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• Ocean View’s Dominic Falcon again dominates Division 4 swimming finals

  11-05-2018 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  RIVERSIDE – Ocean View’s Dominic Falcon again played the role of the dominator Friday at the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 swimming finals.
  La Quinta’s Catherine Tran starred as the underdog from humble beginnings.
  Both racers, along with the Ocean View and Katella boys, helped tell Orange County’s narrative under the lights at Riverside City College.
  Ocean View’s boys placed fifth while Katella took 10th for its best finish under veteran coach Dave Mikesell.
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• Alexander: Is Dodgers’ Alumni Weekend a celebration or diversion?

  11-05-2018 23:43 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — First of all, let’s get the updated terminology out of the way. The Dodgers are staging “Alumni Weekend” during the current series with the Reds.
  (Funny, but most of us who are chronologically challenged happen to think the title “Oldtimers Day” works just fine. Maybe the club feels its target audience responds best to a description more suited to cheerleaders and letter jackets and Homecoming.)
  Bottom line: When you can’t brag about the pr
  
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• Chase Ends In Compton With Cash Strewn All Over Sidewalk

  11-05-2018 23:24
  COMPTON - Cash was found scattered on a Compton sidewalk, but one of the suspects that took the cash in an armed robbery out of Orange County remains at large. A police pursuit that started in Anaheim at 5:18 a.m. ended in on 157th between Visalia and Haskins in Compton, where the suspects threw the money out of a window.
  
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• Orange County baseball standings: Final 2018

  11-05-2018 23:18 via ocregister.com
  
  The final Orange County high school baseball standings of 2018.TRINITY LEAGUE
  League
  Overall
  Orange Lutheran
  12-3
  22-7
  JSerra
  8-7
  18-13
  Servite
  8-7
  19-11
  St. John Bosco
  8-7
  15-12
  Mater Dei
  5-10
  10-19
  Santa Margarita
  4-11
  13-18
  SUNSET LEAGUE
  League
  Overall
  Huntington Beach
  15-1
  27-4
  Los Alamitos
  11-6
  19-11
  Fountain Valley
  9-8
  19-14
  Edison
  7-8
  15-15
  Newport Harbor
  3-12
  8-19
  Marina
  3-13
  10-22
  SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
  League
  Overall
  El Toro
  9-3-0
  22-7-1
  Capistrano Valley
  8-4-0
  20-10-0
  Mission Viejo
  6-6-0
  
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• Ocean View boys pace CIF Division 4 swimming finals

  11-05-2018 23:10 via ocregister.com
  
  BOYS SWIMMING
  CIF-SS Division 4
  Finals
  At Riverside City College
  Team results – 1. Rowland 261, 2. Downey 229, others: 5. Ocean View 163, 10. Katella 109, 16. Savanna 44, 18. Garden Grove 42
  200-yard medley relay – 1. La Salle 1:40.27, others: 3. OV 1:41.64, 13. Kat 1:49.44, 14. GG 1:49.53
  200 free – 1. D. Falcon (OV) 1:41.21, others: 9. Nishioka (OV) 1:53.48, 17. Pashkutz (GG) 1:54.08
  200 IM – 1. Mojica (ND/Riv) 2:00.19,
  50 free – 1. Gish (Maran) 21.82, others: 3.
  
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• USC, UCLA to renew crosstown rivalry in semifinal of NCAA women’s water polo championships

  11-05-2018 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Attention quickly shifted.
  In a news conference a half-hour after UCLA’s 8-4 victory over Pacific on Friday afternoon to open the NCAA women’s water polo championships, a reporter brought up the team’s upcoming semifinal. The contest was to come the following day against USC, marking the crosstown rivals’ first postseason meeting since 2014.
  “When you see a USC and UCLA, it could be checkers, it could be snail racing, it could be whatever,”
  
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• Dodgers’ Dave Roberts decides it’s time for a change at the top

