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• Furthering Its Youth Focus, Viacom Near Deal For Online Video Convention Vidcon

  05-02-2018 23:57
  Vidcon , the fan-centric online video convention held each summer in Anaheim, is close to a deal to be acquired by Viacom , a person familiar with the matter has confirmed to Deadline. Buying into the show would offer the media company, home to young-skewing networks like Nickelodeon and MTV, access to a haven for YouTube stars and other talent bubbling up in the increasingly valuable digital sphere.
  
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• Buena Park man honored by Big Brothers Big Sisters

  05-02-2018 23:57
  Buena Park resident Andrew Suarez recently was named "Big of the Year" by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire.
  
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• Mission Viejo Library wants to showcase love letters for Valentine’s Day

  05-02-2018 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  The Mission Viejo Library will celebrate Valentine’s Day by giving residents the opportunity to have their love poems on display.
  Residents can help the library celebrate the most romantic day of the year by penning a six-word Valentine’s Day love poem, or story, and emailing it to [email protected]. Residents can also drop it off at the library’s Adult Reference Desk through Feb. 14.
  Those who submit a poem will also be entered into a drawing to win a gif
  
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• Coto de Caza Planning Advisory Committee to be briefed on current projects

  05-02-2018 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The Coto de Caza Planning Advisory Committee, a seven-member advisory board to the county of Orange, will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at the Bell Tower Regional Community Center, 22232 El Paseo in Rancho Santa Margarita.
  The meeting will include the swearing in of a new committee member and an overview of Coto de Caza projects currently on file.
  The public is invited to attend and will have a chance to speak on items not on the agenda during a public comment period toward the end of the
  
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• Amazon to host hiring event in Santa Ana

  05-02-2018 23:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Amazon will host a hiring event from 12:30-5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Santa Ana WORK Center, 1000 E. Santa Ana Blvd., unit 220.
  Part-time and night-shift jobs are available. Applicants must be at least 18 and have a high school diploma or GED.
  Last year, the e-commerce giant announced it was looking for a location for a second headquarters. Amazon recently narrowed its list of cities and regions hoping to land the headquarters — and the sales tax revenue that comes with it — to 20
  
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• Orange County boys basketball scoring leaders: Feb. 5 update

  05-02-2018 23:48 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County boys basketball scoring leaders through Feb. 4.
  Leaderboards are based on stats available each Monday morning.
  No.
  Name
  GP
  Pts
  PPG
  1
  Alex Bray, University
  24
  672
  28.0
  2
  Isaiah Vargas,Brethren Christian
  20
  493
  24.7
  3
  Dominick Harris,Pacifica Christian
  21
  513
  24.4
  4
  Sebastian Castro,Garden Grove
  25
  571
  22.8
  5
  Jakob Alamudun, Marina
  21
  464
  22.1
  6
  Brendan Harrick, Esperanza
  23
  501
  21.8
  7
  Stone Sinek, Fullerton
  22
  476
  21.6
  8
  Blake Burzell,Laguna Beach
  2
  
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• Super Bowl TV ratings drop 7 percent, hit nine-year low

  05-02-2018 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK — An estimated 103.4 million people watched the Super Bowl on NBC, a 7 percent drop from last year that indicates that television’s biggest event may have peaked in popularity.
  The Nielsen company said it’s the smallest Super Bowl audience on television since 2009 despite the underdog Philadelphia Eagles beating the New England Patriots in a thrilling game that was close from start to finish.
  Last year’s Patriots-Falcons game reached 111.3 million viewers. The al
  
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• Nominations are open for annual Cypress arts award

  05-02-2018 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Nomination forms are now being accepted for the Outstanding Contribution to the Arts award. They are due by 5 p.m. Friday, March 2. The form can be submitted online or can be printed out and mailed.
  The annual award is open to Cypress residents and nonresidents or groups who have been active in encouraging visual and/or performing arts within the city. Information: cypressca.org or 714-229-6780
   
  
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• Next Stanton networking get-together is Feb. 13 at Bank of the West

  05-02-2018 23:46 via ocregister.com
  
  The next Wake Up Stanton meet-up is set for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Bank of the West, 11051 Beach Blvd. Wake Up Stanton is a free networking get-together with local business leaders and City Councilman Rigoberto Ramirez.
   
