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• Olympica Gymnastics takes 23 podium finishes in season-opening meet

  10-01-2018 23:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Olympica’s Level 8, 9, and 10 teams celebrate success at first meet of the season. (Photo courtesy of Bryn Owen)Sarah Quan flies on beam to win gold. (Photo courtesy of Henry and Kris Quan)Olympica’s Level 7 team wins 12 top 3 medals at season’s opening meet. (photo courtesy of Stacy Richards)Natalie Bray leaps for gold on floor exercise. (Photo courtesy of Henry and Kris Quan)Olympica’s Level 8 team wins gold at season’s first meet. (Photo courtesy of Henry and Kris Qua
  
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• Jaylen Hands helps UCLA soar to top of Pac-12 standings

  10-01-2018 23:20 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Jaylen Hands jumped over head coach Steve Alford in the freshman’s first public appearance in a UCLA jersey at UCLA’s Venice Beach takeover in October. The performance helped Hands win the event’s dunk contest.
  Hands and the Bruins have other victories in mind now.
  Entering Thursday’s 8 p.m. home game against Utah, the Bruins (12-4, 3-1 Pac-12) have an early lead in the Pac-12 race with a conference record that’s just one double-overtime col
  
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• Julius Randle shows the Lakers what they would lose if they let him go

  10-01-2018 23:08 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – Julius Randle has been on the bench, in the doghouse and out of the Lakers long-term plans.
  But he just keeps playing so well.
  If the Lakers are resigned to eventually parting with Randle, either by trading him before the Feb. 8 deadline or letting him walk in free agency, the fourth-year forward is making a point of showing what they’d be giving up on.
  His 22-point, 14-rebound performance in Tuesday’s 99-86 win over Sacramento was just the latest of his frequent
  
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• Bonsignore: Rams QB Jared Goff erased several doubts with his play in 2017

  10-01-2018 23:05 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rams weren’t exactly hiding their intentions last January when they hired Sean McVay as their new head coach.
  Yes, they recognized in the youngest head coach in NFL history the type of leader they felt necessary to lift their franchise out of more than two decades of non-winning seasons.
  And while his age (he was 31 when he was hired) might have been a red flag for some teams, the Rams saw it as a benefit. If, as they truly believed, he was the home-run hire they suspected, he’d
  
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• USC OL Toa Lobendahn to return for senior season

  10-01-2018 23:01 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Toa Lobendahn will return to USC for his final season of eligibility, giving a boost in experience to the Trojans’ offensive line.
  The school announced his decision Wednesday.
  Lobendahn, a redshirt junior, started 13 of 14 games this past season at left tackle, but is expected to move to center, a position vacated by Nico Falah, whose eligibility expired.
  Over four seasons, Lobendahn has made 34 career starts, the most among the team’s returning offensive linemen.
  
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• USC linebacker Cameron Smith will return for senior season

  10-01-2018 22:54 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — USC linebacker Cameron Smith will return for his senior season rather than enter the NFL draft.
  Smith announced his decision Wednesday in a post on his Instagram accouunt.
  “I’m honored to wear this cardinal and gold for one more year!” Smith wrote, attached with a picture of himself kneeling in the end zone prior to last month’s Cotton Bowl.
  Smith led the Trojans with 112 tackles as a junior. He also had a team-high 83 tackles as a sophomore in 2016.
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• Snowfall a welcome sign for dry mountain towns, snow enthusiasts

  10-01-2018 22:44 via ocregister.com
  
  With word of new snow on the mountains, Laura Kless woke up at dawn Wednesday, Jan. 10, dusted off her snowboarding gear and hit the winding road up to Big Bear from Huntington Beach — she wanted to be one of the first to get a taste of the slopes.
  Kless, a skier in high school who used to ditch class after fresh storms and picked up snowboarding over the past 20 years, knows the best day to hit the mountain is right after a snowfall.
  “It’s beautiful, bluebird skies,” she
  
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• Girls water polo: Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions postponed

  10-01-2018 22:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions girls water polo tournament, scheduled for this weekend near storm-damaged Montecito, has been moved to Jan. 25-27, tournament director Mark Walsh told teams Wednesday afternoon.
  “After a lot of consideration, we have decided to postpone the SB TOC to the Jan 25-27 weekend,” Walsh wrote in an email to coaches.
  “We have 1000’s of people displaced from their homes that need lodging. (I) think it would be better to use the
  
