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• 2017: The biggest stories from Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita and the Canyons

  27-12-2017 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Frank and Janan Pisano recount their experience of crash-landing their twin-engine plane on the 405 Freeway in June. They spoke to Pastor John Steward and the congregation at Mount of Olives Church in Mission Viejo on Sunday, October 29, 2017.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)A small, twin-engine plane crash-landed on the I-405 freeway at MacArthur Boulevard Friday morning, June 30, according to the California Highway Patrol Log. (Photo by OnScene)Which potential district coul
  
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• Join Jax Bicycle Center in Yorba Linda on Saturdays for a bike ride

  27-12-2017 23:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Jax Bicycle Center is hosting it’s weekly bike ride at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30. Intermediate riders are encouraged to participate in this course which is typically about 30 miles at speeds from 18 to 20 mph. Bring your road bike, helmet and hydration. Riders should meet at the bike shop at 17593 Yorba Linda Blvd. For information on this week’s route: 714-996-9093.
  Alma Fausto, 714-796-7865
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• Friends of Villa Park Library to hold first 2018 meeting

  27-12-2017 23:45 via ocregister.com
  
  The Friends of the Villa Park Library will hold its first meeting of the new year starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4, at City Hall.
  The group supports the library through donations, volunteer work and advocacy.
  Information: villapark.org or 714-998-0861.
   
  
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• Orange plans to steadily increase water rates through 2022

  27-12-2017 23:42 via ocregister.com
  
  A series of water rate increases have been approved by the Orange City Council through 2022, a move that in its first year will raise rates 12 percent for the average single-family residence and 16 percent for multi-family buildings but offer reductions for most commercial and agriculture customers.
  After the first year, all customer classes will experience about 7 percent rate increases in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. The changes will bring the city a total revenue boost of 31 percent – a n
  
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• Costa Mesa man selling home while battling cancer has tricycle stolen

  27-12-2017 23:41 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA Phil and Katie Cartier have faced one setback after another.
  Last year, Phil Cartier, 66, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. To cover his costly medical treatments, the couple plans to sell their three-bedroom Costa Mesa townhouse of over 20 years near Baker and Bear streets and move into a rental nearby.
  On Dec. 16, they packed a chunk of their belongings, along with a $400 Schwinn tricycle that Cartier said has given him a sense of mobility, into a portable storage pod near their
  
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• Ocean dip kicks off New Year in Huntington Beach

  27-12-2017 23:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Huntington Beach celebrates the New Year with the 18th annual Surf City Splash from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday, Jan. 1 at the Huntington Beach Pier.
  The event includes pancake breakfast, craft fair, awards contests, ocean dip and certificate.
  No wetsuits are allowed.
  Cost of $25 benefits International Surfing Museum. Information: 714-465-4350, surfingmuseum.org
  
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• Democratic Club of West Orange County hosts meet-the-candidate night on Jan. 4

  27-12-2017 23:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The Democratic Club of West Orange County invites residents to meet Democratic candidates, including U.S. Congress candidates Harley Rouda, Laura Oatman and Boyd Roberts, plus progressive candidate for U.S. Senate, Pat Harris.
  The event is at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at Greenbrook Club House, 18222 Santa Joanana. Information: 310-871-2083.
  
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• Stephen and Sharla Jensen win La Palma’s Winter Home Spotlight Award

  27-12-2017 23:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Stephen and Sharla Jensen of Elben Drive recently received La Palma’s 2017 Winter Home Spotlight Award.
  The Jensens have been La Palma residents for 44 years.Their  home has been remodeled, adding a second story and a backyard pool.
  The Jensens’ neatly manicured front lawn features xeriscaping, flowers with a stone pathway leading to the front door and driveway pavers.
   
   
   
  
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• Orange County Sheriff’s will conduct bike and pedestrian safety operation in Stanton on Dec. 28

  27-12-2017 23:22 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will conduct a bicycle and pedestrian safety operation in Stanton on Thursday, Dec. 28.
  Deputies will be on the lookout for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians who commit traffic violations.
   
  
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• Garden Grove Unified renames family resource center after former teacher

  27-12-2017 23:21 via ocregister.com
  
  The Garden Grove Unified School District recently renamed its new family resource center, located on the Clinton-Mendenhall Elementary School campus, after former Doig Intermediate School teacher Lloyd Stone.
  Stone died in 2014.
  The Lloyd M. Stone Family Resource Center opened in August.
   
