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• Whicker: Kyle Ensing, Long Beach State unseat champs, now eye NCAA volleyball throne

  03-05-2018 23:35
  
  LOS ANGELES — “We left it all out there tonight, it was awesome,” Nicolas Szerszen said.
  And he was on the losing team.
  His Ohio State volleyball team met Long Beach State on the Pauley Pavilion floor, in a match that became an inquisition.
  Could the Buckeyes get through this semifinal and play for their third consecutive NCAA title on Saturday?
  Could the 49ers shed the cobwebs of the past two Final Fours, or deal with all the collateral that comes with being No. 1?
  “You
  
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• Man pleads guilty to sexual assault of unconscious woman in Anaheim

  03-05-2018 23:11
  
  A 39-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday and was immediately sentenced for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in Anaheim while it was being videotaped by a friend.
  Chris Kespradit pleaded guilty to two counts of oral copulation on an unconscious victim, according to court records. As part of the plea deal, two counts of oral copulation with a controlled substance and two counts of sexual battery and a count of assault with the intent to commit a sex crime, all felonies, were dismissed.
  Ke
  
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• Sean Rosenthal, Chase Budinger eliminated on first day of Huntington Beach Open

  03-05-2018 23:09
  
  Phil Dalhausser returns a ball during the Huntington Beach Open on Thursday, May 3, 2018. Dalhausser and teammate Nicholas Lucena won the match. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  April Ross returns a ball against Emily Day during the Huntington Beach Open on Thursday, May 3, 2018. Ross and teammate Alexandra Klineman won the match. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsBrooke Sweat returns against a team from Colombia dur
  
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• DNA tracking of potential Golden State Killer opens a potential Pandora’s box

  03-05-2018 23:00
  
  In the course of the pursuit of justice, human history includes countless examples of achieving desired results with ultimately questionable methods.
  We can all applaud the fact that using the atomic bomb, twice, against the Japanese almost certainly hastened the end of World War II in the Pacific. But that doesn’t mean every single person with a brain and a heart doesn’t, after reflection, understand that the deadly devastation wreaked creates very real ethical problems that resound
  
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• A chance to fix biggest bullet train mistake

  03-05-2018 22:30
  
  By the beginning of next year, California will have a new governor and perhaps a new perspective on its largest building project of this and the next decade — the fractionally built and ultra-controversial bullet train now under construction in Madera and Fresno counties.
  A new governor can mean a new board of directors for the High Speed Rail Authority and a new outlook on the current management’s biggest error — its insistence on routing the new train through the most populat
  
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• Long Beach State men’s volleyball tops Ohio State to reach NCAA final

  03-05-2018 22:08
  
  Long Beach State’s TJ DeFalco, left, smashes the ball during a NCAA MenÕs Volleyball Championships semifinals match against Ohio State at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 3, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
  Long Beach State team celebrate their point during a NCAA MenÕs Volleyball Championships semifinals match against Ohio State at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 3, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)S
  
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• Anaheim briefs: Welcome a Japanese student into your home or...

  03-05-2018 22:04
  The Anaheim Sister City Commission is accepting applications from families in Anaheim to host visiting high school exchange students from our Sister City in Mito, Japan. The Japanese guests will be visiting Anaheim between July 20 and July 31. Completed applications must be submitted by June 20. The commission is also seeking chaperones to escort the 2018 group of six Anaheim high school students to Mito from June 23 to July 3. The 6:30 p.m. event on May 23 will be at Tony's Deli, 613 S. Anaheim
  
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• Bring the troops home from Afghanistan, America’s infinity war

  03-05-2018 22:00
  
  As millions of people flock to movie theaters to see an imaginary one, a real infinity war has been raging in Afghanistan for almost 17 years.
  Launched in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the American war in Afghanistan has long since lost any semblance of focus or strategy. With $45 billion in ongoing annual costs and hundreds of thousands of casualties, the United States isn’t much closer to getting a handle on Afghanistan than when it started. As every analysis of th
  
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• Swim: Calvary Chapel’s Andrew Koustik blazes at Orange Coast League finals

