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• CIF-SS baseball polls: Monday, March 19

  19-03-2018 23:24 via ocregister.com
  The CIF-SS baseball polls released Monday, March 19.
  As selected by the CIF-SS Baseball Advisory Committee
  DIVISION 11 Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks2 Servite3 El Toro4 Harvard Westlake5 Huntington Beach6 Mission Viejo7 Corona8 Etiwanda9 Mira Costa10 Aliso NiguelOther: San Clemente, West Ranch, La Mirada, Chaminade
  DIVISION 21 Yucaipa2 Ayala3 Beckman4 Loyola5 Norco6 Fountain Valley7 Glendora8 Thousand Oaks9 Murrieta Valley10 Trabuco HillsOther: Camarillo, El Modena, Esperanza, Redondo Union, Quartz Hil
  
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• Publisher Tronc names CEO Dearborn chairman as Ferro retires

  19-03-2018 23:16 via ocregister.com
  Newspaper publisher Tronc has named CEO Justin Dearborn as its chairman of the board, replacing Michael Ferro, who is retiring.
  The change announced Monday shortly before Fortune magazine published a story about two women who allege that Ferro made unwanted sexual advances during 2013 and 2016 before he become Tronc’s chairman.
  “Michael Ferro has had no claims filed against him while leading Tronc as chairman,” Tronc said in a statement. “Further, we are aware of no claim
  
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• Veteran center Mike Pouncey reaches two-year deal with Chargers

  19-03-2018 23:05 via ocregister.com
  The Chargers agreed to terms with center Mike Pouncey on Monday, immediately upgrading the middle of their offensive line.
  A three-time Pro Bowler, Pouncey asked for and received his release from the Dolphins last week, becoming a free agent after seven seasons in Miami. His two-year deal with the Chargers is reportedly worth $15 million, with $10 million guaranteed.
  Pouncey represents the latest step in the Chargers’ attempts to revamp in the trenches. Though his last Pro Bowl appearance
  
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• Congress should do its job and end U.S. support for the Saudi war in Yemen

  19-03-2018 23:00 via ocregister.com
  Editor’s note: Breaking views are thoughts from individual members of the editorial board on today’s headlines.
  Over the past week, Republican leaders and officials from the Pentagon and State Department have worked hard to scuttle an effort by Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, to force a vote on American support for the Saudi war in Yemen.
  Since 2015, the Saudis have committed a litany of atrocities in Yemen with American m
  
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• John McEuen picked a life in music and the banjo took him from Southern California around the world

  19-03-2018 22:59 via ocregister.com
  John McEuen picked up the banjo at 17 in Garden Grove and hasn’t put it down since. (Photo courtesy of John McEuen)John McEuen’s ID card for Disneyland when he and future star Steve Martin, best friends in high school, both worked there as teens. (Photo courtesy of John McEuen)“The Life I’ve Picked” is the title of John McEuen’s new memoir.John McEuen’s graduation photo as a member of the class of 1963 at Garden Grove High School. (Photo courtesy of John
  
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• Victims’ families urge California to end gun investments

  19-03-2018 22:40 via ocregister.com
  By KATHLEEN RONAYNE
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Families of mass shooting victims and others called Monday for the nation’s largest public pension fund to stop investing in companies that sell assault weapons and devices that allow guns to fire more rapidly.
  “Divesting in these companies that sell these weapons will send a clear message that the thoughts and prayers that are sent when these tragedies occur are not enough — the state of California is demanding change,” said
  
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• Alexa, how are the waves? Amazon and Surfline.com team up on surf report ‘skill’

  19-03-2018 21:59 via ocregister.com
  Imagine lying in bed cozy and warm, wondering if you should get up, pack your surfboard and go surf.
  “Alexa, ask Surfline what’s the surf report at the Huntington Beach Pier?” 
  Or maybe you have a trip coming up, and want to know whether to pack a wetsuit.
  “Alexa, what’s the water temperature at Waikiki?”
  Finding out the surf conditions just got easier, as Huntington Beach-based forecasting company Surfline.com this week announced a new collaboration with
  
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• Clippers hit the road for 6 of next 7 games, hoping the road doesn’t hit back

  19-03-2018 21:54 via ocregister.com
  The Clippers looked exhausted Sunday. Their legs looked heavy. Their arms, too.
  It’s been a long, difficult run to reach this point in 2017-18, and no one can say they didn’t push it to the limit, fighting through injuries, absorbing a blockbuster trade at midseason, battling with determined competition and emerging as a playoff contender in the chaotic Western Conference.
  The Clippers looked fatigued during and after a 122-109 loss Sunday to the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Cen
  
