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• After fire, police surround man on Long Beach rooftop but later decide it wasn’t arson

  20-02-2018 23:45 via ocregister.com
  Police on Tuesday surrounded a building in North Long Beach – and a man on its roof –  thinking he may have started a fire at a nearby apartment building. But officers ended up determining there wasn’t any crime committed, according to authorities.
  Fire crews first headed to the area around 12:55 p.m. when they got calls about a blaze at a two-story complex in the 3000 block of Artesia Boulevard, which is just east of Paramount Boulevard, Long Beach Fire Department spokesm
  
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• Orange County’s Lyon Homes to pay $460 million to enter Texas market

  20-02-2018 23:30 via ocregister.com
  RSI is selling the Athens project in Moreno Valley. (Courtesy: RSI Communities)RSI is selling 51 East in Austin. (Courtesy: RSI Communities)RSI is selling these homes in Round Rock, Texas. (Courtesy: RSI Communities)RSI is selling the Trails at Leander in Texas. (Courtesy: RSI Communities)RSI is selling the Legends Way in Texas. (Courtesy: RSI Communities)Show Caption of Expand
  Orange County homebuilder William Lyon Homes will spend $460 million to enter Texas.
  Newport Beach-based Lyon announced
  
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• Trio of authors highlight local American Association of University Women’s annual luncheon

  20-02-2018 23:29 via ocregister.com
  Authors Anne Perry, Aline Ohanesian and Abbi Waxman are the featured speakers at the 26th annual Authors Luncheon of the Tri-City Branch of the American Association of University Women, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, March 17 at Old Ranch Country Club, 3901 Lampson Ave, Seal Beach. The local branch represents Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley and Westminster.Perry is a prolific writer with 55 historical mysteries featuring either Thomas Pitt or William Monk, as well as Christmas mysteries, war c
  
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• West Point posthumously admits Florida high school shooting victim

  20-02-2018 23:27 via ocregister.com
  Mourners hold flowers during the funeral for Peter Wang at Kraeer Funeral Home in Parkland, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. Wang is one of 17 people killed by a former student during Wednesday’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)Alex Wang holds a picture of his brother, Peter Wang, a victim in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, after his brother’s funeral Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, at Kraeer Funeral Home in Coral Springs, Fla
  
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• Irvine Unified School District gets letter demanding change to the way its leaders are elected

  20-02-2018 23:05 via ocregister.com
  Irvine Unified School District is the latest government agency to receive a letter demanding it change how its leaders are elected to better represent minority groups or face a lawsuit.
  Cities and school districts throughout Southern California have received similar letters from Malibu-based attorney Kevin Shenkman on behalf of interested groups.
  The way school board members in Irvine Unified – which serves about 33,480 K-12 students  – are elected violates the 2001 Califor
  
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• Santa Ana River homeless encampment finally set to be cleared as federal judge lifts restraining order

  20-02-2018 22:59 via ocregister.com
  Amber Baird gathers her belongings as crews clean up the Santa Ana River Trail on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter lifted a temporary restraining order that had stopped the county from clearing the homeless from a two-mile stretch of the flood control channel. (Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)A bathtub and flooring sit at the spot of an abandoned encampment along the Santa Ana River Trail as crews clean up on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. U.S. District Court
  
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• California winter now third driest on record

  20-02-2018 22:59 via ocregister.com
  SACRAMENTO — State officials say California’s winter so far is the third driest on record as much of the state heads back toward drought.
  Last year’s unprecedented rainfall has left most reservoirs slightly above their average capacity for this time of year. But water officials said Tuesday that the lack of snow this winter will prevent the reservoirs from replenishing as the season continues.
  John Leahigh of the Department of Water Resources says about 80 percent of Calif
  
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• The Human League, the Motels, Dramarama and more will hit Huntington State Beach for the Like Totally 80’s Festival

  20-02-2018 22:54 via ocregister.com
  Like Totally 80’s Festival will return to Huntington State Beach, 21899 Coast Highway, for a third year on Saturday, May 12. The event will be headlined by the Human League along with sets by Martha Davis & the Motels, Dramarama, the Alarm, Tiffany, the Untouchables and Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel featuring James Stevenson, Pete Rizzo and Chris Bell.
  There will also be an all-star jam with the Reflexx featuring Tim Polecat of the Polecats, Clive Farrington of When In Rome UK a
  
