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• Photos from the CIF-SS baseball semifinals

  29-05-2018 23:54 via ocregister.com
  
  The CIF-SS and L.A. City baseball playoffs provided a lot of great plays and exciting action Tuesday.
  See the highlights from the semifinal games played throughout the region.
  La Salle reacts as Ethan Patrick (16) is ruled safe at home plate, giving his team the go-ahead run against Long Beach Wilson during the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 3 baseball playoffs at Arcadia County Park in Arcadia, Calif. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. La Salle defeated Long Beach Wilson, 3-2. (Correspondent photo by
  
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• Company, supervisors plead no contest to charges in O.C. workplace fatality

  29-05-2018 23:43 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH — A Laguna Hills plastering company and two of its supervisors pleaded no contest Tuesday to a pair of misdemeanors stemming from the death of a 23-year-old worker who was electrocuted while erecting scaffolding at a Mission Viejo High School athletic field.
  Thomas Aaron Blythe, 46, of Rancho Santa Margarita, and Timothy Scott Gordon, 52, of Lake Elsinore, each pleaded no contest to misdemeanor counts of willful violation causing death and willful violation causing injury.
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• As Rams progress through OTA’s, linebacker is of keen interest

  29-05-2018 23:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The irony wasn’t lost on Cory Littleton who, upon returning from the stress-free offseason he carved out for himself focusing entirely on family and friends and as little as possible on football, reported to OTA’s  a couple weeks ago to find a Rams linebacker room that looked decidedly different than the one that ended last season.
  And almost immediately after, he was pulled aside by Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and told he’d be switching positions.
  After Littl
  
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• Sonora focuses on positives after dramatic loss in Division 4 softball semifinals

  29-05-2018 22:54 via ocregister.com
  
  The tears flowed from Sonora’s softball team Tuesday after a dramatic loss in the CIF-SS Division 4 semifinals, but the Raiders had several reasons to be proud.
  It just wasn’t easy to quickly focus on the positives after a 3-2 loss in eight innings at Santa Fe.
  “They got to be proud,” said Coach Michelle Rodriguez, who guided Sonora to its first semifinal appearance since 2001.
  “Someone has to lose, especially in a tough game like this. It’s nothing to be asha
  
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• Capistrano Valley earns spot in Division 1 baseball final by knocking off Orange Lutheran

  29-05-2018 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE – Another league champion opponent, another win for Capistrano Valley.
  Capistrano Valley defeated Orange Lutheran 4-2 in a CIF-Southern Section Division 1 baseball semifinal Tuesday at Hart Park, Orange Lutheran’s home field.
  Capistrano Valley’s Jack Haley scores as Orange Lutheran catcher Brandon Heidal is pulled off the plate by an errant throw by infielder Max Rajcic in the top of the sixth inning during Capistrano Valley’s 4-2 victory in the semifinals of the
  
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• 2018 NBA Finals ticket prices are the lowest since 2015 Warriors-Cavaliers match up

  29-05-2018 22:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors will meet for a fourth consecutive NBA Finals series.
  The average price of tickets sold for the Golden State Warriors vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals over the last four seasons. (Graphic and data courtesy of Vivid Seats)
  The Finals start 6 p.m. PT Thursday at the Oracle Arena in Oakland. Tickets are available to watch the game live but it will be up to the fans to find the best value.
  The good news for fans interested in the 201
  
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• ‘Next man up’ has thrived in Dodgers rotation deprived of Clayton Kershaw

  29-05-2018 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — This has happened before.
  In fact, it has happened three consecutive seasons now. Clayton Kershaw has been lost to injury – and the Dodgers have played better than they were before his injury.
  Counting his two stints on the DL with back injuries in 2016 and 2017 and the first 24 games of his absence due to biceps tendinitis this season, the Dodgers have gone 74-45 while Kershaw was on the DL. That is an inexplicably better winning percentage (.622) than they have with K
  