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• After appearing on ‘America’s Got Talent’ Diavolo is back with a show in Irvine

  10-01-2018 22:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Last summer, Los Angeles-based dance company, Diavolo: Architecture in Motion, caught the eye of spectators nationwide when they advanced through several rounds of the “America’s Got Talent” competition show on NBC.
  A 12-year old ventriloquist named Darci Lynne Farmer went on to win the grand prize, but Diavolo’s artistic director Jacques Heim couldn’t be happier with his company’s experience.
  Diavolo Dance will perform “L.O.S.T.” at the Irvine Bar
  
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• FAA to alter JWA airplane routes under tentative settlement after noise complaints from Newport Beach neighborhoods

  10-01-2018 22:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Airplanes departing from John Wayne Airport would change their routes to avoid flying over some Newport Beach neighborhoods where residents have complained of excessive noise, under terms of a tentative settlement reached this week between the city, Orange County and the Federal Aviation Administration.
  In March, the FAA changed flight paths out at John Wayne Airport and 20 other Southern California airports, updating decade-old routes with more precise satellite-assisted ones aimed at opening a
  
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• Interim police auditor hired, will review results of Picnic Day investigation

  10-01-2018 21:33
  Davis city officials announced Tuesday evening the hiring of an interim police auditor to review the results of an internal investigation of a fight involving three plain-clothed police officers and a group of civilians on Picnic Day. Michael Gennaco's review is expected to postpone by about a month any public disclosure of the findings contained in the long-awaited report, which has been complete since late November.
  
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• Ladera Ranch man gets spot on U.S. National Hockey team for Winter Olympics

  10-01-2018 21:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Jonathan Blum wasn’t sure how to respond when he received the call and was told he’d be representing his country.
  A hockey player for 24 years, Blum had reached the ultimate goal — he was selected as a member of the U.S. Men’s Hockey team for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
  He and his teammates will play in South Korea starting Feb. 14 with a preliminary round matchup against Slovenia.
  Blum, a Ladera Ranch resident who grew up in Rancho Santa Margarita, is a professional hockey
  
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• Chargers sign kicker Roberto Aguayo to reserve/futures contract

  10-01-2018 21:02 via ocregister.com
  
  The Chargers were the NFL’s worst kicking team in 2017. And as bad as Roberto Aguayo was as a rookie, he was still statistically better than what four different kickers collectively managed in Los Angeles this past year.
  The former Lou Groza Award winner as the top placekicker in college football signed a reserve/futures contract on with the Chargers on Wednesday, joining his fourth franchise since Tampa Bay drafted him No. 59 overall in 2016. The Buccaneers traded into the second round th
  
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• Californians have mixed views of Robert Mueller – but really don’t like Donald Trump, new poll finds

  10-01-2018 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  President Donald Trump is quite unpopular in California, but almost half of Californians either haven’t heard of or don’t have an opinion about the special counsel, Robert Mueller, whose investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election could imperil the president, according to a poll released Wednesday, Jan. 10.
  The first-ever Eyewitness News – Southern California News Group Poll, conducted by Survey USA, also found Trump losing a presidential race to a wide array of
  
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• Mission Viejo council approves later deliveries at new Floor & Decor store, despite resident protests

  10-01-2018 20:56 via ocregister.com
  MISSION VIEJO — For years, Mike Karn has had to deal with noisy, late-night deliveries at the large commercial building just a couple hundred feet from his home.
  The building, at 25872 Muirlands Blvd., has housed several grocery stores since 1992. Most recently, it was a Haggen Food & Pharmacy, which closed in 2015. Those stores accepted deliveries at the back of the building, near homes along Delos Avenue.
  Karn, a 49-year resident, was one of a handful of residents at Tuesday’s
  
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• Brown’s final California budget plan proposes $132 billion in spending

  10-01-2018 20:15 via ocregister.com
  
  By JONATHAN J. COOPERThe Associated Press
  SACRAMENTO, Calif.  — Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a $131.7 billion state spending plan Wednesday, launching his final year of budget negotiations as he prepares to leave office.
  Brown’s proposal is up 5 percent from last year but includes little new spending on new programs. Once again warning that he believes a recession looms, Brown dedicated $5 billion toward the state’s Rainy Day fund, more than is constitutionally req
  
