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• ‘Sound of Music’ actress Heather Menzies-Urich dies at 68

  25-12-2017 23:40 via ocregister.com
  
  In this March 26, 2015 photo, Heather Menzies-Urich, left, Kym Karath and Debbie Turner of “The Sound of Music,” pose together before a 50th anniversary screening at theTCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles. Menzies-Urich, who played one of the singing von Trapp children in the 1965 hit film, has died. She was 68. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP File)LOS ANGELES — Actress Heather Menzies-Urich, who played one of the singing von Trapp children in the hit 1965 film, &ldqu
  
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• Bonsignore: Rams’ first division title in 14 years leaves them primed for long playoff run

  25-12-2017 23:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The Christmas present the Rams delivered to Los Angeles and their long-suffering fans on Sunday wasn’t so much a surprise as it was affirmation.
  It didn’t come as a culmination but, rather, the necessary next step on a journey they feel isn’t close to completion.
  Related Articles Rams’ Todd Gurley boosts league MVP chances with 276-yard effort Photos: Rams vs. Tennessee Titans Rams clinch NFC West title, home playoff game with victory over Tennessee TitansAnd while they r
  
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• For 20th year, nativity scene comes to life at Tustin church

  25-12-2017 22:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Jennifer Brenner, Youth and Family Ministry director, left, helps Lydia Garcia, 27, of Tustin get a little less pregnant. The first pillow was too big. Garcia and her family portrayed Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus in a Nativity scene during Christmas Eve service held Sunday at Red Hill Lutheran Church in Tustin. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)Jennifer Brenner, Youth and Family Ministry director, left, jokes with Lydia Garcia, 27, of Tustin that she’s “Proud Mary,
  
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• UCLA football finishes year in Cactus Bowl with Chip Kelly era looming

  25-12-2017 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  PHOENIX — Jedd Fisch met with Chip Kelly one day after Kelly was hired to take over the program Fisch had been piloting for a week. The message was clear.
  “You take this team until the bowl game is over,” the new UCLA head coach told the man wearing the program’s interim visor.
  Related Articles Cactus Bowl preview: UCLA vs. Kansas State: TV info, scouting report, prediction With Josh Rosen still not clear for Cactus Bowl, UCLA WR Jordan Lasley tries to stay hot Jacob Tuio
  
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• CHP officer who died in suspected Bay area DUI collision was father of three

  25-12-2017 20:43 via ocregister.com
  
  HAYWARD (BCN) — A California Highway Patrol officer from Tracy died following an alleged DUI collision late Sunday night on southbound Interstate Highway 880  in Hayward, CHP officials said this morning.
  The collision was reported at 12 a.m. and involved at least one CHP patrol vehicle. In addition to the CHP officer who died, one other was injured.
  CHP Assistant Chief Ernest Sanchez said that Officer Andrew Camilleri, 33, died when a speeding red Cadillac hit the back of a patro
  
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• Cactus Bowl preview: UCLA vs. Kansas State: TV info, scouting report, prediction

  25-12-2017 20:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Cactus Bowl
  UCLA vs. Kansas State
  When: 6 p.m. PT, Tuesday
  Where: Chase Field, Phoenix
  TV/Radio: ESPN/AM 570/1150
  Records: UCLA (5-6, 4-5 Pac-12); Kansas State (7-5, 5-4 Pac-12)
  Kansas State stats
  QB Skylar Thompson: 48-76, 662 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INTs
  RB Alex Barnes: 134 carries, 702 yards, 6 TDS
  WR Byron Pringle: 28 catches, 705 yards, 6 TDs
  LB Jayd Kirby: 93 tackles, 10.5 TFLs, 4 sacks
  DT Will Geary: 43 tackles, 9 TFLs, 4.5 sacks
  Kansas State injury report: OUT: QB Jesse Ertz (knee
  
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• ‘Lifeless’ dog trapped in burning Perris RV is rescued and revived

  25-12-2017 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Firefighters try to resuscitate a dog trapped in a burning trailer Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017, at the Lake Perris RV Campground. (Photo courtesy of Cal Fire Riverside)Firefighters continue their work in an effort to save the dog. (Photo courtesy of Cal Fire Riverside)Oxygen therapy is working. (Photo courtesy of Cal Fire Riverside)It worked. Here is the dog after the rescue. She is alert and attentive. (Photo courtesy of Cal Fire Riverside)Show Caption of Expand
  PERRIS — Firefighters rescued
  
