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• Motorcyclist injured during 22 Freeway crash in Garden Grove

  26-04-2018 23:35 via ocregister.com
  
  A motorcyclist in his 60s was seriously injured Thursday in a three-vehicle crash on the 22 Freeway in Garden Grove.
  The crash on the eastbound portion of the freeway near Fairview Street occurred shortly after 5 p.m., said Garden Grove Fire Department Capt. Thanh Nguyen.
  “Garden Grove firefighters used heavy rescue tools to lift the vehicle off the motorist,” Nguyen said. “It took crews approximately 15 minutes to get to the patient.”
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• Santa Ana hit with lawsuit seeking by-district voting

  26-04-2018 23:22 via ocregister.com
  
  A voting rights group this week filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Santa Ana resident alleging that the city’s elections violate state law.
  The Los Angeles chapter of Asian Americans Advancing Justice had threatened a suit in a March letter, which the city received as the council was debating a June ballot measure to switch council elections from at-large to by-district.
  The city is divided into six wards and council members must live in the ward they represent, but all voters in the city choo
  
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• Amazon’s quarterly profit more than doubles; shares soar

  26-04-2018 23:15 via ocregister.com
  
  By Joseph Pisani, The Associated Press
  Amazon’s first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, blowing past Wall Street expectations. The online retailer’s shares soared 6 percent in after-hours trading.
  The company earned $1.63 billion, or $3.27 per share, in the three months ending March 31 — almost triple the $1.24 per share analysts expected, according to FactSet. It’s the second time Amazon’s quarterly profit has topped $1 billion. In the previous quar
  
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• Whicker: Derwin James brings pedigree to Chargers’ thriving defense

  26-04-2018 23:07 via ocregister.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, IN – MARCH 05: Florida State defensive back Derwin James (DB57) during the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 5, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
  ORLANDO, FL – SEPTEMBER 05:Derwin James #3 of the Florida State Seminoles reacts after a play against the Mississippi Rebels during the Camping World Kickoff at Camping World Stadium on September 5, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.(Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)SoundThe gall
  
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• One of America's Best Ice Cream Shops Expands to Downtown Disney

  26-04-2018 23:02
  Ice cream fans can cool off this summer thanks to Salt & Straw , the Portland dessert import that has made massive inroads into Los Angeles. They're opening inside Downtown Disney in Anaheim, which means long park lines for the company's ever-rotating cast of flavors.
  
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• Beloved Rev. Christian Mondor, known as ‘Surfing Padre,’ dies in Huntington Beach

  26-04-2018 22:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Beloved Rev. Christian Mondor, known for starting the annual Blessing of the Waves in Huntington Beach, died Wednesday just two days before his 93rd birthday, Sts. Simon & Jude Catholic Church told its families Thursday.
  “He loved life to the fullest and the people to whom he ministered, fighting to stay with them until the very end,” Shirl Giacomi, Pastoral Associate for Faith Formation, said in an e-mail.
  The Rev. Christian Mondor, 92, of Saints Simon and Jude Ro
  
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• ‘ICE’ at LA’s 24th Street Theatre: How we came to this place on immigration

  26-04-2018 22:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The simple but extraordinarily effective stage designs for 24th Street Theatre’s latest offering, “ICE,” immediately inform us of time and place.
  A dilapidated truck, a cathedral’s stained-glass window, a quintessentially local street lamp — all these say Los Angeles. A Dodgers announcer excitedly narrating Fernando Valenzuela’s every move via two large television sets with display dials proclaims the 1980s.
  What was the rest of our nation like then?
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• Sheriff’s investigators raid Big Bear dispensary and church

  26-04-2018 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  San Bernardino County sheriff’s authorities on Thursday raided a healing church that claims to use marijuana as a sacrament, sheriff’s officials confirmed.
  Jah Healing Kemetic Temple of The Divine Church calls itself an open faith ministry and wellness center that “embraces cannabis as sacrament,” according to its profile on WeedNow.com. “Our mission is to help those with an open mind find a higher level of spiritual consciousness.”
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• A workshop with a view: Learn about emergency preparedness inside Tustin’s blimp hangar

  26-04-2018 21:59 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s both educational and a way to see Tustin’s enormous blimp structure up close.
  Learn what to do in in the case of a disaster at a free city-sponsored event this weekend.
  Orange County Fire Authority will present demonstrations.
   