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• Whicker: Brandon Rios is back, whether you like it or not

  10-01-2018 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Retirement is hard. Especially when nobody talks you out of it.
  Brandon Rios sat behind a microphone on Nov. 8, 2015 and said goodbye to boxing. He was only 29, but he had been in front-line combat for years, and his body was  beginning to scream from the shots he had just taken from Tim Bradley.
  Rios had just been knocked out by Bradley, who isn’t known for that. He couldn’t finish the ninth round, and he never had been stopped before.
  Promoter Bob Arum said
  
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• San Clemente news briefs: Commuters new, authors luncheon, climate change and more

  10-01-2018 19:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Something new for L.A. train commuters
  Area residents who ride Metrolink to Los Angeles now can use Metrolink’s mobile app to transfer onto Metro Rail lines at Union Station.
  Just purchase a mobile Metrolink ticket on your phone, then on arriving at Union Station, scan the phone at a Metro Rail gate.
  Officials said in a news release that nearly one-third of Metrolink’s riders transfer onto Metro Rail lines to reach jobs, schools or other destinations in Los Angeles. Conductors on Met
  
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• Tustin teacher lets students shave half of his beard for boost in Dinosaur Dash sign ups

  10-01-2018 19:53 via ocregister.com
  
  CAPTION:    Hicks Elementary second-grade teacher Joe Baran let two lucky students shave off 50 percent of his beard as a reward for helping the school boost its Dinosaur Dash sign ups by 25 percent. Second-grader Keigo Yoshida, left, and third-grader Davin Melin happily did the honors during a school assembly last week. The annual 5K/10K run, the district’s biggest fundraiser, took place in November. (Photo courtesy of John Garrett)
  
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• Heart-stopping incident at the Irvine Improv leads to a happy ending, with laughter

  10-01-2018 19:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Stand-up comics Jim Taylor of San Juan Capistrano and Richard Daryl Osborn of Long Beach had a special comedy routine ready for one of their biggest fans on Jan. 3 at the Irvine Improv.
  But Elise Fellows, the 85-year-old birthday girl from Lake Forest who was sitting in the audience among a party of 18, never got to see the show.
  As the comedy night was about to begin, she lost consciousness and slumped over.
  Comedian Richard Daryl Osborn, right, visits Elise Fellows of Laguna Hills at Hoag Hosp
  
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• Weekend work on tracks will curb rail service south Orange County to Oceanside

  10-01-2018 19:27 via ocregister.com
  
  If you noticed curtailed rail service between Oceanside and south Orange County last weekend, get ready for more.
  Train schedules are being reduced or eliminated on select weekends for work on the tracks through the spring.
  The next round will be the weekend of Jan. 20-21. Metrolink and Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner will offer limited bus service in lieu of trains that can’t use the affected stretch of track.
  Consult metrolinktrains.com and amtrak.com. Expect similar disruptions the wee
  
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• Massive waste closes river trail, forces out homeless

  10-01-2018 17:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Some are skeptical about the reasoning, but County of Orange officials say a chunk of the Santa Ana River Trail will be closed for up to three months to restore the environment and protect the flood channel.
  The sticky issue is that the four-mile stretch includes an area in Anaheim that homeless advocates contend is protected by the courts for homeless people.
  With 700 to 1,000 homeless living along the trail and a Jan. 22 clearing date, expect court battles.
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• Report: Mazda, Toyota choose Alabama for joint $1.6 billion auto factory

  10-01-2018 17:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Alabama edged out North Carolina as the winner in a multi-state contest for a prized Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. joint car factory worth $1.6 billion, a person familiar with the negotiations said.
  The Japanese automakers have been narrowing the list of possible locations for months. Mazda, with its U.S. hub in Irvine, and Toyota plan to announce their final choice Wednesday in the Alabama capital of Montgomery, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the news hasn&rs
  
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• Rep. Darrell Issa surprises with plans to not seek reelection

  10-01-2018 17:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Ninth-term congressman Darrell Issa, among the most vulnerable Republican House members in this year’s elections, unexpectedly announced Wednesday morning that he would not seek reelection.
  In an emailed statement, Issa recounted his accomplishments but specified no reason for the decision.
  “Throughout my service, I worked hard and never lost sight of the people our government is supposed to serve,” he said. “Yet with the support of my family, I have decided that I will n
  