  11-05-2018 21:39 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — In the afterglow of another unsettling loss Thursday night, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts let his frustration show.
  “This isn’t a ‘Try’ league,” Roberts said. “Everyone is trying. You’ve got to get production.”
  A day later, Roberts decided to try something himself. He dropped Chris Taylor from the leadoff spot Taylor had occupied on a regular basis since midseason of last year.
  Taylor was a catalyst at the top of the lineup last
  
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• Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has lessons for California

  11-05-2018 21:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Red ash began rising from the Puu Oo vent on Hawaii’s Kilauea after a magnitude 5.0 earthquake May 3. The vent’s crater floor collapsed April 30, triggering the first earthquake and a major shift in magma. The floor’s collapse caused magma to rush into new underground chambers. Hundreds of earthquakes following the initial quake, including a magnitude 6.9 temblor May 4. Fourteen fissures along the East Rift have opened, with lava flows destroying at least 35 buildings.
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• Gov. Brown’s May Revise makes clear California has a spending problem, not a revenue problem

  11-05-2018 20:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: Breaking views are thoughts from individual members of the editorial board on today’s headlines.
  Gov. Jerry Brown has released a May Revise budget proposal for the coming fiscal year featuring $137.6 billion in general fund expenditures. For context, the enacted general fund budget for fiscal year 2011-12 called for $85.9 billion in general fund expenditures.
  One might think that for all the money they have and spend, California’s politicians would have
  
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• Orange County high school schedule: Saturday, May 12

  11-05-2018 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County high school sports schedule for Saturday, May 12.
  SWIMMING
  CIF-SS CHAMPIONSHIPS
  At Riverside City College
  DIVISION 2
  Finals, 11 a.m.
  DIVISION 1
  Finals, 4 p.m.
  DIVING
  State qualifications, 8 a.m.
  BOYS VOLLEYBALL
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  Quarterfinals
  Matches 6 p.m. unless noted
  DIVISION 1
  Newport Harbor at Alemany, Corona del Mar at Huntington Beach, Tesoro at Loyola
  DIVISION 2
  Orange Lutheran at Arroyo Grande, 5 p.m., San Juan Hills at Quartz Hill, Saddleback Valley Christian at Arcadia
  
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• After a slow start, Angels’ Blake Parker is back to his comfort zone: proving himself

  11-05-2018 20:21 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Turns out that Blake Parker’s slow start this year might have been indirectly related to his outstanding season last year.
  Parker had never come into a spring training with a guaranteed job and expectations. He’d always been the guy trying to win a spot, trying to make a name for himself.
  For as much as he insisted that he was keeping the same mindset this spring, he now concedes that it might not have worked.
  “Maybe I wasn’t completely ready like I should
  
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• OCTA begins community workshops to discuss $1.9 billion 405 Freeway project

  11-05-2018 20:20 via ocregister.com
  
  The hassles and headaches that are part and parcel of freeway construction do not inspire celebration. Indeed, guests seemed more resigned than excited at the Orange County Transportation Authority’s open house Thursday evening, May 10.
  OCTA representatives were on hand to share information about the widening of the 405 Freeway.
  The first in a series of workshops took place at the Senior Center in Westminster – the city most impacted by the expansion. Of the 18 bridges
  
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• Dragon float catches fire at Disney World; no injuries

  11-05-2018 20:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Disney officials say a dragon float caught fire during a parade at Walt Disney World.
  The Orlando Sentinel reports that the flames were quickly extinguished Friday afternoon during the Magic Kingdom’s daily Festival of Fantasy parade.
  A video shot by a park visitor shows the dragon — representing the “Sleeping Beauty” character Maleficent — bobbing its burning head up and down. The dragon is designed to blow smoke and fire from its mouth.Firefighters responded, but
  
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• Orange County moms get the ultimate Mother’s Day gift: newborns

  11-05-2018 20:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Lots of women at the Mother-Baby Unit at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange are getting the ultimate Mother’s Day gift this year: a new baby.
  “He was a good gift. A perfect Mother’s Day,” said Yesenia Nuno, of Orange, about her son Liam, born on Mexican Mother’s Day, Thursday, May 10, at 11:05 a.m.
  “Since he was born on Mexican Mother’s day, I get the best of both worlds,” she added with a smile.
  For the third year in a row, the hospital is giving speci
  
