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• Orange County Sheriff’s Department arrests 3 people on suspicion of burglarizing homes during open houses

  21-12-2017 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Jewelry recovered by Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigators after three people were arrested this week on suspicion of burglarizing homes in Orange County. (Courtesy of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.)Valerie Siganoff, 36, was arrested with two associates on suspicion of burglarizing homes in Orange County during open houses. (Courtesy of Orange County Sheriff’s Department.)Nino Siganoff, 33, of Los Angeles, was arrested along with two associates on suspicion
  
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• Toll of railroads’ speed control lag: 150 crashes, 298 dead

  21-12-2017 23:48 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL SISAK
  Nearly 300 people have died in train crashes that could have been prevented if railroads across the U.S. implemented critical speed-control technology that federal safety investigators have been pushing for close to five decades, according to rail crash data obtained by The Associated Press.
  Related Articles Train speeding 50 mph over limit before deadly derailment At least 3 killed as Amtrak train on new route hurtles off bridge near TacomaBut despite overwh
  
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• Santa Anita hopes ‘Ship and Stay’ boosts 81st season of thoroughbred racing

  21-12-2017 23:39 via ocregister.com
  
  There will be quite a few new faces at Santa Anita this winter when the storied race track hosts its 81st season of thoroughbred racing beginning Tuesday.
  For starters, jockey Rajiv Maragh has moved his tack from the East Coast to Southern California and will try to crack an already impressive riding colony that includes Mike Smith, Rafael Bejarano, Flavien Prat, Corey Nakatani, Victor Espinoza, Joe Talamo, Tyler Baze and Evin Roman, among others.
  Maragh, a 32-year-old native of Jamaica, won the
  
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• IRVINE ALL-CITY OFFENSIVE MVP: Record setting year for Woodbridge quarterback Nick Nash

  21-12-2017 23:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Woodbridge’s Nick Nash, right, leaps over Aliso Niguel’s Christian Hovey during the opening round of the CIF-SS Division 9 playoff game at University High School in Irvine on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)Woodbridge’s Nick Nash, Irvine All-City football team offensive MVP in Irvine on Thursday, December 14, 2017. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Orange County Register/SCNG)Irvine All-City football team offense. First row from left: Marc Filia,
  
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• Pence to Afghan president: U.S. is ‘here to see this through’

  21-12-2017 23:11 via ocregister.com
  
  U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks to troops in a hangar at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)U.S. Vice President Mike Pence sgreets troops in a hangar at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)U.S. Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani upon arrival at the President Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)U.S. Vice Presiden
  
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• Clippers vs. Chris Paul on hold due to star’s injury

  21-12-2017 23:08 via ocregister.com
  
  The Clippers’ first showdown with Chris Paul since trading him to the Houston Rockets in the offseason will have to wait. Paul was ruled out of Friday’s game against his old team Friday at the Toyota Center because of a strained muscle in his left thigh.
  Paul and the Rockets visit Staples Center to face the Clippers for the first time Jan. 15.
  “I think he’s day-to-day, but we’re going to be real cautious with it, I’m sure,” Rockets coach Mike D’Ant
  
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• Man who prompted California’s Three Strikes law faces life in prison

  21-12-2017 23:01 via ocregister.com
  
  FRESNO — A man who inspired California’s Three Strikes law has been found guilty of beating his girlfriend — a third strike that could send him to prison for life.
  Fresno County Superior Court Judge W. Kent Hamlin on Wednesday found Douglas Walker, 52, guilty of a felony charge of corporal injury to his girlfriend, along with three felony charges of dissuading the woman from testifying against him, the Fresno Bee reported .
  Under the Three Strikes law, a defendant can receive a
  
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• ‘Real Housewife’ Meghan Edmonds and husband Jim expecting twin boys

  21-12-2017 22:59 via ocregister.com
  
  “Real Housewives of Orange County” cast member Meghan Edmonds and husband Jim just made a big announcement on Instagram.
  No … bigger.
  A photo of pregnant Meghan, along with Jim Edmonds, 1-year-old daughter Aspen and their teacup goldendoodle Girly Girl, reveals: “Surprise, surprise! We’re having TWINS! Oh boy oh boy! 💙💙#doubletrouble #threeundertwo.” 
   