  
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• Anaheim briefs: Neighborhood cleanup, library plans, kids activities

  27-12-2017 23:19
  It's almost the New Year and time to do something merry and bright like cleaning up the neighborhood. The first annual Jingle Bell cleanup will be Saturday, Dec. 30, in Downtown Anaheim.
  
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• Power outage at Disneyland shuts down Fantasyland and Toontown

  27-12-2017 21:56 via ocregister.com
  
  A blown transformer shut down rides in Disneyland’s Fantasyland and Toontown for 90 minutes Wednesday, with guests escorted off “It’s a Small World” and the two “lands” closed until power could be restored.
  It could hardly have been a worse time for an power outage, on a day that’s typically one of the busiest of the year, and with both football teams playing in the Rose Bowl at the parks today, along with groups in town for the holidays.
  No one was inju
  
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• Los Alamitos Education Foundation donates $45,000 to district’s six elementary schools

  27-12-2017 21:54 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Alamitos Education Foundation donated $45,000 to the Los Alamitos Unified School District’s six elementary schools.
  Each school received $7,500 to help support its media center and STEAM teachers. The funds were raised during the 2017 King & Queen of Hearts campaign — again underway for 2018.
  Information: LAEF4kids.org or 562-799-4700.
   
  
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• Los Alamitos chamber adopts 34 military families over the holidays

  27-12-2017 21:50 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Alamitos Chamber of Commerce set a goal this year to adopt as many military families over the holidays as the Joint Training Forces Base could offer.
  The result: The chamber adopted 34 families, almost six times last year’s number, officials said. Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, local businesses and individual families chipped in to deliver a mountain of gifts.
  Information: 562-598-6659; [email protected].
   
  
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• Girls water polo: Laguna Beach, Mater Dei top seeding for Holiday Cup

  27-12-2017 21:47 via ocregister.com
  
  They clashed in the finals of two girls water polo tournaments last season. And if the seeding holds later this week at the Holiday Cup, Laguna Beach and Mater Dei will collide in a third consecutive tournament final.
  The Breakers (6-0) and Monarchs (3-0) are seeded first-second, respectively, for the two-day, 16-team tournament that runs Friday and Saturday at Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar.
  Both teams will have to play well to reach Saturday’s 4:05 p.m. final at Newport Harbor.
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• Foothill’s Wesley Scherff to serve as drum major in London parade Jan. 1

  27-12-2017 21:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Wesley Scherff, a senior at Foothill High School, has been selected to serve as a drum major in the 2018 New Year’s Day London Parade in England on Monday, Jan. 1.
  Scherff, is a drum major for his school’s marching band, also plays the flute for the Foothill Concert Band and tenor saxophone for the Foothill Jazz Band.
  Information: 714-730-7339.
   
   
   
   
  
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• Mixed media artist Phyllis Paxon has showing at Newport Beach library

  27-12-2017 21:43 via ocregister.com
  
  An exhibition by mixed media artist Phyllis Paxton will be shown in the Newport Beach Public Library’s central branch from Jan. 8 through March 2.
  Paxton has lived and traveled across Europe while working with various styles to creates collages.
  The library is at 1000 Avocado Ave. Information: newportbeachca.gov.
   
  
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• The power went out on a crowded day at Disneyland and visitors are not happy

  27-12-2017 21:41 via ocregister.com
  
  There was a power outage that affected parts of Disneyland late Wednesday morning, and park visitors were not having it.
  The outage reportedly affected all attractions at Mickey’s Toontown, a kid-friendly area that has activities for the younger crowd, Fantasyland and Frontierland.Hearing there might be a possible power outage at Disneyland right now, affecting attractions in Fantasyland, Frontierland and Mickey’s Toontown.
  — Matthew Gottula (@DLthings) December 27, 2017
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• Costa Mesa seeks applicants for grants to help low- and moderate-income earners