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• Chargers coach Anthony Lynn finishes degree, will walk in UNLV commencement

  11-05-2018 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Anthony Lynn hadn’t planned on a cap and gown.
  He hadn’t planned to take part in UNLV’s commencement ceremony, hadn’t planned on walking across the stage next to students less than half his age. When it came to the college degree he had put off for more than two decades, all Lynn wanted to do was finish his work, get his diploma in the mail, and send it to his mother.
  And then, the Chargers head coach sat down with his counselor, who had never considere
  
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• Former LA Mayor Villaraigosa needs big finish in primary race for governor

  11-05-2018 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Antonio Villaraigosa, former California Assembly speaker, Los Angeles city councilman and L.A. mayor now running for governor, is talking about a useful lesson from his mostly forgettable time as a high school running back.
  “One thing I learned is: Keep. On. Moving,“ Villaraigosa says. “And that’s what I’m going to do.”
  He is moving as he speaks, and not only because he’s campaigning on the Expo Line, speeding from the Westside to downtown L.A.
  
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• Huntington Beach volleyball team shows it can go the distance

  11-05-2018 18:54 via ocregister.com
  
  If the Corona del Mar-Huntington Beach boys volleyball match Saturday night goes to five games, the Oilers should be ready.
  They are five-game veterans as they enter their match against CdM in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. The quarterfinal match starts at 6 p.m. at Huntington Beach High.
  The Oilers (29-5 overall) defeated Laguna Beach in five games in the first round of the playoffs. They trailed 2-1 after the first three games.
  Huntington Beach beat Westlake in the second r
  
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• Heisler: The Celtics, already on a storybook run, have the brightest future in the East

  11-05-2018 18:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Meanwhile, in the Eastern Conference, nothing’s happening.
  At least, that’s “nothing” in the sense of producing a legitimate contender, as teams in the NBA Finals should be, rather than a darkhorses trying to shock the world like the Cavaliers and Celtics, whether they play the Rockets or Warriors.
  Of course, on the 20th anniversary of the end of Michael Jordan’s heyday in Chicago, we’re used to a balance of power that’s like a teeter-totter with a child
  
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• Do you have a $40,000 emergency fund? Not many in Southern California do

  11-05-2018 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  If you’re living in the greater Los Angeles area and find yourself facing an unexpected medical expense or layoff, you may be in trouble.
  A new report from Bankrate.com ranks the L.A./Long Beach/Anaheim area as the second toughest metro region in the nation for building an adequate six-month emergency fund. The hardest place to save? San Jose.
  According to the study, a typical family of four in the L.A. metro area is paying out $27,729 more in expenses each year than it generates in i
  
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• Real estate news: R.D. Olson starts work on dual-hotel in Marina del...

  11-05-2018 18:47
  Real estate news: R.D. Olson starts work on dual-hotel in Marina del Rey; renovation complete at historic Chapman building R.D. Olson Construction in Irvine has begun construction on a waterfront dual-brand hotel by Marriott in Marina del Rey. The Courtyard by Marriott, a five-story, 159-room building situated on the south side of the project site, will be designed for business travelers.
  
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (May 4-11)

  11-05-2018 18:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Restaurants and other food businesses closed by health inspectors in Orange County from May 4 to 11, 2018:
  Texas Pit BBQ, 24601 Raymond Way, Lake ForestClosed: May 10
  Reason: Operating without a valid health permit
  Reopened: May 10CVS Pharmacy, 17136 Magnolia St., Fountain ValleyClosed: May 10
  Reason: Rodent infestation
  Reopened: May 10 (report)Pizza Corner, 580 S. Brea Blvd., BreaClosed: May 10 (report)
  Reason: Cockroach infestationEdward B. Cole Sr. Academy cafeteria, 333 E. Walnut St., S
  
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• Meineke to expand with seven new LA-area locations