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• GOP Congressman Darrell Issa will not seek re-election after serving ninth term

  10-01-2018 17:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Rep. Darrell Issa
  Nine-term Congressman Darrell Issa, among the most vulnerable Republican House members in this year’s elections, unexpectedly announced Wednesday morning that he would not seek reelection.
  In an emailed statement, Issa recounted his accomplishments but specified no reason for the decision.
  “Throughout my service, I worked hard and never lost sight of the people our government is supposed to serve,” he said. “Yet with the support of my family, I have deci
  
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• Disney hotels eliminate a Do not disturba signs after Las Vegas massacre

  10-01-2018 16:41
  "Do not disturb" signs on hotels door are replaced with "Room occupied" signs at three Disneyland Resort hotels, including the Disneyland Hotel, pictured, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. You won't find any "Do not disturb" signs hanging on doors at the three Disneyland hotels anymore, because they've been replaced with new door hangers.
  
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• You’ll want to binge ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’ on Amazon – but don’t!

  10-01-2018 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Amazon’s new sci-fi anthology “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” is not a series you should binge – but that’s for a good reason.
  Instead of blowing through the 10 episodes quickly, it’s a lot more rewarding to take your time and savor them. The stories are drawn from the numerous novels and stories of influential science-fiction writer Philip K. Dick.
  The author, who died in 1982, remains a force in entertainment today. His works have been the sour
  
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• Pieology opens secret research restaurant aimed at outcooking build-your-own pizza rivals

  10-01-2018 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Pielogoy has more than 140 locations across the nation. A new Aliso Viejo restaurant is ground zero for experimenation as the brand evolves within the tough categeory of build your own pizzas. (Courtesy Pieology)
  In late fall last year, Pieology Pizzeria founder Carl Chang quietly opened a new R&D restaurant to test new menu items.
  He hoped the Aliso Viejo restaurant, Pieology Pizzeria R&D, would fly under the radar without “the competition” looking over his shoulder, he said
  
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• Stater Bros. names longtime executive George Frahm as company president

  10-01-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Stater Bros. Markets announced Tuesday that longtime company executive George Frahm has been named president of the San Bernardino-based supermarket chain.
  Frahm will report directly to Stater Bros. Chief Executive Officer Peter Van Helden, the company said in a statement. He most recently served as executive vice president for administration/distribution for Stater Bros., which has 171 stores and about 18,000 employees.
  Frahm began with Stater Bros. in 1973 at its Glendora store, where he was a
  
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• Portion of tracks closed this morning after person hit, killed by train

  10-01-2018 15:44 via ocregister.com
  Investigators in Santa Ana closed a portion of train tracks early Wednesday morning, Jan. 10 after a pedestrian was hit by a train and killed.
  The 4:51 a.m. incident halted train travel through Santa Ana, and some delays are being reported by Metrolink and Amtrak trains. Officers found one person under the train when they arrived at the scene in the 1100 block of Fairhaven Avenue, said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.
  The person was pronounced dead at the scene. Coroner’s officials
  
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• Person hit, killed by train in Santa Ana this morning delaying some Amtrak, Metrolink travel

  10-01-2018 15:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Investigators in Santa Ana closed and later re-opened a portion of train tracks early Wednesday morning, Jan. 10 after a pedestrian was hit by a train and killed.
  The 4:51 a.m. incident halted train travel through Santa Ana, and some delays are being reported by Metrolink and Amtrak trains in both Orange County and the Inland Empire. Officers found one person under the train when they arrived at the scene in the 1100 block of Fairhaven Avenue, said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.
  The per
  
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• Rain is done — how much did we get?

