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• Pitching and defense lead Angels to third straight victory, beating Blue Jays 2-1

  22-06-2018 23:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Angels’ Albert Pujols, right, claps as he scores on a single by Luis Valbuena as Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin stands at the plate during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, June 22, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Andrew Heaney throws to a Toronto Blue Jays batter during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, June 22, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)SoundThe gallery will resume i
  
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• Making a pitch for a centrist California GOP

  22-06-2018 23:00 via ocregister.com
  
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  June 24, 2018
  Kennebunkport-adjacent
   
  Chipster! Salutations from the lobster coast. Remember those Dartmouth spring breaks gallivanting about the State O’ Maine in our halcyon youth? Good golly, talk about politics making strange bedfellows. I’ve had an L.L. Bean moccasin fetish ever since Molly … well. Bygones. She’s hitched to that Duke hedge fund guy by now anyway, living in Palm Beach splendor, and we all know t
  
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• Sparks see 5-game win streak end with blowout loss to Dallas

  22-06-2018 22:59 via ocregister.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas — Liz Cambage scored 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting and Aerial Powers had 16 points and eight rebounds to help the Dallas Wings beat the Sparks 101-72 to snap their five-game winning streak on Friday night.
  Allisha Gray scored 15 points, Azura Stevens added 13 and Skylar Diggins-Smith, who finished with a season-low six points, had 11 assists – one shy of her career best set in 2014 – for Dallas (6-5).
  Stevens made a layup and then, after she blocked Candac
  
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• Democrats should stop playing political football with immigration

  22-06-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Those who want us to believe American citizens are hopelessly divided on the issue of immigration would rather score political points than solve the real problems. To them, preserving the status quo is a political win.
  Despite a week of outrage, grandstanding, hypocrisy and disinformation, some progress has been made on our nation’s perennial immigration crisis.
  Most notably, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to prevent the separation of families when legally possible, wh
  
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• Laguna Beach agrees to $20K to increase lifeguard tower staffing before summer season officially begins

  22-06-2018 21:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Lifeguard John Taschner watches over Shaw’s Cove in Laguna Beach on Friday, June 22, 2018. The city of Laguna approved $20,000 to staff more lifeguard towers on “locally” used beaches during a 3-week period before the official start of Laguna’s summer season on June 23. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Lifeguard Luc Gregory, 20, keeps an eye on Crescent Bay Beach in Laguna Beach on Friday, June 22, 2018. The city of Laguna approved $20,000 to staff m
  
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• Former swimmer alleges Mark Schubert ignored sexual abuse charges

  22-06-2018 21:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Former USA Swimming national team director Mark Schubert ignored and failed to act upon allegations by a young female swimmer that she was sexually assaulted by a teammate and molested by an assistant coach while swimming for Schubert during his first tenure at Mission Viejo Nadadores in the 1970s, according to documents obtained by the Orange County Register.
  The complaints against Schubert were filed on behalf of the young swimmer with the Orange County Sheriff Department’s Special Victi
  
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• Ducks draft Swedish center Isac Lundestrom with No. 23 pick in first round

  22-06-2018 21:33 via ocregister.com
  
  The Ducks, perhaps mindful of their need to replenish centers in the coming years, did the expected Friday and selected Isac Lundestrom out of Sweden with the No. 23 overall pick of the NHL draft.
  Lundestrom, 18, is listed at 6-foot, 183 pounds, and also can play left wing. Last year, he appeared in 42 games with Lulea of the Swedish pro league and had six goals and nine assists in 42 games. Lundestrom also was a part of Sweden’s silver-medal-winning team in last year’s World Junior
  
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• Kings select forward Rasmus Kupari in 1st round

  22-06-2018 21:27 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Knowing they need to improve their offense did not automatically mean the Kings were going to take a forward in the first round of the NHL draft. But they did.
  Picking No. 20 at the draft in Dallas on Friday, the Kings selected forward Rasmus Kupari of Finland.
  Kupari, 18, is looked upon as a fast skater with good puck-handling skills and a quick release on a hard shot.
  Rounds 2 through 7 will be held Saturday.
  The Kings have six more picks Saturday. They will select 51st, 82n
  