  11-05-2018 18:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Meineke Car Care Centers plans to open seven more Los Angeles-area locations over the next five years as the company continues its expansion into one of the industry’s most vibrant markets.
  The Charlotte, N.C.-based auto repair chain has earmarked Encino, Studio City, the Fairfax District, Glendale, Mar Vista, Inglewood and El Segundo as prime locations for the new shops, although specific sites have yet to be identified.
  Meineke locations are all franchise-ow
  
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• Riverside man accused of hanging noose on fence to intimidate mixed-race neighbors

  11-05-2018 18:10 via ocregister.com
  
  A Riverside man has been accused of hanging a noose to intimidate a mixed-race family — the first prosecution of the state anti-hate law in Inland Southern California since the Legislature added nooses to the statute nine years ago.
  Levi Jared Grant Lehman, 30, pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charge Feb. 16. He has been out of custody on his own recognizance, but Superior Court Commissioner Tamara Wagner issued a warrant for his arrest April 27 when he failed to appear for a hearing,
  
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• Orange County swimmers make a statement at CIF Division 2 prelims

  11-05-2018 18:10 via ocregister.com
  
  RIVERSIDE It’s called Division 2 but the performances and storylines by Orange County’s fleet were top-notch at the CIF-SS swimming prelims Friday.
  Foothill’s defending Division 2 champion boys moved into position for a run at a historic double.
  Crean Lutheran’s girls won’t continue their title streak but Elise Garcia blazed two county-leading times.
  And Foothill’s Samantha Pearson and Calvary Chapel’s Andrew Koustik set the stage for more intrigue at Sa
  
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• Knott’s new roller coaster HangTime is now open to passholders: Here’s what it’s like

  11-05-2018 17:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Are you ready to roll?
  HangTime, Knott’s Berry Farm’s new roller coaster, is open to Knott’s passholders until 8 p.m. tonight, May 11, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, May 12, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, May 13. You must display your current season pass to enter the queue. Hours of operation are subject to change.
  HangTime will open to all Knott’s guests May 18.
  Visitors at Knott’s Berry Farm ride the new HangTime rollercoaster during it’s first day of public oper
  
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• Whicker: Does CSUN play basketball? Mark Gottfried hopes to build a program worth knowing

  11-05-2018 17:47 via ocregister.com
  
  NORTHRIDGE – Mark Gottfried began coaching college basketball 31 years ago. His travels never brought him to CSUN.
  “Then I saw the campus and I was stunned at how nice it is,” he said last week. “There’s 38,000 students here. And there’s probably 25,000 who don’t know we have a basketball team.”
  He was short on one estimate, probably long on the other.
  CSUN has the largest enrollment in the Cal State system, at nearly 43,000. It might be a reach to
  
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• DA’s meet about Golden State Killer cases, but important prosecution strategy decisions remain unanswered

  11-05-2018 17:45 via ocregister.com
  
  The district attorneys of Orange, Sacramento, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties met Friday to discuss the prosecution of a man suspected of being the Golden State Killer, but no formal decisions were made as to how and where the high-profile killings will be tried.
  Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas joined his counterparts in a meeting at the Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office to discuss the next steps in the prosecution of Joseph James DeAngelo.
  “Many important i
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday (5-11-18)

  11-05-2018 17:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Friday, May 11.
  BOYS SWIMMING
  CIF-SS DIVISION 2
  Prelims
  At Riverside City College
  Top 9 advance to Saturday’s 11 a.m. finals, 10-18 to consolation finals
  200-yard medley relay – 1. Red 1:33.94, others: 6. Foot 1:38.22, 7. Brea 1:38.60, 11. LBP 1:39.35,  18. VP 1:40.48
  200 free – 1. Ingram (Foot) 1:38.24, others: 2. Mykkanen (Foot) 1:39.08, 13. Blair (CM) 1:43.30, 17t. Harrison (Foot) 1:44.47, 17t. Berg (LB
  
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• Amgen Tour of California will launch from Long Beach Sunday

  11-05-2018 17:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Long Beach is no stranger to racing.
  But on Sunday the city by the beach will get a different type of competition in its streets.
  Instead of the loud sounds of Indy cars, the streets will be filled by elite cyclists who kick off the first stage of the Amgen Tour of California.
  The event is considered the premier cycling event in the country. It covers 645 miles over seven stages from Long Beach to Sacramento over the next week. It also includes stops in Ventura, Stockton and Monterey.
  