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• Now 20 seasons in, Anaheim’s Chance Theater looks like a sure thing

  20-02-2018 22:51 via ocregister.com
  Even as Anaheim-based Chance Theater reaches a milestone anniversary – its 20th season as a small, professional company – its leaders are looking forward, not back.
  Not content with having built a solid base of supporters and a recent move to a larger space where two shows can be performed at once, Chance company members are raising money to increase the actors’ pay, and they’re preparing to launch a new workshop to help high school students on the autism spectrum write a
  
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• CIF-SS girls basketball playoffs: Updated Wednesday schedule

  20-02-2018 22:49 via ocregister.com
  The updated CIF-SS girls basketball playoff schedule.
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
  Games 7 p.m. unless noted
  OPEN DIVISIONChampionship semifinalsSaturday at Cal Baptist University, RiversideHarvard-Westlake vs. Etiwanda, 2:30 p.m.Windward vs. Mater Dei, 4:30 pm
  Consolation semifinalsSaturday, 7 p.m.Sierra Canyon at Serra/GardenaRibet Academy at Bishop Montgomery
  DIVISION 1Quarterfinals, WednesdayChaminade at Vista MurrietaCanyon/Canyon Country at AlemanyLong Beach Poly at West TorranceLos Alamitos at Valley
  
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• Trump urges ban on gun devices like bump stocks

  20-02-2018 22:31 via ocregister.com
  By CATHERINE LUCEY and KEN THOMAS
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has signed a memo directing the Justice Department to propose regulations to “ban all devices” like the rapid-fire bump stocks involved in last year’s Las Vegas massacre.
  Seeking to show action days after a deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Trump spoke during a White House ceremony recognizing bravery by the nation’s public safety officers.
  “We must move past
  
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• Will the Anaheim BROS Join the Stoneman Douglas High School Students?

  20-02-2018 20:37
  At the last 2016 city council debate held at the Arab-American Community Center on Beach Boulevard, among the public there was a good number of young people, which was a refreshing and encouraging scene. Many of them were members of the Anaheim High School organizations called BROS and CROWN .
  
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• David Chang comes to Netflix with ‘Ugly Delicious,’ and taste is more important than looks

  20-02-2018 20:05 via ocregister.com
  Korean-American chef David Chang is out to challenge taste buds and minds in a new eight-part Netflix documentary series.
  Called “Ugly Delicious,” the series, directed by Morgan Neville and premiering on Friday, Feb. 23, shows Chang breaking bread with the likes of late night host Jimmy Kimmel, food writer Ruth Reichl and chef Jacques Pépin as they discuss the intersections between food and culture in different parts of the world. The name comes from the hashtag the serie
  
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• Disney unions file federal complaint over promised $1,000 bonuses

  20-02-2018 19:53 via ocregister.com
  A coalition of unions at Walt Disney World Resorts has filed a federal unfair labor practices complaint accusing the company of holding its promised $1,000 bonuses hostage during contract negotiations.
  The Walt Disney Co. announced in late January that as “a result of the recently enacted tax reform” law signed by President Donald Trump in December, it would pay out one-time, $1,000 cash bonuses to 125,000 full- and part-time non-executive employees.
  The company, with annual revenues
  
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• Rats, ballerinas and a Bernedoodle dazzle in San Juan Capistrano’s Kids’ Pet Parade

  20-02-2018 19:29 via ocregister.com
  Jenna Rajamaki wore a “Rats Rule” shirt to the San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association’s 2018 Kids’ Pet Parade on Saturday, Feb. 17, with the intended result.
  Her pet rats, Gizmo and Stripe, charmed the judges, who awarded them first prize in the “exotic pets” division of the parade held in in Los Rios Park.
  But it was Haven Harris and her dog, Ava, both dressed as ballerinas, who won over the judges’ best over all. Haven and Ava captured first prize in t
  
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• 2018 Winter Olympics photos | The best of Day 11

  20-02-2018 19:07 via ocregister.com
  Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the United States compete in the Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance on day eleven of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 20, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)Goalie Florence Schelling (41), of Switzerland, celebrates after the classification round of the women’s hockey game against Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. Switzerland
  
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• For Long Beach tattoo artist Shay Bredimus, landing a museum exhibit was all in the (tarot) cards