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• Facebook falls 7 percent as pressure mounts on Zuckerberg to come clean on data

  19-03-2018 21:42 via ocregister.com
  Facebook shares posted their steepest drop since 2015 as U.S. and European officials demanded answers to reports that a political advertising firm retained information on millions of the social network’s users without their consent.
  Politicians on both sides of the Atlantic are calling on Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to appear before lawmakers to explain how U.K.-based Cambridge Analytica, the data-analysis firm that helped Donald Trump win the U.S. presidency, was able to harve
  
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• Wagoner on Radio: What the iHeart bankruptcy means to local listeners

  19-03-2018 21:29 via ocregister.com
  So, it finally happened: iHeartMedia, owner of 850 radio stations nationwide – including eight in Los Angeles – announced on March 14th that it had entered into a court-supervised restructuring through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
  This comes just weeks after giving bonuses to top-level executives.
  Interestingly, many observers miss the point. CNN reported, for example, that “The company has struggled with falling revenue. It was down in 2015, barely grew in 2016 and fel
  
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• Powerful storm due to arrive this week could impact burn areas in Southern California

  19-03-2018 20:35
  A powerful winter storm is expected to pummel Southern California this week, increasing the risk of flash flooding and debris flow in burn areas, forecasters said. Rain likely will arrive in the region Tuesday afternoon and continue through Thursday, with two to five inches in the coastal and valley areas and up to 10 inches in the foothills and mountains, said National Weather Service specialist Stuart Seto.
  
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• Status Update: Providence St. Joe’s taps new COO; jobs fair is March 22

  19-03-2018 19:40 via ocregister.com
  Victor S. Jordan is the new chief operating officer for Providence St. Joseph Health Southern California. He will be responsible for day-to-day operations, including growth, quality, employee engagement, productivity and financial performance.Michael G. Balmages has joined ADR Services in Irvine as a mediator, arbitrator and discovery referee. Balmages has practiced business, employment and real-estate litigation law in Orange County for 45 years and has served as a case settlement neutral on mo
  
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• Toni Rodriguez named the 70th Miss La Habra

  19-03-2018 19:21 via ocregister.com
  La Habra High student Toni Rodriguez joins a long line of local royalty.
  Saturday night, March 17, she became the 70th young woman to be crowned Miss La Habra in the annual pageant sponsored by the La Habra Host Lions.
  Rodriguez and her court will represent the Lions Club and the city at events for the next year. She also serves as the Corn Festival queen along with her court.
  The Miss La Habra Court includes princesses Lucy Leon, Isabella Moreno, Kaili Newby and Erika Garcia.
  The 2018 Miss La H
  
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• Crime log for Huntington Beach, week of March 9-15

  19-03-2018 19:14 via ocregister.com
  March 9
  Burglary: Around 7 a.m. 15500 block of Huntington Village Lane
  Attempted auto theft: Around 8 a.m. 4800 block of King Circle
  Liquor violation: Around 8 a.m. B Lane and Warner Avenue
  Domestic violence: Around noon Clay Avenue and Delaware Street
  Assault: Around 3 p.m. 17600 block of Van Buren Lane
  Robbery: Around 3 p.m. Edgeview Lane and Ivory Circle
  Grand theft: Around 4 p.m. 200 block of 16th Street
  Drunk in public: Around
  
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• Whicker: UMBC, Virginia and the death of surprise

  19-03-2018 19:10 via ocregister.com
  Virginia lost to Chaminade, an NAIA school, in 1982. At the time it was the ultimate test of whether you can believe what you read in the newspaper..Russell Turner was a 12-year-old, growing up in Virginia. He actually delivered that Roanoke Times.
  On Friday night, Turner watched Virginia play UMBC, the University of Maryland Baltimore County. The UMBC coach was Ryan Odom, son of Dave Odom, who was coaching Tim Duncan at Wake Forest when Turner was an assistant there. Ryan also began his playing
  
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• Be a judge of a sommelier smackdown at a decadent wine dinner in Irvine