  27-12-2017 21:39 via ocregister.com
  
  The city is seeking applicants for community development block grants for 2018-19. Costa Mesa could receive up to $900,000 in grant funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  The mission of the program is to provide housing for low and moderate income earners. Applications will be accepted from tax-exempt nonprofits that provide services that benefit that demographic.
  Applications must be submitted by 3 p.m. Jan. 18.
  For information on how to apply, visit: cityofcost
  
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• Orange County homes sell at fastest pace in 12 years: 6 things to know

  27-12-2017 21:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County house hunters were in a buying mood last month, seemingly undeterred by the $700,000 median selling price to close sales at the fastest November pace in 12 years.
  Here are homebuying highlights for Orange County and the region, released Wednesday, Dec. 27, by housing tracker CoreLogic …1. Faster homebuying
  Last month 3,037 residences sold, up 2.4 percent in a year and the fastest-selling November since 2005.
  It’s been a busy year with 33,391 sales since January. That&r
  
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• Master Gardener: how to plant strawberries in winter

  27-12-2017 21:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Q.  We want to plant some strawberries in our garden this winter.  We’ve never grown them before so we would appreciate any planting suggestions you might have.
  A. In mild winter areas, this is an excellent time to plant strawberries from nursery packs or from bare‑root plants, if they are available.  Both will give good results when planted correctly.
  Strawberry plants should be planted in good garden soil and spaced about 12 inches apart. Pay careful attention that y
  
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• Crime log for Lake Forest, week of Dec. 20-26

  27-12-2017 19:59 via ocregister.com
  
  DEC. 26Pedestrian check: 10:13 a.m. Muirlands Boulevard and Dylan AvenueWelfare check: 9:47 a.m. 21700 block of Tahoe LaneSuspicious person/circumstances: 9:39 a.m. Trabuco Road and Treeline LaneID theft: 9 a.m. 0 block of SolitaTemporary restraining order: 6:26 a.m. 0 block of Morning Glory
  DEC. 25Suspicious person/circumstances: 9:45 p.m. 24100 block of Gemwood DriveDrunken driving: 9:44 p.m. 23500 block of Rockfield BoulevardCitizen assist: 9:23 p.m. 20200 block of Windrow DrivePetty theft re
  
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• Crime log for Laguna Hills, week of Dec. 20-26

  27-12-2017 19:50 via ocregister.com
  
  DEC. 26Assist outside agency: 10:14 a.m. 27500 block of Hidden Trail RoadPatrol check: 8:10 a.m. Largo Drive and Sunburst AvenueDisturbance: 6:26 a.m. 24000 block of Calle de la PlataSuspicious person/circumstances: 1:25 a.m. 24900 block of Camberwell Street
  DEC. 25Citizen assist: 10:48 p.m. 24000 block of El Toro RoadWelfare check: 7:13 p.m. 25200 block of Vespucci RoadWelfare check: 2:51 p.m. El Toro Road and I-5Disturbance: 1:05 p.m. 23000 block of Avenida de la CarlotaStolen vehicle: 10:30 a
  
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• Placentia Chamber of Commerce looking for suggestions on business, citizen awards

  27-12-2017 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  The Placentia Chamber of Commerce is taking nominations for Citizen of the Year as well as five categories of Business of the Year, such as new business, family owned business and nonprofit. The deadline for nominations – forms can be found at placentiachamber.com – are due Monday, Jan. 1. Awards will be given out Jan. 30.
  Heather McRea, 714-796-7932
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• Review: Kabob Republic serves the best döner kabob in O.C.

  27-12-2017 19:16 via ocregister.com
  
  I have a message for all those sheep who have ever stood in line — sometimes for 20 minutes or more — for a terrible gyro at Halal Guys.
  If you want to know how a real gyro should taste, go to the newly opened Kabob Republic in Costa Mesa. Order the lamb gyro or the beef döner kabob. You can order either as a pita sandwich or as a pile of meat with two side dishes and pita.
  Although not exactly apples to apples, this should open your eyes. The tri-tip beef döner is easily t
  
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• Plane returns to LAX because passenger was on wrong flight, and all we got was this epic Chrissy Teigen tweetstorm

  27-12-2017 18:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Model Chrissy Teigen was aboard and live-tweeting the developments as a Tokyo-bound flight returned to Los Angeles hours into the journey after the crew discovered that one of the passengers had boarded the wrong plane. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP,File)LOS ANGELES — An airline says a Tokyo-bound flight returned to Los Angeles hours into the journey after the crew discovered that one of the passengers had boarded the wrong plane.
  A statement from All Nippon Airways says the pilot d
  
