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• They're Disneyland superfans. Why a lawsuit is alleging gangster-like tactics against one social club

  09-02-2018 23:44
  Disneyland social clubs, by most accounts, are harmless alliances of friends and family who meet up at the park to share a nerdy obsession for all things Disney Disneyland social clubs, by most accounts, are harmless alliances of friends and family who meet up at the park to share a nerdy obsession for all things Disney They stroll through Disneyland in packs of 20 or more, motley crews that resemble a cross between the Hells Angels motorcycle gang and a grown-up Mickey Mouse Club with their Dis
  
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• Laguna Beach subcommittee to hold public meeting on Coast Inn project

  09-02-2018 23:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Mayor Pro Tem Rob Zur Schmiede and Councilman Bob Whalen will meet as a subcommittee with the applicants proposing to remodel the Coast Inn and liquor store.
  The approximately two-hour meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the Community & Susi Q Center, 380 Third Ave. After the subcommittee completes its work, the item will be re-noticed before it comes back to the City Council.
  On Jan. 23, the City Council reviewed the project in a meeting that lasted past 1 a.m. The
  
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• Buena Park’s Silverado Days festival may revive parade

  09-02-2018 23:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Buena Park’s popular Silverado Days, an annual fall festival and carnival, once included a parade, but it was discontinued nearly 20 years ago.
  The Buena Park City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 13, will discuss whether to provide the staff to handle traffic and street closures so the parade could resume. The council meets at 5 p.m. at City Hall, 6650 Beach Blvd.
   
  
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• Anaheim seeks high school digital artists to help decorate city

  09-02-2018 23:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Anaheim is inviting high school students who create digital art to enter their work in a competition on the theme of community.
  The deadline to enter the Community Canvas Art Competition is Feb. 28. Works from 10 winners will be displayed at Beach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue.
  Information: Anaheim.net/canvas.
   
  
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• U.S. stocks finish tumultuous week on high note

  09-02-2018 22:34 via ocregister.com
  
  U.S. equities ended their worst week in two years on a positive note, but the rate-hike fears that rocked markets in recent days may return when inflation figures come out Feb. 14.
  The S&P 500 Index erased a loss of 1.9 percent Friday to close 1.5 percent higher on the day. Still, this month’s selloff has wiped out the benchmark’s gains for the year, and rising Treasury yields could spark more convulsions.
  “Sometimes making a bottom can take time,” Ernie Cecilia, chie
  
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• Aaron Holiday quietly continues to lead UCLA basketball

  09-02-2018 22:31 via ocregister.com
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — Aaron Holiday’s expression remained blank. He didn’t twitch a muscle when asked what he thought about being left off the late-season top-20 watch list for the John Wooden Award.
  “I don’t care,” the junior guard said flatly after UCLA knocked off Arizona on Thursday in Tucson.
  When the latest watch list for the prestigious award was released Monday, Holiday didn’t make the cut after being included on the midseason top-25 list in January, d
  
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• Watch this brazen coyote walk through a Ladera Ranch neighborhood

  09-02-2018 22:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Dave Christenson didn’t know what he was looking at in the bushes in front of his Ladera Ranch home on Monday, Jan. 5th.
  As he got closer the coyote showed itself, paused to check him out and headed down the path.
  RELATED: Here’s what to know about coyotes in Southern California
  “Its first inclination was to check me out instead of running and that is the scary reality, they are not afraid of us anymore”, Christenson said.
  Coyote sightings in residential neighborhoods ar
  
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• Perry Kitchen ready to help Galaxy get past dismal 2017

  09-02-2018 22:20 via ocregister.com
  
  CARSON — After spending the first five years of his professional career with D.C. United, Perry Kitchen packed up and left the U.S.
  “It was a tough decision,” he said of leaving after his contract expired following the 2015 season. “I had a great time at D.C., everybody was great there. It was just something that my wife and I wanted to do. Experience new things and experience new things on the field. We had a great time. It was a great two years.”
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (Feb. 2-Feb. 9)