  19-03-2018 19:03 via ocregister.com
  It seems everywhere you turn there’s a new chef smackdown. Now somms are getting into the act with “Battle of the Masters: Sommelier vs. Sommelier,” a friendly challenge at Taps Fish House & Brewery in Irvine on Tuesday, March 27.
  Superstar Fred Dame—who founded the American Branch of the Court of Master Sommeliers in 1986, and appeared in the documentaries “Somm” (2012) and “Somm 2: Into the Bottle” (2016)—will take on local heavy hitter
  
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• Want a cure for housing shortage? Bring back savings and loans

  19-03-2018 18:59 via ocregister.com
  Maybe California’s housing shortage needs a dose of good ol’ savings and loans.
  In all the debate about what might fix the imbalance between the state’s housing supply and demand, little has been said about the availability of real estate lenders who know a thing or two about California. In today’s world of practically standardized, automated loan approvals made by lenders with national brands, quirks of California’s consumers or builders can get lost in the rush to
  
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• Los Alamitos Councilman to state lawmakers: You’re “bullying us”

  19-03-2018 18:59 via ocregister.com
  A city councilman who proposed getting his tiny city exempted from California’s so-called sanctuary law says state legislators are “bullying us into violating our oath of office.”
  “This is our way of going on record saying we’re going to comply with the U.S. Constitution,” said Warren Kusumoto, whose proposed ordinance seeking to opt out of the new law goes before the City Council tonight.
  “California legislators are bulling local elected officials into
  
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• San Clemente High counts on returning seniors to give Tritons the edge in competitive South Coast League

  19-03-2018 18:57 via ocregister.com
  The San Clemente High School baseball team looks to improve upon last season’s 15-14 record. The Tritons advanced to the CIF Division I playoffs but were eliminated by Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks in the first round.  Head coach Dave Gellatly returns a number of experienced players this season who he predicts will make San Clemente more competitive.
  The top four San Clemente players are all seniors. Shortstop and pitcher Michael McGreevy, third baseman Jeff Bruyntjens, first baseman Zac
  
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• Regulators investigate Hyundai, Kia for air-bag flaws linked to 4 deaths

  19-03-2018 18:47 via ocregister.com
  Safety regulators in the U.S. are investigating air bags in certain Hyundai and Kia vehicles that failed to deploy in frontal collisions linked to four deaths and six injuries.
  As many as 425,000 automobiles made by the South Korean manufacturers may be affected, according to an investigation report posted on the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website. NHTSA is investigating whether vehicles made by other carmakers also may be at risk. Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motor
  
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• Claire’s, the ear-piercing mall chain, files for bankruptcy

  19-03-2018 18:33 via ocregister.com
  Claire’s, the mall chain that has pierced the ears of millions of teens, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
  The company said Monday its stores will remain open as it restructures its debt.
  It’s just the latest retailer to seek bankruptcy protection, close stores or go out of business entirely. Toys R Us announced last week that it would close or sell all its stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year.
  Claire’s said Monday it is “confid
  
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• This 16-year-old’s suicide letters are a cry for help and a national call for change

  19-03-2018 15:36 via ocregister.com
  Second of three parts. Read part one.
  In a very nice part of California and in a very nice home, a very nice family sits down to a dinner of chicken tetrazzini, salad and croissants.
  Dad asks his 18-year-old son about the baseball game he just pitched. The team lost, but the family knows there are bigger things in life. The Corona del Mar High School senior feels fine about his performance.
  But no matter how positive and relaxed the conversation, an unshakable gloom filled with humankind’s
  
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• Livability gap grows between Inland Empire and Los Angeles, Orange counties

  19-03-2018 15:00 via ocregister.com
  Let’s be honest: There’s a significant perception gap in the livability of Los Angeles and Orange counties and the Inland Empire.
  This chasm, often more emotional than scientific, can be tied to many things. It’s coast vs. desert. It’s new vs. developed. It’s wealth vs. affordable. It’s a bit of snobbery vs. chip-on-the-shoulder, too.
  One nationwide ranking of regional livability gives us a window into the relative differences between life in L.A.-O.C. and Riv
  
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• Dunkin’ Donuts reveals its new concept in Corona on March 22

  19-03-2018 14:53 via ocregister.com
  Southern California’s next Dunkin’ Donuts will be a little different from most of 12,000-plus restaurants in the chain.
  The location that opens Thursday, March 22, in Corona will be a “next generation concept store,” only the second in the chain. The first opened in January in Quincy, Mass.
  The store features similar signage as one that opened in Pasadena in July with just the word “Dunkin'” over the door.
  New features include a grab-and-go section, craft brew
  