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• Laguna Hills woman arrested on drug charges after incident at lingerie shop

  27-12-2017 17:48 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA BEACH — A 51-year-old Laguna Hills woman was arrested on drug charges after police say they found a drug pipe in her bra and methamphetamine in underwear she was wearing.
  A clerk at Delicate Illusions, in the 1800 block of South Coast Highway, called Laguna Beach police at 5:10 p.m. Dec. 19 after finding items the woman had taken into the dressing room in her purse, Sgt. Jim Cota said.
  Nicole Harvey, 51, Laguna HillsPrior to the clerk’s discovery, the woman — identified
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously hurt after crash with van in Anaheim

  27-12-2017 17:45 via ocregister.com
  
  A motorcyclist had potentially life-threatening injuries after colliding with a van in Anaheim on Tuesday night, police said.
  The crash at Euclid Street and Medical Center Drive at 9:05 p.m. Dec. 26, closed the surrounding area as police investigated.
  Anaheim Police Sgt. Daron Wyatt told a news photographer on scene that it appears the van was turning left on a green light to enter a parking lot when the motorcyclist drove northbound — possibly during a red light — before the two col
  
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• Singer files sex assault complaint against former Trump aide

  27-12-2017 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  A singer and potential congressional candidate, says she has filed a sexual assault complaint against former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski for hitting her twice on her buttocks during a Washington gathering in November. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)WASHINGTON — A singer and potential congressional candidate says she has filed a sexual assault complaint against President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager for hitting her twice on her buttocks during a Washington
  
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• How Annette Bening brings a film noir icon to life in ‘Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool’

  27-12-2017 16:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles native Gloria Grahame was complex. She was the ultimate film noir actress (the kind they called a “dame” back then), but she also won an Oscar. And she got herself into one of the strangest Hollywood sex scandals ever (which, yes, we’ll get to).
  But did you know that, at the end of her life, the actress found comfort and support from a much younger ex-lover and his English working class relatives?
  “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool,” based on that
  
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• Fast food war: Del Taco challenges cheap eats offered by McDonald’s

  27-12-2017 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Del Taco is tweaking its Buck and Under menu. (Del Taco)Taco Bell’s new $1 Stacker. (Courtesy Taco Bell)Taco Bell value meal box. (Courtesy Taco Bell)Show Caption of Expand
  In the fast-food industry, Southern California’s top chains are gearing up for a showdown when it comes to cheap eats.
  Lake Forest-based Del Taco is the latest fast food chain to tweak its value menu. In early December, Taco Bell and McDonald’s announced plans to revamp their value menus for 2018. This
  
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• What’s coming to Universal Studios Hollywood in 2018

  27-12-2017 15:50 via ocregister.com
  
  There are some big changes coming to Universal Studios Hollywood next year. After tearing down Grinchmas, packing away the festive decor in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, shooing away the Merry Minions and hosting its first-ever in-park New Year’s Eve celebration, Universal will be fully focused on the opening of its all-new DreamWorks Theatre attraction.
  The venue will take over where Shrek 4-D was located on the upper level of the park and play host to a slew of DreamWorks Animatio
  
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• Obama to Prince Harry: Leaders must use care on social media

  27-12-2017 15:44 via ocregister.com
  
  In this photo issued on Sunday Dec. 17, 2017 by Kensington Palace courtesy of the Obama Foundation, Britain’s Prince Harry, right, interviews former US President Barack Obama as part of his guest editorship of BBC Radio 4’s Today program, which is to be broadcast on Dec. 27, 2017. The interview was recorded in Toronto in September 2017 during the Invictus Games. (Kensington Palace courtesy of The Obama Foundation via AP)By GREGORY KATZ
  Associated Press
  LONDON — Former President
  
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• More Christmas holiday traffic deaths and DUIs in Orange County

  27-12-2017 15:18 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE COUNTY — Two people were killed on Orange County highways in the first 60 hours of the Christmas holiday reporting period, the California Highway Patrol said today.
  There were no deaths during that period of time last year.
  Officers arrested 39 motorists on suspicion of driving under the influence in Orange County compared with 24 in 2016, the CHP reported.
  In Los Angeles County, three people were killed on the highways during the 78 hours that made up this year’s Christmas ho
  