  09-02-2018 22:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Health permits are suspended for major violations. Restaurants must remain closed until inspectors determine problems have been fixed.
  Casa Gamino, 1228 S. Brookhurst St., Anaheim; cockroach infestation; closed Feb. 8.
  First Class Pizza, 17853 Santiago Blvd., Villa Park; cockroach infestation; closed Feb. 8, reopened Feb. 8.
  Pei Wei Asian Diner, 12235 Seal Beach Blvd., Seal Beach; plumbing in disrepair; closed Feb. 7, reopened Feb. 7.
  La Union Market, 1432 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana; rodent i
  
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• Churm named chairman of OCBC; annual Game Changers named

  09-02-2018 22:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Dr. Hesham El-Askary; director and professor of Hazards, Global and Environmental Change and Computational Science Programs at Chapman University, is the regional coordinator for the GEO-CRADLE research project. The project’s mission is to create an international solar atlas to guide decision making on global climate change, food security, and access to raw materials and clean energy production.Mya Le Thai, a former UCI doctoral candidate in chemistry, led a team of UCI researcher
  
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• Project to add traffic signal at Stanton Central Park is complete

  09-02-2018 22:09 via ocregister.com
  
  A project to add traffic signals at Western Avenue and Thunderbird Lane, to make crossing to Stanton Central Park safer, has been completed, with a final cost of $220,156. The project was budgeted for $287,115, but the contractor couldn’t build a median because of a right-of-way issue with Union Pacific.
   
  
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• Fast rides

  09-02-2018 21:22
  Every two years we fly for 12 straights hours to Los Angeles, a place which has become our second home. My dear cousin Corrine Villao lives there with her family and we have made a pact to see each other as much as time and resources permit.
  
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• Meet Cain, the new teenage sea lion at the Aquarium of the Pacific

  09-02-2018 21:01 via ocregister.com
  
  When Cain met his new roommates in Long Beach Thursday, Feb. 9, he was a little shy at first, darting back into his crate when he heard them barking.
  But soon enough, the Aquarium of the Pacific’s newest sea lion was going nose to nose and playing with his new pals.
  “He’s very fast, he’s like a kid with his energy level. He’s very smart and very attentive so we have high expectations for him to meld in with the group,” said Dudley Wigdahl, curator for mammals
  
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• The Christopher Dorner shootout showed us the best and worst of humanity

  09-02-2018 20:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Christopher Dorner (File, Courtesy)
  In a strange twist to a strange story, a look back at Christopher Dorner‘s nine days of pointless rage — which ended five years ago Monday, in Big Bear — reveals that he feared dying even more than he wanted to shoot cops.
  Dorner was, like so many windbags, more bluster than attack.
  “I assure you that Incident Command Posts will be target rich environments,” he wrote in an often tedious, 11,000-word manifesto.
  Yet when he had the
  
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• Tax tips at Fountain Valley chamber breakfast

  09-02-2018 20:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Get some timely tax tips from a panel of CPAs and an update on the city fire department at the Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Business Connection, 7:30-9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16 at the Ayers Hotel, 17550 Brookhurst St. Cost: $15-$20. Information: 714-962-3822, fvchamber.com
  Greg Mellen, 714-796-7964
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• Student music and film fuse in ‘Playlist’ at Huntington Beach High

  09-02-2018 20:49 via ocregister.com
  
  “Playlist,” a contemporary and original rock concert by students of the Academy for the Performing Arts at Huntington Beach, will feature original and student-selected music from popular artists enhanced by videos and original short films, at 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 16-17 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at Huntington Beach High School Theater, 1905 Main St. Tickets: $16-$22. Information: 714-536-2514 Ext 4025, hbapa.org
  Greg Mellen, 714-796-7964
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• Toll road agency proposes new transportation option for south county

  09-02-2018 20:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s toll road agency has a new, two-pronged idea for reducing north-south traffic delays on Interstate 5 in South Orange County:
  (1) Extend Los Patrones Parkway south from Cow Camp Road to Avenida La Pata.
  (2) Add restricted-use carpool/toll lanes to I-5 between the 73 Toll Road and Basilone Road at San Onofre.
  Taken together, these two proposals could provide about the same traffic relief for I-5 as extending the 241 through the middle of San Clemente to merge with I-5 near Av
  
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• Take your bulky items to be recycled Saturday in Dana Point