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• Detainees held in Victorville prison pose problems, raise questions

  22-06-2018 21:27 via ocregister.com
  
  The recent transfer of some 1,000 immigrant detainees to a federal prison in Victorville is raising questions about civil rights and creating a host of logistical problems, including health and safety concerns that could affect both prisoners and staff.
  Several detainees — brought to Victorville earlier this month after the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy on immigration went into effect — arrived with the highly contagious skin condition known as scabies. At least
  
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• Cody Bellinger’s grand slam lifts Dodgers past Mets

  22-06-2018 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK — Cody Bellinger awakened the Dodgers’ offense long enough to hit a grand slam that stood as the winning blow in a 5-2 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.
  Bellinger’s home run (his 13th of the season) was only the second homer this week for the Dodgers, who hit 34 in their first 13 games this month. Yasiel Puig added a solo shot in the ninth inning.
  Between Kyle Farmer’s two-run double to win the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader in Chicago a
  
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• Two new Marriott hotels to replace Denny’s restaurant, Motel 6 in Orange

  22-06-2018 20:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Starting this fall, fans of the Grand Slam combo, Moons Over My Hammy and 24-hour breakfast menus will have to get their fix somewhere other than the Denny’s on Chapman Avenue in Orange, which will close to make room for a new hotel.
  The Denny’s and adjacent Motel 6 will be replaced by Marriott-branded lodgings, a combined Courtyard and Residence Inn, with a total of five stories housing 306 rooms, as well as a pool, fitness center and dining facilities. The property is right off the
  
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• Tyler Skaggs, Garrett Richards progressing toward return to Angels rotation

  22-06-2018 20:17 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Garrett Richards and Tyler Skaggs, the Angels’ two starters who are down with hamstring injuries, are both moving toward returning to the rotation.
  Skaggs, who was scratched from his scheduled start on Thursday night but not placed on the disabled list, played long toss on Friday. He will have a bullpen session on Saturday, after which the Angels will have a better idea of when he can pitch.
  Skaggs had said on Thursday night he was aiming for Sunday or Monday, although Sund
  
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• Harriet Tyler, long-time Santa Ana resident and black history curator, remembered for her contributions

  22-06-2018 20:15 via ocregister.com
  
  For seven decades, Harriet Tyler worked to preserve and document the history of African Americans in Orange County.
  Her contributions have been recognized with honors from the city of Santa Ana as well as the state. Her personal collections are preserved at the Orange County Heritage Museum in Santa Ana and are shared through programs she started and especially during Black History Month, museum officials said.
  Tyler died at her daughter’s home in Riverside on June 10 at the age of 91.
  Har
  
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• San Pedro ceremony ushers in new Coast Guard commander for South Bay-Long Beach-Orange County coastal area

  22-06-2018 20:08 via ocregister.com
  
  U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Monica L. Rochester took command of the Los Angeles-Long Beach sector Friday during a change-of-command ceremony in San Pedro.
  She relieved Capt. Charlene L. Downey, who has served as the Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach commander since June 2016. Before that, Rochester was deputy commander for Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach.
  Captain Charlene L. Downey, retired, salutes Commander Zeita Merchant during the Passing of the Flag ceremony, after Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach Change
  
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• Truth is, most state and federal elections in Southern California might already be over

  22-06-2018 19:53 via ocregister.com
  
  In a political fantasy world, the November election in Southern California would feature close, hotly debated races that present voters with strong options for choosing fresh leaders and new directions — or to stick with old ones — for the nation and state.
  In reality, such races are few and far between.
  While five congressional elections in Orange and Los Angeles counties will make headlines as pivotal in the national fight over which major party controls the House of
  
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• Check out Chipotle’s take on avocado toast

  22-06-2018 19:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Chipotle is testing a quesadilla with choice of fillling. (Courtesy of Chipotle)
  Chipotle is testing a Mexican chocolate milkshake. (Courtesy of Chipotle)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAvocado Tostada from the Chipotle NEXT Kitchen in New York City. (Courtesy of Chipotle)
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  Chipotle Mexican Grill has a short menu. But it might get larger soon, the company hinted this week at Chipotle Next Kitchen, a recipe test site that’s open to the public in New York City.
  Ch
  
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• CdM’s Humphreys receives USC offer

  22-06-2018 19:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Corona del Mar football wide receiver John Humphreys this week got a scholarship offer from USC, according to Corona del Mar coach Dan O’Shea.
  Humphreys (6-5, 205), who will be a junior this fall, has 10 scholarship offers, seven from Pac-12 schools.
  Another Corona del Mar junior, tight end Mark Redman, (6-6, 250) has has offers from four Pac-12 schools and one from Michigan.
  