  If you go
  When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28
  Where: Tustin Hangar near Warner Avenue and Tustin Ranch Road
  Cost: Free
  Information: [email protected]; tustinca.org.
   
  
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• Gene Wisner, a popular Yorba Linda city and business leader, has died

  26-04-2018 20:54 via ocregister.com
  Many Yorba Linda residents are remembering the significant role played by Gene Wisner in community affairs during the city’s rapid growth years of the 1980s and 1990s. Wisner died April 6 at his home in East Leroy, Michigan, at age 84.
  Wisner was one of the most popular City Council members ever: He topped the vote count in his four elections to the governing body and was selected by council colleagues to serve one-year terms as mayor three times, for 1985, 1990 and 1998.
  Also, Wisner was
  
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• NFL Draft: Arizona Cardinals select QB Josh Rosen of UCLA

  26-04-2018 20:15 via ocregister.com
  
  This piece is a part of our 2018 NFL Draft coverage.
  CIF SS Pac-5 Division football playoff Long Beach Cabrillo vs. St. John Bosco at Cerritos College Friday November 14, 2014. St. John Bosco QB Josh Rosen looks to pass asCabrillo’s Larry Todd closes in. Photo ByRobert Casillas / Daily Breeze
  St. John Bosco’s Josh Rosen (3) jumps into the stands to celebrate with fans their win against De La Salle in the CIF State Football Bowl Championships Saturday, December 21, 2013, at the Stub H
  
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• NFL Draft: Buffalo Bills select QB Josh Allen of Wyoming

  26-04-2018 19:55 via ocregister.com
  
  This piece is a part of our 2018 NFL Draft coverage.
  In this Sept. 2, 2017, file photo, Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa. Four quarterbacks are certain to go in the first round of the NFL draft. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
  In this Dec. 22, 2017, file photo, Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen (17) runs with the ball against Central Michigan during the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl NCAA college footb
  
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• Matt Kemp is running like he’s 30 years old and Dodgers are reaping the benefits

  26-04-2018 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  ‘We challenged him about his defense and he did a lot of extra work with George Lombard in spring training,’ Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said of outfielder Matt Kemp. ‘He heard the feedback and he set out to do something about it.’ (AP Photo/Matt York)
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Matt Kemp during the National League Championship ring ceremony prior to a Major League Baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, M
  
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• All about Pechanga Resort & Casino’s splashy new pool complex

  26-04-2018 19:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The Cove, Pechanga Resort & Casino’s new pool complex, is open for guests looking to beat the heat.
  Open since March 30, the expansive pool area was originally scheduled to open on March 5, but Mother Nature had a later date in mind.
  “We opened The Cove in time for spring break and now families, couples and groups are enjoying this glimmering attraction,” Edith Atwood, president of the Pechanga Development Corporation wrote in an email. “As much as we wanted to o
  
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• Teachers in Arizona, Colorado rally to protest funding, pay

  26-04-2018 19:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By MELISSA DANIELS
  The Associated PressPHOENIX — A wave of red-clad teachers was poised to flood the Arizona state Capitol on Thursday for an unprecedented walkout that closed most of the state’s public schools, part of an educator uprising that’s also bubbled up in Colorado.
  Around 30,000 to 50,000 teachers and their supporters were getting ready to march through Phoenix for a rally at the Arizona state Capitol to demand a 20 percent raise for teachers, about $1 billion to ret
  
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• Sam Darnold selected No. 3 in NFL Draft by New York Jets

  26-04-2018 19:31 via ocregister.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas — About 32 hours before the start of the NFL draft, any simmering nerves subsided for a moment.
  Sam Darnold laughed.
  Members of Sam Darnold’s extended family, including his grandmother Betty Hammer, center, celebrate as he’s picked third overall by the New York Jets during the 2018 NFL Draft at HH Cottons in San Clemente on Thursday, April 26, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  San Clemente’s Sam Darnold is interviewed in New Yor
  
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• NFL Draft: New York Jets select QB Sam Darnold of USC

  26-04-2018 19:29 via ocregister.com
  
  This piece is a part of our 2018 NFL Draft coverage.
  USC’s Sam Darnold, right, poses for photos with commissioner Roger Goodell after he was selected by the New York Jets during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  USC’s Sam Darnold takes a selfie as he poses with fans after being elected by the New York Jets during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Arlington, Texas.
  