  09-02-2018 20:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Do you have bulky items cluttering your home?
  Bring them to Dana Hills High School High School or Palisades Elementary School 7:30 a.m. to  2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10.
  Items can include e-waste, green waste, large appliances, furniture, and other bulky items that don’t fit in a normal waste container.
  Many of the items collected at these events are recycled at Goodwill Industries to help others in need.
  Document shredding services will be available to Dana Point residents fre
  
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• Heroes Hall to celebrate one-year anniversary

  09-02-2018 20:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s only veterans museum is celebrating its first anniversary.
  Heroes Hall will be open to the public 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 at the OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive. The first 100 guests will receive a Heroes Hall coin and coffee mug. A small ceremony will be held at 2 p.m.
  Louis Casiano Jr., 714-796-2478
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• Information sessions for free contruction trade training in Santa Ana and Garden Grove

  09-02-2018 20:39 via ocregister.com
  Free construction technology training is being offered with the chance to be placed in apprenticeships. The program provides training in carpentry, ironwork, electrical, plumbing and other skills. Upon completion, candidates will be interviewed by trade unions for possible apprenticeships.
  Information sessions will be held next week. The first runs 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Feb. 14 at the OC One Stop Center, 7077 Orangewood Ave., Suite 200 in Garden Grove. RSVP required: Contact Mat
  
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• Raising awareness of women’s issues prompts Muck event

  09-02-2018 20:32 via ocregister.com
  
  The Muckenthaler Cultural Center is planning a benefit performance of “The Vagina Monologues” on Feb. 24 that will feature several special guests.
  The performance of Eve Ensler’s piece – described as “revolutionary” – will feature Phil Varone, drummer for Skid Row and Saigon Kicks, actress Suzanne Whang, Rachel Federoff from Bravo’s “Millionaire Matchmaker,” and Beth Sussman, a Julliard trained pianist.
  Organizers said there will be int
  
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• Retail-restaurant roundup: McDonald’s debuts Bling Mac 18K ring, jewelry shop to replace Häagen Dazs at Fashion Island

  09-02-2018 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Through Valentine’s Day, fans can “profess their love to their favorite Big Mac burgers on Twitter by writing vows with #BlingMacContest and @McDonalds,” the company said. The most comedic, witty and romantic tweet will be awarded the Bling Mac. (Courtesy McDonald’s)LinX opened Feb. 7. 2013 in Orange. The gourmet sausage eatery closed recently. (Register file photo)Creole Stuffed Crab with browned butter lump crab sauce is served at Roux in Laguna Beac
  
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• Uber, Waymo reach settlement in dispute over trade theft secrets

  09-02-2018 18:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Uber and Waymo, the driverless car arm of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, have settled their lawsuit over allegations that Uber stole driverless car trade secrets.
  In a statement posted on its website Friday morning, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi struck a conciliatory tone, expressing regret over the company’s actions.
  “To our friends at Alphabet: we are partners, you are an important investor in Uber, and we share a deep belief in the power of technology to change people&rsquo
  
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• Los Angeles Rams offseason analysis: Quarterbacks

  09-02-2018 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The NFL’s offseason just started, but for front-office executives, vacation already has ended.
  This month, teams will start to cut veterans with bloated contracts, then convene in Indianapolis on Feb. 27 for the league’s scouting combine. The NFL’s free-agent signing period starts in mid-March.
  So it’s already time to look ahead. The Rams and Chargers both have a core of players under contract for 2018 but face big decisions. As part of an ongoing series, here’s an
  
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• Ariana Kukors details alleged sexual abuse by Sean Hutchison

  09-02-2018 17:44 via ocregister.com
  World champion  swimmer Ariana Kukors was at a Team USA training camp a month before the 2012 Olympic Games when she received an email from the man who had dominated the last decade of her life, her coach, boyfriend and the man who sexually abused her when she was a teenager, former U.S. national team coach Sean Hutchison.
  The email reveals the frustration Hutchison, once a rising coaching star, felt in being left home, his concern about other men approaching Kukors and his desire to contro
  
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• Upsurge of suburban poor in Southern California discover health care’s Nowhere Land