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• What theme park fans can do in 2018 to make visits more enjoyable for themselves and others

  27-12-2017 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  With the New Year upon us, let’s talk about what we can do, as theme park fans, to make 2018 a better year for all of us.
  It’s easy to feel like sheep when you’re queued with thousands of other fans to hand over hundreds of dollars for a day in the parks. But, in reality, we are the ones in control of the theme park industry. If we don’t spend that money, parks can’t stay in business. If something a park is doing makes you unhappy, why keep voting for that with your
  
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• Most Influential 2017: Leeanne Ericson fought a shark and won

  27-12-2017 14:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Shark attack victim Leeanne Ericson, with her boyfriend Dusty Phillips, looks through her wetsuit that was shredded by a shark on April 29th. She keeps an upbeat attitude as she faces a long road of recovery. She is pictured in Capistrano Beach on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. Ericson says she is still not ready to visit San Onofre State Beach where the attack occurred. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)Shark attack victim Leeanne Ericson, with her boyfriend Dusty Phillips, main
  
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• Scrambling to restart a stopped heart a S- when the patient is the...

  27-12-2017 14:04
  At 6:20 a.m. on Nov. 13, Dr. John Warner climbed off a stationary bike inside the Anaheim Convention Center and started walking across the street to his hotel. About 15,000 people from around the globe and from all aspects of cardiovascular medicine were in Anaheim, California, for the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions meeting.
  
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• Two nighttime quakes shake Santa Clara County

  27-12-2017 07:47 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN JOSE — A pair of earthquakes rattled the South Bay Tuesday night, in an area notorious for seismic restlessness, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
  A 3.9 magnitude quake, the stronger of the two temblors, struck at 10:32 p.m. about 5 miles east-northeast of Alum Rock at a depth of about 5.5 miles, the USGS reported.
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  An earlier quake — a 3.1 — hit at 7:19 p.m. about 5.6
  
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• Clippers’ role players make their marks in blowout victory against Kings

  27-12-2017 06:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Sacramento Kings guard Frank Mason III #10 lost the ball against LA Clippers forward Sam Dekker #7 in the first half. The Los Angeles Clippers played the Sacramento Kings at Staples Center. Los Angeles, CA 12/26/2017 (Photo by John McCoy, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)LA Clippers forward Jamil Wilson #13 blocks a shot by Sacramento Kings guard Garrett Temple #17 in the first half. The Los Angeles Clippers played the Sacramento Kings at Staples Center. Los Angeles, CA 12/26/2017 (Photo by John McCo
  
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• Tokyo-bound flight returns to LA after unauthorized person found aboard

  27-12-2017 06:43 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES — A plane heading from Los Angeles to Tokyo turned back Tuesday because an unauthorized person was on board.
  KABC-TV reports All Nippon Airways Flight 175 left Los Angeles International Airport around 11:30 a.m., but it never arrived at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport.
  Model Chrissy Teigen, who was on the plane, tweeted that the flight made a U-turn about four hours into the 11-hour flight.a flying first for me: 4 hours into an 11 hour flight and we are turning aroun
  
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• UCLA football collapses in Cactus Bowl against Kansas State

  27-12-2017 06:36 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA defensive back Nate Meadors (22) tackles Kansas State quarterback Alex Delton in the first half during an NCAA college football bowl game, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen warms up before an NCAA college football bowl game against Kansas State, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen (3) warms up before an NCAA college football bowl game against Kansas State, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, in Phoen
  
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• 9 lives or not, attack on cat spotlights disturbing animal cruelty trend

  27-12-2017 06:30 via ocregister.com
  Spot, a 3.8-pound calico kitten with black and brown markings, squirmed and meowed as Dr. Cynthia Kinney changed the cushioned bandage on her fractured right front leg.
  Moments later, the new bandage was in place and the 4 1/2-month-old cat was snuggling against Kinney’s face.
  “She’s so adorable,” said Silvia Lemus, an animal cruelty investigator for the Inland Valley Humane Society and S.P.C.A. in Pomona, which serves about a dozen communities in Los Angeles and San
  