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• 5 people displaced after Christmas Eve blaze at Costa Mesa home

  25-12-2017 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Costa Mesa and Newport Beach firefighters work to extinguish house fire in the 600 block of West 18th Street in Costa Mesa, Sunday evening. (Photos by Richard Koehler, contributing photographer)Costa Mesa and Newport Beach firefighters work to extinguish house fire in the 600 block of West 18th Street in Costa Mesa, Sunday evening. (Photos by Richard Koehler, contributing photographer)Costa Mesa and Newport Beach firefighters work to extinguish house fire in the 600 block of West 18th Street in
  
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• L.A. mental health worker takes credit for horse manure package left at Steven Mnuchin’s house

  25-12-2017 18:18 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES >> A clinical psychologist with the county of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health has taken credit for the package of horse manure that was left at the Bel Air home of  U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin over the weekend.
  Dr. Robert Strong, who goes by “Dr. Robert” on Twitter, cited the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul that was approved last week by the U.S. Congress and signed Friday by President Donald Trump as his motivation. Strong agrees with critic
  
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• Driver who died when car flipped in Orange I.D.’d as Sun City man

  25-12-2017 17:46 via ocregister.com
  
  A man who died Christmas Eve after his car hit an embankment and flipped over in Orange has been identified.
  Joe Ramirez, 46, of Sun City was driving an Audi sedan headed westbound on Santiago Canyon Road when he lost control of the car. On approaching Jamboree Road, the car struck a raised embankment on the north side of the street and overturned.
  “We believe speed to be a factor in the collision,” Orange police Sgt. Phil McMullin said.
  McMullin said police didn’t know if alco
  
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• Guatemala says it is moving embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

  25-12-2017 17:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami take part in an anti-American rally to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump for declaring Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first nation to follow the lead of U.S. President Donald Trump in ordering the change.
  Guatemala was
  
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• Holiday pay gifts: California isn’t alone raising its minimum wage

  25-12-2017 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  There’s a holiday gift coming for California’s minimum-wage earners — pay hikes for 2018.
  And it’s not just a Golden State bonus.
  Starting Jan. 1, California employers with 26 or more employees will raise their lowest pay grade by 50 cents to $11 an hour. Bosses with fewer workers must raise their lowest hourly rates by 50 cents to $10.50. This increase is part of legislation that will push the statewide hourly minimum to $15 as soon as 2022.
  For those who think minimum w
  
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• 5 things we know about Disney’s ‘ The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ featuring Misty Copeland

  25-12-2017 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Walt Disney Co. recently released a trailer for “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms,” live-action fantasy film that is set to open in November 2018. The film stars Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and Mackenzie Foy (from “Interstellar” and “Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2”).
  While it is not a dance movie, “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” does pay homage to the Christmas ballet classic with a special dance appearance by high-profile b
  
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• Merry Christmas: Political Cartoons

  25-12-2017 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
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  Check out our daily cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
  
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• Most Influential 2017: ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ winner Lex Ishimoto destined for greatness

  25-12-2017 14:45 via ocregister.com
  
  During the season 14 finale of “So You Think You Can Dance,” in September, other contestants on the Fox prime-time dance competition smiled big, gushed about their experience and shed some tears.
  The performer who would ultimately win the title of “America’s Favorite Dancer” was calm and matter-of-fact.
  “I’m a really, really boring and dry human being,” he said.
  Despite the self-critique, Lex Ishimoto, 19, of Irvine consistently wowed the “So
  
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• One gas-tax repeal effort gains steam, another is fading

  25-12-2017 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Buzz is the Register’s weekly political news column.
  Assemblyman and gubernatorial candidate Travis Allen was the first to prepare a ballot measure calling for the repeal the state’s new gas tax, but a second proposal is gaining momentum while Allen’s is poised to die.
  The Huntington Beach Republican submitted his plan to state elections officials in June, but has since been engaged in legally wrangling over the title given the measure by Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
  Th
  
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• Laguna Hills homebuying’s mixed results: 6 facts to know

  25-12-2017 09:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Laguna Hills homebuying warmed up as pricing cooled in October.
  Here are highlights of ReportsOnHousing house-hunting data for listing, buying and selling 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
  
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• Merry Christmas – and check out Santa’s cool, new ride!

