he wasn’t too worried, because he had picked off 15 passes in his career at Vanderbilt, facin
  
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• Villa Park Library to hold monthly drop-in craft sessions

  15-12-2017 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  The Villa Park Library will hold a free drop-in craft program for children of all ages on the third Wednesday of every month. Upcoming dates are Dec. 20 and Jan. 17. Information: villapark.org or 714-998-0861.
  Jonathan Winslow, 714-796-7978
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• Home and garden events, Dec. 26-30

  15-12-2017 21:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Tuesday, Dec. 26
  Surf City Nights: Every Tuesday from 5-9 p.m., 90 vendors present unique handcrafted wares: furniture, jewelry, art, clothing. There will also be live music, street performers and kids’ activities. Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach. 714-536-8300 or surfcitynights.com
  Wednesday, Dec. 27
  San Juan Capistrano Market: More than 30 vegetable, fruit and flower vendors will be selling farm-fresh goods. The Market also includes fresh breads, olives, eggs and H
  
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• Placentia gets help installing screens to keep pollution out of storm drains

  15-12-2017 21:20 via ocregister.com
  
  The city has a grant from the Orange County Transportation Authority to install screens on 95 catch basins in Placentia to reduce the amount of pollution getting into storm drains.
  The grant will pay $150,000 of the $200,000 cost.
  The City Council on Tuesday will consider the contract for the work.
   
   
  
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• Why stags are the new black in holiday decorations

  15-12-2017 21:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Stag candle holiday decoration. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)London’s Natural History Museum offers a five-inch-tall version of a stag’s head as a “Christmas classic, finished with antique gold style coloring.” Its provenance isn’t mentioned. (Photo courtesy Natural History Museum)Wayfair, an American e-commerce company that sells home goods, offers a “life-like red stag (that) stands approximately 7 feet tall from the tip of his hoof to th
  
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• Coastal Commission rejects Laguna Beach ban on short-term rentals in residential areas

  15-12-2017 21:19 via ocregister.com
  
  DANA POINT — The California Coastal Commission rejected Laguna Beach’s ban on short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods — arguing that it blocks access to public beaches and parks and closes most of the city to the rentals.
  Commissioner Steve Padilla called it “discriminatory” during the meeting Thursday. Dec.14 at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point.
  “This is a loss, this is a net loss and there is nothing in the record that suggests anything other than t
  
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• Brea leaders look at requiring permits, having rules for larger public assemblies

  15-12-2017 21:08 via ocregister.com
  
  The City Council at its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 19, will consider establishing regulations for public assemblies.
  Among the regulations would be needing a permit if the gathering meets certain criteria, such as being larger than 30 people if in Brea Downtown or 75 people elsewhere; restricting sound amplification devices and requiring reimbursement for fire safety or traffic control expenses.
  The council meets at 7 p.m.
   
  
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• APS Scientific Summit explores biopsychosocial mechanisms that influence pain

  15-12-2017 19:41
  Understanding Pain Mechanisms is the theme of the American Pain Society's Scientific Summit, www.americanpainsociety.org , March 4-6 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. The conference brings together leading pain researchers and clinicians to explore biopsychosocial mechanisms that influence pain perception and treatment response discovered through clinical, translational and basic science pain research.
  
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• SpaceX first: Recycled rocket and capsule successfully launched

  15-12-2017 19:12 via ocregister.com
  
  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from newly refurbished Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Cape Canaveral, Fla, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. The rocket is carrying supplies to the International Space Station. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today via AP)This photo provided by NASA, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. The unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off with a just-in-time-for-Christmas del
  
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• ‘Jumanji’ star Karen Gillan talks Avengers future and her own ‘bleak’ film

  15-12-2017 18:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Karen Gillan would love to play a role like Jack Nicholson’s mad writer in “The Shining.”
  “That would be amazing,” she says.
  At the moment, though, the actress is getting her comic kicks in “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” opening Wednesday.
  In the Jake Kasdan film, Gillan plays a 1990s-era video-game femme fatale named Ruby Roundhouse, who is actually the avatar for a socially awkward 17-year-old named Martha that has been sucked into the magical game
  
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• Knott’s Berry Farm may be closed on Christmas, but you can still have a holiday brunch or a take-home dinner

  15-12-2017 18:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant is toasting the season with a Sunday champagne brunch and Christmas take-home dinners.
  The buffet brunch is served 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 31. The menu includes honey glazed ham, roasted turkey, baked salmon, an omelette station, Mexican dishes, salads and bakery and pastry items. There will also be Mrs. Knott’s fried chicken, sides and boysenberry pie.
  The cost is $32.99 for adults, $20.99 for seniors 62 and older and $12.99 for chil
  