  Signs in the photo say: “Our family is growing by four
  
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• UCI names new dean, becoming the only woman of color leading a top law school

  21-12-2017 22:53 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – UC Irvine named a new dean to its School of Law, who the university’s president called a “brilliant scholar” and has served in the role since the departure of the law school’s founding dean, Erwin Chemerinsky.
  L. Song Richardson will assume her new post Jan. 1, becoming the only woman of color to serve as dean among U.S. News & World Report’s top-ranked 30 law schools in the nation, UCI officials said on Thursday. She is of African American and Ko
  
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• Papa John’s founder out as CEO weeks after NFL comments

  21-12-2017 22:48 via ocregister.com
  
  In this Oct. 2, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold, left, quarterback Colin Kaepernick, center, and safety Eric Reid kneel during the national anthem before the team’s NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif. Kaepernick accepted Sports Illustrated’s Muhammad Ali Legacy Award from Beyonce on Tuesday night, Dec. 5, 2017, and promised that “with or without the NFL’s platform, I will continue to work for the people.&
  
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• Ducks Gameday: Montour gets Carlyle’s message

  21-12-2017 21:53 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK – Brandon Montour will get back into the lineup for the Ducks when they face the New York Islanders as their road trip continues Thursday night at Barclays Center.
  A healthy Montour was scratched by Ducks coach Randy Carlyle on Tuesday night, this despite the smooth skater being the top scorer on the defense corps with six goals and 16 points. Carlyle explained his decision on wanting Montour to make sure he took care of his defensive game first.
  To Montour, it was a message sent
  
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• San Clemente news briefs: Toll road deletion, fundraising success, Christmas tree pickup and more

  21-12-2017 21:52 via ocregister.com
  
   City takes steps to delete toll road from planning documents
  San Clemente’s City Council is taking steps to amend the voter-mandated open space law Measure V to preclude a toll road.
  San Clemente High School students Kayleigh Cassidy, left, and Lucas Demchik teamed up to create a science and sensory garden for special-needs students. Cassidy did it as her Girl Scout Gold Award project, enlisting help from Eagle Scout candidate Demchik for his Eagle project. (Courtesy of Dagny Cassidy
  
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• Costa Mesa asssiant city manager pens book on how to write staff report

  21-12-2017 21:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Whether you’re a resident yearning for information on a development project slated to come before your elected leaders or a City Council member who needs all the facts before casting a vote, staff reports prepared by municipal employees offer a valuable source of information on issues that come before legislative bodies.
  Given its importance, almost all college students seeking careers in local government learn the art of staff report writing through trial and error.
  That has prompted Cost
  
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• Survey: Most say tax law will change their plans to buy a home

  21-12-2017 21:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Three out of four potential homebuyers responding to a recent online survey said the newly passed GOP tax overhaul will alter their plans to buy a home, according to a nationwide poll released Thursday, Dec. 21, by Realtor.com.
  Nearly 30 percent said they plan to speed up their home purchase, with 31 percent saying they’ll postpone a purchase, the survey showed. Twenty-six percent said they either will buy a less expensive home or buy in a different location.
  Just 23 percent
  
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• NFL fines Seattle Seahawks $100,000 for concussion protocol violation involving Russell Wilson

  21-12-2017 21:19 via ocregister.com
  
  THE WASHINGTON POST
  The Seattle Seahawks have been fined $100,000 for violating the NFL’s concussion protocols in a case involving quarterback Russell Wilson, the league and NFL Players Association announced Thursday.
  The NFL and the union investigated the case jointly and determined that a violation had occurred, and the league assessed the penalty.
  The incident occurred during the Seahawks’ game Nov. 9 against the Arizona Cardinals.
  “The results of the joint review determined
  
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• Unlikely hero receives tribute to his Marine veteran father in Orange after family’s tragedy

  21-12-2017 21:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Her lungs burned.
  Her face felt like she had stuck it in an oven. She was so smothered by smoke, she barely could see.
  It was Dec. 9, a Saturday morning, just before 6. Flames roared through Elizabeth “Angel” Robinson’s old house on Shelbyville Highway on the outskirts of Petersburg, a Tennessee town of about 550. Metro Moore County Fire Chief Mark Neal later cried at the scene as he spoke to the media about her husband, a survivalist and Marine veteran who had prepared his fam
  
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• Southern California waiting on Trump to declare ‘major disaster’ after ‘catastrophic’ fire season

  21-12-2017 20:56 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Southern California officials were awaiting a response today from President Donald Trump to Gov. Jerry Brown’s request for a presidential major disaster declaration that would bolster recovery efforts from wildfires that have burned across the region.
  “I respectfully request you declare a major disaster in the state of California as a result of the devastating wildfires burning in Southern California for weeks,” Brown wrote Wednesday in a letter reques
  