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• The Juul’s so cool, kids smoke it in school

  19-03-2018 14:24 via ocregister.com
  By Ana B. Ibarra, California HealthlineThe students wait eagerly for their teachers to turn their backs.That’s their cue to reach quietly for a small, sleek device they can easily conceal in their palms. It resembles a flash drive, but instead of computer files, this device stores nicotine.
  They take a hit, sucking on the device as they would a cigarette. Then, “they blow into their backpacks … or into their sweater when the teacher isn’t looking,” said Elijah
  
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• White House says Trump isn’t considering firing Mueller

  19-03-2018 13:26 via ocregister.com
  By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is not considering firing the special counsel investigating Russian election interference, a top White House lawyer said, after a cascade of Trump tweets revived chatter that the deeply frustrated president may be preparing to get rid of the veteran prosecutor.
  The late-Sunday statement from White House lawyer Ty Cobb came after top congressional Republicans warned of repercussions if Trump fired special counsel Robert Mueller, who
  
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• Montclair woman identified as rock climber who fell to her death in Cleveland National Forest

  19-03-2018 07:30 via ocregister.com
  A woman killed in a 200-foot fall while rock climbing in the Cleveland National Forest was publicly identified Sunday.
  She was Joy Welling, 33, from Montclair, the Orange County coroner’s office said.
  The Orange County Fire Authority was called at 12:30 p.m. Saturday to a waterfall near the Blue Jay campground, which is just outside Caspers Wilderness Park, OCFA Capt. Paul Holaday told City News Service.
  OCFA Helicopter Two picked up technical rescue personnel and their gear and dropped th
  
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• VIDEO: Van Gundy, Rivers and Gentry fined by the NBA for criticizing referees

  19-03-2018 07:19 via ocregister.com
  Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers argues a call by the officials during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Detroit Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy yells to the officials after the Pistons were called for a technical foul during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers in Portland, Ore., Saturday, March 17, 2018. The Blazers won 100-87. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)New
  
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• Clippers fall to Trail Blazers as losing streak reaches three in a row

  19-03-2018 06:04 via ocregister.com
  Los Angeles Clippers guard Jawun Evans, drives on Portland Trail Blazers guard guard Shabazz Napier (6) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 18, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, center, secures a rebound between Portland Trail Blazers CJ McCollum, left, and Jusuf Nurkic, of Bosnia & Herzegovina, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 18, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Michael Owen
  
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• Photos from the 2018, 33rd Los Angeles Marathon from Dodger Stadium to Santa Monica

  19-03-2018 05:33 via ocregister.com
  Kenya’s Weldon Kirui won the 33rd annual Los Angeles Marathon Sunday morning. Kirui, the 2016 LA Marathon winner, covered the 26.2 mile course from Dodgers Stadium to the Santa Monica Pier in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 48 seconds.
  Kenya’s Weldon Kirui makes his way first over the finish line at 2:11:47, during the 33rd Los Angeles Marathon in Santa Monica at the finish line. (Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/SCNG)3-18-18. Santa Monica CA. Ethiopia’s Sule Gedo first women to cross t
  
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• Play It Forward March 19-25: No rest in the West for NCAA upsets

  19-03-2018 05:27 via ocregister.com
  Ranking the top 10 sports events March 19-25 you won’t want to miss:
  NO. 1: COLLEGE BASKETBALLNCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT SWEET 16 AND ELITE EIGHTWEST REGIONAL:FLORIDA STATE vs. GONZAGA; MICHIGAN vs. TEXAS A&MDetails/TV: At Staples Center, Thursday and Saturday, Channel 2 and TBS
  Sunday proved to be quite the 1-2 punch in the West. No. 9 Florida State came back from 12 points down and toppled top-seeded Xavier 75-70 and No. 7 Texas A&M throttled second-seeded defending champ N
  
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• Coach Doc Rivers says Clippers miss Danilo Gallinari most of all their injured players

  19-03-2018 05:12 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES >> Coach Doc Rivers did not have a medical update on forward Danilo Gallinari, whose first season with the Clippers is looking more and more like a lost one. Gallinari sat out Sunday for the 12th game because of a non-displaced fracture of his right hand.
  Overall, Gallinari has played in only 19 games since the Clippers acquired him from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team trade last summer. He’s been sidelined by hand and gluteus maximus injuries totaling 50 games, and th
  
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• Four different scorers power Ducks past New Jersey and into playoff spot