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• Anaheim police chase armed robbery suspects to Compton; 4 arrested

  11-05-2018 17:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Police officers chased five armed-robbery suspects from Anaheim to Compton and arrested four of them after they got out of their vehicle and tried to run away.
  The robbery occurred about 2:45 a.m. at a Walgreens in the 100 block of South State College Boulevard, the Anaheim Police Department reported.
  The robbery occurred about 2:45 a.m. at a Walgreens in the 100 block of South State College Boulevard, the Anaheim Police Department reported.(Photo by OnScene)
  Officers sent to the business saw a
  
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• ‘Cracks appearing’ in Southern California housing market, one analyst says

  11-05-2018 16:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California house hunters are putting 9 percent fewer existing homes into escrow this spring, a dip that caused one analyst to make “Cracks Appearing” the title of his latest report.
  ReportsOnHousing tracks regional homebuying patterns found in real estate broker networks: supply (active listings); demand (new escrows in past 30 days); and “market time” (a measure of selling speed of days it takes a typical listing to enter escrow).
  Steve Thomas, the man behind Re
  
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• Four moms and baby embody meaning of Mother’s Day

  11-05-2018 16:52 via ocregister.com
  
  With four generations of moms surrounding her, it’s no wonder six-week-old Camryn Smith sleeps the sleep of peace.
  As with nearly all mothers, each one of these moms is Wonder Woman when it comes to juggling life’s demands while caring for wee ones.
  Debra Martin, baby Camryn’s grandma, got her first job at 15 and went on to night school becoming an attorney. The 55-year-old captures both the sublime and the mundane of motherhood: “Mom’s are the glue that keeps
  
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• If child abuse is so rampant, why are prosecutions so rare for those who fail to report it?

  11-05-2018 16:25 via ocregister.com
  
  If you work with children in your job, California law requires you to report suspected child abuse. But few people are ever prosecuted for failing to alert authorities about their suspicions.
  From 2012 to 2017, fewer than a dozen workers in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties were charged by county prosecutors with violating the so-called mandated reporter law. And because violations are only a misdemeanor, those who are prosecuted and convicted virtually always receive li
  
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• National Democrats back Rohrabacher challenger in effort to avert top-two lockout

  11-05-2018 15:55 via ocregister.com
  
  National Democrats announced Friday that they would back businessman Harley Rouda in the crowded field to unseat GOP Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, hoping to avoid being locked out of a targeted race that could prove pivotal to the Democrats’ effort to retake the House.
  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Friday added Rouda to its Red to Blue program, tantamount to an endorsement in the race for the 48th Congressional District, which extends from Laguna Beach to Seal Beach. I
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic confident Galaxy’s misfortunes will turn around

  11-05-2018 15:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic made a stop at “The Late Late Show with James Corden” earlier this week for a segment as “The Universe’s Best Fortune Teller.”
  He charged Corden a dollar for every fortune.Thursday, before departing for today’s road game at FC Dallas, Ibrahimovic stepped back into fortune telling booth, this time the topic, free of charge, was the Galaxy.
  “My vision is very positive,” he said. “I see us lifting a trophy.”
  To do that,
  
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• Yorba Linda Country Riders hosts annual horse show

  11-05-2018 15:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Watch equestrians and their horses at their best on Sunday, May 20, during the Yorba Linda Country Riders’ annual show.
  The Country Riders have been hosting the horse show for decades, featuring both English and Western styles of riding.
  In the morning’s rounds of English riding you will see equestrians in the traditional formal jackets and black helmets. In the afternoon, the wild colors and sparkle come out for the Western riding rounds.
  There are also gaited and ranch horse catego
  
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• Nike looked to sponsor USA Gymnastics while both were mired in sexual misconduct scandals