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• What’s open, closed on New Year’s Day 2018 in Orange County

  21-12-2017 20:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Here’s a quick guide to openings and closings on Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 in Orange County.
  GOVERNMENT OFFICES
  All federal, state and county offices, county and city libraries, and city halls will be closed.
  BANKS
  Major banks will be closed on Jan. 1. Since New Year’s Eve falls on a Sunday, some banks might also be closed Dec. 31.  Call your bank for hours.
  POSTAL SERVICE
  Post offices will be closed on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.  Regular mail
  
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• Six Flags Magic Mountain workers might strike. What does that mean for the park?

  21-12-2017 20:43 via ocregister.com
  
  When Six Flags Magic Mountain launches its new 365-day schedule on Monday, Jan. 1, the longest line at the Valencia-based amusement park could be the workers picketing outside.
  If the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and Six Flags Theme Parks Inc. fail to reach an agreement on healthcare and paid leave issues by Saturday, Dec. 30 when the current contract expires, workers say they will strike.
  And park officials say they’ll be ready.
  “Six F
  
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• ABT principal dancer Marcelo Gomes resigns amid allegations of sexual misconduct

  21-12-2017 20:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Marcelo Gomes, principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, has submitted his resignation from the company amid an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, the company announced Thursday, Dec. 21.
  Gomes, who performed in Costa Mesa this month in ABT’s “The Nutracker” and has appeared several times in productions with Orange County-based Festival Ballet Theatre, celebrated his 20th anniversary with the company earlier this year.
  The ballet company confirmed Thursda
  
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• These Orange County restaurants are open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

  21-12-2017 19:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Friends and families who want to enjoy a delicious meal away from their own kitchen can check out these restaurants that will be open on Christmas Eve and Day.
  Back Bay Bistro: The restaurant will be open on Christmas Eve as well as for a special Sunday Brunch with Santa featuring fresh seafood and bottomless mimosas. Brunch seatings are available from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. with a visit from Santa from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Christmas Eve dinner menu w
  
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• Laguna Niguel will add two deputies for DUI and traffic enforcement

  21-12-2017 19:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Laguna Niguel City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 19 unanimously approved a request to amend the city’s law enforcement contract with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to add two motor deputies.
  The deputies will increase traffic enforcement, a police services report said.
  The $13,314,207 contract agreement with OCSD was approved in June at the budget meeting, adding two deputies for DUI and traffic enforcement to the budget. The recommendation was to add six deputies by police servic
  
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• Rotary Club helps charities with food and gifts for holidays

  21-12-2017 19:34 via ocregister.com
  
  This holiday season proved another busy, but rewarding one for members of the Anaheim Hills Rotary Club who participated in several charitable service projects.
  The nonprofit group also appreciates all of the community support it has received.
  To help Canning for Hunger and its mission to fight hunger in America, members held a food drive outside of the Ralphs market on Weir Canyon Road. More than 100 bags of groceries overflowing with a variety of food items were donated.
  A young shopper donate
  
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• Incineration of psychiatric hospital highlights gaping need for more beds in Southern California

  21-12-2017 19:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By Barbara Feder Ostrov, California Healthline
  As fire raged in Ventura, Gracie Hartman made her way to the county fairgrounds to look for her friend, Fernando.
  She found him there at the evacuation center, among 69 patients from the Vista del Mar acute psychiatric hospital, one of two such facilities in the county. They had been removed with little time to spare as the hospital was overtaken by flames.
  Over the next couple of days, Fernando was transferred to one general hospital as a stop
  
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• With the Rose Parade set for Jan. 1, camping in Pasadena on New Year’s Eve is back

  21-12-2017 19:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Remember when we told you to not camp out along the Rose Parade route in Pasadena on New Year’s Eve last year?
  You can forget that happened — we’re back to the normal schedule.
  With this year’s parade set to begin at 8 a.m. Jan. 1, a Monday, those wishing to snag a premium spot on the sidewalk along Colorado Boulevard can set up camp starting at noon Dec. 31, according to Pasadena Fire Department spokeswoman Lisa Derderian.
  Campers cannot leave any items unattended, Derde
  
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• Corky Carroll: The real story behind ‘The Endless Summer,’ Part 4