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• Sean Higgins, Foothill roll past Bishop Amat to reach Division 1 baseball final

  29-05-2018 22:04 via ocregister.com
  
  The Foothill team celebrates after wining against Bishop Amat in prep semi-final playoff baseball game at Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, Calif. on Tuesday May 29,2018.Foothill won 7-1.(Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)
  The Foothill team celebrates after wining against Bishop Amat in prep semi-final playoff baseball game at Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, Calif. on Tuesday May 29,2018.Foothill won 7-1.(Photo by Raul Romero Jr, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gall
  
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• First pitch caps Dodgers journey for bullied special-needs man from Riverside

  29-05-2018 21:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Michael Cadena of Riverside prior to throwing out the ceremonial first pitch prior to a Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers lat Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in Los Angeles. Cadena who has special needs, had his Dodgers hat stolen from his head in a Riverside store in April. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Michael Cadena of Riverside received a signed jersey by Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger prior to t
  
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• Slumping Luis Valbuena, Ian Kinsler have big nights in Angels’ victory

  29-05-2018 21:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The Angels’ Luis Valbuena watches the flight of his solo home run – his second of the game – during the eighth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)
  Los Angeles Angels’ Luis Valbuena looks skyward as he crosses home plate after a solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)SoundThe gallery will
  
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• Police identify alleged robber who was shot by customer at Santa Ana drive-through

  29-05-2018 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Police on Tuesday identified a 60-year-old transient as the alleged robber who was shot by a customer at a Santa Ana drive-though restaurant.
  Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said Steve Rodriguez attempted to rob the Cozy Corner Drive-In, 426 N. Harbor Blvd., just after midnight on Saturday when he was shot by a customer who was waiting for his food in the drive-though line.
  Detective believe Rodriguez is also tied to a carjacking and at least three additional robberies in the area, Bertag
  
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• Hate lines? How to eat at Disneyland without standing in one

  29-05-2018 20:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Let’s face it, there’s basically zero possibility anyone can go to Disneyland these days without standing in some line somewhere, but here’s one bit of good news: You can now use the Disneyland mobile app to order your food and pick it up at a special window.
  Yes, that means you won’t be standing with your stomach grumbling and grumpy kids at the back of the pack, smelling deliciousness wafting through the air while you endure a grueling ordeal waiting to order.
  Now, you
  
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• Angels pitchers Matt Shoemaker, Blake Wood require repeat surgeries

  29-05-2018 18:55 via ocregister.com
  
  DETROIT — Matt Shoemaker’s mysterious forearm ailment has landed him on an operating table for the second year in a row, although Tuesday’s surgery does not appear to be season-ending.
  Meanwhile, Blake Wood is scheduled for surgery to repair the ligament that was replaced via Tommy John surgery six years ago. The timetable on his recovery won’t be known until after Wednesday’s surgery.
  The Wood news is not surprising after the Angels announced last week that he had
  
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• Clubhouse plaques mark the history of Laguna Woods Village’s clubs

  29-05-2018 18:51 via ocregister.com
  
  A modest gathering of storytellers and book lovers alike congregated last month outside of Clubhouse One in Laguna Woods Village for the unveiling of the Publishing Club’s official club shield.
  Standing about 14 by 12 inches, the maple and walnut sculpture is of a halved, open-faced book, which, to president and founder Peggy Edward’s delight, stands in a high-exposure area near the entryway.
  Edwards founded the club in 2013. Their motto, ‘We are our stories,’ rings true
  
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• Shohei Ohtani officially slated to return to Angels rotation on Wednesday

  29-05-2018 18:37 via ocregister.com
  
  DETROIT — Shohei Ohtani will return to the mound on Wednesday, with nine days rest since his last start.
  “Body-wise, I can’t really tell at this point if I needed those two or three days, but I was able to hit an extra couple games because of those two or three days, so in that way it worked out,” Ohtani said through his interpreter on Tuesday, after the Angels officially announced his return to the rotation.
  Ohtani pitched against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 20, his third
  