  19-03-2018 04:50 via ocregister.com
  Anaheim Ducks’ Rickard Rakell, left, of Sweden, shoots as New Jersey Devils’ Damon Severson defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, March 18, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)New Jersey Devils’ Miles Wood skates during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks Sunday, March 18, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Anaheim Ducks’ Rickard Rakell, top, of Sweden, is defended by New Jersey Devils’ And
  
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• Another explosion injures 2 in Austin; cause unclear

  19-03-2018 04:42 via ocregister.com
  AUSTIN, Texas — At least two people were injured in another explosion in Texas’ capital Sunday night, after three package bombs detonated earlier this month in other parts of the city and killed two people and injured two others.
  Austin-Travis County Emergency Management Services tweeted that an explosion in southwest Austin had injured two men in their 20s who were hospitalized. There were preliminary reports of two possible explosions, but officials later tweeted that only one had
  
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• NCAA basketball tournament not must-see TV for snubbed USC

  19-03-2018 04:40 via ocregister.com
  LOS ANGELES — It was about noon on Friday when an upset was unfolding in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
  A TV inside the players’ lounge at the Galen Center broadcasted the final minutes of Marshall’s win over Wichita State, marking the second No. 13 seed in less than 24 hours to topple a No. 4 seed.
  Nobody stood in front of the screen. Black leather couches were left undisturbed. USC’s basketball players, with their morning practice over, instead congregated in t
  
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• Weldon Kirui regains LA Marathon title

  19-03-2018 04:34 via ocregister.com
  Kenya’s Weldon Kirui makes his way first over the finish line at 2:11:47, during the 33rd Los Angeles Marathon in Santa Monica at the finish line. March 18, 2018. (Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/SCNG)3-18-18. Santa Monica CA. Kenya’s Weldon Kirui makes his way first over the finish line at 2:11:47, during the 33rd Los Angeles Marathon in Santa Monica at the finish line. Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/SCNGKenya’s Weldon Kirui makes his way first over the finish line at 2
  
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• How pensions are clobbering small California cities like Santa Cruz

  19-03-2018 03:30 via ocregister.com
  When Santa Cruz, a picturesque and funky coastal city, first started to feel the pinch of rising retirement costs for city workers, it took several steps to limit the fiscal pain.
  As recommended by the League of Cities and other authorities, Santa Cruz issued a bond to pay down its rising pension liabilities, set aside funds to cover increasing demands from the California Public Employees Retirement System, shifted some employees into lower-benefit pension plans and made sure that its workers pa
  
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• Tillerson was undercutting Trump’s message of strength on North Korea

  19-03-2018 03:00 via ocregister.com
  WASHINGTON – There are many reasons Rex Tillerson’s tenure as secretary of state was a failure, from his notorious isolation from his subordinates to his failure to help quickly staff the political appointment positions at State with competent Republicans. But it was his insubordination to the president that assured that he wouldn’t be long in his position. With a summit with North Korea in the works, President Trump’s decision to oust Tillerson and replace him with CIA D
  
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• Clayton Kershaw dominates on the mound, contributes at the plate but Dodgers lose two

  19-03-2018 02:54 via ocregister.com
  THE GAMES: The Dodgers lost a pair of split-squad games Sunday afternoon, 2-1 to the San Diego Padres at Camelback Ranch and 7-3 to the Milwaukee Brewers in Maryvale.
  PITCHING REPORT: LHP Clayton Kershaw maintained his 0.00 spring ERA with another five scoreless innings against the San Diego Padres.
  He gave up five hits while striking out eight. This spring, he has allowed 11 hits and struck out 19 in 14 2/3 innings with one more start scheduled before the Dodger break camp in Arizona.
  LHP Adam
  
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• Clayton Kershaw reaches milestone birthday still at the top of his game

  19-03-2018 02:36 via ocregister.com
  GLENDALE, Ariz.>> Clayton Kershaw ended his 20s the way he spent most of the decade — dominating hitters.
  The Dodgers ace pitched five scoreless innings against the San Diego Padres Sunday afternoon at Camelback Ranch, keeping his spring ERA at 0.00. Today, he turns 30.
  “Right now, 30 — just the sound of it … just sounds old,” Kershaw said. “I don’t feel old. But especially with the group of guys we have in here, 30 is different. The core of our t
  
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• Alexander: Osaka, Del Potro come away with Indian Wells titles