  03-05-2018 21:57
  
  An early-look at selected top times from Thursday’s league finals in Orange Coast and Academy league swim finals
  BOYS SWIMMING
  ACADEMY LEAGUE FINALS
  1.Sage Hill 170, 2. St. Margaret’s 105
  ORANGE COAST LEAGUE FINALS
  1.Laguna Beach 362.5, 2. Costa Mesa 345, 3. Calvary Chapel 213200 m. relay 01:45.9 – CC 1:41.55,
  200 free 01:46.9 –Blair (CM) 1:41.63,
  50 free 00.22.2 – C. White (Est) 21.59,
  100 butterfly 00.54.1 –Koustik (CC) 47.68, Schreiber (
  
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• Former USC assistant coach Todd McNair takes witness stand 7 years after suing NCAA for defamation

  03-05-2018 21:42
  
  LOS ANGELES — Todd McNair, the former USC running backs coach who sued the NCAA for defamation almost seven years ago, took the witness stand Thursday.
  McNair wore a checkered beige sports coat over a button-down shirt as he sat in a fifth-floor room in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse and testified for five hours as part of the second week of trial in his long-running lawsuit against the college sports governing body.
  It was believed to be McNair’s first public comments since he was let
  
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• Huntington Beach softball upsets top-ranked Los Alamitos

  03-05-2018 21:39
  
  Huntington Beach’s Meg Ryono (16) celebrates hitting a. Double as she stands at second base with Los Alamitos’ Kennedi Houshmandzadeh (16) during their Sunset League game in Los Alamitos on Thursday, May 3, 2018. The Oilers defeated the Griffins, 9 to 5. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Huntington Beach’s Jadelyn Allchin (22) andShelby Ortiz (4) get high-fives from teammate Katelyn Mangrello (8) after the pair scored against Los Alamitos during their Sunset
  
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• High-speed rail wasteful and impractical: Letters

  03-05-2018 21:30
  
  Re “Bite the bullet on California’s high-speed rail” (Editorial, April 24).
  I couldn’t agree more. Escalating costs and delayed (projected) completion of this $100 billion waste of taxpayer money has finally launched a long-overdue legislative audit of the bullet train.
  As noted in your opinion, the first segment of the bullet train in the Central Valley was originally supposed to cost $6 billion. This was revised in 2016 to $7.6 billion. It has now been estimated that it
  
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• If the phone call is from your future high school coach, go ahead and answer it

  03-05-2018 20:27
  
  If parents of eighth-graders this week are getting calls or emails from coaches at the eighth-graders’ future high schools, that’s OK. It’s not a recruiting violation.
  Through a new CIF State rule unanimously approved by the CIF State Federated Council, the CIF State’s legislative body, coaches can make such contact to prospective students as of Tuesday of this week. As high school-bound kids already have gone through counseling and scheduling arrangements at their high s
  
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• Anaheim police catch hit-and-run suspect with help from public

  03-05-2018 20:27
  
  Kelven Ta, 47, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of a hit and run the prior weekend in Anaheim after a member of the public identified his car and alerted authorities, police said. (Courtesy of the Anaheim Police Department)
  A suspect in a fatal hit-and-run that took place Saturday, April 28 in Anaheim was caught Thursday, May 3, by Anaheim police with help from the public, authorities said.
  The suspect, Kelven Ta, 47, was arrested Thursday after a tip from the public led Anaheim police to his
  
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• Fullerton to celebrate $4 million restoration of fountain and Great Lawn at Hillcrest Park

  03-05-2018 20:25
  
  Fullerton on Saturday, May 5, will celebrate the $4 million restoration of Hillcrest Park’s historic Great Lawn and fountain.
  Both were projects originally built for the city by the Works Progress Administration, an agency borne out of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal policy to move out of the Great Depression and get people employed by doing public works projects.
  Hillcrest Park has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  The fountain, built in the 1930s,
  
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• Santa Ana cans annual Cinco de Mayo event, will focus on Fiestas Patrias in the fall

  03-05-2018 20:24
  
  SANTA ANA — The city won’t be putting on its Cinco de Mayo celebration this year because of staffing constraints, officials said.
  Instead city staffers will focus their attention on the much longer-running and more popular Fiestas Patrias, which will be held Sept. 15 and 16, said Gerardo Mouet, executive director of the city’s parks, recreation and community services agency.
  Cinco de Mayo celebrates the Mexican army’s victory in the 1862 Battle of Puebla. Fiestas Patrias
  