  
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• Carrillo Elementary School in Westminster donates $727 to Red Cross

  05-02-2018 23:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Students at Carrillo Elementary School, part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, recently gave $727 to the Red Cross during a campus-wide assembly. The money came from an annual Peace Day fundraising initiative supporting disaster relief.
   
  
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• Broadcom pressures Qualcomm to negotiate after raising bid to $121 billion

  05-02-2018 22:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Broadcom Ltd. offered Qualcomm Inc.’s shareholders a $16 billion-bigger payday, ratcheting up the pressure on its rival chipmaker to negotiate while deriding Qualcomm’s plan for independence as “pie in the sky.”
  “Any rational board would engage with us,” Broadcom Chief Executive Officer Hock Tan said in an interview. “It’s an offer that provides more value to the shareholders of Qualcomm than any standalone value that Qualcomm has tried, or may thi
  
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• Lewis out as coach at Saddleback Valley Christian

  05-02-2018 21:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Tom Lewis will not return to his position as Saddleback Valley Christian varsity boys basketball head coach, Saddleback Valley Christian principal Rod Markum confirmed today.
  Lewis has not coached the team since early January. Markum said the school would not comment on personnel decisions. Lewis, who previously was head coach at JSerra, was in his eighth season coaching Saddleback Valley Christian.
  Lewis had said via text message that he is tending to an ill family member in Arizona and would r
  
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• Niguel Hills Middle School music teacher’s dedication spurs fundraiser to ‘keep the music playing’

  05-02-2018 21:54 via ocregister.com
  
  The music program at Niguel Hills Middle School is more than just an elective to its students, it’s become a composition of teamwork and dedication to the art of musical performance.
  Orchestra teacher Yeon Choi dedicates great quantities of her free time and resources to raise funds for her nearly 250 students in the music program at the middle school in Laguna Niguel. Her goal right now is to get music coaches to dedicate time for students to better learn particular instruments.
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• Antonio Villaraigosa picks up 2 endorsements for governor from LA councilmen

  05-02-2018 21:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, seen speaking after being endorsed for governor by Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles on Nov. 20, 2017, has also picked up endorsements from LA city councilmen Curren Price and Marqueece Harris-Dawson. Those endorsements were announced Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)<br />.<br />.
  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council members Curren Price
  
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• Dow Jones drops 1,175 points at close, erasing gain for 2018

  05-02-2018 21:17 via ocregister.com
  
  The Dow Jones industrial average briefly plunged nearly 1,600 points Monday as two days of steep losses for U.S. stocks brought an end to a period of record-setting calm in the market.
  The Dow recouped about half that loss within minutes, but plunged again, its gains for the year gone at market close.
  The slump began on Friday as investors worried that creeping signs of higher inflation and interest rates could derail the U.S. economy along with the market’s record-setting rally. Energy co
  
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• Alexander: Baseball’s labor peace is tenuous

  05-02-2018 21:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Welcome back to the bad old days of baseball, of labor strife and millionaires picking fights with billionaires over the division of a bounty that just keeps getting bigger.
  No, we are not going to see a strike any time soon. But when Kenley Jansen suggested at the recent Dodgers Fan Fest that it might be time for players to think of manning the barricades again, that indicated just how restless the workers are.
  (Jansen might want to work on his timing. A fan event is not the best time to talk a
  
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• Paul Simon announces Homeward Bound, his farewell tour, with two nights at the Hollywood Bowl in May

  05-02-2018 21:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon has been hinting that he was near the end of his career as a live-performance artist, but the announcement on Monday of Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour makes it about as official as it gets.
  So if this is it – and really, these kinds of announcements almost never are 100 percent final – you’ll have two final chances to see Simon sing songs from his solo catalog and his work with Simon & Garfunkel when he plays the Ho
  
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• Eric Stephens’ NHL power rankings (Feb. 5, 2018)

  05-02-2018 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  For a four-year stretch, it was the Kings and Chicago Blackhawks who ruled the roost in the Western Conference. And then there were the Ducks, who couldn’t get by either despite 50-win regular seasons.
  Well, these are challenging times for all three. The possibility exists that all – once at the top of the conference hierarchy – could sit out the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. They’ve surely got work to do to secure a seat at the postseason table.
  Change has happened. San Jos
  
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• LCD Soundsystem adds intimate gig in Santa Ana on May 1, just before its two previously announced Hollywood Bowl shows