  09-02-2018 17:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By Elaine Korry, Kaiser Health News
  The promise of cheaper housing brought Shari Castaneda to Palmdale about nine years ago.
  The single mom with five kids had been struggling to pay the bills. “I kept hearing that the rent was a lot cheaper out here, so I moved,” she said.
  But when she developed health problems — losing her balance and falling — Castaneda found fewer care options in her new town. Unable to find local specialty care, she traveled nearly 65 miles to a
  
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• Winter Olympics opening ceremony promotes peace, unity

  09-02-2018 17:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Flag bearer Erin Hamlin of the United States leads her country during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)North Korea’s Jong Su Hyon, left, and South Korea’s Park Jong-ah carry the torch during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip,Pool)Lindsey Vonn, A
  
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• UberEats offers National Pizza Day deal, and reveals top 5 most popular pizzas in Orange County

  09-02-2018 16:36 via ocregister.com
  
  In honor of National Pizza Day, Feb. 9, UberEats has looked at its local delivery database to determine the most popular pizza shops in Orange County.
  In a bit of a shocker, the most heavily requested pizzas are from a casual dining chain best known for its customized burger menu: Stacked. The Huntington Beach location logs the  most pie orders through UberEats in Orange County, the delivery operator said.
  The rest of the top 5, in order of popularity include: Johnny’s Saloon in Hunti
  
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• Want to work at Coachella and Stagecoach? Show up today in Indio

  09-02-2018 16:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Do you want to work at the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals? Goldenvoice is holding a job fair on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, in Indio. (File Photo)
  INDIO — The music promoter behind the Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals will hold a job fair in Indio today ahead of the annual festivals slated for this spring.
  Goldenvoice is seeking applicants who are 18 years of age or older for a variety of positions to work the festivals slated for this April at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio.
  
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• Pedestrian hit by vehicle, dies after trying to run across 22 freeway in Garden Grove; westbound lanes closed

  09-02-2018 16:03 via ocregister.com
  
  GARDEN GROVE A pedestrian died Friday morning, Feb. 9, after apparently trying to run across the 22 freeway and getting hit by a vehicle, CHP officials said.
  Around 5:40 a.m., California Highway Patrol received a report of a man running across the westbound lanes of the 22 at Beach Boulevard, in Garden Grove, before getting hit, said Officer John Latosquin.
  Latosquin could not confirm that the pedestrian was male, or what type of car hit him. Initial reports said the man was laying in the carpoo
  
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• 8 reasons why Orange County housing bargains are hard to find

  09-02-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  “Who can afford an Orange County home?” numerous people ask.
  It’s no secret that house hunting in Orange County with even a decent-sized budget is not easy. Just look at CoreLogic’s Orange County report on full-year 2017 homebuying and see how challenging the market was to those shopping the lower end of the price spectrum.
  Here are eight examples of the bargain-hunting hurdles …1. $500,000 home? A rarity
  Just 8,279 buyers — roughly 1-in-5 — paid u
  
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• Pedestrian killed on 22 Freeway in Garden Grove

  09-02-2018 15:51 via ocregister.com
  
  GARDEN GROVE — A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed today on the westbound 22 Freeway in Garden Grove.
  The fatal injury occurred about 5:45 a.m. at Beach Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol. The person died at the scene.
  The westbound lanes were closed while an investigation was conducted.
   
   
  
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• Hollywood executive commits suicide, family blames Harvey Weinstein and Rose McGowan

  09-02-2018 15:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Hollywood producer Jill Messick, who was Rose McGowan’s manager when the actress says she was raped by producer Harvey Weinstein, has committed suicide at age 50. (2007 photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
  HOLLYWOOD — Hollywood studio executive and producer Jill Messick, who suffered from bipolar disorder, committed suicide this week, her family reported, citing Harvey Weinstein and one of his alleged victims, Rose McGowan, as contributing factors in the tragedy. Messick was 50.
  Messi
  
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• Royal Blood talks chaos, cacti and fleshing out its set list before playing the Forum in Inglewood

  09-02-2018 15:10 via ocregister.com
  
  The past four years have been a fantastically successful blur for bassist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher of the English rock duo Royal Blood. The pair formed in 2013 and hit the ground running following the release of their self-titled major label debut in 2014. The record, featuring the singles “Figure It Out” and “Come On Over,” topped the rock charts in both the U.S. and the U.K. and helped get the band on board at several major music festivals.
  Royal Blood’s
  