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• Shohei Ohtani takes a step in preparation for possible return to Angels as a hitter

  22-06-2018 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Shohei Ohtani “faced” some live pitching on Friday afternoon.
  He wasn’t cleared to swing, but it was nonetheless a small step and a glimmer of hope that the Angels could get Ohtani back this season, at least as a hitter.
  As Ohtani was standing over the plate during Felix Peña’s bullpen session, Manager Mike Scioscia said it was an exercise to help him keep his timing against major league velocity until he’s able to hit.
  “The one thing yo
  
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• Former UCLA running star Steve Ortiz sent to prison for lewd acts with minor

  22-06-2018 19:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Former UCLA All-American distance runner Steve Ortiz, a longtime high school track, cross country and swimming coach, has been sentenced to a year in state prison after pleading no contest to two counts of lewd acts with a minor, according to documents obtained by the Orange County Register.
  Ortiz, 59, pled guilty to two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with an individual age 14 or 15 as part of plea bargain agreement in which three counts of sodomy with a person under 18 and a charge of selli
  
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• Disney California Adventure promises ‘Inside Out’ ride for 2019

  22-06-2018 18:19 via ocregister.com
  
  While Pixar Pier officially opens to the public on Saturday, June 23, with the revamped Incredicoaster and Pixar Pal-A-Round, Disney California Adventure confirmed a new “Inside Out”-based ride coming to the area in 2019 via the Disney Parks Blog on Friday.
  The Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind will debut in 2019 in the shadow of the Incredicoaster on the western side of the pier. An artist’s rendering shows spinning, airborne balloons, not unlike Flik’s
  
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• USA Gymnastics CEO Kerry Perry tells USOC culture change will be long and hard

  22-06-2018 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  For nearly two years, dozens of gymnasts, from Olympic champions to young women who only dreamed of gold, have maintained in lawsuits, Congressional and court hearings, and interviews that the root of the biggest sexual abuse scandal in American sports history was a culture of abuse and disregard toward young athletes within USA Gymnastics that enabled Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse.
  USA Gymnastics president chief executive officer Kerry Perry told the U.S. Olympic Committee on Friday that ch
  
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• Undrafted USC guards Elijah Stewart, Jordan McLaughlin to join NBA summer league teams

  22-06-2018 17:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Former USC guards Jordan McLaughlin and Elijah Stewart were not selected in the NBA draft Thursday night, but will have chances to make NBA teams’ rosters.
  McLaughlin agreed Friday to join the Brooklyn Nets’ summer league team, while Stewart was to sign a free-agent deal with the Indiana Pacers, sources told the Southern California News Group.
  One source said McLaughlin is also expected to receive an invitation to the Nets’ training camp.
  Stewart’s deal was first reported
  
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• Losing Charles Krauthammer, a man of principle

  22-06-2018 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  In the fall of 1972, a 22-year-old man with a promising medical career and bold future aspirations sank to the bottom of a swimming pool, unable to move. A diving accident had left him paralyzed from the neck down just moments before, but the young Charles Krauthammer remained calm and composed.
  “There was no panic,” Krauthammer said in 2013, recounting the near-death experience. “There was no great emotion. I didn’t see a light. My life had not flashed before me. You sor
  
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• Should 2 ex-Fullerton cops fired over Kelly Thomas case get their jobs back? Judge to decide

  22-06-2018 17:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Nearly seven years after transient Kelly Thomas was killed in an encounter with police, two former officers involved in the incident are waging an ongoing legal battle to get their jobs back with the Fullerton Police Department in addition to retroactive pay.
  An Orange County Superior Court judge will decide whether the Fullerton City Council was unconstitutionally biased when it voted to fire Officers Jay Cicinelli and Joseph Wolfe, who were both terminated in 2012 for their confrontation with
  