  25-12-2017 06:00 via ocregister.com
  
  We give presents, but time and love might be treasured above all. In a year full of divisiveness, we celebrate togetherness today, whether it’s with a traditional holiday meal or a spectacular ride along Orange County’s coast.
  Santa (Tim Connaghan of the Kringle Group) lands on the sand in a 2001 BMW R1200C sidecar motorcycle in Huntington Beach. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Santa (Tim Connaghan of the Kringle Group) and elf Samantha Divis, 10, get Sunshine, a
  
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• Menifee-area man dies in rollover Christmas Eve crash in Orange

  25-12-2017 05:51 via ocregister.com
  
  A 46-year-old Menifee-area man died Christmas Eve when the car he was driving struck an embankment and and flipped over in Orange.
  Police said the accident occurred at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, after the driver of an Audi sedan headed westbound on Santiago Canyon Road lost control of his vehicle. While approaching Jamboree Road, the car struck a raised embankment on the north side of the street and overturned.
  “We believe speed to be a factor in the collision,” Orange police Sgt. Ph
  
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• The message of Christmas can resonate with all

  25-12-2017 05:30 via ocregister.com
  
  This year might be a good one to contemplate just how unlikely and yet inspiring the Christmas story is.
  Christmas, of course, celebrates the birth of Jesus, who, Christians believe, came to Earth to save humankind from its multifarious sins and transgressions, to offer hope of salvation to those who believe. Yet the accretion of custom and the romanticization of the story sometimes keep us from seeing just how improbable, in terms of the ways of the world, this story is.
  If one thinks as the wo
  
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• Saudi Arabia promotes radical Wahhabism, creates breeding ground for terrorists

  25-12-2017 05:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have attacked their neighbor, Qatar, for supposedly supporting terrorism. They pretend to be firefighters, but spent years as arsonists.
  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been consolidating power while posing as a reformer. The only positive so far of his de facto reign is his recent decision to liberalize Saudi social life. Women now can breathe and even drive.
  However, he has not relaxed political or religious controls. Most important, while l
  
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• The most powerful California governor will be the next one

  25-12-2017 04:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Who is the most powerful governor in California history?
  The next one.
  Our state’s governorship has grown so great in reach and power that it now constitutes a second American presidency.
  California governors now routinely sign international treaties. They head a state government that operates as a fourth branch of American government — employing regulations, lawsuits, and the size of the California market to check the president and Congress. Here at home, our governors dominate poli
  
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• The Supreme Court could enhance public workers’ rights

  25-12-2017 04:00 via ocregister.com
  
  SEATTLE – It is protected by Washington state’s lopsidedly Democratic political class, which knows who butters its bread. It has been provided with bespoke law, tailored for its comfort. Nevertheless, the Service Employees International Union has been so avaricious in its objectives and so thuggish in its methods that it has been bested by the Freedom Foundation.
  This small conservative outfit, which punches above its weight and is led by Tom McCabe, relishes the SEIU’s accusat
  
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• Winners in Villa Park’s 20th annual Dry Land Boat Parade

  25-12-2017 03:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Twenty years in, a lack of water has never taken the wind out of Villa Park’s sails – as could be seen at the 20th Annual Villa Park Dry Land Boat Parade.
  The winners of the parade were recently announced.
  Rudolph helps lead the way for these exerburant youngsters during Villa Park’s 20th Annual Dry Land Boat Parade on Sun., Dec. 10. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)Parade goers wait for the Villa Park’s 20th Annual Dry Land Boat Parade to conclu
  
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• Matt Lopes grew up around USC Trojans, then eventually became one

  25-12-2017 03:37 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Matt Lopes was spent.
  It was his first training camp at USC, in August of 2013, the time of year when the afternoon sun bakes Howard Jones-Brian Kennedy Field and never seems to drop below the engineering buildings sitting on its west end.
  Amid the swelter, Lopes, then an undersized freshman safety, never caught much rest. He often lined up across Marqise Lee and Nelson Agholor, the Trojans’ All-American receivers and soon-to-be NFL draft picks, asked to cover them in d
  