  20-02-2018 19:05 via ocregister.com
  The memory is embedded in Shay Bredimus’ mind like the tattoos on his skin.
  In 2009, after graduating from college, Bredimus moved to Long Beach and would jog near the Long Beach Museum of Art.
  “I would look at the museum and think to myself ‘I want to be in there one day, I want to have a show in there one day,’” Bredimus said.
  Nearly a decade later, 38-year-old Bredimus, now a highly sought-after tattoo artist, stands on the second floor of the museum where the ye
  
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• H-1B visas: How the Trump administration is ‘freaking people out’

  20-02-2018 18:55 via ocregister.com
  By Queenie Wong, Bay Area News Group
  The Trump administration is bringing a new level of scrutiny to a temporary work visa popular among technology firms, costing employers more time and money as they seek to bring foreign workers to the United States.
  From January to August 2017, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent 85,265 requests for evidence in response to H-1B visa applications, a 45 percent increase compared to the same period a year earlier, agency data show. Immigration law
  
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• Girls water polo: Updated Orange County top 10 rankings (2-20-18)

  20-02-2018 18:44 via ocregister.com
  Orange County’s girls water polo season is headed toward several big matches this week, so it’s time to update the top 10 rankings.
  The consolation bracket of the CIF-SS Elite 8 playoff begins today at Santiago Canyon College with two matches involving top county teams:
  Los Al vs. Laguna Beach, 4:20 p.m.
  Orange Lutheran vs. CdM, 6 p.m.
  O.C. Top 10 (2-20-18)
  1. Laguna Beach2. Mater Dei3. Foothill4. Corona del Mar5. Los Alamitos6. Orange Lutheran7. San Clemente8. Newport Harbor9. Santa
  
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• Anaheim Celebrates Fifth Record Setting Year Welcoming More Than 24 Million Visitors In 2017

  20-02-2018 18:06
  ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb. 20: Visit Anaheim, the official destination organization for Anaheim, today announced Anaheim welcomed 24.2 million tourists in 2017 . This year marks the fifth record setting year in a row for visitation to the Southern California destination.
  
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• U.S. vs. Canada again for Olympic women’s hockey gold

  20-02-2018 18:01 via ocregister.com
  GANGNEUNG, South Korea — This is the game they’ve always played.
  On frozen ponds and rivers. In arenas small and large. On cold mornings and long nights until their parents called them home. In places like Beauceville, Quebec, and Danvers, Mass., Ruthven, Ontario and Dousman, Wisc., and even Mallard, Manitoba, population 120.
  This is the game they’ve always played in their hearts and minds almost from the time they first laced up skates, the only game really.
  Canada vs. the Uni
  
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• Longtime Angels ace Jered Weaver reflects on a successful career, a rough end and his new life

  20-02-2018 18:00 via ocregister.com
  The Angels’ Jered Weaver waves to the crowd after the last game of the season at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sunday, October 2, 2016. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)The Angels’ Jered Weaver celebrates after Gregorio Petit made a nice catch to start a double play to end the top the first inning against the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium on Sunday. ///ADDITIONAL INFO: angels.0718.kjs — Photo by KEVIN SULLIVAN / Orange County Register — 7/17/16 The
  
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• Peter Cetera to celebrate the glory of love at Spotlight 29 Casino

  20-02-2018 17:42 via ocregister.com
  From being a a founding member and vocalist for legendary jazz/rock group Chicago to venturing out on a solo career, Peter Cetera has been a the voice behind many chart-topping songs.
  During his tenure with Chicago, songs such as “25 or 6 to 4,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” and the Grammy Award-winning ballad “If You Leave Me Now” were hits with staying power.
  His solo career kept Cetera on the charts with “Glory of Love,” the love theme from &ldq
  
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• Patricia Smith wins the $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award at Claremont Graduate University

  20-02-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  Patricia Smith and her collection “Incendiary Art: Poems,” which explores such topics as the violence done to black men and the grieving of black mothers, have won the 2018 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award based at Claremont Graduate University, the school announced Tuesday.
  The award is one of the most prestigious and lucrative honors in poetry, and is given to a poet in mid-career. Its $100,000 prize is the largest in the world given for a single volume of poetry.
  A second poetry prize,
  
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• What to do about mass shootings after Florida?