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• Clayton Kershaw to skip rehab start, start for Dodgers on Saturday

  22-06-2018 17:14 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK — Clayton Kershaw will not be making a rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City after all. Instead, Kershaw will start for the Dodgers against the New York Mets on Saturday at Citi Field.
  After a conversation with Kershaw following his simulated game in Chicago on Monday, the Dodgers announced the left-hander would be making a rehab start for OKC on Saturday before rejoining their rotation next week.
  But Kershaw traveled to New York with the team and was on the field for the p
  
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• Redlands Unified HR director tried to destroy evidence, obstruct sexual abuse investigation, police allege

  22-06-2018 17:08 via ocregister.com
  
  A top Redlands Unified School District official attempted to destroy evidence and obstructed the 2013 criminal investigation of a former teacher convicted of sexually abusing students, according to sworn statements and police reports supporting allegations in eight pending lawsuits against the district.
  Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Sabine Robertson-Phillips was accused by two police detectives of deleting files on her office computer during July 3, 2013, police raids at school dis
  
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• Rumors swirled for years about teacher having sex with students, so why did Redlands Unified not report suspicions?

  22-06-2018 16:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Joshua Polo earned a visit to the vice principal’s office at Redlands High School when, in a heated squabble with English teacher Laura Whitehurst, he called her a “whore.”
  It was 2007, five years before Whitehurst struck up a sexual relationship with a student that produced a daughter, unwelcome national headlines and a lasting black eye on the Redlands Unified School District.
  When he met with Vice Principal Michael Munoz that day, Polo told him Whitehurst was having sex with
  
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• Hazmat incident in Costa Mesa shutters part of street

  22-06-2018 16:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Costa Mesa firefighters were investigating a hazardous materials incident Friday afternoon, June 22 that has closed a lane on Newport Boulevard.
  Police and fire crews are on the scene and one northbound lane of Newport Boulevard was been shut down while the investigation continues.
  Additional details were not immediately available.
  This is a developing story.***Haz Mat Update*** heavy Fire & police presence on Newport Blvd w/ one NB Lane shut down. Haz Mat crews preparing to make entry into
  
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• World Cup: Switzerland stuns Serbia amid controversy

  22-06-2018 15:38 via ocregister.com
  
  KALININGRAD, Russia — Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri scored in Switzerland’s 2-1 victory over Serbia on Friday at the World Cup, and both celebrated by making a nationalist symbol to their ethnic Albanian heritage.
  In the tournament’s first come-from-behind victory, Xhaka made it 1-1 in the 52nd minute with a powerful shot through a crowded penalty. Shaqiri added the other in injury time after running past the Serbian defense.
  Both put their open hands together with their thu
  
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (June 15-22)

  22-06-2018 14:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Restaurants and other food businesses closed by health inspectors in Orange County from June 15 to 22, 2018:
  Big Chopsticks, 4953 Lincoln Ave., CypressClosed: June 21 (report)
  Reason: Cockroach infestation
  Reopened: June 22 (report)Shark Sushi, 724 N. Brea Blvd., Suite B, BreaClosed: June 20 (report)
  Reason: Cockroach infestation
  Reopened: June 20 (report)Angels Cabaret, 3020 E. Coronado St., AnaheimClosed: June 20
  Reason: Operating without a valid health permitChronic Tacos, 14075 Newport Ave.,
  
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• Battery-operated boat catches fire — twice in 2 days — at Dana Point Harbor

  22-06-2018 14:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Just days ago at the San Diego Boat Show, the sleek, bright red boat was touted as having an electric engine so quiet it would be perfect for the Coast Guard to creep up on suspicious watercraft.
  The vessel, with “Ferrari” prominently displayed on the side, was brought to Dana Point to showcase its 660 horsepower electric engine that reaches up to 40 knots, nearly silent when traveling under 5 knots.
  Then it caught on fire.
  The boat went up in flames at the Dana Point Harbor on Wedne
  
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• OPEC countries to pump more oil to contain price increase