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• 2018’s slate of ballot measures still cloudy

  25-12-2017 03:30 via ocregister.com
  
  With 2018 just days away, we pretty much know who will be running for which major California offices next year – except for the intentions of billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer, who’s making all the moves, but remains coy about what, if anything, he’ll do.
  The biggest uncertainty is that we don’t know what initiative measures will also make it to the ballot, but it’s likely to be a potpourri of special interest gambits, ideological symbolism and serious governa
  
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• Melvin Gordon becomes Chargers’ first 1,000-yard rusher since 2013

  25-12-2017 03:29 via ocregister.com
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Melvin Gordon finally got his milestone.
  A year ago, the Chargers running back finished three yards shy of 1,000 rushing yards. He felt healthy enough to reach the finish line, but the team shut him down for the final three games to avoid aggravating his knee and hip injuries. That decision, Gordon admitted recently, “bothered me a lot.”
  He doesn’t have to worry about it anymore. Drafted No. 15 overall in 2015, the 6-foot-1, 215-pounder rushed for
  
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• Play It Forward Dec. 25-31: USC football might not pick Cotton Bowl, but Ohio State as an opponent works

  25-12-2017 03:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Ranking the top 10 sports events Dec. 25-31 you won’t want to miss:
  NO. 1: COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SEASONCOTTON BOWL: NO. 8 USC vs. NO. 5 OHIO STATEDetails/TV: At AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Tex., Friday, 5:30 p.m., ESPNYou do realize this once fanciful New Year’s Day staple isn’t even being played at the Cotton Bowl any longer, right? It’s been hijacked by The Jerry Jones’ NFL Palace, the site where USC was embarrassed by Alabama in the 2016 season opener. So much
  
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• Rams’ Todd Gurley boosts league MVP chances with 276-yard effort

  25-12-2017 03:14 via ocregister.com
  
  NASHVILLE — Most Valuable Player. It’s subjective. It can be controversial. It goes, almost every season, to a quarterback. Except now, it’s going to be hard to keep the trophy out of Todd Gurley’s hands.
  If the award truly identifies a top player, one who has been most valuable to his team, then surely, Gurley belongs in the discussion alongside New England quarterback Tom Brady, the likely favorite. Gurley has been the Rams’ hero all season, and never more than Su
  
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• Peru’s president grants medical pardon for jailed Fujimori

  25-12-2017 02:03 via ocregister.com
  
  A supporter of former President Alberto Fujimori stands with poster that says in Spanish “Free Chino now” outside the clinic where the jailed leader was admitted the previous day after suffering a drop in blood pressure in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017. The former strongman, who governed from 1990 to 2000, is a polarizing figure in Peru. Some Peruvians laud him for defeating the Maoist Shining Path guerrillas, while others loathe him for human rights violations carried out under
  
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• Men’s basketball preview: USC vs. New Mexico State

  25-12-2017 01:40 via ocregister.com
  
  USC (8-4) vs. New Mexico State (11-2)
  Tip-off: 3 p.m.
  TV/Radio: ESPN2 / TuneIn Radio
  Update: The Christmas afternoon championship game of the Diamond Head Classic offers the Trojans another opportunity for a résumé-bolstering win after they came back to defeat Middle Tennessee (No. 40 RPI) on Saturday. The Blue Raiders were picked to win Conference USA in its preseason poll. New Mexico State, which handed undefeated Miami its first loss in its semifinal matchup, has a similar RPI r
  
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• Lonzo Ball-less Lakers’ struggles will be on display for all to see during Christmas appearance

  25-12-2017 01:24 via ocregister.com
  
  So familiar, so unfamiliar. The Lakers will play on Christmas for the 44th time when they play host to the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night at Staples Center, the second-most appearances since the NBA began its run of holiday basketball feasts 70 years ago.
  Related Articles Lakers falter down the stretch, lose to Trail Blazers Reaction to Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball’s acting debut on ‘Fuller House’ Season 3 finaleCharles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Jo
  
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