  05-02-2018 20:32 via ocregister.com
  
  LCD Soundsystem, which recently announced two nights the Hollywood Bowl with Yeah Yeah Yeahs on May 4-5, announced another option for fans on Monday: a much, much, much smaller show at the Observatory in Santa Ana on May 1.
  To break that down even more clearly, you can be one of 17,500 – and get all the glory that is Karen O and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the Bowl – or you can be one of 550 at the Observatory, if you’re fast enough and lucky enough to score a ticket when
  
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• Whicker: NFL isn’t broken, but here’s how to fix it

  05-02-2018 20:23 via ocregister.com
  
  We’re told millions of Americans swore off the NFL this season.
  A mid-morning attempt to find a parking place at any grocery store Sunday indicated those disgruntled folks have been replaced.
  So did the hand-fighting along the shelves, although most offenders claimed they were going for the chips and the contact was incidental.
  Brace for doom-and-gloom over Super Bowl ratings, which receded by three percent from last year. Actually the game drew 95.17 million viewers. The next highest-rate
  
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• Lucha VaVoom celebrates love with body slams at annual Valentine’s Day match

  05-02-2018 20:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Forget about romantic dinners, flowers or long walks on the beach — at Lucha VaVoom, Valentine’s Day is celebrated with body slams, slaps across the chest and kicks to the wherever, along with a few burlesque dancers and the LA Roller Girls.
  The Mexican wrestling matches return to the Mayan Theatre for two Valentine’s Day-themed events set for Feb. 14 and15 dubbed “Ooh La La Lucha!!!”
  The card will feature Lucha VaVoom veterans, including current champ Li’l Ch
  
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• Filmmakers slated for Huntington Beach festival

  05-02-2018 20:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Up-and-coming filmmakers will again be showcased at the Huntington Beach Film Festival taking place at the Huntington Beach Library Feb. 22-25.
  The four-day lineup includes feature length and short films by American and international filmmakers, as well as documentaries and animation, such as this from LA-based artist Eileen O’Meara, titled Panic Attack! Her animated short explores anxiety, obsession, and one woman’s slippery hold on reality.
  For the full schedule of all th
  
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• Orange County girls soccer athlete of the week: Canyon’s Jen Rose

  05-02-2018 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
  The Register’s Orange County girls soccer athlete of the week for Monday, Feb. 5:
  Jen RoseCanyon
  Rose, a senior and team captain, had two assists and scored the winning goal in the Comanches’ 3-2 victory over Foothill in double-overtime, which put Canyon in first place in the Crestview League. Rose had an assist later in the week in a victory over Yorba Linda.  She has committed to Texas Tech.
   
  
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• Dunn Deal: CdM loses one of its own

  05-02-2018 20:08 via ocregister.com
  The tragedy of teen suicide has hit home as a family and community mourns the loss of Patrick Turner, a 16-year-old Corona del Mar High sophomore.
  Shortly after the news spread on Jan. 27 a memorial was created at the site of his death, Bonita Canyon Sports Park in Newport Beach, with flowers, candles, pictures and many signed baseballs at one of his favorite parks and where he played Little League.
  The following day, a candlelight vigil was held at sunset at Buffalo Hills Park in the middl
  
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• Tow truck driver falls asleep at wheel causing 5-car crash in Santa Ana

  05-02-2018 20:02 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – A tow truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and caused a five-car crash Monday morning, Feb. 5, sending six to the hospital, police said.
  None of the injuries, which include those to a 7-year-old, were considered life-threatening, Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said. Police were investigating and hadn’t decided whether the tow truck driver would be cited for the accident that occurred short before 8 a.m.
  Photos from police showed a tow truck with a
  
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• Villa Park students host inaugural Serve-A-Thon

  05-02-2018 19:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Spartan Serve-A-Thon
  “Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve.”
  – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Inspired by King’s commitment to service, students at Villa Park High School decided to honor his legacy by creating the VPHS Serve-A-Thon.
  Villa Park High School student Ellie Wilson, left, and Preslee Burke, right, enjoyed visiting and making fleece blankets with seniors at the Kirkwood Assisted Living home in Orange during the Serve-A-Thon organized to give back to t
  
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• San Juan Hills picks Rob Frith as its new football coach