  22-06-2018 13:54 via ocregister.com
  
  VIENNA (AP) — The countries of the OPEC cartel agreed on Friday to pump 1 million barrels more crude oil per day, a move that should help contain the recent rise in global energy prices.
  Questions remain, however, over the ability of some OPEC nations — Iran and Venezuela in particular — to increase production as they struggle with domestic turmoil and sanctions.
  After a meeting in Vienna, Emirati Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said the cartel decided to fully comply with i
  
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• Laguna Beach High School Graduation 2018

  22-06-2018 13:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Laguna Beach High School held the commencement ceremony for its Class of 2018 on June 21 at the Irvine Bowl.
  Members of Laguna Beach High School’s Class of 2018 toss their caps into the air, while hundreds of proud family members take photos and videos with cell phones, at the conclusion of the schoolÕs Commencement Ceremony in the Irvine Bowl on Thursday, June 21, 2018. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  Laguna Beach High School’s graduating seniors, includin
  
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• Corona del Mar High School Graduation 2018

  22-06-2018 13:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Corona del Mar High School held the commencement ceremony for its Class of 2018 on June 21 on the campus field.
  Corona del Mar High School graduates celebrate as their graduation has been announced during the graduation ceremony at Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach on Thursday, June 21, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
  Corona del Mar High School graduates show their excitement as the enter the graduation ceremony at Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach on
  
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• In ‘Skeleton Crew’ at LA’s Geffen, the laughs make the story wear thin

  22-06-2018 13:25 via ocregister.com
  
  If you remember the Detroit auto industry in 2008, you’ll find particular resonance in “Skeleton Crew,” Dominique Morisseau’s play in production at Geffen Playhouse. It encapsulates a sobering time in American life yet deals with universal issues.
  She sets her story in the last small auto factory to operate there. The workers sense they’re about to lose their jobs, but each one needs every dollar an additional week could provide.
  All the action occurs in the factory
  
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• Concerns voiced over US/China trade war

  22-06-2018 13:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Trade tensions between the U.S. and China are heating up fast and it’s putting broad segments of the U.S. economy at risk, industry experts say.
  A group of nearly 100 business leaders and city representatives from throughout Southern California met Thursday in Irwindale to discuss the escalating trade war. Hosted by the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership, the event featured speakers Haiyan Liu, commercial counselor for the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, David Atki
  
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• Newport Harbor High School Graduation 2018

  22-06-2018 13:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Newport Harbor High School held the commencement ceremony for its Class of 2018 on June 21 at Davidson Field.
  Newport Harbor High grads rush off the field after receiving their diplomas at commencement ceremonies on Thursday. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)
  Matthew Faludi shows his tassel blowing technique before Newport Harbor High School’s graduation on Thursday. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsJackson Westerman g
  
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• Picnic on the beach with this list of 10 favorite sandwich stops near the shore

  22-06-2018 13:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Brothers Andrew Huskey, left and Brian Huskey, right, seen here at their beach concession Tackle Box, have opened a restaurant with the same name at SoCo in Costa Mesa. (Photo by Ana Venegas, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Bay Cities Italian Deli & Market is known for the Godmother, a sandwich heaped with prosciutto, ham, capicola, mortadella and Genoa salami plus Provolone cheese. (Photo by Richard Guzman, SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsA customer studies the menu at Tackle Box at
  
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• Senior Moments: Coming face to face with lifelong fear of elevators

  22-06-2018 12:51 via ocregister.com
  
  “Maybe this is the silver lining you always look for,” daughter Sara said to me as the elevator doors closed. We were at UCLA Medical Center where my husband was a patient on the eighth floor.
  I have avoided elevators all my life, because I am claustrophobic. I even climbed stairs to the delivery room while in labor. So, normally I would have walked up the stairs with George. But not today.
  I had been preparing for it all my adult life…the day I would finally venture into an e
  
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• Yorba Linda sale means $3.5 million for library construction and closer In-n-Out for residents