  20-02-2018 15:30 via ocregister.com
  Another tragedy befell the nation last week when a gunman opened fire on students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The shooter killed 17 students and teachers before being apprehended by authorities.
  Americans are again looking for answers to another senseless tragedy and for how to prevent another massacre.
  In Sunday’s newspaper, two members of our editorial board offered their perspectives on what to do about mass shootings. Now it’s your turn: What do
  
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• SideDoor gastropub in Corona del Mar has a full-time cheese monger

  20-02-2018 15:15 via ocregister.com
  Many fine dining restaurants employ a sommelier but who would hire a full-time cheese monger? SideDoor in Corona del Mar where one-third of the menu comes out on a board.
  Enter Tracy Nelsen, the restaurant’s official big cheese.
  “I started at SideDoor eight years ago,” says Nelsen, a resident of Westminster. She took to the cheese program about 6 years ago and has been in charge ever since.
  The restaurant receives new cheeses each day and the list is constantly changing. &ldquo
  
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• Go for the gold at the Theme Park Olympics

  20-02-2018 15:01 via ocregister.com
  The Olympics are on TV, and people around the world are fantasizing about sliding down mountains and flying across ice on their way to winning gold for their country.
  Unfortunately, the only time I tried skiing, I blew out my left knee trying to avoid crashing into a Pomalift on the bunny hill. And my best skating move is the sprained ankle-and-wrist combo. With my winter sports history, I’d probably injure myself trying to buy a ticket to the Games. So if I’m ever going to win gold
  
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• The FBI failed to act on Florida shooter tip: Political Cartoons

  20-02-2018 15:00 via ocregister.com
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  Check out our daily cartoon gallery featuring some of the best cartoonists from around the world, and across the political spectrum, covering current issues and figures.
  Related Articles The familiar flags of mass shootings: Political Cartoons Mourning Parkland: Political Cartoons Tragedy in Florida: Political Cartoons Happy Valentine’s Day: Political Cartoons Don’t tread on fiscal responsibility: Political Cartoons
  
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• Missing Irvine man, 80, has been found

  20-02-2018 14:48 via ocregister.com
  Tun Yang Ching, 80, who was last seen about 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, has been located, Irvine police reported early Tuesday, Feb. 20, on Twitter. (Photo courtesy of the Irvine Police Department)
  IRVINE — An 80-year-old man suffering from dementia who went missing in Irvine was located, authorities said today.
  “Mr. Ching Yang has been located. He is alive and being reunited with his family,” Irvine police posted on Twitter early this morning. “We appreciate everyone&r
  
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• Pre-Registration For 2018 Commodity Classic Closes Tomorrow

  20-02-2018 13:10
  REGISTRATION FOR 2018 COMMODITY CLASSIC CLOSES TOMORROW Feb. 20, 2018 Source: Commodity Classic news release There are only a few days left to pre-register for the 2018 Commodity Classic held Feb. 27-March 1 in Anaheim, Calif. The deadline for pre-registration is Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018.
  
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• Activists: At least 98 dead in assault on rebel-held Damascus suburb

  20-02-2018 10:52 via ocregister.com
  By BASSEM MROUE
  BEIRUT — Intense Syrian government shelling and airstrikes of rebel-held Damascus suburbs killed at least 98 people in what was the deadliest day in the area in three years, a monitoring group and paramedics said Tuesday.
  A day after Monday’s government barrage, retaliatory shells rained down on the capital Damascus, killing at least one person on Tuesday.
  The targeted suburbs — scattered across an area known as eastern Ghouta — have been subjected to week
  
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• Missing Uber/Lyft driver found at Good Samaritan Hospital, friends say

  20-02-2018 08:34 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES >> A 29-year-old rideshare driver missing more than a week was found Monday in a Los Angeles hospital, according to media reports.
  Joshua Thiede was found at Good Samaritan Hospital, according to broadcast reporters contacted by Thiede’s friends.
  The black 2014 Nissan Altima driven by Thiede was found in 100 block of South Kingsley Drive in the Wilshire District about 12:25 p.m. Monday by officers from Olympic Division, Los Angeles Police Officer Tony Im said.
  Thiede was
  
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• County scrambles to place homeless people in motel rooms in deal to...