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• With extraordinary political optics, Winter Olympics begin

  09-02-2018 15:03 via ocregister.com
  
  The Olympic flame is lit during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Erin Hamlin carries the flag of the United States during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)South Korean Olympic figure skating champion Yuna Kim, right, takes the tourch from North Korea’s Jong Su Hyon, left, and South Korea’s Park Jong-ah
  
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• Newport Beach Jazz Party No. 18 is the last one for its producers, who plan to ‘go out on top’

  09-02-2018 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The annual Newport Beach Jazz Party & Big Band Blowout has been running like clockwork ever since it was first produced, thanks to the diligence, hard work and native smarts of its founder, Joe Rothman, and his business partner, event co-producer John McClure.
  The duo has announced they’re going to hang up running the event, making the 18th Jazz Party, which opens Thursday, Feb. 15 at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and runs through Sunday, Nov. 18, their last.
  “We were a huge s
  
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• A $1,500 facial and other elegant splurges to boost your beauty routine

  09-02-2018 14:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Toiletries Tweak
  After all the global trekking you did in 2017, your travel kit could probably use a refresh. Gaffer & Child, an L.A.-based skin and hair care line, packs the essentials – cleanser, facial scrub, hydrating serum and shaving butter – into a stylish canvas kit.  Ingredients are food-grade, vegan, ethically sourced and free of synthetics. That means you’ll find broccoli seeds in the scrub, lavender in place of preservatives and nick-reducing, soothing esse
  
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• Working but still poor? Earned Income Tax Credit eases, but doesn’t solve, that problem

  09-02-2018 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Patricia Lara, 39, makes $35,000 a year as an administrative assistant for an Orange property manager. With four teenagers to support, she says, “my income can’t keep us afloat.”
  But at a recent free tax preparation fair at the Brookhurst Community Center, Lara got some good news. Not only doesn’t she owe any income tax, but the Internal Revenue Service will send her $2,783 in the form of what’s known as an “Earned Income Tax Credit.”
  The money is welcom
  
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• Where can you get free tax return help?

  09-02-2018 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Free tax preparation for most households earning less than $60,000 a year is available at dozens of community centers, churches and government agencies across Orange County.  Volunteers are trained by the IRS.
  Site locations and hours are listed by zip code through the IRS website at https://irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep/
  Taxpayers can also call 1-800-906-9887 to obtain location information in English or Spanish.
  Two networks have partnered with the IRS to sponsor tax preparation a
  
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• Congress ends 5 1/2-hour government shutdown with budget vote

  09-02-2018 13:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The Capitol Dome of the Capitol Building at sunrise, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, in Washington. After another government shutdown, congress has passed a sweeping long term spending bill which President Donald Trump is expected to sign later this morning. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
  By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press
  WASHINGTON — The House moved swiftly early Friday to reopen the federal government and pass a $400 billion budget deal, overcoming opposition from both liberal Democrats and tea party con
  
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• Crane School of Music students score internships

  09-02-2018 11:51
  A group of 23 music business students from SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music recently traveled to Anaheim, California, to network and complete internships at the 2018 National Association of Music Merchants Show, the world's leading trade event for music products.
  
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• North Orange County homes sales dip 2%. How’d your ZIP do?

  09-02-2018 09:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Homebuying in Orange County’s northern communities fell 2.2 last year, the only region with a sales dip vs. 2016.
  According to CoreLogic data, in 24 ZIP codes in northern Orange County sales totaled 8,868 for all of 2017 vs. 9,067 a year earlier. Sales rose in 8 of the 16 North County ZIPs while prices rose in all of the northernly communities.
  Countywide, the 2017 median was $685,000, up 6.2 percent in a year with 38,351 sales, up 1.3 percent. By geographic slice, sales in southern Orange
  
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• CAS rejects Russian bid to participate in Olympic Games