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• Santa Ana to expand planned homeless lawsuit to all Orange County cities

  26-04-2018 19:28 via ocregister.com
  
  About a week after announcing the city would sue Orange County and three cities over the impacts of homelessness, Santa Ana officials have decided to expand their proposed suit to include every other city in the county.
  The goal of the suit, which officials expect to file by the end of the week, is to get every city to participate in solving an issue that has disproportionately fallen to Santa Ana to address, Mayor Miguel Pulido said Thursday, April 26.
  “We need to have a global solution t
  
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• Video: Highlights from Cypress’ baseball win over Kennedy (April 25)

  26-04-2018 19:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Check out the highlight mix video of the Kennedy vs. Cypress baseball game on Wednesday, April 25. Video by Jonathan Khamis, Correspondent.
  
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• NFL Draft: New York Giants select RB Saquon Barkley of Penn State

  26-04-2018 19:22 via ocregister.com
  
  This piece is a part of our 2018 NFL Draft coverage.
  Penn State Nittany Lions running back Saquon Barkley (26) scores against the USC Trojans, in the 2nd quarter of the128th Rose Bowl, at the Rose Bowl.USC won 52-49. Pasadena Calif., Monday, January ,2, 2017.( Photo by Stephen Carr / Daily News / SCNG )
  Penn State running back Saquon Barkley runs a drill during the NFL football scouting combine, Friday, March 2, 2018, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)SoundThe gallery will resume inseco
  
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• DNA from genealogy site led to capture of Golden State Killer suspect, investigators say

  26-04-2018 19:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL BALSAMO and JONATHAN J. COOPER
  SACRAMENTO — More than three decades after his trail went cold, one of California’s most prolific serial killers and rapists was caught by using online genealogical sites to find a DNA match, prosecutors said Thursday.
  Investigators compared the DNA collected from a crime scene of the Golden State Killer to online genetic profiles and found a match: a relative of the man police have identified as Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, who was arrested at
  
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• Senate confirms Mike Pompeo as secretary of state

  26-04-2018 19:17 via ocregister.com
  
   
  The Associated Press
  The Senate has narrowly confirmed Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state.
  The outgoing CIA director secured support from 57 senators, with 42 voting no and one senator absent. It’s one of the slimmest margins for the job in recent history. Every past nominee since at least the Carter administration has received 85 or more yes votes, with the exception of Trump’s first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson. He got 56 yes votes.
  Pompeo is a former Republican congr
  
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• U.S. lawmakers assail EPA chief over ethical missteps

  26-04-2018 18:54 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL BIESECKER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER
  The Associated PressWASHINGTON — Lawmakers assailed Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Thursday for the ethics and spending scandals that have prompted bipartisan calls for his ouster. On the defensive, the EPA chief said “half-truths” and “twisted” allegations were an effort to undermine the Trump administration’s anti-regulatory agenda.
  The public grilling at a House hearing came as support has ero
  
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• Photographs vividly capture Laguna’s protected beaches, coves and marine life

  26-04-2018 17:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Alex Cowdell won first place in the professional category of the 2018 Laguna Bluebelt photo contest. (Photo courtesy of Jinger Wallace)Rich Everson won Third Place in the 2018 Laguna Bluebelt photo contest. (Photo courtesy of Jinger Wallace)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMichael Fernandez won Second Place 2018 Laguna Bluebelt photo contest. (Photo courtesy of Jinger Wallace)Scott Brasher received an Honorable Mention 2018 Laguna Bluebelt photo contest. (Photo courtesy of Jinger Wallace)Ta
  
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• Stagecoach 2018: How to watch the festival on Yahoo and listen on Sirius XM

  26-04-2018 17:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The Stagecoach Country Music Festival returns for its 12th year at the Empire Polo Club in Indio April 27-29.
  If you can’t go in person to see the likes of Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban and Garth Brooks, you can tune in online.
  Yahoo will broadcast select sets throughout the weekend as will Sirius XM.
  The Yahoo stream starts at 5 p.m. Friday and artists listed as part of the broadcast include Florida Georgia Line, Jake Owen, Kelsea Ballerini, Brett Young, Lee Brice, Brandy Clark,
  