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• Ross Nash, 63, the gregarious ‘Huntington Beach Pier Greeter,’ dies after long battle with Tay-Sachs disease

  03-05-2018 20:19
  
  Ross Nash, dubbed the “Huntington Beach Pier Greeter,” always made funny faces when photographed, his friends said. Confined to a wheelchair for the past 30 years, he remained involved in Huntington Beach events and loved to chat with people on the boardwalk. Nash, 63, died Thursday, April 26, after a long battle with a degenerative neuromuscular disease. (Photo courtesy of Amy Mason)
  Ross Nash, dubbed the “Huntington Beach Pier Greeter,” always made funny
  
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• These 75 restaurants are the best places to eat in Orange County in 2018 (30-16)

  03-05-2018 20:15
  
  Every meal, every glass of wine, every taco, every tasting menu, every extra mile added to the odometer (always more than 10,000 for this pursuit)… everything I do all year adds up to this.
  Through all the highs and lows of an incessant dining routine, my mission is always clear: provide a roadmap to the best places to eat in Orange County. These are the pins on that map.
  This year, we are revealing the list in reverse order, with 75-61 appearing Monday, April 30; 60-46 on Tuesd
  
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• Sex offender caught in Barstow days after motor home pursuit from LA to Bakersfield

  03-05-2018 20:02
  
  By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
  A paroled sex offender was taken into custody two days after he led police on an hours-long chase through Southern California in a motor home with his two young children inside, sheriff’s officials said Thursday.
  Stephen Houk, 46, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon in Barstow, Los Angeles County sheriff’s spokeswoman Nicole Nishida told The Associated Press.
  Houk, who was on parole for felony sodomy in Oregon, led police on a chase in a mot
  
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• How to get tickets to see actor/comedian Ken Jeong at Pala Casino Spa & Resort in September

  03-05-2018 20:00
  
  Actor/ comedian Ken Jeong will bring his stand-up comedy act to Pala Casino Spa & Resort on Saturday, Sept. 22.
  Tickets go on sale Friday, May 4, at 10 a.m. and are $30-$40. Purchase tickets at the Pala box office, by calling 877-946-7252 or visiting palacasino.com.
  The former doctor’s star rose after his breakthrough performance as the Asian mobster Mr. Chow in “The Hangover” movies and he went on to star in the TV series “Dr. Ken” before returning to his
  
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• OC teams recognized by CIF-SS for academic excellence

  03-05-2018 19:46
  
  Ten Orange County teams were among the winners of the CIF-Southern Section/Ford Academic Awards for the 2017-18 school year.
  Winners have the highest cumulative grade-point average in their sport. Schools were divided into two enrollment categories, 1,500 or more students, and 1,499 or below.
  The academic awards program is sponsored by Southern California Ford Dealers with cooperation of the Angels. Awards winners were presented on the field at Angel Stadium before this past Tuesday’s Ange
  
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• Alexander: Cal Baptist twins forgo graduation to start their beach volleyball careers

  03-05-2018 19:44
  
  McKenna Thibodeau, of Huntington Beach, recreates her commencement ceremony from Cal Baptist University, one that she and her twin sister Madison Witt has to miss in order to play their first match on the first day of the Huntington Beach Open, a beach volleyball event co-run by the AVP and FIVB, in Huntington Beach on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. McKenna got her Master’s in Kineseology and her sister got one in Communications. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  McKenna Thib
  
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• Former Reel Big Fish trombonist opens new brewery in Long Beach

  03-05-2018 19:29
  
  As the trombonist for the Orange County ska/punk band Reel Big Fish, not only did Dan Regan see the world and play to thousands of music fans over the years, he also discovered something else he loved just about as much as music: beer.
  And while he’s now retired from the band, the Long Beach resident is just getting started with his other passion.
  “It’s great to have (people) finally here drinking, sitting down and drinking beer,” he said on the opening day of Liberation
  
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• Brewster: Gilliland father and son race each other for first time World Truck Series

  03-05-2018 18:58
  
  It will be an unusual NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race Friday at Dover International Raceway. It will mark the first time veteran David Gilliland will compete against son Todd, who just turned 18 years old.
  The race is set to start at 2 p.m. on the one-mile concrete track.
  The younger Gilliland is no stranger to NASCAR. The former Chino Hills resident is the two-time K&N Pro Series West champion and has competed in various series for years.
  However, he had to wait until he was 18 to en
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday (5-3-18)