  20-02-2018 08:23
  Sean Knutsen ponders his situation as he gets on a bus which will transport him to a hotel in Anaheim. Dozens of homeless people were given rooms at hotels around Orange County Orange County outreach workers scrambled over the weekend to find enough motel rooms to house hundreds of homeless people set to be dislodged from their tent encampments at the Santa Ana River Trail as soon as Tuesday, Feb. 20. As of the weekend, at least 116 homeless people had been relocated from the riverbed to numerou
  
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• John Gibson hurt again as Ducks finally beat Golden Knights

  20-02-2018 07:09 via ocregister.com
  Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith falls into the net after getting tripped up with Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)Anaheim Ducks center Antoine Vermette (50) passes the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brad Hunt, left, and Anaheim Ducks
  
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• U.S. men’s hockey team uses big 2nd period to beat Slovakia, reach Olympic quarterfinals

  20-02-2018 06:48 via ocregister.com
  Ryan Donato (16), of the United States, falls as he battles for the puck with Dominik Granak (51) and goalie Jan Laco (50), of Slovakia, during the first period of the qualification round of the men’s hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Chad Billins (4), of the United States, and Peter Olvecky (85), of Slovakia, battle for the puck during the first period of the qualification round of the men’s hockey game
  
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• Football: Buena Park offers coaching job to former Fullerton standout Dustin Sober

  20-02-2018 06:30 via ocregister.com
  Buena Park has offered its football coaching position to former Fullerton standout player Dustin Sober, Coyotes principal Sonje Berg said Monday night.
  Berg said Sober is going through the clearance process with the Fullerton Joint Union High School District but has been “formally” offered the Buena Park position.
  Sober would replace Davis Lowery, who resigned after a 1-9 season as Buena Park’s first-year coach last season. Lowery replaced Anthony White, who in seven seaso
  
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• Garden Grove man arrested after posting ‘rage and hate’ on Facebook

  20-02-2018 06:29 via ocregister.com
  GARDEN GROVE A man was arrested Sunday night, Feb. 18, after making disturbing posts on Facebook indicating he posed a potential danger to the public, authorities said.
  Shortly before 10 p.m., officers were contacted by a family member of 46-year-old Mark William Flicker of Garden Grove. The relative expressed concern about erratic Facebook posts from Flicker, adding he had ongoing family issues and had been drinking heavily, police said in a statement.
  “Officers were s
  
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• Ducks rookie defenseman Marcus Pettersson getting a good look

  20-02-2018 06:12 via ocregister.com
  LAS VEGAS – Two-thirds of the way into the season, Ducks coach Randy Carlyle is seeing fit to try out some new defense pairings.
  Their desire to have a good look at recent call-up Marcus Pettersson has necessitated some switching around that Carlyle already started to experiment with before the 21-year-old’s promotion to the big club.
  For instance, Carlyle has taken to having Cam Fowler and Brandon Montour together after using Fowler and Kevin Bieksa as partners and putting Manson wi
  
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• Karen Chen following Kristi Yamaguchi’s advice at the Olympics

  20-02-2018 06:02 via ocregister.com
  GANGNEUNG, South Korea — Karen Chen was just a kid the first time she met Kristi Yamaguchi, the 1992 Olympic figure skating champion who like Chen grew up in Fremont in the Bay Area.
  “I remember the first time I met Kristi and I was a nervous wreck,” Chen said. “I just wanted her to sign my boot and it was a struggle just to work up the courage to get her to do that.”
  Chen has grown more comfortable around Yamaguchi since then.
  The pair have developed a routine of m
  
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• Kings pounce on struggling Blackhawks in 3-1 victory

  20-02-2018 05:51 via ocregister.com
  Chicago Blackhawks right wing Tommy Wingels (57) tries to get the puck past Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick (32) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Chicago. The Kings won the game 3-1. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes)Los Angeles Kings left wing Tanner Pearson (70) tries to get past Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy (5) with the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes)Los Angeles
  
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• Jamie Anderson ready to unleash “lion power” on Olympic big air

  20-02-2018 05:42 via ocregister.com
  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea—The Olympic big air competition, which is making its debut at these Games, sends snowboard riders down a mountain side at speeds of up to 50 miles per hour and off a ramp that is 49 meters high.
  In other words,” said Team USA rider Jamie Anderson, “freaking awesome.”
  Anderson, one of three U.S. women in Wednesday’s (Tuesday on the West Coast) big air final at Phoenix Extreme Park, is chasing her third Olympic gold medal. Anderson already suc
  
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• Students head to Florida capital to press for gun law change