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• Things to do at Southern California casinos this weekend, April 27-29

  26-04-2018 16:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Is it hot in here?
  The muscular dance troupe Thunder From Down Under returns to Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa this weekend. The all-male revue drives audiences wild with racy dance moves, humor and very little clothing.
  Performances take place 9 p.m. Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28, Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. The event is sold-out but tickets may be available on secondary markets. 951-849-3090, morongocasinoresort.com.
  Enjoy taking part in a&
  
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• Wage gap: For women, taking time to care for family can cost them $1 million in a lifetime

  26-04-2018 16:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Women have made significant strides in the workplace, but a new report from Merrill Lynch reveals the earning gap between men and women can sometimes widen to more than $1 million over the course of a lifetime.
  The report, “Women & Financial Wellness: Beyond the Bottom Line,” attributes the wage chasm to a variety of factors, including lower pay, fewer investments, more time away from work and less in the way of retirement savings.
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• Thieves target surfers’ cars at secluded San Onofre State Beach

  26-04-2018 16:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Jacob Bennett and a few friends stopped at San Onofre State Beach for a quick surf session on Tuesday, April 24, but the outing turned into a beach bummer after the group learned their unlocked van had been broken into while they were in the water.
  Still dressed in his wetsuit – because his shorts had been taken by the thieves – Bennett filed a police report after learning his wallet and keys were also missing.
  Surfers Jacob Bennett, left, and Orion Taylor talk at the entrance of San
  
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• Rep. Ken Calvert could slam Scott Pruitt and Ryan Zinke. Why hasn’t he?

  26-04-2018 16:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Rep. Ken Calvert’s leadership post in Congress gives him purse-string influence over the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Interior.
  But going into Thursday, April 26, Calvert, R-Corona, had avoided publicly criticizing EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, despite mounting headlines about the cabinet members’ spending practices that threaten their jobs and create more distractions for President Donald Trump’s administratio
  
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• Wells Fargo’s moving auto lending employees in Irvine, Rancho Cucamonga out of state

  26-04-2018 16:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Employees at three Wells Fargo’s auto lending offices in Rancho Cucamonga and Irvine are deciding whether to stay or go as the bank shifts work to hubs out of state.
  On April 20, the San Francisco-based bank settled charges relating to bad auto insurance loans that came to light last summer. In January, employees were notified of changes ahead in its Southern California Dealer Services’ offices.
  The auto lending division, soon to be renamed Wells Fargo Auto, will cease much of its wo
  
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• Debt, bad credit keep renters from becoming homeowners, Fed survey shows

  26-04-2018 16:11 via ocregister.com
  
  What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
  Rate news summary
  From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 10-year treasury rate topped 3 percent for the first time and in more than 4 years.
  This is important because the 30-year fixed rate tracks the 10-year. As a result, both 30-year and 15-year mortgages saw huge jumps in the past week.
  The 30-year fixed averaged 4.58 percent, 11 booming basis points higher than last week’s 4.4
  
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• Senior Moments: Just a small one to remember our sundaes with mom

  26-04-2018 15:17 via ocregister.com
  
  “Why are you having such a small one?” my mother would ask me every time we took her to Twoheys for hot fudge sundaes.
  This all started when a broken hip confined her to a wheelchair, and George and I would take her from her nursing home on “field trips” to doctors, orthopedic shoe shops or stores with long aisles to cruise.
  On one of these, George suggested we go a local landmark restaurant, Twoheys, for lunch. He retrieved the wheelchair from the trunk, transferred Mom
  
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• Green Day drummer Tré Cool selling Newport Beach duplex for $1.8 million

  26-04-2018 15:14 via ocregister.com
  
  The property, touted as a “classic” beach community spot, is near Lido Marina Village and Lido House, a new, upscale hotel. Click through the slideshow for a tour. (Photo by Chris Snitko, ModernTake)
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• Ronny Jackson withdraws from consideration for VA chief