  03-05-2018 18:32
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Thursday, May 3.
  BASEBALL
  NONLEAGUE
  Capistrano Valley 5, Dana Hills 3
  Doubleheader, first game
  CV: Martin 2-3 2 2B, Fitzgerald 2-3 RBI, Stevens (W 6IP 2H 0R 2BB 2K)
   
   
  
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• Santa Ana armed robbery suspect caught following Tustin chase

  03-05-2018 18:20
  
  A suspect with an assault rifle robbed a gas station Thursday and led police on a 30-minute vehicle pursuit in Tustin and Santa Ana, police said.
  The suspect is accused of robbing a 76 station at 1502 E. Edinger Ave. as well as allegedly pointing the assault rifle at as many as five people in various locations in the city Thursday, said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.
  A police helicopter located the suspect a Tustin shopping center, which touched off a pursuit that started about 2:30 p.m
  
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• Robot fast-food chefs: Hype or a sign of industry change?

  03-05-2018 18:17
  
  By Matt O’Brien, The Associated Press
  BOSTON — Robots can’t yet bake a souffle or fold a burrito, but they can cook up vegetables and grains and spout them into a bowl — and are doing just that at a new fast casual restaurant in Boston.
  Seven autonomously swirling cooking pots — what the restaurant calls a “never-before-seen robotic kitchen” — hum behind the counter at Spyce, which opened Thursday in the city’s downtown.
  A customer carries aw
  
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• Dodgers rally in eighth inning, salvage series split in Arizona

  03-05-2018 18:14
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Wood throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
  Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Alex Wood (57) in the first inning during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsArizona Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin throws in the first inning of a baseball game against
  
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• Trade war with China? So Cal jobs could be collateral damage

  03-05-2018 18:11
  
  President Donald Trump’s tit-for-tat trade struggle with China may seem distant, but its impact will likely be felt in Southern California.
  Chinese tariffs already imposed on 128 U.S. exports, along with threatened duties on another 106 products, will affect 2.1 million American workers in 40 industries, according to a study by the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit research group.
  Some 41,000 people in Los Angeles County work in the vulnerable industries, along with 10,70
  
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• Dianne Feinstein joins the 21st century, drops opposition to marijuana legalization

  03-05-2018 17:55
  
  Editor’s note: Breaking views are thoughts from individual members of the editorial board on today’s headlines
  Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the last prominent marijuana prohibitionist in California, has apparently dropped her long-standing opposition to marijuana legalization.
  “Federal law enforcement agents should not arrest Californians who are adhering to California law,” Feinstein told McClatchy on Tuesday, adding that she could be supportive of an effort by Sen. Cory
  
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• New charges may be unveiled during upcoming Perris torture case hearing

  03-05-2018 17:52
  
  The Perris couple accused of torturing 12 of their 13 children through shackling, starvation and neglect could face additional charges Friday, May 4, when a new charging document is revealed.
  The amended felony complaint against David Allen Turpin and Louise Ann Turpin was filed April 30. John Hall, a spokesman for the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office, declined to say what was new in the complaint.
  The Turpins are expected to be in Superior Court in downtown Riverside
  
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• Elon Musk’s disastrous earnings call costs Tesla 6 percent slide

  03-05-2018 17:36
  
  By David Koenig, The Associated Press
  Elon Musk says he doesn’t care if day traders sell their Tesla stock. Now those words are pinching his net worth.
  The electric car manufacturer’s stock fell almost 6 percent Thursday after Musk’s contentious conference call with analysts over the company’s first-quarter earnings. The sell-off lopped almost $3 billion off Tesla’s market value, and Musk owns 20 percent of the company.
  Musk grew agitated Wednesday when analysts pus
  
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• Why we are beginning to charge for access to our news online

  03-05-2018 17:28
  
  Beginning this week, we’ll no longer be giving our work away online.
  Print readers have always paid for the news, though to be fair, the price of a subscription often doesn’t cover even the cost of print and delivery.
  The truth is, news gathering has traditionally been funded by advertising, but in these days of declining print advertising, those print dollars just don’t go far enough, and online, tech giants such as Google and Facebook have cornered the virtual market when it
  
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• DeKalb wins award for best fleet management in North America

  03-05-2018 17:16
  After years of perfecting its fleet management department, DeKalb County has obtained the title of the best fleet in North America. The county topped the 100 Best Fleets Program for 2018, which ranks the top 100 applicant fleets in the United States and Canada.
  