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• Alleged gang member charged with vandalizing Santa Ana mural honoring Mexican-American war veterans

  29-05-2018 18:25 via ocregister.com
  
  A 20-year-old alleged gang member was charged with felony vandalism on Tuesday for spray-painting graffiti over a mural honoring Mexican-American war veterans in a Santa Ana neighborhood.
  The artwork, on the wall of a local market at Washington Avenue and North Custer Street, took more than five years to complete and contains nearly 200 portraits of local men and women who served in the U.S. military. It’s called “Among Heroes.”
  Restoration work continues on a memorial wall on
  
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• Greg Zuerlein returns to Rams practice after back surgery

  29-05-2018 18:18 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS — Between the bustle of two practice fields, with Rams running about, one of the smallest guys on the grass made some of the most significant moves Tuesday.
  Greg Zuerlein teed up a ball and booted it, kickoff-style. It’s something he’s done thousands of times in a six-year NFL career, but Zuerlein is only five months removed from back surgery. His progress during the Rams’ offseason program indicates that he will be ready to fully return for the start of the
  
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• LA-based MedMen lists on Canadian Securities Exchange with $1.6 billion valuation

  29-05-2018 18:15 via ocregister.com
  
  MedMen, a Los Angeles-based marijuana company that caters to both recreational users and others with medical needs, is now listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange.
  The company turned to Canada because marijuana use is legal there. The U.S., by contrast, still maintains a federal prohibition against cannabis.
  The company’s shares began trading Tuesday under the ticker symbol MMEN. MedMen employs more than 800 employees and has 18 licensed facilities in California, Nevada and New Yor
  
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• Activists spar over bill that would outlaw sale of sexual orientation conversion therapies

  29-05-2018 18:05 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA – Supporters and opponents of Assembly Bill 2943, which makes the sale of so-called sexual orientation conversion therapies a violation of the state’s consumer protection laws, held dueling rallies in the city Tuesday morning, each side telling its members’ stories and highlighting its beliefs and ideologies.
  The bill, which passed the State Assembly last month and is headed to the State Senate, will include “sexual orientation change efforts” in the state
  
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• Missouri governor resigns amid swirling investigations

  29-05-2018 17:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAVID A. LIEB
  The Associated Press
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens announced Tuesday that he will resign, ending a tumultuous 17 months in office marked by criminal investigations and with the Legislature considering whether to try to impeach him.
  He plans to leave office Friday.
  The Republican governor has repeatedly denied any criminal wrongdoing. Here’s a look at some of the allegations:
  VETERANS’ CHARITY
  Greitens faces a felony charge of tampering with
  
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• Philip Rivers would welcome Antonio Gates’ return to Chargers

  29-05-2018 16:23 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — The Chargers haven’t made a roster move to replace injured tight end Hunter Henry, but their quarterback is in favor of bringing back a familiar face.
  Philip Rivers said Tuesday that he would welcome another chance to play with longtime teammate Antonio Gates, the future Hall of Famer whom the Chargers had declined to re-sign earlier this offseason. Although the team officially said goodbye to Gates last month, Henry’s season-ending ACL tear last week opened the po
  
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• Pony baseball kicks off season with Memorial Day tournament in Irvine

  29-05-2018 16:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Irvine Pony baseball welcomed more than 225 youth teams, including 19 from Mexico, for opening day ceremonies to launch the annual Irvine Pony Memorial Day Baseball Tournament at Harvard Park on May 24.
  The teams competed in games through Memorial Day on Monday, May 28.
  Retired U.S Army Lt. Col. Jack Metcalf threw out the first pitch at the Irvine Pony Memorial Day Tournament opening day ceremony at Harvard Park.
  (Courtesy of Tim Burt)
  One of the 19 teams from Mexico enters the fieldfor the open
  