  10-01-2018 15:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Mud flows from the La Tuna fire isolate this home and left this van stuck in the mud along La Tuna Canyon road in Sun Valley Tuesday, Jan. 9. 2018. La Tuna Canyon Road was closed due to mud flows as deep as three feet. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)Andrew Joos-Bisconti loads up sandbags at LA City Fire Station 77 to try and protect his property from flood damage. The La Tuna fire burned the hillside behind his home in Sunland. ( Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/S
  
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• Disney hotels eliminate ‘Do not disturb’ signs after Las Vegas massacre

  10-01-2018 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  You won’t find any “Do not disturb” signs hanging on doors at the three Disneyland hotels anymore, because they’ve been replaced with new door hangers.
  Guests can still put a “Room occupied” sign on their doors to let employees know someone’s inside, but they can’t insist on not being disturbed. In fact, if housekeepers can’t get in to clean a room, a new policy demands that a specially trained hotel employee knock on the door and go inside,
  
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• Death toll rises to 15 in Montecito mudslides, search continues

  10-01-2018 14:47 via ocregister.com
  
  In this photo provided by Santa Barbara County Fire Department, mud and debris flow due to heavy rain in Montecito. Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. A fire official says five people have been killed by mudslides that swept Southern California homes from their foundations as a powerful storm drenched recent wildfire burn areas. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)In this photo provided by Santa Barbara County Fire Department, firefighters successfully rescue a 14-year-old girl
  
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• Can exposure to the ocean change the bacteria in your gut? A citizen science project studies surfers to find out

  10-01-2018 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Cliff Kapono has walked many beaches of the world, searching.
  Often, the long-time surfer has looked for a great swell. He’s scanned waves off Morocco and Ireland; off Hawaii and Southern California.
  But Kapono, 30, a doctoral candidate in chemistry at UC San Diego, has searched in some of those same places for something other than waves. He’s hunted for something so small he couldn’t possibly see it with the naked eye, yet so powerful it could turn a grain of sand into a mini-
  
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• How to become a Cal State Fullerton Guardian Scholar — or support one

  10-01-2018 09:31 via ocregister.com
  
  This academic year, Cal State Fullerton expanded its Guardian Scholars program by providing support to about 40 foster youth on top of the 47 in the program. The new entrants receive all the services offered program participants — life-skills workshops, community enrichment activities, counseling and access to a student lounge and computer lab — with the exception of a full scholarship.
  RELATED ARTICLE: Only 3% of former foster children graduate college. Here’s how univers
  
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• Coto De Caza, Dove Canyon homebuying: 17 things to know

  10-01-2018 09:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Here are homebuying highlights for Coto De Caza and Dove Canyon from ReportsOnHousing for October.
  This house-hunting report tracks listing, buying and selling of existing detached and attached residences in the community. Analysis includes October trends based on closed sales: sale counts; average price vs. average list price; high and low 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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• Want students to learn? Be an authentic teacher, say O.C. researchers

  10-01-2018 09:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Most aspiring teachers likely aim to be the free-spirited Ms. Frizzle from “The Magic School Bus” rather than Miss  Othmar wahwahwah-ing in “Peanuts.”
  Students instinctively recognize an inspirational teacher, whether on screen or in the classroom.
  Two local researchers — one from Cal State Fullerton and one from Chapman University — recently delved into what exactly creates that magic mixture that results in students learning best. In particular, they lo
  
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• Cal State Fullerton professor and students in biology earn national honors

  10-01-2018 08:19 via ocregister.com
  
  A Cal State Fullerton biologist and three students were lauded in the fall by the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans at its National Diversity in STEM Conference in Salt Lake City.
  Bill Hoese, professor of biological science, won the outstanding college/university mentor award for his “exemplary service and deep commitment” to students, particularly underrepresented future scientists.
  “I really groove on that ‘aha moment’ when things
  
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• University makes a statement with 82-78 victory over CdM in PCL opener (video)

  10-01-2018 08:02 via ocregister.com
  
  University’s Alex Bray drives the lane and puts up a shot over Corona del Mar’s John Humphreys during a Pacific Coast League boys basketball game at University High in Irvine on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)University’s Brandon Liu tries to shoot over the defense of Corona del Mar’s Jack Garza during a Pacific Coast League boys basketball game at University High in Irvine on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange C
  
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• Bray leads University rally in final minute to knock off Corona del Mar

  10-01-2018 07:46 via ocregister.com
  
  University’s Alex Bray shoots over Corona del Mar’s Ty Thabit during a a Pacific Coast League boys basketball game at University High in Irvine on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)Corona del Mar’s Kevin Kobrine shoots a free throw during a a Pacific Coast League boys basketball game at University High in Irvine on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (Photo by Matt Masin, Orange County Register, SCNG)Corona del Mar’s Kevin Kobrine shoots over Un
  