  21-12-2017 18:13 via ocregister.com
  
  We are going to continue with this series on the behind-the-scenes look at how “The Endless Summer, “ the movie by Bruce Brown, came about and was so successful. This is the story of R. Paul Allen and his hand in the project.
  Part 1
  Part 2
  Part 3
  Here’s a quick note before we go one here: I hope you all have an extremely Cool Yule. Also, in case you didn’t hear, this story is timely as Bruce Brown just passed away at age 80.
  The story is being told in Paul Allen’s o
  
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• U.N. assembly declares U.S. action on Jerusalem ‘null and void’

  21-12-2017 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  By EDITH M. LEDERER
  The Associated PressUNITED NATIONS  — The U.N. General Assembly voted 128-9 with 35 abstentions on Thursday in favor of a nonbinding resolution declaring President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital “null and void,” a smaller margin than the Palestinians hoped for but also a rebuke to the Trump administration which is threatening to cut funding for those who voted “yes.”
  The vote was a victory for the Pal
  
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• How the gorgeous ‘Phantom Thread’ clothing and fashions were created

  21-12-2017 18:03 via ocregister.com
  
  All films rely on costume design to varying degrees. “Phantom Thread,” however, is a rare movie that’s about the subject.
  Which was, of course, a major treat for Mark Bridges, who’s done the wardrobes for all of director Paul Thomas Anderson’s movies, among them the disco porn business epic “Boogie Nights,” turn-of-the-last-century psycho oil baron drama “There Will Be Blood” and psychedelic era mystery “Inherent Vice.”
  “It
  
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• Is Dianne Feinstein losing her grip on California Senate seat?

  21-12-2017 17:56 via ocregister.com
  
  She is one of California’s most recognizable politicians, an icon in the Democratic Party, and the second longest-serving U.S. senator in Golden State history. But a new poll is raising the volume of one of the most intriguing questions in political circles from here to Capitol Hill: Is Dianne Feinstein losing her ironclad grip on her Senate seat?
  A new poll found just 41 percent of likely California voters back the 84-year-old, five-term incumbent in her bid for re-election, six months be
  
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• Girls water polo: No. 1 Laguna Beach sinks contender Los Alamitos

  21-12-2017 17:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Sophia Lucas scored five goals and Thea Walsh made 13 saves to help lead Laguna Beach’s top-ranked girls water polo team past Los Alamitos, 12-7, in a nonleague match at Capistrano Valley on Wednesday night.
  The Breakers (5-0) led, 8-3, at halftime en route to their 36th consecutive victory.
  Freshman Molly Renner and junior Claire Kelly each added two goals while had Evan Tingler had three assists.
  Laguna Beach and Mater Dei are the top seeds for the upcoming Holiday Cup, De
  
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• Charles Manson’s grandson and his Santa Clarita pen pal are battling for the cult leader’s body and estate

  21-12-2017 17:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Charles Manson’s body is at the center of controversy after his demise spurred claims by two men who say they have the right to inherit the mass-murderer’s belongings and bury his remains.
  Santa Clarita resident Michael Channels, 52, met Manson in the Corcoran State Prison in the Central Valley in 2002 after sending him about 50 letters. A few months after their meeting, an envelope landed in the mail with a will that Channels says bequeathed the notorious serial kille
  
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• Your Christmas week TV picks: ‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Black Mirror’ and a second ‘Chance’

  21-12-2017 16:19 via ocregister.com
  
  CATCH UP ON
  Chance: Season 2: (Available on Hulu) Based on the novel by Kem Nunn, the psychological thriller star Hugh Laurie as Eldon Chance, a forensic neuropsychiatrist who consults with the police about crimes. Too often his own moral decisions are suspect, and Season 2 finds Chance being blackmailed to help a detective go after a serial killer. This leads the doctor into even more risky behavior, with the aid of his Nietzsche-quoting, knife-wielding, antique-furniture restoring friend &ldqu
  
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• Woman commemorating death of friend in crash is struck by SUV at same intersection in hit-and-run

  21-12-2017 15:41 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM – A woman was struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run crash inAnaheim. She had been commemorating a friend who died in a motorcycle crash at the same intersection, police said Thursday.
  The woman, who is in her 40s, suffered broken bones in the crash,which occurred at 10:37 p.m. Wednesday at the southwest corner of Euclid Streetand Francis Drive, said Anaheim police Sgt. Daron Wyatt.
  She was injured when a black Chevrolet Suburban traveling south onEuclid Street jumped the curb and struc
  
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• 10 holiday dance scenes from your favorite movies