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• Tesla on Autopilot crashes into police vehicle in Laguna Beach

  29-05-2018 16:08 via ocregister.com
  
  A Tesla, seen here, was traveling on autopilot but with a driver when it slammed into a police vehicle Tuesday, May 29. The driver of the Tesla had minor injuries but refused medical treatment. (Photo Courtesy of the Laguna Beach Police Department)
  A Tesla traveling on autopilot crashed into a police vehicle in Laguna Beach on Tuesday morning, May 29.
  “Instead of driving in the roadway, it veered off,” said Laguna Beach police Sgt. Jim Cota of the 11:07 a.m. crash. The 2015 sedan was
  
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• Skjelvik, Ciani finding footing with LA Galaxy defense

  29-05-2018 16:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Jorgen Skjelvik is in his first year in MLS and Michael Ciani is in his first full season with the Galaxy after joining the club in September.
  It has taken some time, but the new center back pairing could finally be finding the chemistry needed to be a successful duo.
  “We needed time to know each other,” Ciani said. “Now we understand each other. We have to speak more and now I know how he plays and he knows how I play, so we’re good now.
  “He’s young, he&rsquo
  
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• Drones in; property rights and local authority out?

  29-05-2018 15:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California may soon have more than a few problems with drones. Last week, the U.S. House passed legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration. Among its many problematic provisions is one that would limit local authority to address community concerns about drones.
  Drones have tremendous potential — from delivering emergency medical supplies to protecting wildlife. Earlier this year, for example, a mountain lion roamed an Azusa neighborhood until local pol
  
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• Bayer wins U.S. OK for Monsanto after 2-year quest

  29-05-2018 15:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Bayer AG won U.S. antitrust approval for its $66 billion takeover of Monsanto Co., clearing the last major regulatory hurdle to form the world’s biggest seed and agricultural-chemicals provider after a nearly two-year review.
  The companies reached a settlement with the Justice Department that resolves the government’s concerns the merger as initially structured would harm consumers and farmers, the U.S. said in a statement Tuesday. The agreement requires the sale of assets to BASF SE
  
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• Bloomington man killed running across 57 Freeway in Diamond Bar

  29-05-2018 15:29 via ocregister.com
  
  A pedestrian struck and killed when he ran across lanes of the 57 Freeway in Diamond Bar was a San Bernardino County resident.
  Adrian Pollard, 30, was from Bloomington.
  The crash was reported at 4:38 a.m. Monday on the northbound Orange Freeway at Pathfinder Road, the California Highway Patrol said.
  At least one vehicle struck the man, the CHP said.
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• Police log for Laguna Hills, week of May 22 to 28

  29-05-2018 15:28 via ocregister.com
  
  MAY 28
  Suspicious person in a vehicle: 6:47 p.m. 0 block of Stone Creek Lane
  Vandalism report: 6:45 p.m. 24000 block of Avenida de la Carlota
  Suspicious vehicle: 5:55 p.m. Alicia Parkway and Hon Avenue
  Citizen assist: 4:20 p.m. 24000 block of El Toro Road
  Patrol check: 11:34 a.m. Tasman Road and Velasquez Road
  Pedestrian check: 9:16 a.m. El Toro Road and Avenida de la Carlota
  Disturbance – music or party: 12:10 a.m. 24500 block of Los Alisos Boulevard
  MAY 27
  Suspicious person/circumstances
  
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• Trump renews China tariff threat, complicating talks

  29-05-2018 15:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By Christopher Rugaber, The Associated Press
  The Trump administration has renewed its threat to place 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese goods in retaliation for what it says are China’s unfair trade practices.
  The White House also said Tuesday, May 29 it would place new restrictions on Chinese investment into the United States and limit U.S. exports of high-tech goods to China.
  The threats come just over a week after trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies
  
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• Police log for Lake Forest, week of May 22 to 28