  05-02-2018 19:39 via ocregister.com
  
  San Juan Hills has hired former El Toro coach Rob Frith as its football coach, replacing Aaron Flowers, the Stallions announced Monday.Rob Frith has been named Head Football Coach at San Juan Hills. Welcome Coach Frith! #RFTB pic.twitter.com/FtZSVqYrxw
  — SJH Football (@sjhhsfootball) February 5, 2018Frith served as El Toro’s coach for six seasons until 2015, when he resigned to become an athletic director at the school.
  He compiled a 40-18 record at El Toro, highlighted by a trip to
  
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• Police Dog Takes Punches From Pursuit Driver, Holds on to End Five-Hour Standoff

  05-02-2018 19:13
  A pursuit driver unleashed a barrage of punches, but a determined police dog refused to let go and helped bring a five-hour standoff to an end Sunday night in Orange County. The standoff began about 5:45 p.m. on Lincoln Avenue and North Batavia Street, according to Orange police Sgt.
  
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• Super Bowl half-timer Justin Timberlake announces Forum shows

  05-02-2018 19:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Justin Timberlake performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The singer has announced two shows for the Forum in Inglewood in April 2018. (AP Photo/Matt York)
  LOS ANGELES — Justin Timberlake will perform two shows at the Forum in Inglewood on April 28 and April 29 as part of the second leg of a North American tour, promoters announced today.
  Timberlake, who performed the
  
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• Orange County’s parks have started healing from Canyon Fire 2, but the road to recovery is still a long one

  05-02-2018 19:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Months after the Canyon Fire 2 raged through 9,000 acres in Orange, Anaheim Hills and Tustin, residents are once again able to enjoy large sections of nature parks that were burned, though it will be some time before the blackened land can fully be restored.
  Residents joined a hike through the Fremont Canyon Nature Preserve in Irvine Regional Park on Saturday to have a look at the extent of the damage. Much of the damage caused by the fire took place on OC Parks’ land – about 7,000 o
  
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• Football recruiting: JSerra quarterback Matt Robinson commits to Illinois

  05-02-2018 19:02 via ocregister.com
  
  JSerra quarterback Matt Robinson (6-1, 180) has committed to Illinois, the senior announced on Twitter over the weekend.UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 🔶🔷 @LovieSmith @IlliniRSmith @IlliniFootball pic.twitter.com/ClyQCpCSR2
  — Matt Robinson (@Matt_Robinson5) February 5, 2018Robinson passed for 2,417 yards and 22 TDs last season, helping the Lions win their first seven games and reach the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs.
  He was a one-time commit to Montana.
  Robinson could sign with Il
  
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• Green Lamborghini crashes, ends up wedged under trailer in Costa Mesa

  05-02-2018 18:56 via ocregister.com
  
  It took firefighters 45 minutes to access the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera after it was found crashed and stuck under a trailer on Saturday, Feb. 3 in Costa Mesa. (Photo Courtesy of the Costa Mesa Police Department)The driver of a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after the car was found crashed under a trailer on Saturday, Feb. 3 in Costa Mesa. (Photo Courtesy of the Costa Mesa Police Department)Show Caption of Expand
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• Get romantic in Long Beach for Valentine’s Day with these two concerts

  05-02-2018 18:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Want to celebrate Valentine’s Day with some mood music? There are two concerts happening in Long Beach in the coming weeks — one that brings the out the smooth jazz slow jams and one that’s a cabaret-style show where you can bring in your own booze.
  The romance begins with a night of smooth jazz in a concert called “A Special Evening of Music for Friends and Lovers” on Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Terrace Theater.
  South African singer-songwriter Jonathan Butler&nb
  
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• Orange County’s top uncommitted football recruits headed toward Signing Day

  05-02-2018 17:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s top uncommitted football recruits heading into National Signing Day on Wednesday, Feb. 7:
  Olaijah Griffin, Mission Viejo, CB
  Could the one-time UCLA commit could pick the Trojans?
  Solomon Tuliuaupupu, Mater Dei, LB
  Scheduled to announce Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. on ESPN 2/ESPN U.
  Jarrett Patterson, Mission Viejo, OL
  All-County left tackle could decide soon between UCLA and Notre Dame.
  More names on this list to come. Please send football recruiting news to Dan Albano at dalban
  
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• Football: Orange County’s top uncommitted recruits headed toward Signing Day

  05-02-2018 17:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s top uncommitted football recruits heading into National Signing Day on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018:
  Olaijah Griffin, Mission Viejo, CB
  Could the one-time UCLA commit could pick the Trojans?
  Solomon Tuliuaupupu, Mater Dei, LB
  Scheduled to announce Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. on ESPN 2/ESPN U.
  Jarrett Patterson, Mission Viejo, OL
  All-County left tackle could decide soon between UCLA and Notre Dame.
  More names on this list to come. Please send football recruiting news to Dan Albano at
  
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• Why did sheriff reopen Natalie Wood death investigation?