  26-04-2018 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By HOPE YEN, LISA MASCARO and CATHERINE LUCEY
  The Associated PressWASHINGTON  — White House doctor Ronny Jackson withdrew from consideration as Veterans Affairs secretary on Thursday, saying “false allegations” against him have become a distraction.
  In a statement the White House issued from Jackson, he said he “did not expect to have to dignify baseless and anonymous attacks on my character and integrity.”
  Shortly after Jackson dropped out, President Donald Tr
  
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• Southern California homeownership on the rise, but still lags nation: 6 things to know

  26-04-2018 14:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California is an expensive place to buy housing, but homeownership is making a noteworthy recovery.
  Here are six must-know trends from the U.S. Census Bureau’s first-quarter report on home ownership which suggests some progress is being made in fighting the housing shortage …
  1. Los Angeles and Orange counties: 51.9 percent of households live in a home they own, up from 51.2 percent in the previous quarter and 50.1 percent a year earlier. This is the highest mark
  
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• NHRA’s Brittany Force – from horrific crash to victory in 10 weeks

  26-04-2018 14:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Five events into the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Top Fuel dragster driver Brittany Force is back in the winner’s circle.
  The 2017 champion and daughter of 17-time Funny Car titlist John Force won Sunday in Baytown, Texas, pushing memories of her season-opening crash at the Winternationals at Pomona to the back of her mind.
  Top Fuel driver Brittany Force in 2017. (File photo: Will Lester-Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
  Brittany was virtually speechless after her victory o
  
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• Football recruiting: Mater Dei quarterback Bryce Young offered by Texas

  26-04-2018 14:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Another quarterback named Young playing at the University of Texas?
  The Longhorns faithful would certainly welcome that if their school landed Mater Dei quarterback Bryce Young, who is a touted recruit but not related to Texas legend Vince Young.
  The Monarchs’ dual-threat quarterback has been offered by Texas, so fans of the Big 12 team can at least now dream.
  Young, an offseason transfer from Cathedral of Los Angeles, is a rising sophomore and could be the Monarchs’ quarterback the
  
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• La Purisima students showcase their creative inventions and experiments

  26-04-2018 13:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Look out, “Shark Tank” and Science Guy! The La Purisima Catholic School student inventors and scientists are on track to take over.
  Every La Purisima student in fourth- through eighth-grade was required to create an invention or conduct an experiment, and formally present that project for the school science fair. The students could select their own topics.
  Noah Skipper, 5, a Transitional Kindergarten student at La Purisima, donned the headset for a Virtual Reality tour of Mars, a par
  
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• Are your children on YouTube? More parental control coming to its Kids app

  26-04-2018 13:23 via ocregister.com
  
  YouTube said Wednesday that it will give parents of young children something they have sought for a long time: more control over which videos their kids will be able to see.
  In a company blog post, YouTube said that starting this week, it will give parents the ability choose to give their children access to a group of “trusted channels” as opposed to the entire swath of videos available on the YouTube Kids app. Parents will be able to turn off the search feature in the app, which wil
  
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• New Mattel CEO playing catch-up with rivals after four down years

  26-04-2018 13:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Mattel, home of Barbie and Thomas the Tank Engine, has struggled for years trying to manage its way out of its problems.
  Enter Ynon Kreiz, 53, the El Segundo-based toymaker’s fourth chief executive officer in four years. Investors hope he can get Mattel back in the game of making cool toys and, like its rivals Hasbro Inc. and Lego A/S, develop movies, TV shows and online content to sell them.
  In a hint of what may be coming, Kreiz told employees last week at a town hall at Mattel’s h
  
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• Bill Cosby found guilty of drugging, sexually assaulting woman, could get as many as 30 years in prison

  26-04-2018 12:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Bill Cosby has been convicted of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era.
  A jury outside Philadelphia convicted the “Cosby Show” star of three counts of aggravated indecent assault on Thursday. The guilty verdict came less than a year after another jury deadlocked on the charges.
  Cosby was charged with violating Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. His lawyer called Constand a “con artist
  
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• Authorities serve warrants in weapons, drug investigation at multiple sites in Orange County

  26-04-2018 11:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Federal authorities served warrants at multiple sites including some in Santa Ana and Anaheim Thursday morning, April 26.
  Local authorities assisted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as they served the warrants, arrested people and collected evidence, said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.
  Bertagna said two of the raids were in Santa Ana and city police helped the federal agents. The FBI was also assisting, he said.
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• Metro and LA Dodgers propose aerial tramway connecting Union Station to stadium