  21-12-2017 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  This time of year, we always hear about the dancing spectacular that is “The Nutcracker,” but it turns out you don’t have to leave the comfort of your home to enjoy festive dance scenes. Instead, you can catch them while watching your favorite holiday movies.
  These 10 films capture the spirit of the season in more way than one, but the dance moves alone are cause for celebration. From classic moves with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, to comedic choreography by Will Ferrell and e
  
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• Shattered skulls and blood: Rohingya report Myanmar massacre

  21-12-2017 14:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By TODD PITMAN
  UKHIA, Bangladesh (AP) — For six hours he hid in an upstairs room, listening to the crackle of gunfire and the screams of people being slaughtered outside his Myanmar home.
  With every footstep that drew near, every cry that pierced the air, 52-year-old Bodru Duza braced for the soldiers to find him, to kill him like all the others who had fled to his compound that morning seeking a safe place to shelter. They were being blindfolded and bound, marched away in small groups, th
  
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• Stradivari Superstar

  21-12-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Owner: Robert Schumitzky, Newport Coast
  Toy: 1694 “Ex-Halir” Stradivari
  “This violin is named after its most prominent owner, Karl Halir, who was of Czech descent and concertmaster of the Berlin Court Orchestra. The violin’s claim to fame is that with it Halir performed the world premier of the current version of the Sibelius Violin Concerto in Berlin, with Richard Strauss conducting, in 1905.
  “In 1987 I was living in St. Louis, performing with the St. Louis Symphon
  
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• The story of Disney's secret hunt for land nearly 60 years ago could...

  21-12-2017 11:52
  Like Disney, Amazon will likely benefit from an eager-to-please municipal government. The top secret operation - known as "Project Winter" or "Project X" - began in 1958.
  
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• Police: Car driver deliberately rams into pedestrians in Melbourne, Australia; 14 injured, 2 arrested

  21-12-2017 08:38 via ocregister.com
  
  SYDNEY — Two men were arrested after the car in which they were traveling crashed into pedestrians on a busy Melbourne street Thursday, leaving 14 people injured, media reports said.
  Police Commander Russell Barrett told media that while the motive of the incident was not immediately clear, “at this stage we believe it was a deliberate act.”
  Sky News reported police arrested the driver of the white Suzuki SUV that plowed into the crowd and another man who was in the vehicle wit
  
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• Car rams into pedestrians in Melbourne, Australia; up to 19 injured, 2 arrested

  21-12-2017 08:38 via ocregister.com
  
  SYDNEY — Two men were arrested after the car in which they were traveling crashed into pedestrians on a busy Melbourne street Thursday, leaving up to 19 people injured, media reports said.
  The motive of the incident was not clear immediately. Sky News reported police arrested the driver of the white Suzuki SUV that plowed into the crowd and another man who was in the vehicle with him.
  Pedestrians walk past as police and emergency services attend the scene of an incident involving a vehicle
  
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• Police ask for public’s help to find driver who struck, killed woman in Huntington Beach

  21-12-2017 08:37 via ocregister.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH >> Police Wednesday sought the public’s help in identifying the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a 53-year-old woman in Huntington Beach.
  Tina Boring of Huntington Beach was struck about 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 29 as she walked in the area of Seapoint Street and Palm Avenue, according to Huntington Beach police.
  RELATED STORY: Huntington Beach police investigate hit-and-run after woman found dead in street
  The vehicle, which had been heading north on Seapoint St
  
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• St. John Bosco’s Stephan Blaylock signs with UCLA football

  21-12-2017 07:16 via ocregister.com
  
  A visit to Washington intrigued Stephan Blaylock, but it wasn’t enough to sway the safety from St. John Bosco, as the four-star prospect signed his National Letter of Intent to play at UCLA late Wednesday night.
  He was a longtime UCLA commit, lending his verbal pledge in May, then seemed to waver slightly during the coaching change that cost defensive backs coach Demetrice Martin his job. Blaylock visited Washington earlier this month, then followed it with a visit to Westwood the next wee
  
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• Los Angeles utility head S&WB as interim director, control 'the fire' stoked by pumps controversy

  21-12-2017 07:09
  The Sewerage & Water Board has tapped a former Los Angeles utility executive to lead it through the next five months, a delicate period that will include making repairs to its drainage and power systems, working to fill empty positions and coming up with the beginning of a long-term plan for righting a listing ship during a mayoral transition. Marcie Edwards, 60, the former general manager for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, was appointed interim executive director of the S&am
  