  11-05-2018 15:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Nike took the first step toward sponsoring USA Gymnastics in January even as the organization was being dropped by some of corporate America’s top brands amid the biggest sexual abuse scandal in American sports history, according to documents obtained by the Orange County Register.
  The ongoing talks between USA Gymnastics and Nike have taken place while the national governing body and the Oregon-based athletic shoe giant are engulfed in sexual misconduct scandals.
  USA Gymnastics is under i
  
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• Blac Chyna wins round in case against Kardashians

  11-05-2018 14:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Blac Chyna says that Kim and Khloe Kardashian and Kris and Kylie Jenner were lying when they said she physically abused boyfriend Rob Kardashian. Chyna is seen above at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors on Sept. 17, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for VH1/Viacom)
  LOS ANGELES — Blac Chyna will have another chance to shore up a lawsuit against Kim and Khloe Kardashian and Kris and Kylie Jenner that alleges the four damaged the plaintiff’s brand by saying she physically ab
  
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• Anaheim man who shot and killed a stranger on the 91 freeway gets life in prison

  11-05-2018 14:26 via ocregister.com
  
  A drug dealer who shot and killed a stranger in another vehicle on the 91 freeway in Anaheim was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
  David Cabrera
  David Arzate Cabrera, 49, was convicted earlier this year of first-degree murder for the 2014 killing of 32-year-old Agustin Villegas, a mechanic who was heading home from work when Cabrera shot him in the head.
  Cabrera shortly after 8 p.m. on July 14, 2014 drove up next to a pickup on the westbound 91 near the 57 fre
  
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• Man who made nearly 100 million robocalls to pay $120 million fine

  11-05-2018 14:24 via ocregister.com
  
  If there were a Guinness World Record for robocalls, a Miami man may have set it.
  And now he’s paying the price.
  The FCC has fined Adrian Abramovich $120 million for setting up a program that made nearly 100 million robocalls between 2015 and 2016.
  “Abramovich is the perpetrator of one of the largest — and most dangerous — illegal robocalling campaigns that the Commission has ever investigated,” the FCC said in June, when it handed down its citation against him. The
  
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• Top O.C. results from CIF Division 2 swim prelims (updated)

  11-05-2018 14:13 via ocregister.com
  
  BOYS SWIMMING
  CIF-SS Division 2
  Prelims
  At Riverside City College
  Top-9 advance to Saturday’s 11 a.m. finals
  200-yard medley relay – 1. Red 1:33.94, others: 6. Foot 1:38.22, 7. Brea 1:38.60, 11. LBP 1:39.35,  18. VP 1:40.48
  200 free – 1. Ingram (Foot) 1:38.24, others: 2. Mykkanen (Foot) 1:39.08, 13. Blair (CM) 1:43.30, 17t. Harrison (Foot) 1:44.47, 17t. Berg (LBW) 1:44.47
  200 IM – 1. Shirakata (PV) 1:49.82, others: 6. Schreiber (Sage) 1:53.15, 12. Greco (Troy) 1:57.3
  
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• Early results from Friday’s CIF Division 2 swim prelims

  11-05-2018 14:13 via ocregister.com
  
  BOYS SWIMMING
  CIF-SS Division 2
  Prelims
  At Riverside City College
  Top-9 advance to Saturday’s 11 a.m. finals
  200-yard medley relay – 1. Red 1:33.94, others: 6. Foot 1:38.22, 7. Brea 1:38.60, 11. LBP 1:39.35,  18. VP 1:40.48
  200 free – 1. Ingram (Foot) 1:38.24, others: 2. Mykkanen (Foot) 1:39.08, 13. Blair (CM) 1:43.30, 17t. Harrison (Foot) 1:44.47, 17t. Berg (LBW) 1:44.47
  200 IM – 1. Shirakata (PV) 1:49.82, others: 6. Schreiber (Sage) 1:53.15, 12. Greco (Troy) 1:57.3
  
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• Newport Beach chef Jamie Gwen talks about competing on ‘Beat Bobby Flay’ and drops a bomb – she plans to open a self-named restaurant in Orange County