  29-05-2018 15:18 via ocregister.com
  
  MAY 28
  Patrol check: 8:35 p.m. Alton Parkway and Portola Parkway
  Suspicious person in a vehicle: 7:09 p.m. Tessera Avenue and Viaggio Lane
  Firework violation: 5:47 p.m. Calle Pradera and Amberly Lane
  Drunken driving: 4:33 p.m. Lake Forest Drive and Rockfield Blvd
  Disturbance – music or party: 4:24 p.m. 21500 block of Sterling Drive
  Citizen assist: 3:59 p.m. 20200 block of Windrow Drive
  Assist outside agency: 3:48 p.m. Raleigh St and Aspan St
  ID theft: 11:40 a.m. 19400 block of Rue de Valor
  
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• Park it Market free food pantry for seniors is coming to Laguna Hills June 1

  29-05-2018 15:11 via ocregister.com
  
  On Friday, June 1, the Florence Sylvester Memorial Senior Center in Laguna Hills hosts Second Harvest’s latest tool in the fight against hunger in Orange County — the Park-It Market, a walk-up food pantry that will provide fresh, nutritious, free food to seniors in need every Friday from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. The Senior Center is first location in south Orange County for this food distribution program.
  The Park-It Market is a first-of-its-kind, partially-refrigerated, free
  
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• Police log for Mission Viejo, week of May 22 to 28

  29-05-2018 15:10 via ocregister.com
  
  MAY 28
  Suspicious person in a vehicle: 10:15 p.m. Alicia Parkway and I-5
  Disturbance – music or party: 10:13 p.m. 26800 block of Calle Alcala
  Petty theft report: 8:44 p.m. 28100 block of Via Herrera
  Citizen assist: 8:40 p.m. 28000 block of Marguerite Parkway
  Drunken driving: 7:52 p.m. Alicia Parkway and Olympiad Road
  Suspicious person/circumstances: 6:25 p.m. 24000 block of Carrillo
  Missing adult: 2:05 p.m. 23200 block of Madero
  MAY 27
  Disturbance – music or party: 11:46 p.m. 21800 b
  
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• Orange County girls athlete of the week: Esperanza’s Chrys Hildebrand

  29-05-2018 13:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The girls athlete of the week for the Orange County Register on Tuesday, May 29:
  Name: Chrys Hildebrand
  School: Esperanza
  Sport: Softball
  Year: Senior
  Noteworthy: The San Jose State-bound senior allowed three earned runs and struck out 30 in complete-game victories against Valley View of Moreno Valley and Rio Mesa of Oxnard to lead the Aztecs to the CIF-SS Division 2 semifinals. Hildebrand struck out 16 against Valley View and 14 against Rio Mesa to raise her season total to 268. The Aztecs
  
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• Irvine pays tribute to service during annual Memorial Day ceremony

  29-05-2018 13:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Residents spent Monday morning at Col. Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park paying tribute to fallen heroes.
  The park’s garden filled with veterans and families for the community’s annual Memorial Day remembrance. The ceremony included speakers, an honor guard and tributes to service men and women.
  On Sunday, a candle-lighting ceremony was to be held at the Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial at Northwood Community Park.
  Harris He, 1 month, held by his aunt Xinghua Yang standing
  
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• ABC cancels ‘Roseanne’ after star’s racist Twitter rant

  29-05-2018 13:06 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK — ABC has cancelled its hit reboot of “Roseanne” following her racist tweet about former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett.
  ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey says the comment “is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel the show.”
  The “Roseanne” revival this spring was an unexpected major hit for ABC. It was particularly popular among many conservative viewers because Barr’s character expre
  
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• Get up close and personal with butterflies, bees and snakes

  29-05-2018 12:39 via ocregister.com
  
  OC Parks invites children and families to learn all about bugs and butterflies. Come tour Riley Wilderness Park’s butterfly garden at this free, family-friendly event on Sunday, June 3. Special guests include Mimi the Monarch Butterfly and Western Monarch Guardians. Plant and insect experts will be available to provide educational information and answer questions.
  During the 10 a.m.-3 p.m. event, kids can explore educational stations, informative exhibits and meet live anthropod
  