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• Knott’s Christmas Crafts Village: There’s still time to find a gift (or treat yourself)

  15-12-2017 18:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Since 1985, at Merry Farm time, the streets of Knott’s Berry Farm’s Ghost Town transform into the Christmas Crafts Village. Booths pop up with artisans selling an assortment of items, carolers stroll and sing and each year the event gets more popular.
  “This year we are offering many different types of hand-crafted products including arts, jewelry, sewn fabrics, ceramics, recycled accessories, wood stakes and signs, soaps and lotions and a variety of items that can be customized
  
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• One dead in shooting near Huntington Harbour

  15-12-2017 18:31 via ocregister.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH — One person was killed in a shooting Friday morning, Dec. 15, near the Huntington Harbour Marina.
  Shortly after 8 a.m. a shooting was reported off Warner Avenue on Aladdin Drive, a small street lined with multi-unit complexes overlooking the water.
  Huntington Beach police’s Lt. Tim Martin did not immediately have details of the incident, but confirmed one person had died. Another person was reportedly wounded, but police have not confirmed if that is the case.
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• Chargers’ Keenan Allen has a history with ‘dangerous’ Chiefs DB Marcus Peters

  15-12-2017 18:25 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Less than a year ago, Keenan Allen publicly described Marcus Peters as a “bum.” Heading into Saturday’s trip to Kansas City, the Chargers receiver has changed his tune.
  “I think he’s top-five, for sure,” Allen said of the All-Pro cornerback.
  What spurred this turn? Well, Allen doesn’t appear to have been serious about his original comments — describing them as a spur-of-the-moment defense of a teammate.
  When the wideout was still
  
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• What are the deadliest times to drive? A look at road fatalities and sobriety checkpoints

  15-12-2017 18:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Safe cars, Uber and Lyft and more education on driver safety are here. But highway fatalities, including those that involve alcohol, are up, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
  Deadliest times to drive
  The three-hour periods in 2014 with the greatest proportion of fatalities.
  Of fatal crashes occurring from midnight to 3 a.m. throughout the week, 61 percent involved alcohol-impaired driving.
  Fatal accidents
  They have risen in the U.S. in the past two years after a years-long dip.
  
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• Ellen DeGeneres thanks Redlands firefighters — and all fire personnel — battling the Thomas fire

  15-12-2017 17:19 via ocregister.com
  
  A Redlands Fire crew battling the Thomas fire near Montecito received a ‘grateful’ thank you and shout out in a Thursday afternoon tweet from comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, who was forced to leave her Montecito home recently to escape the destructive and devastating Thomas fire.
   Last night. I am so incredibly grateful to these and all the firefighters. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/JM9GLbD9o7
  — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) December 14, 2017The Redlands cre
  
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• Why you don’t want to miss this year’s Mammoth Mountain Night of Lights

  15-12-2017 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Skiers and snowboarders ride the Thunder Bound Express, left, and the Panorama Gondola up the mountain at Mammoth Mountain ski area in Mammoth Lakes as snow making machines fill the air with snow early one morning in December 2013. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)People gather around a large bonfire after sunset at the base of the mountain at Canyon Lodge prior to the Night of Lights celebration for the 60th anniversary of Mammoth Mountain ski area in Mammoth Lakes in Decem
  
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• 4 movies to see after ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

  15-12-2017 16:23 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s just a Four Film Friday set of reviews instead of the usual five this weekend. Blame “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” for scaring off most competition – then go see it, it’s really good!
  I added a movie opening next Wednesday to fill out the list; Just because it’s at the end doesn’t mean it’s any worse than the three before it. Then again, don’t take that to mean it’s any better, either.
  Anyway, enjoy “Last Jedi.” It’s
  
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• Uprising at Burbank AMC after ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ starts without sound

  15-12-2017 15:31 via ocregister.com
  
  After months of anticipation, dozens of Star Wars fans were vocally angry when the “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” began to roll with no sound at a Burbank theater Thursday night.
  Several posts to social media show fuming fans standing in the lobby of the AMC Burbank 16, 125 Palm Ave., demanding management start the movie over again.Star Wars at AMC Burbank had no sound. pic.twitter.com/aOxkvYJ3Hk
  — Isaias Rodriguez (@ISA1AS3000) December 15, 2017According to Twitter user
  
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• White House: FBI records show ‘extreme bias’ against Trump