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• Meet this week’s Chargers opponent: Oakland Raiders

  27-12-2017 05:58 via ocregister.com
  
  After a surprising 12-win season last year, the Raiders were probably due for some regression. But a full-on collapse? Fewer saw that coming.
  At least one had his suspicions. Back in August, a Mercury News reporter wrote an article entitled, “Six ways the Raiders’ season could go off the rails in 2017.” Some potential problems he noted: quarterback Derek Carr getting injured, running back Marshawn Lynch looking past his prime, and a mediocre defense failing to take a step forwa
  
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• Orange County high school schedule: Wednesday, Dec. 28

  27-12-2017 05:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County high school sports schedule for Wednesday, Dec. 27.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  Century Elks Holiday ClassicCentury vs. TBA, 9 a.m., Saddleback vs. Sage Hill, noon, Yorba Linda vs. Pacifica, 1:30 p.m., Valencia vs. Newport Harbor, 4:30 p.m., Westminster vs. TBA, 6 p.m. (Fountain Valley, Brea Olinda, Segerstrom, Fullerton, Sage Hill, Pacifica, El Modena)
  Tustin ClassicMission Viejo vs. Savanna, 10:30 a.m., Woodbridge vs. Trabuco Hills, noon, Northwood vs. Huntington Beach, 7:30 p.m. (Tustin
  
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• Clippers forward Blake Griffin ‘could’ be back in the lineup as soon as Friday

  27-12-2017 05:30 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin didn’t play in the Clippers’ game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night at Staples Center, one month and one day after suffering a sprained left knee that the team originally said could sideline him for up to two months.
  Coach Doc Rivers said the All-Star power forward “actually could” play Friday against the Lakers, completing a remarkable recovery from an injury that, when combined with several other injuries to key players, thr
  
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• These San Gabriel Valley hospitals are trying out a voice-command app ...

  27-12-2017 05:07
  AHMC Healthsystem will initially use the system at three of its medical facilities. But the company eventually plans to expand that to all of them.
  
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• With playoff spot secured, Rams likely will rest some stars vs. 49ers

  27-12-2017 05:02 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS — It’s against the nature of any NFL coach to keep his best players on the sideline, but for the Rams and Sean McVay this week, prudence might win out over competitiveness.
  The Rams host San Francisco in their regular-season finale Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum. The game isn’t meaningless, but it’s close. The Rams are in the playoffs and are locked into a first-round home game. Their opponent isn’t yet known, but that’s somewhat out of their c
  
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• UCLA’s Josh Rosen forced to miss Cactus Bowl, despite last-minute pleas

  27-12-2017 04:32 via ocregister.com
  
  PHOENIX — Josh Rosen went through his normal pregame routine. He casually threw passes to receivers and stretched out his throwing shoulder before changing into pads and his game jersey. He led the warm-up lines and took the first snaps, as a No. 1 quarterback typically does.
  Then he stood on the sideline and watched Devon Modster play.
  Doctors kept Rosen out of Tuesday’s Cactus Bowl at the risk of picking up his third concussion in two months. The quarterback practiced this wee
  
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• San Clemente beats Buena Park despite big game from Dashiell

  27-12-2017 04:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Clutch shooting in the fourth quarter and tough defense in that final period carried San Clemente to a 70-61 win over Buena Park in a Tustin Classic first-round game Tuesday at Tustin High.
  Spencer Egbert scored 10 points for the Tritons in the fourth quarter, including two 3-pointers. Jacob Nemeth scored six points in the quarter in which he was 4 for 4 at the free-throw line. And collectively the Tritons finally limited the damage Buena Park’s Cameron Dashiell had inflicted over quarters
  
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• Miller: Kevin Durant, LeBron James and the NBA’s real meaning of Christmas

  27-12-2017 03:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Together, they’ve scored 49,625 NBA points and won four NBA titles, the two, for this season alone, being paid a combined 57.5 million U.S. dollars.
  It’s impossible for us to relate to the likes of Kevin Durant and LeBron James, particularly when it comes to basketball. Though we share a planet, we live in worlds as vastly different as our respective credit limits.
  Except when it comes to calling your own, a tradition in this sport that predates Chuck Taylors and unites us all on the
  
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