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• Orange County’s oldest cold case, a 1964 homicide, ends with the suspect’s death

  03-05-2018 17:12
  
  More than a half-century ago, the discovery of a Santa Ana hotel manager’s body in a pool of blood marked the grisly start of a mystery that would turn into the oldest cold-case investigation in Orange County history.
  Last month, the case quietly came to a close.
  The failing health of Charles Edward Faith Jr. already had prompted prosecutors to dismiss a murder charge the 77-year-old suspect faced in the 1964 slaying of Christine Elizabeth Vono Wariner, who was then 47. Had Faith eventuall
  
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• Get a first look at The Lot luxury cinema at Fashion Island in Newport Beach

  03-05-2018 16:59
  
  Social space at The Lot cinema at Fashion Island in Newport Beach on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  The entrance to The Lot cinema at Fashion Island in Newport Beach on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA table top at the restaurant of The Lot luxury cinema at Fashion Island in Newport Beach on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photog
  
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• LA sues opioid drug companies over addiction problems

  03-05-2018 16:31
  
  The LA city attorney is suing a number of makers and distributors of opioids such as Percocet, seen above, alleging that the companies used illegal business practices to sell their drugs, resulting in a widespread addiction problem. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announced today that his office has filed a federal lawsuit against nine opioid drug companies, alleging their illegal business practices have contributed to drug addiction proble
  
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• Amputated leg and injured spine can’t stop this 79-year-old Laguna Beach athlete from planning his next 5K

  03-05-2018 16:30
  
  Andy Bailey gets help stretching his back from physical recovery specialist Ray Coburn as he works out in Mission Viejo on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.In 2008, an out of control delivery truck took Bailey’s foot while he was washing his wife’s car. Then, three years ago, a cyclist crashed into him on a bike path leaving him mostly paralyzed below the neck. Still, Andy marches on and can now walk 700 steps. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Andy Bailey gets help walking f
  
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• Global Harmony Symphony will perform classics, Broadway hits for benefit concert

  03-05-2018 16:07
  
  The Global Harmony Symphony will present a free benefit concert for its founder, musical director and conductor, Valerie Geller, on Monday, May 14 at the Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Hills.
  Bill Nicholls, interim conductor, will lead the group in a variety of selections, ranging from known classical pieces to recent Broadway hits. Sarah Baxter, soloist, who has appeared with the O.C. Wind Ensemble at the Pacific Amphitheater, will perform selections from &ldqu
  
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• Mick Ruis banks on Bolt d’Oro winning Kentucky Derby

  03-05-2018 16:05
  
  Trainer Mick Ruis has always exuded supreme confidence when it comes to Bolt d’Oro, his 3-year-old Medaglia d’Oro colt who is one of the top contenders in Saturday’s 144th Kentucky Derby.
  After Bolt d’Oro won last summer’s Del Mar Futurity in only the second start of his career, the colorful Ruis was asked how confident he was heading into the Grade I race.
  “I’d show you my tickets, but I don’t want the IRS to get me,” Ruis said in the winner
  
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• Big makeover of Lagos de Moreno Park continues

  03-05-2018 15:56
  
  It was about three years ago that I became aware of the horrible condition of Largos de Moreno Park/Laurel School Playground at Birch and Flower streets, on the edge of Brea’s classy downtown.
  At that time, it had rundown, old play equipment, a couple beat-up picnic tables, but no shade, drinking fountains, restrooms or handicap access from the Flower/Birch entrance.
  It seemed a bit of an insult for the pitiful park to be named after Brea’s long-time sister city, Lagos de Moreno, Mex
  
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• Yorba Linda Water District looks at how to pay for future repairs and improvements

  03-05-2018 15:35
  An asset management plan that reaches as far as 100 years into the future and will act as a guide in planning for infrastructure improvements and funding alternatives was reviewed at a recent meeting of the five elected directors of the Yorba Linda Water District.
  The 203-page document will play an important role as officials map plans for the future of the district that supplies water for most of Yorba Linda and parts of Placentia, Brea and Anaheim. It was prepared by Walnut Creek-based Carollo
  