  15-12-2017 14:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By ZEKE MILLER
  WASHINGTON — The White House said Friday newly revealed FBI records show there is “extreme bias” against President Donald Trump among senior leadership at the FBI. The accusation came hours before Trump was scheduled to speak at the FBI training academy in Quantico, Va.
  Trump, who has described the agency as “in tatters,” is to speak at a ceremony at the FBI campus for law enforcement leaders graduating from a program aimed at raising law enforcement
  
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• Give the gift of looking good this holiday

  15-12-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  Gifted & Gorgeous
  Santa wants you to be well-lit, well-rested and well-scrubbed this holiday season
  Hi, BrowTonya Crooks has plucked some of the most notable brows in Hollywood, including those of Julia Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow and Eva Mendes. Now, she’s boxed her expertise in the BrowGal Starter Set, which includes pencils in warm and ash tones, a highlighter and a clear setting gel, plus a detailed how-to guide. Tonya-trained experts are available by Skype for advice on identifying t
  
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• Dustin Hoffman accused of new incidents of sexual misconduct

  15-12-2017 13:53 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — More women are accusing Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct, including an incident in which a playwright says the actor exposed himself to her in a New York hotel room when she was 16 years old.
  Playwright Cori Thomas described the 1980 incident in a story published Thursday by the trade outlet Variety. She confirmed the story in an email to The Associated Press.
  Thomas was a classmate of Hoffman’s daughter when she says she met the actor, who invited her to his hotel r
  
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• Trial begins for Fountain Valley man accused of kidnapping, mutilation of marijuana dispensary owner

  15-12-2017 11:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By Paul AndersonCity News Service
  SANTA ANA >> A 38-year-old man teamed up with two high school buddies to abduct a marijuana dispensary owner from his Newport Beach home and torture him into telling the trio where they erroneously believed he had stashed $1 million in profits in the Mojave Desert, and when that failed, they cut off his penis and threw it away, a prosecutor told jurors today.
  Kyle Shirakawa Handley is charged with two counts of kidnapping for ransom, aggravated mayhem, and
  
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• Menifee 19-year-old suspected of threatening to shoot boy, stealing his bike

  15-12-2017 10:44 via ocregister.com
  MENIFEE — A 19-year-old man suspected of stealing a Menifee boy’s bicycle, and threatening to shoot him if he didn’t let it go, was being held Thursday in lieu of $30,000 bail.
  Jarmal Allen Rollins of Menifee was booked into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on Wednesday on suspicion of robbery.
  Riverside County Sheriff’s Sgt. Curt Harris alleged that the suspect was passing the intersection of Antelope and Newport roads about 4:15 p.m. Monday when he stopped and conf
  
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• Irvine homebuying mild in October! 11 facts to know

  15-12-2017 10:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Here are Irvine highlights of ReportsOnHousing house-hunting data for resales of existing detached and attached residences in the community.
  This analysis includes October trends based on closed sales: sale counts; average price vs. average list price; highest and lowest price paid in the month; average cost per square foot and average size; plus, based on broker listing networks stats on Nov. 30, the “market time” metric comparing supply of listings to new escrows opened in past 30
  
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• Santa Paula residents pay tribute to Cory Iverson, firefighter killed while battling Thomas fire

  15-12-2017 06:40 via ocregister.com
  
  A firefighter from San Diego has died while battling the Thomas fire in the Fillmore area of Ventura County, officials said Thursday, Dec. 14.
  The firefighter, identified as Cory Iverson, was an engineer for Cal Fire based in San Diego, officials said. Authorities have not yet released details on how the accident occurred.
  Santa Paula residents pay their respects as a procession passes by carrying the body of Cory Iverson, 32, with Cal Fire San Diego Unit Fire Apparatus. Iverson was killed Thurs
  
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• USC beats Santa Clara to end three-game losing streak

  15-12-2017 06:27 via ocregister.com
  
  USC’s Jordan McLaughlin #11 shoots the ball during their basketball game against Santa Clara at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)USC’s Jonah Mathews #2 shoots the ball during their basketball game against Santa Clara at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)USC’s Chimezie Metu #4 shoots as Santa Clara’s Josip Vrankic #13 defe
  
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• Baker leads Capistrano Valley into semifinals of North O.C. Championships

  15-12-2017 06:26 via ocregister.com
  
  LA HABRA – Dawson Baker scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Capistrano Valley in a 61-50 win over Crean Lutheran in the North Orange County Championships on Thursday at Sonora High.
  The Cougars will play Saddleback Valley Christian on Friday in the semifinals of the tournament’s championship bracket.
  Baker was the offensive leader on the Cougars’ CIF championship team last season and will likely be a top scorer in Orange County this season.
  “Daw
  