  20-02-2018 05:18 via ocregister.com
  By TERRY SPENCER, CURT ANDERSON and BRENDAN FARRINGTON
  PARKLAND, Fla.  — A hundred Stoneman Douglas High School students are busing 400 miles to Florida’s capital Tuesday to urge lawmakers to act to prevent a repeat of the massacre that killed 17 students and faculty last week.
  People participate in a candlelight vigil in memory of the 17 students and faculty who were killed in the Wednesday mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Monday, Feb. 19
  
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• Support building a border wall? It doesn’t make you racist

  20-02-2018 04:00 via ocregister.com
  Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Massachusetts, delivered the Democratic response to the State of the Union address. Like President Trump’s speech, much of Rep. Kennedy’s response dealt with immigration. Kennedy announced a rallying call: “Build a wall and my generation will tear it down.” Janet Napolitano, now president of the University of California, then governor of Arizona, echoed similar sentiments several years before: “You show me a 50-foot wall, and I’ll show
  
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• SPF:a unveils orange tree-inspired design for Anaheim...

  20-02-2018 03:48
  After 20 years in the heart of Anaheim, California, the City National Grove of Anaheim venue will soon become the Anaheim Performing Arts Center. Today, SPF:a from Culver City unveiled their scheme for the new $500 million project.
  
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• Girls basketball notes: Los Alamitos aiming to make more playoff noise

  20-02-2018 03:25 via ocregister.com
  Los Alamitos’ girls basketball team received a simple but well-timed message Monday as it returned to practice following an Orange County-rattling upset over the weekend.
  “We’re not done,” Los Alamitos coach Rich Alvarez told his players.
  The Griffins (24-5) are alive and kicking in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs after upsetting No. 2 seeded Brea Olinda 47-44 in the second round Saturday to set up a date at Valley View of Moreno Valley (27-1) in the quarterfinals Wednesda
  
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• County scrambles to place homeless people in motel rooms in deal to resume clearing of riverbed encampments

  20-02-2018 03:08 via ocregister.com
  Orange County outreach workers scrambled over the weekend to find enough motel rooms to house hundreds of homeless people set to be dislodged from their tent encampments at the Santa Ana River Trail as soon as Tuesday, Feb. 20.
  As of the weekend, at least 116 homeless people had been relocated from the riverbed to numerous local motels, according to court documents. Another 80 beds were expected to open up by Monday. The county also was working on a six-month lease of 100 more rooms in
  
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• Heck Yeah goes the distance in victory at Santa Anita

  20-02-2018 03:06 via ocregister.com
  In a photo provided by Benoit Photo, Heck Yeah and jockey Mike Smith win the $200,000 California Cup Derby, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Calif. (Benoit Photo via AP)In a photo provided by Benoit Photo, Heck Yeah and jockey Mike Smith win the $200,000 California Cup Derby, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, Calif. (Benoit Photo via AP)In a photo provided by Benoit Photo, jockey Corey Nakatani guides Pulpit Rider to the winner’s circle after their vict
  
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• Learn about nature on the Headlands at family-focused program

  20-02-2018 03:02 via ocregister.com
  The Dana Point Headlands Children’s Program will be held Saturday, Feb. 24. The monthly, family-focused nature event teaches participants about animals and plants that live on the Headlands. The program, held in the center and outside along the trails, is free.IF YOU GO
  What: Dana Point Headlands Children’s Program
  When: 10 a.m. – noon, Saturday, Feb. 24
  Where: Dana Point Nature Interpretive Center, 34558 Scenic Drive, Dana Point
  The CNLM Dana Point Preserve, a public trai
  
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• Curt Seeden: Time to put on your poker faces

  20-02-2018 02:58 via ocregister.com
  Are you ready for some poker?
  The Fountain Valley Community Foundation’s next Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament is set for Saturday, March 3 at the Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center.
  This is a charity tournament with your registration fee going directly to the nonprofit you designate. Over the years, the tournament has raised more than $700,000 for local nonprofit causes.
  I don’t know if I am in the minority these days, but when I was growing up, my
  
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• Exhibit of Dutch painter Paul Van Ernich’s works opens with reception Feb 27

  20-02-2018 02:37 via ocregister.com
  Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens describes Paul Van Ernich as “a Dutch painter whose old-master-style paintings include hauntingly beautiful still lifes.”
  The cultural center will host an exhibit of his works Feb. 27 through March 16. Those who arrive on opening night for a reception will be rewarded with free admission and complimentary wine and cheese.IF YOU GO
  When: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27
  Where: 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente
  What: Opening-night reception for an art
  
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