  19-03-2018 02:26 via ocregister.com
  Naomi Osaka, of Japan, poses with her trophy as streamers fall after defeating Daria Kasatkina, of Russia, in the women’s final at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 18, 2018, in Indian Wells, Calif. Osaka won 6-3, 6-2. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Daria Kasatkina, of Russia, returns a shot to Naomi Osaka, of Japan, in the women’s final at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 18, 2018, in Indian Wells, Calif. Osaka won 6-3, 6-2. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terr
  
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• Motorsports: Joe Garone, five others named to West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame

  19-03-2018 01:33 via ocregister.com
  Joe Garone will be getting plenty of pats on the back with weekend at Auto Club Speedway. Not only is he president of 2017 NASCAR Cup champion Furniture Row Racing, he was among six named for induction in the 2018 West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame.
  The Hall of Fame’s 15th class will be also include J.D. Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing senior executive; Oren Prosser, Southern California racing legend; Greg Pursley, two-time K&N Pro Series West champion; Richard “Dick” Woodland, NASC
  
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• Edison: Raccoon caused power outage in parts of three cities

  19-03-2018 01:21 via ocregister.com
  COSTA MESA — A raccoon was the cause of nearly 8,000 customers losing power in Costa Mesa, Irvine and Santa Ana after it got caught in electrical equipment at a substation Saturday night, March 17.
  About 10 p.m., Southern California Edison began receiving reports of a power outage, said Jim Hanggi, spokesman for SCE.
  Crews responded, isolated the outage after locating the animal and began restoring power. Hanggi did not have further information about the raccoon.Just watched half the power
  
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• ‘Live Like Jack’: That’s what Whittier’s Murphy Ranch kids are doing in memory of fellow student from La Habra

  19-03-2018 00:59 via ocregister.com
  The community is rallying around a family dealing with the tragic death of a 10-year-old who attended Murphy Ranch Elementary School in Whittier by vowing to to live better lives under the slogan, “Live Like Jack.”
  Jack Salas of La Habra died Feb. 3 of cardiac arrest after an asthma attack two days earlier. Now “Live Like Jack” signs are up at his school, including the marquee, and other area schools. Even Whittier police officers are joining the effort.
  “
  
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• Nick Tropeano dominates in Angels’ victory over Rangers, but Shohei Ohtani goes hitless

  19-03-2018 00:47 via ocregister.com
  THE GAME: The Angels beat the Texas Rangers, 4-2, behind a scoreless start from Nick Tropeano on Sunday in Surprise, Ariz.
  PITCHING REPORT: Tropeano pitched 5-1/3 innings, striking out nine. At one point he struck out five in a row. “This was the first time I had the regular D behind me,” said Tropeano, who has mostly pitched in “B” games. “Just looking behind and seeing those guys behind you, you have great confidence to go out and throw strikes.”
  Tropeano go
  
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• UCLA women’s basketball plays with target on its back in NCAA Tournament second round

  19-03-2018 00:20 via ocregister.com
  UCLA’s Monique Billings drains a basket over American University’s Cecily Carl in Westwood on Saturday, March 17, 2018. UCLA beat American University 71-60 in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer)UCLA’s Jordin Canada strips the ball from American University’s Maria Liddane in Westwood on Saturday, March 17, 2018. UCLA beat American University 71-60 in the first round of the NCAA women’s ba
  
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• Man’s body discovered at house fire in Wilmington

  19-03-2018 00:12 via ocregister.com
  WILMINGTON – A man was found dead Sunday, March 18 after firefighters put out a house fire.
  Firefighters were dispatched about 5:16 a.m. to a single-family home in the 1000 block of Robidoux Street, said Amy Bastman of the Los Angeles Fire Department in an alert. The man’s body was found inside.
  No other information about the man was immediately available. The cause of death is under investigation.
  Thirty-eight firefighters extinguished the flames in about 40 minutes, Bastman said.
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• Driver who veered off road in Santa Ana and crashed into tree identified

  19-03-2018 00:01 via ocregister.com
  A man who was killed early Saturday, March 17, when his car veered off the roadway and struck a tree has been identified.
  The driver was Giovanni Arreguin of Santa Ana, according to the Orange County Coroner’s office.
  He was 18 years old.
  Arreguin was heading eastbound on Santa Clara Avenue from Heliotrope Avenue when his car went off the road and struck a tree on the south side of the 600 block of W. Santa Clara Ave. at about 2:40 a.m., according to a news release from the Santa Ana
  
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