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• Strong winds may have contributed to Santa Ana building fire where man was found dead

  15-12-2017 06:25 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A Dec. 6 fire in a building where a 67-year-old man was found dead may have started when strong Santa Ana winds pushed embers from an earlier, nearby blaze on to the structure, authorities said.
  The victim of the 9 p.m. fire in the 1500 block of East Edinger Avenue near Grand Avenue has been identified as Aslan Astankhou of Santa Ana, according to the Orange County Coroner’s Office. The cause of Astankhou’s death is being investigated.
  Aslan Astankhou was found
  
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• Kevin Roy scores twice as Ducks down Blues to start trip

  15-12-2017 05:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Anaheim Ducks’ Logan Shaw (48) controls the puck as St. Louis Blues’ Ivan Barbashev, of Russia, watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Anaheim Ducks’ Rickard Rakell, of Sweden, is unable to score past St. Louis Blues goalie Jake Allen, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Anaheim Ducks’ Jakob Silfverberg, of Sweden,
  
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• Kevin Roy scores twice as Ducks down Blues to begin long trip

  15-12-2017 05:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Anaheim Ducks’ Logan Shaw (48) controls the puck as St. Louis Blues’ Ivan Barbashev, of Russia, watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Anaheim Ducks’ Rickard Rakell, of Sweden, is unable to score past St. Louis Blues goalie Jake Allen, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Anaheim Ducks’ Jakob Silfverberg, of Sweden,
  
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• New capo and tuner from D'Addario

  15-12-2017 05:29
  D'Addario is introducing two new products in their Ned Steinberger accessory line that should be of interest to bluegrass guitarists, both to be unveiled at the January NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA. First up is a Cradle Capo of the sort preferred by grassers, made of stainless steel with the self-centering design known in our world as the McKinney style.
  
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• Surprise snowfall incites a merry melee at JSerra Catholic High School

  15-12-2017 05:20 via ocregister.com
  
  With balmy weather in the 70s on a sunny December day, the last thing students at San Juan Capistrano’s JSerra Catholic High School were expecting was snow.
  But that’s what greeted them at noon on Thursday, Dec. 14, as they poured out of their classrooms and into the quad for their lunch break.
  A JSerra Catholic High School student throws a snowball during the annual Snow Day at the school in San Juan Capistrano on Thursday, Dec 14, 2017. The students were surprised when they entered
  
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• Wolf: USC expected to land its next No. 55

  15-12-2017 05:16 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — During the new early signing period that begins on Wednesday, USC is expected to sign its top recruit, five-star linebacker Palaie Gaoteote from Bishop Gorman High of Las Vegas.
  Gaoteote is so highly regarded he is expected to wear jersey No. 55 next season, which only goes to special USC linebackers such as Junior Seau, Chris Claiborne and Willie McGinest.
  “I’m pushing for him to get (No. 55),” Claiborne said.
  That makes the early signing period worth it fo
  
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• Idyllwild residents say humbug to snow-visitors’ abominable behavior

  15-12-2017 05:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Dreams of a white Christmas can become nightmares for those living in and around Idyllwild and Pine Cove, who say the influx of snow-seeking visitors is often more than mountaintop communities can handle.
  Idyllwild residents Morgan Cannon and Marsha Kennedy hold signs they and made for the wintertime and are concerned about people blocking the two-lane roads from people who come to the mountain to sled and partake in wintertime activities near Humber Park trailhead in Idyllwild Thursday, Decembe
  
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• Better ‘latke’ than never: In second attempt, Huntington Beach school may have set world record for largest Hanukkah treat

  15-12-2017 05:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Ladies and gentlemen, we have latke.
  A year after Hebrew Academy Orange County in Huntington Beach suffered an epic fail in its attempt to celebrate Hanukkah by cooking the world’s largest latke, or potato pancake, the school bucked up and gave it another shot Thursday, Dec. 14.
  “We thought we knew what we were getting into, but we had no clue,” said Steve Greenspan, the project coordinator for this year’s effort.
  Rabbi Yitzchok Newman, left center, and cooker engineer Ra
  
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• Containing Seahawks QB Russell Wilson is priority for Rams defense

  15-12-2017 03:38 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS — The Seahawks put 10 other players on the field, mostly for appearance’s sake. Their offense is all Russell Wilson, all the time, and the Rams understand the challenge this week.
  Wilson has either passed or run for each of Seattle’s last 25 offensive touchdowns. Not since early October have the Seahawks put the ball in the end zone without Wilson’s direct contribution, and he single-handedly is keeping afloat a team beset by injuries in the offensive and de
  
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