  05-02-2018 17:12 via ocregister.com
  
  A Dec. 1, 1981 file photo shows actress Natalie Wood. Investigators are now calling 87-year-old actor Robert Wagner a “person of interest” in the 1981 death of his wife Natalie Wood. Mystery has swirled around Wood’s death. It was declared an accident but police reopened the case in 2011 to see whether Wagner or anyone else played a role. (AP Photo/File)Actors and spouses Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner following their reconciliation are seen in Britain on April 24,1972. (Photo
  
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• 10-year-old food truck Crepes Bonaparte to open restaurant but keep its trucks rolling

  05-02-2018 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  10-year-old Orange County food truck, Crepes Bonaparte, to finally park at permanent location. (Courtesy Crepes Bonaparte)10-year-old Orange County food truck, Crepes Bonaparte, to finally park at permanent location. (Courtesy Crepes Bonaparte)10-year-old Orange County food truck, Crepes Bonaparte, to finally park at permanent location. (Courtesy Crepes Bonaparte)10-year-old Orange County food truck, Crepes Bonaparte, to finally park at permanent location. (Courtesy Crepes Bonaparte)Show Caption
  
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• 2015 letter contradicts pope’s claim of ignorance in Chiliean abuse case

  05-02-2018 16:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By NICOLE WINFIELD and EVA VERGARA
  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis received a victim’s letter in 2015 that graphically detailed how a priest sexually abused him and how other Chilean clergy ignored it, contradicting the pope’s recent insistence that no victims had come forward to denounce the cover-up, the letter’s author and members of Francis’ own sex- abuse commission have told The Associated Press.
  The fact that Francis received the eight-page letter, obtained by th
  
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• ‘Fifty Shades’ actress’ sister missing after LA walk with dog

  05-02-2018 16:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Julia Kebbel, sister of “Fifty Shades Freed” actress Arielle Kebbel hasn’t been seen since she left on a dog walk Jan. 31, 2018, in Silver Lake with her chocolate Lab named Cindy Crawford. (Courtesy photo)Julia Kebbel, sister of “Fifty Shades Freed” actress Arielle Kebbel hasn’t been seen since she left on a dog walk Jan. 31, 2018, in Silver Lake.Julia Kebbel, sister of “Fifty Shades Freed” actress Arielle Kebbel hasn’t been seen since she le
  
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• Former gymnastics doctor sentenced to 40 to 125 years in prison

  05-02-2018 16:17 via ocregister.com
  By DAVID EGGERT
  CHARLOTTE, Mich. — The former sports doctor whose serial sexual abuse of girls and young women upended the gymnastics world was sentenced Monday to a third prison term of 40 to 125 years behind bars for molesting young athletes at an elite Michigan training center.
  Larry Nassar listened to dozens of victims for two days last week and was almost attacked by a man whose three daughters said they were abused. He pleaded guilty to penetrating young athletes with ungloved hands
  
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• Former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar sentenced to 40 to 125 years in prison

  05-02-2018 16:17 via ocregister.com
  By DAVID EGGERT
  CHARLOTTE, Mich. — The former sports doctor whose serial sexual abuse of girls and young women upended the gymnastics world was sentenced Monday to a third prison term of 40 to 125 years behind bars for molesting young athletes at an elite Michigan training center.
  Larry Nassar listened to dozens of victims for two days last week and was almost attacked by a man whose three daughters said they were abused. He pleaded guilty to penetrating young athletes with ungloved hands
  
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• Man wounded in Anaheim shooting; suspect at large

  05-02-2018 16:06 via ocregister.com
  A man was shot and wounded early Monday, Feb. 5, along a drainage ditch in Anaheim, authorities said.
  The victim was shot in the leg during the 12:20 a.m. shooting near North Euclid Street and the 5 freeway. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
  According to a videographer’s report from the scene, the suspect set a fire in the drainage ditch while fleeing. Officers did not find anyone during a search.
  A description of the suspect was not immediately available.
  