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• Podcast: What you need to know about Mexico’s wines

  29-05-2018 12:34 via ocregister.com
  
  When you think of Mexico, chances are “world-class wines” don’t pop to mind. Jim Riley, along with his business partner Eric Morley, want to change that with their import business, Baja United.
  This week on The Coast Conversation executive editor Samantha Dunn and producer Mike “the Millennial” Gravagno talk to Riley about how his love of racing in Baja introduced him to the region’s wine growing area, Valle de Guadalupe, and gave him the desire to help Mexico
  
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• Famous Latin rock bands Enanitos Verdes and Hombres G bring combined show to Hollywood Bowl

  29-05-2018 12:34 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s not unusual for bands to team up on co-headlining tours to attract as many like-minded music fans as possible.
  But it’s not often you see two famous bands mixing it up directly on stage, coming together as one group to jam and perform each other’s hits.
  Latin rock stars Enanitos Verdes and Hombres G are doing just that in a 14-stop U.S. tour that starts in Las Vegas June 1 before coming to the 17,500-capacity Hollywood Bowl Saturday, June 2.
  “This tour is one of
  
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• These new Tesla service grads already have jobs lined up

  29-05-2018 12:31 via ocregister.com
  
  When Natalie Dovales-Flores began a 12-week training program to become a Tesla service technician, her goals were simple — complete the course and get a job.
  Flores and nine other students who enrolled in Tesla START at Rio Hondo College in Whittier have accomplished both. On Wednesday they completed the course and all 10 have jobs lined up at Tesla service centers.
  “It was a very difficult program,” said Dovales-Flores, 32, who lives in Whittier. “The
  
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• Laguna Niguel theater group to stage Neil Simon’s ‘Fools’ through June 10

  29-05-2018 12:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Ovations Performing Arts, a Laguna Niguel theater group, is staging Neil Simon’s “Fools,” a comic fable set in Ukraine in the late 19th century. The story follows Leon Steponovich Tolchinsky, a school teacher who arrives in a remote village to educate a doctor’s young daughter, Sophia. Leon soon learns that a 200-year curse was put on the town rendering the townspeople “stupid,” and he sets out to break the curse, falling in love along the way.
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• CIF-SS baseball, softball playoffs: Tuesday’s schedule

  29-05-2018 12:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Schedule for the CIF-SS baseball and softball playoff semifinals on Tuesday:
  CIF-SS BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
  Semifinals, Tuesday
  (Games 3:15 p.m. unless noted)
  Division 1
  Foothill at Bishop Amat
  Capistrano Valley vs. Orange Lutheran, at Hart Park, 3:15 p.m.
  Division 2
  Beckman at Camarillo
  Yucaipa at Ayala
  Division 3
  Maranatha at Redlands
  Long Beach Wilson at La Salle
  Division 4
  La Quinta/La Quinta at Windward
  Hemet at Monrovia
  Division 5
  Malibu at Garey
  Temple City at El Rancho
  Division 6
  Pomona at Pas
  
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• Hundreds of quilts are on display at Soka University this weekend

  29-05-2018 12:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Traditional and nontraditional quilts will be on display at the Fantasea of Quilts show Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3, at Soka University in Aliso Viejo.
  Sponsored by Beach Cities Quilters Guild, the event brings together the “best of the best” in quiltmaking, The show will feature displays of 270 quilts and a variety of dolls and clothing handcrafted by guild members as well.  More than 30 vendors will be on hand selling fabric, quilting supplies, and accessories.
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• Senior North Korean official’s U.S. visit reminiscent of 2000 trip