  09-02-2018 09:01 via ocregister.com
  
  GANGNEUNG, South Korea — The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal by banned six-time Olympic short track speedskating champion Viktor Ahn and other Russian athletes and coaches seeking to take part in the Olympic Games.
  The CAS decision came just hours before the Games’ opening ceremony later Friday night and avoided a showdown between the International Olympic Committee and CAS over the participation of the banned Russian athletes in South Korea the next two weeks.
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• Robbery suspects arrested after O.C. deputies in helicopter track stolen cellphones

  09-02-2018 08:59 via ocregister.com
  SANTA ANA — Three suspects in a cellphone store robbery were taken into custody Thursday night after Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies aboard a helicopter electronically tracked the stolen merchandise, authorities said.
  Around 8:51 p.m. two males with firearms entered an AT&T store at 1268 East 17th Street while a third male waited outside in a getaway car, Santa Ana Police Cmdr. Michael Claborn said. The robbers stole several cellphones and fled the store in the vehicl
  
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• Newport Harbor wins first Sunset League boys basketball championship since 1980

  09-02-2018 08:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Newport Harbor won its first Sunset League championship since 1980 with a 48-47 win over Los Alamitos on Thursday, the final day of the regular season, in a league home game .
  The finished 8-2 in league to share the league title with Edison. They had won a Sea View League in 2002 for their most-recent basketball league championship.
  Robbie Spooner scored 13 points and Sam Barela added 11 points in a typically balanced scoring output for Newport Harbor which takes a 21-6 overall record into
  
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• University girls win showdown, deny Woodbridge a share of PCL title

  09-02-2018 08:04 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – University’s girls basketball team dominated the fourth quarter and went on to defeat Woodbridge 53-35 Thursday night in a Pacific Coast League showdown at Woodbridge High to capture the league championship outright.
  University (22-5, 10-0) won its 14th straight game overall and snapped Woodbridge’s five-game winning streak. Woodbridge (17-9, 8-2) was trying to earn a share of the title.
  Ashley Chandler scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Malia Goldsmith added
  
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• USC fails to finish and Tra Holder, Arizona State stun Trojans in final seconds

  09-02-2018 08:00 via ocregister.com
  
  USC guard Jordan Usher (1) shouts as the grabs a rebound in front of Arizona State forward Romello White (23) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz. ASU won 80-78. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Arizona State guard Shannon Evans II celebrates his game-tying 3-pointer in the final minute of Thursday’s game against USC in Tempe, Ariz. ASU won 80-78. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Arizona State guard Tra Holder, right, lines up a shot before s
  
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• Body washes ashore in Huntington Beach, authorities trying to determine if it’s that of missing swimmer

  09-02-2018 07:58 via ocregister.com
  HUNTINGTON BEACH — A woman’s body washed ashore Thursday, Feb. 8, in Huntington Beach, but it hasn’t been determined if it’s that of a swimmer missing since Tuesday night, authorities said.
  The body was discovered around 12:50 p.m. near lifeguard Tower 7, Huntington Beach Police Lt. J. Haught said.
  As of Thursday night, the woman had not been identified, he added.
  The U.S. Coast Guard, police lifeguards and Harbor Patrol had been searching for 18-year-old Jessy Cook since
  
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• Pacifica uses early goal to beat rival Cypress, finish on top in Empire League

  09-02-2018 07:47 via ocregister.com
  
  CYPRESS – Winning a league title for the first time in six years is a big deal.
  Knocking off a league rival in the final game of the season to do it makes it extra special.
  That is exactly what happened Thursday at Cypress High as the Pacifica girls soccer team defeated Cypress 1-0 to finish in first place in the Empire League.
  The Mariners (17-3-3, 9-0-1) and Centurions (15-3-3, 7-1-2) both came into the match unbeaten in league.
  Pacifica’s tie came against the Centurions in the tea
  
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• Cal State Fullerton controls Cal Poly to stay in crowded Big West race

  09-02-2018 07:46 via ocregister.com
  
  FULLERTON — Cal State Fullerton coach Dedrique Taylor chided himself last week after two losses for not being able to communicate with his players.
  Whatever he’s said and done since then was evident on the court Thursday night as the Titans beat Cal Poly 75-59 to breathe life back into their Big West Conference title hopes. The Titans (13-9, 6-4 Big West) played with the intensity they showed in the first four conference games, all wins.
  Forward Arkim Robertson had a domina
  
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