  11-05-2018 14:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Chef Jamie Gwen competed on “Beat Bobby Flay” on Thursday, May 10 on the Food Network. (Photo by Anne Watson)
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  Newport Beach chef Jamie Gwen almost competed against a top Food Network celebrity on “Beat Bobby Flay” Thursday, May 10.
  On the “Sprung a Leek” episode, it seemed she had a lock when the judges complimented her egg on brioche toast with frizzled and sauteed leeks dish, saying merely it was a bit rich. They then turned to
  
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• Watch it live: SpaceX has another go at launching its new, Block 5 Falcon 9 rocket

  11-05-2018 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Hawthorne-based SpaceX will try again today to launch a refurbished Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida following a last-minute cancellation of the mission on Thursday.
  Known as the Falcon 9 Block 5, the rocket was about 60 seconds from launch Thursday when its ground system went into an “auto-abort” mode due to an unknown technical issue. SpaceX officials worked to determine the cause of the abort, then opted to scrub the launch and reschedule it
  
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• Gov. Jerry Brown proposes $137.6 billion budget, provides $359 milllion to tackle homelessness

  11-05-2018 13:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By Katy Murphy and John Woolfolk
  SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown urged caution Friday as he unveiled a $137.6 billion revised state budget proposal that boosts education funding to an all-time high and directs some surplus toward homelessness, mental health and infrastructure while fully funding a “Rainy Day” reserve.
  Specifically, the budget provides $359 million from surpluss funds to help local governments grappling with homelessness, bridging a gap until new funding flow
  
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• Brown’s budget increases cannabis tax revenue estimates despite disappointing first quarter results

  11-05-2018 13:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Despite disappointing first-quarter cannabis tax revenue numbers, Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised state budget proposal actually increases the amount of money California is expected to make from the first six months of legal marijuana and allocates $133 million to regulate the massive industry.
  In his January draft budget, Brown predicted California would take in $175 million in cannabis cultivation and retail taxes by June 30. In his May budget revision released Friday morning, Brown upgraded
  
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• The winners of this eco-friendly surf contest will get trophies made out of trash

  11-05-2018 13:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Win first place at this Huntington Beach surf contest, and you’ll get a unique prize: a trophy made out of trash.
  The colorful collage of plastic straws and cutlery were plucked straight off the sand — showcasing what this eco-focused surf contest is all about.
   
  Seth Matson founder of Drains to Ocean, and Jeff Deffenbaugh, are holding their second annual surfing contest in Huntington Beach that focuses on recycling. They created trophies from junk found on the beach and reused
  
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• Get a first look at Keys on Main dueling piano bar in Costa Mesa

  11-05-2018 13:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Kristina and Jeremy Greene cheer a song at Keys On Main, a new dueling piano bar in Costa Mesa.Two keyboard players take requests and suggestions from the audience and play tunes. The bar also serves a variety of food and appetizers. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, contributing photographer)
  George Hasenohrl plays piano at Keys On Main a new dueling piano bar in Costa Mesa.Two keyboard playerstake requests and suggestions from the audience and play tunes. The bar also serves a variety of food and appeti
  
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• AT&T chief lobbyist out after hiring Trump attorney, Cohen

  11-05-2018 13:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The chief lobbyist for AT&T is leaving the company after overseeing a $50,000-per-month contract for President Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen to serve as a political consultant.
  In a memo to employees, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said the company made a “big mistake” in hiring Cohen as a political consultant. While everything the company did was legal, Stephenson said that the association with Cohen was “a serious misjudgment.”
  Stephenson noted that t
  
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• Trump asks Los Alamitos mayor, councilman to White House to talk immigration

  11-05-2018 12:57 via ocregister.com
  
  President Trump invited Los Alamitos Mayor Troy Edgar and Councilman Warren Kusumoto to a meeting at the White House next Wednesday to discuss the state’s sanctuary laws.
  Edgar and Kusumoto are part of a group of officials invited to sit down with Trump for a talk about the state’s laws and a growing anti-sanctuary pushback.
  “Warren and I are very honored to get this invitation. It’s incredible to have this opportunity,” Edgar said Friday.
  “The president asked
  
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