  29-05-2018 08:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By HYUNG-JIN KIM
  The Associated Press
  SEOUL, South Korea  — A top lieutenant for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is headed to the United States to discuss a summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump, a sign that preparations are in the final stages. But history shows that such trips don’t always lead to summits: The high hopes raised by a similar North Korean mission to Washington to set up a summit 18 years ago ended up dashed.
  Trump confirmed in a tweet Tuesday that s
  
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• California’s economy beating the nation, minus Texas and Florida

  29-05-2018 08:00 via ocregister.com
  
  When folks complain about California’s sub-par housing development and other economic challenges — and the purported drag it may create for the state’s business climate — they’re often using the wrong scales.
  That’s because overall national growth since the Great Recession is essentially California plus Texas and Florida — then everybody else. This trio contains the recovery’s heavyweight stars with post-2010 performances that have outshined the re
  
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• One man shot to death, another stabbed with critical injuries in Santa Ana

  29-05-2018 03:11 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A man was shot to death and another was stabbed and in critical condition in a Santa Ana attack on Monday, authorities said.
  The shooting was reported at 10:18 p.m. Monday at Pomona and Sycamore streets, Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.
  Officers found a man with gunshot wounds to his upper torso, Bertagna said. He was taken to a trauma center, where he died.
  Officers then found a man stabbed in the upper torso and “other extremities” at Main Street and W
  
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• Man dies in Lakewood shooting

  29-05-2018 02:09 via ocregister.com
  
  LAKEWOOD — A man was shot to death Monday night in Lakewood, authorities said.
  The shooting was reported at 9:40 p.m. in the 12100 block of 207th Street, said Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
  The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Navarro-Suarez said.
  Sheriff’s homicide detectives were at the scene investigating the shooting death, she said.
  No further information was available.
  
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• Previews of Tuesday’s CIF-SS baseball semifinals

  29-05-2018 01:29 via ocregister.com
  
  CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL SEMIFINALS
  TUESDAY
  DIVISION 1
  CAPISTRANO VALLEY (23-10) VS. ORANGE LUTHERAN (25-7)
  Where, when: Hart Park, Orange, 3:15 p.m.
  Outlook: Capistrano Valley, which finished second behind El Toro in the South Coast League, in the playoffs defeated three leagues champions – Desert Valley League champion Palm Desert 4-0 in the first round; Palomares League champion South Hills of West Covina 23-7 in the second round; and Dos Pueblos of Goleta 3-2 in the quarterfinals.
  
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• CIF-SS semifinals preview

  29-05-2018 01:29 via ocregister.com
  
  CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION BASEBALL SEMIFINALS
  TUESDAY
  DIVISION 1
  CAPISTRANO VALLEY (23-10) VS. ORANGE LUTHERAN (25-7)
  Where, when: Hart Park/Orange, 3:15 p.m.
  Outlook: Capistrano Valley, which finished second behind El Toro in the South Coast League, in the playoffs defeated three leagues champions – Desert Valley League champion Palm Desert 4-0 in the first round; Palomares League champion South Hills of West Covina 23-7 in the second round; and Dos Pueblos of Goleta 3-2 in the quarterfinals.
  
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• Mexico heads off to World Cup preparation with scoreless draw against Wales

  29-05-2018 00:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Wales’ Tom Lawrence (11) fights for the ball against Mexico National Team’s Hugo Ayala (4) in the first half of a international soccer match at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Monday, May 28, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Mexico National Team fans cheer prior to a international soccer match against Wales at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Monday, May 28, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume ins
  
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• Social media threat to Villa Park middle school deemed not credible by O.C. Sheriff’s Department

  29-05-2018 00:20 via ocregister.com
  
  A social media threat to Cerro Villa Middle School in Villa Park was found to be not credible by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, authorities said Monday evening, May 28.
  The post was made Sunday evening, Carrie Braun, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s department said.
  Dispatchers received numerous calls from parents who saw the post on social media, Braun said.
  Deputies in the department’s North Patrol area investigated and deemed the threat to be not credible.
  “We ta
  
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