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• Status Update: Crestavilla assisted-living community in Laguna Niguel to open this spring

  05-02-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  Specialized housing
  Crestavilla, an assisted-living community six years in the making, is scheduled to open in April in Laguna Niguel.
  The $70 million community was initially approved in 2012 but met with opposition from residents who protested the development, citing traffic congestion issues and geological stability of the land. The plans were altered to reduce the number of rooms to 201 from 224 and lower the height of the buildings. A third-party geological survey said the site was stable wi
  
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• 12-year-old girl set to enter plea in LA school shooting where bullet struck 2 in class

  05-02-2018 15:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Mother Elizabeth Acevedo and her son Andres, 3, wait for news of her son Jose an eighth-grade student at Sal Castro Middle School in Los Angeles Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. Two students were shot after a gun in a girl’s backpack went off, authorities said. That 12-year-old girl is slated to be arraigned Monday, Feb. 5. (Photo by Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press)
  LOS ANGELES — A 12-year-old girl accused of bringing a gun to Sal Castro Middle School, where it went off accidentally and wo
  
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• Jay Chen surges in Democratic congressional field

  05-02-2018 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Five Democratic candidates had been working relentlessly since last summer to build the campaigns to unseat GOP Rep. Ed Royce of Yorba Linda, holding dozens of meetings and fundraisers, collecting $1.5 million in contributions and loaning their efforts another $5.4 million.
  Then Jay Chen walked onto the scene and appears to have become the instant favorite.
  Two days after Royce’s Jan. 8 announcement that he would not seek reelection, Democrat Chen declared his candidacy and immediately beg
  
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• U.S. starts Iraq drawdown after declaration of victory over IS

  05-02-2018 12:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUSANNAH GEORGE and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
  AL-ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq — American troops have started to draw down from Iraq following Baghdad’s declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last year, according to Western contractors at a U.S.-led coalition base in Iraq.
  In Baghdad, an Iraqi government spokesman on Monday confirmed to The Associated Press that the drawdown has begun, though he stressed it was still in its early stages and doesn’t mark the beginning of a complet
  
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• Pursuit from Orange turns into hours-long standoff in Anaheim

  05-02-2018 08:51 via ocregister.com
  A traffic pursuit that began in Orange about 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, ended in Anaheim five hours later with the capture of a driver who engaged in a prolonged standoff with police.
  Officers from the Orange Police Department negotiated for four hours, Sgt. Phil McMullin said, while the man refused to exit a pickup truck that Anaheim police had boxed in using two tactical vehicles.
  Officers reported that the man refused to obey orders and threatened to kill police during the standoff. McMullin s
  
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• Judge orders Orange County, 3 cities into court over Santa Ana riverbed homeless evictions

  05-02-2018 08:24 via ocregister.com
  
  A federal judge is ordering Anaheim, Orange, Costa Mesa and Orange County into court to show that local anti-camping ordinances aren’t being used to criminalize homelessness among the hundreds of people being evicted from encampments along the Santa Ana River.
  U.S. District Judge David O. Carter issued an order Sunday, Feb. 4, setting a hearing for Feb. 13 in a lawsuit filed on behalf of people being displaced.
  “The court is concerned that persons who leave or are evicted from the ri
  
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• Kings’ Jeff Carter could return in not-too-distant future

  05-02-2018 08:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Jeff Carter has been a good player for a lot of years. The forward led the Kings in goals (32) and points (66) a season ago, and has 339 career goals with Philadelphia, Columbus and the Kings.
  But Carter sustained a laceration to his left leg during an Oct. 18 victory over Montreal at Staples Center. The injury occurred when Carter was checked by the Canadiens’ Jeff Petry, whose skate cut the side of Carter’s ankle. Carter had surgery and has not played since.He recently began skatin
  
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• Play It Forward: Happy sledding into two-plus weeks of Winter Games in South Korea

  05-02-2018 07:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Ranking the top 10 sports events Feb. 5-11 you won’t want to miss:
  NO. 1: XXIII WINTER OLYMPICSOPENING CEREMONIESDetails/TV: At PyeongChang, South Korea, Friday, 3 a.m., NBCOlympics.com; 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. (delayed), Channel 4
  Greetings from a ski resort we’re still not sure of the correct spelling. Most commonly spelled in English at Pyongchang, it gets confused with the Communist North Korean capital of Pyongyang, hence the capitalization of the middle “c.” South Korea&r
  
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