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• Injury-depleted Clippers enjoy a rare lopsided victory with rout of Suns

  21-12-2017 07:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Suns TJ Warren, #12, and Clippers Willie Reed, #35, battle for a loose ball during first half action at Staples Center Wednesday, December 20, 2017. ( Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)The Clippers’ Jawun Evans, left, is fouled by the Suns’ Tyler Ulis during the first half of Wednesday’s game at Staples Center. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)Clippers Sam Dekker, #7, deflects a pass intended for Suns TJ Warren, #12, during first half action at
  
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• Newport Beach activist loses suit against city and councilwoman over record request comments

  21-12-2017 06:59 via ocregister.com
  
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  A Newport Beach activist lost his defamation suit against the city Tuesday, Dec. 19, with a court agreeing that Councilwoman Diane Dixon’s comments that he owed more than $600 in public records requests were protected speech.
  Orange County Superior Court Judge Thomas Delaney ruled in favor of Dixon, along with the city and Assistant City Clerk Jennifer Nelson, in a lawsuit filed in small claims court by Mike Glenn.
  No money was awarded to ei
  
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• Here’s what happened when rapper Lil Xan invited his fans to downtown Redlands on Wednesday

  21-12-2017 06:38 via ocregister.com
  
  There was a Lil ruckus in downtown Redlands on Wednesday night.
  Redlands rapper Lil Xan, in a Twitter message, invited his fans to meet him on North 5th Street at 7:30 p.m. And based on social media posts, a large, enthusiastic crowd turned out.If you live in the Inland empire/LA area and wanna meet me tonight pull up to 100–110 N 5th St
  Redlands, CA92373
  United States at 7:30 💔
  — LIL XAN (@lilxanfuhyobih) December 20, 2017However, the night for Lil Xan ended in the back of a
  
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• Lonzo Ball would have ‘probably’ skipped UCLA if father’s proposed league had existed

  21-12-2017 06:02 via ocregister.com
  
  HOUSTON — If Lonzo Ball had been given another option, he likely never would have worn the blue and gold of the UCLA Bruins.
  He would have never led the country in assists, become a first-team All-American or led the Bruins to a 31-5 record and the Sweet Sixteen. He never would have stepped foot on campus in Westwood.
  Ball scored 16 points while grabbing nine rebounds and dishing four assists in the Lakers’ surprising 122-116 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night at Toyota
  
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• Trojans sign smaller core on first day of early signing period

  21-12-2017 05:34 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The dawn of major college football’s new early signing period was greeted with little hoopla on Wednesday at USC.
  There were few unexpected announcements. Coach Clay Helton spoke with about a half-dozen reporters in a classroom on the first floor of the John McKay Center, the team’s on-campus facility. It was a sedated scene.
  The Trojans inked eight recruits to letters of intent, a crop that was dwarfed by most programs across the country, where some signed more t
  
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• Clippers forward Danilo Gallinari out for up to six weeks with torn glute

  21-12-2017 05:08 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The medical news was bad again for the Clippers. Danilo Gallinari suffered a partial tear of a muscle in his left gluteus maximus and will be sidelined until he is re-examined in January, the team announced before Wednesday’s game against the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center.
  “Very frustrating, very frustrating, but it’s part of the job,” Gallinari said. “What has happened to this team injury-wise is nothing like I’ve seen in any team I&rsquo
  
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• Californians get fire relief at last in disaster bill

  21-12-2017 05:00 via ocregister.com
  
  In mid-November, when considering a disaster-relief package for a nation devastated by hurricanes and the wine country wildfires, the White House declined to include in its proposal to Congress aid for Californians who had lost everything, though Floridians and Houstonians were to be helped.
  Was there something about the massive scale of the ongoing Thomas fire and the other blazes in Southern California that tipped the scales?
  Because the $81-billion aid package Congress is considering this wee
  
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• Chef Bruno Serato's PastaThon fundraiser exceeds goals

  21-12-2017 04:54
  Ismael Romero, a Smart and Final volunteer, packs up donated pasta during the annual fundraiser for Caterina's Club, Bruno Serato's charity which feeds pasta to local needy kids, at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Dec. 8. Donors gave more cash, boxes of pasta and jars of sauce than organizers hoped for at the Dec. 8 PastaThon , a fundraiser for a charity that feeds children in need. Final totals show the event, organized by chef Bruno Serato, raised $462,852 and collected 102,658 pounds of p
  
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