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• Founder of Irvine financial services firm charged with defrauding investors of more than $4 million

  03-05-2018 15:17
  
  The CEO of an Irvine-based financial services firm and two other employees are facing federal charges after authorities allege they defrauded investors out of more than $4 million.
  A federal indictment filed against several senior employees at Five Star Financial Services of America alleges that they committed wire fraud by targeting retirement accounts and savings of elderly and vulnerable investors.
  FBI and IRS agents on Thursday morning arrested Five Star’s chief executive officer, Meme
  
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• California Rep. Eric Swalwell wants the feds to spend $15 billion to buy back all ‘assault weapons’ and prosecute anyone who doesn’t comply

  03-05-2018 15:00
  
  Editor’s note: Breaking views are thoughts from individual members of the editorial board on today’s headlines.
  Reinstating the federal ban on “assault weapons” isn’t good enough, writes Bay Area congressman Eric Swalwell in an op-ed for USA Today.
  “Instead, we should ban possession of military-style semiautomatic assault weapons, we should buy back such weapons from all who choose to abide by the law, and we should criminally prosecute any who choose to
  
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• Einstein Bros. offers up a mac & cheese bagel

  03-05-2018 14:51
  
  Einstein Bros. Bagels has begun serving a potato bagel with Annie’s Homegrown Macaroni & Cheese baked on top.
  Not only that, the Denver-based chain is using the bagel for limited-time sandwiches, according to a news release.
  Cheesy Mac Breakfast features bacon, cage-free eggs and cheddar cheese on the Mac & Cheese Bagel.
  Related Articles New In-N-Out Burger opens in La Habra These 75 restaurants are the best places to eat in Orange County in 2018 (30-16) After 30 years, Wahoo&rsquo
  
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• Fannie and Freddie impeding more affordable adjustable-rate mortgages

  03-05-2018 14:42
  
  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 30-year fixed rate averaged 4.55 percent, 3 gratifying basis points down (and hopefully a momentum changer) from last week’s 4.58 percent. The 15-year fixed averaged 4.03 percent, 1 basis point higher than last week’s 4.02 percent.
  The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 2.5 percent decrease in loan application vol
  
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• Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu out until after All-Star break with groin injury

  03-05-2018 14:37
  
  PHOENIX – Hyun-Jin Ryu has a Grade 2 strain of his left groin and won’t pitch until after the All-Star break. The Dodgers placed the left-hander on the 10-day disabled list Thursday after an MRI revealed that Ryu’s groin muscle had pulled off the bone, Manager Dave Roberts said.
  It was the second devastating medical diagnosis the Dodgers have received since they landed in Arizona. The week began with news that shortstop Corey Seager needed Tommy John surgery and will miss the r
  
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• Festival Pass: Festival fever with Ohana, Agenda, Splash House and more

  03-05-2018 14:35
  
  Festival Pass is a weekly newsletter that lands in your inbox on Thursdays during Southern California’s prime music festival season (April-October). When we cover festivals in the field, you get bonus editions, too! Subscribe now.
  Festival Pass for Thursday, May 3
  Eddie Vedder will once again curate the annual Ohana Festival at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point Friday, Sept. 28-Sunday, Sept. 30. (Photo by Kelly A. Swift, contributing photographer)
  All I need are some tasty waves and co
  
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• Film Academy expels Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski

  03-05-2018 13:58
  
  The Associated PressLOS ANGELES — The governing body of the film academy has voted to expel Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski from its membership.
  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday that its board of governors met Tuesday night and voted on their status in accordance with their recently revised standards of conduct.
  The organization that puts on the Oscars also expelled Harvey Weinstein from its ranks in October.
  Only one person is thought to have been previously exp
  
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• Body cameras: Slots still clang as police pass casino to stop Vegas gunman

  03-05-2018 13:27
  
  By KEN RITTER and MICHAEL BALSAMO
  LAS VEGAS — The jangle of slot machines echoed through a packed casino as police officers methodically made their way across the floor with guns drawn. But the hustle and bustle of Las Vegas went on.
  Gamblers kept tugging at slot handles, seemingly unaware that above them, a man was unleashing a hail of gunfire in what would become the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
  “There’s a shooter! He’s shot and killed multiple people
  
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