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• Irvine voters in June will decide location of Orange County’s first veterans cemetery

  10-01-2018 07:42 via ocregister.com
  
  It will be up to Irvine voters to decide where Orange County’s first veterans cemetery will be built.
  The vote will be on June 5, the Irvine City Council decided Tuesday, Jan. 9, at its first meeting of the year.
  The decision came after a group of residents collected enough signatures to hold a referendum over the City Council’s approval of a land swap that would put the state-run cemetery on strawberry fields near the I-5/I-405 interchange.
  The petitioners want Irvine to stick to it
  
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• Katella hands Anaheim first loss on late drive by Mack

  10-01-2018 07:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Katella’s girls basketball team offered a significant change Tuesday night to the script in the Orange League race.
  Point guard Elena Mack made a driving shot in the paint with about 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter to lift the host Knights to a 38-36 victory and hand improved Anaheim its first defeat.
  The Colonists (9-1, 1-1), ranked third in CIF-SS Division 5-AA, followed by taking a 3-pointer but Katella (5-8, 1-0) secured the rebound and celebrated.
  “The girls wanted this ga
  
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• Rainstorm prompts mudslides, wreaks havoc in Southern California

  10-01-2018 07:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Traffic moves along in the rain early Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, on the 101 freeway at White Oak Ave. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)In this photo taken through a glass window, released by Santa Barbara County Fire Department, people fill up sandbags under the rain in Santa Barbara, Calif., Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. Storms brought rain to California on Monday and increased the risk of mudslides in fire-ravaged communities. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)R
  
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• Lakers rally after blowing lead, coast past Kings

  10-01-2018 07:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram, left, shoots as Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein, center, shoots as Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle, left, and center Brook Lopez defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Sacramento Kings guard
  
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• Chargers retain coordinators Gus Bradley, Ken Whisenhunt

  10-01-2018 06:21 via ocregister.com
  
  The Chargers won nine games in 2017 in large part because of their defense. On Tuesday, they made sure to retain the man in charge.
  Both defensive coordinator Gus Bradley and offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt will return for the 2018 season, a team spokesperson confirmed. Bradley reportedly agreed to a three-year deal – a coup for the Chargers after he generated interest from both the Packers and the Seahawks.
  Seattle is also where Bradley first made his name as a coordinator from
  
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• University gets breakthrough win against Corona del Mar in PCL opener

  10-01-2018 06:07 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – University boys soccer coach Martin Wallwork summed up Tuesday’s 3-1 Pacific Coast League victory against Corona del Mar with one word.
  “Relief,” he said.
  It was the first time in his five years with the Trojans that he topped his rival. And it was also a triumph that served as a good barometer for status of his program and his chances of winning the PCL championship as the battle for first place traditionally involves these two teams.
  “It was an emotional
  
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• Judge blocks Trump decision to end DACA program

  10-01-2018 06:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By Sudhin Thanawala and Andrew Dalton
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday night temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation.
  U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted a request by California and other plaintiffs to prevent President Donald Trump from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program while their lawsuits play out in court.
  Alsup said lawyers in favor of DACA clearly demonstra
  
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• Two-vehicle crash near Rancho Santa Margarita claims life

  10-01-2018 06:01 via ocregister.com
  RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — A man was killed and a woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday, Jan. 9, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  The crash was reported at 4:18 p.m near Oso and Antonio parkways, CHP dispatchers said.
  The man who died was 21 and was driving a Ford Mustang that collided with a pickup truck operated by a woman in her mid 30s who is from Trabuco Canyon, said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi.
  The man was transported by ambulance to Mission
  
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• Ivica Zubac waits for opportunity even after Lakers waive Andrew Bogut

  10-01-2018 06:00 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Ivica Zubac was not alone in believing an even bigger role awaited him in his second season with the Lakers.
  “Zu was going into the summer as our starting center,” Coach Luke Walton said last month, while the Croatian big man was playing with the South Bay Lakers. “Which is tough, but that’s the NBA.”
  Instead of a consistent role, Zubac has appeared in just 11 NBA games, with a season high of 12 minutes.
  The Lakers’ offseason acquisitions o
  
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