  26-04-2018 11:43 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Angeles Dodgers and Metro have proposed building an aerial tramway connecting Union Station with Dodger Stadium, Metro chairman and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced on Thursday.
  Garcetti said a 1.25-mile tramway or gondola system would whisk fans high over Olvera Street and directly into Dodger Stadium premises.
  A rendering of the proposed aerial tramway connecting Union Station to Dodgers Stadium. (Photo courtesy of Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies LLC)
  The project would be pa
  
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• Patio covers transform backyards into bonus living and entertaining space

  26-04-2018 11:22 via ocregister.com
  
  In Southern California, the easiest way to “add” square footage to a home is to take advantage of outdoor patios as alternative living rooms, dining areas and even full kitchens. With thought, time and money, you can put together an oasis for al fresco gatherings, with one key assumption: you have a solid patio cover to protect your guests and outdoor furnishing investment from the elements.
  Patio cover projects are highly customizable, such as this Patio Warehouse project
  
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• CHOC to open new autism center with $10 million gift from Newport Beach foundation

  26-04-2018 10:46
  Children's Hospital of Orange County announced Wednesday, April 25, its plan to open a center to provide services to children with autism spectrum disorders using a $10-million gift from Newport Beach-based Thompson Family Foundation. The Thompson Autism Center - a two-story, 20,000-square-foot facility - is set to open in early 2019, just a few blocks away from CHOC's main campus at 170 S. Main St. The center will provide programs for autistic children of all age groups and also serve as a brid
  
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• 8 summer movie series in Southern California offering food, music and more

  26-04-2018 10:29 via ocregister.com
  
  As our evenings warm up, it’s time for outdoor film screenings. Some of them also offer live music, activities and food, making for a great date or family night – just add a blanket or low chairs.
  Here are a few Southern California summer series that have more than a film for extra fun.
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  MoVal Rocks!: Vendors, food, a live music performance and a family-friendly film screening. 6:45 p.m. Fridays, June 29-Aug. 10 (except July 6), Moreno Valley Conference and Recreati
  
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• Cal State Fullerton alumnus discovers no mountain is too tall to climb

  26-04-2018 10:04 via ocregister.com
  By Andrew McLean
  Becoming a Titan was life changing. My education at Cal State Fullerton has given me experiences, education and a career that — at times — seemed out of reach.
  Growing up in an urban environment, college, a professional life and comfort were always a dream — one that I was often forced to wake up from when the reality of my situation reared its head.
  Andrew McLean. Photo courtesy of the author
  Being raised amid drugs and gang activity led me to home in on the a
  
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• Travel: The personal touch is key to experiencing Cuba

  26-04-2018 09:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Shhh! Cuba may have gotten its first president not named Castro in 60 years on April 19, but don’t tell the government, the next revolution is underway.
  Perhaps nowhere is this more clear than in the town of Viñales. Nestled underneath the undulating cliffs that form a mountain round in profile sits a valley of fertile, red soil. Farmers in the western province of Pinar del Río swear the tobacco and coffee grown there is the best in all the world. I can’t argue.
  Bu
  
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• Desire to buy a home at all-time high, according to this poll

  26-04-2018 09:05 via ocregister.com
  
  U.S. consumers have record-high desires to buy a home, says one slice of a consumer confidence survey.
  The Conference Board’s monthly survey of shopper optimism found 7.8 percent of American consumers in April expect to be homebuyers within the next six months. This topped the survey’s previous peak for homeownership of 7.4 percent. That old record was first set in December 2013, then matched in January 2016, and September and December of last year.
  While willingness to tell a pollst
  
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• Jeff Dunham talks cars and his latest character, Bob, the political adviser, before headlining the Greek Theatre

  26-04-2018 08:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham loves performing in Southern California. He’s played just about every major venue in the area, including the Hollywood Bowl, and he cut his teeth back in the late ’80s and early ’90s in the more intimate Hollywood, Brea and Irvine Improv comedy clubs.
  On Saturday, May 5, Dunham will headline the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles for the first time with his all-new Passively Aggressive Tour. For the characters Dunham portrays in his acts, he&rsq
  
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