  22-06-2018 12:49 via ocregister.com
  
  With a new library location in the planning, the city of Yorba Linda has agreed to sell its current library property for an In-N-Out.
  The 1.5 acre parcel will net $3.5 million toward the new library’s construction. The City Council approved the purchase and sale agreement on Tuesday, June 19.
  Per the agreement, the land will not be transferred to the fast food chain before August 2020. And, construction of the new In-n-Out location will not begin until the library has completely reloc
  
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• Rams to open training camp July 26 at UC Irvine

  22-06-2018 12:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Expectations are high for the Rams this season, and fans will get their first look at the team July 26, when the first of 12 training-camp practices are open to the public at UC Irvine.
  The Rams’ veterans will report to camp July 25, then start practice the following afternoon as they prepare for their Sept. 10 season opener at San Francisco. The open practices at UC Irvine are free to the public, although the school enforces a parking fee.
  For a third consecutive year, the Rams will open
  
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• 2 hurt after La Habra police officer collides with 2 vehicles during chase

  22-06-2018 12:41 via ocregister.com
  
  A La Habra police officer and another person suffered minor injuries when a patrol car struck two sport utility vehicles during a chase early Friday morning.
  The driver who led police on a pursuit got away.
  It started at 12:23 a.m. An officer tried to pull over a car for a traffic violation on Imperial Highway, according to La Habra police Capt. George Johnstone.
  A chase ensued.
  While the officer was following the vehicle westbound on Imperial Highway at Idaho Street, Johnstone said th
  
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• Successful Aging: Seeking a global perspective on aging

  22-06-2018 12:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Dear readers,
  I recently returned from a trip to Paris where I had the opportunity to spend time with my colleague Moira Allan, co-founder with Jan Hively of the Pass it On global network. It’s made up of older adults who believe the work of elders is to “pass it on” – sharing know-how with others, capitalizing on what works and shaping positive expectations for meaningful work and life-long learning. This all begins with connecting advocates with one another, and that&rs
  
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• World Cup: Nigeria, Musa put a chill on Iceland’s hopes

  22-06-2018 12:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Musa scores twice to give Nigeria 2-0 win over IcelandBy PAN PYLAS, Associated Press
  VOLGOGRAD, Russia — Ahmed Musa gave Nigeria its first win at this year’s World Cup, and gave Argentina a gift.
  Musa scored two of second-half goals to help the Nigerians beat Iceland 2-0 Friday and move into second place in the group behind already-qualified Croatia.
  Nigeria will face Argentina in its final group match on Tuesday in St. Petersburg. If Nigeria wins, it will advance to the round of 16.
  
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• For the second year of Arroyo Seco Weekend, founder Nic Adler and Goldenvoice say this already fun festival will be an even better experience

  22-06-2018 12:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Jessie Bobbe, 23, of Winchester, left, and Alex Lower, 24, of Cincinnati, kill time before Jade Jackson perform at The Oaks stage during Arroyo Seco Weekend at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena, Calif. on Saturday, June 24, 2017. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
  Nic Adler, festival director of the Arroyo Seco Weekend, istransforming Brookside Golf Course for the second annual music festival in Pasadena on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena St
  
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• Temecula caregiver shot 3 developmentally disabled men before setting home on fire, coroner records show

  22-06-2018 12:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A drunken James Steven Jennex sent a text message to a friend apologizing in advance for his actions and then fired a bullet into the heads of each of three developmentally disabled men in his care before setting his Temecula-area home ablaze and killing himself with a .357 revolver blast to the head.
  The fire, on Aug. 29, 2016, at the Renee Jennex Small Family Home, killed a fourth developmentally disabled man and burned all five people beyond recognition. Investigators pulled a gas can from th
  
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• Headed to the beach? Here’s Corky Carroll’s summer survival guide

  22-06-2018 11:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Twice a year I offer up public service pieces for those new to beach life.
  The one in the spring is a guide on how to survive the summer ahead; the one in the fall shows how to survive the winter. They are aimed at those of you who might not be all that prepared to head to the beach and could use some friendly — and, I like to think, extremely helpful — advice.
  For those of you who are beach veterans, or have read one of these pieces in the past, you can either move on to anothe
  
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• State Supreme Court affirms death penalty decision for man who dismembered 12-year-old La Habra boy in 1998

  22-06-2018 11:51 via ocregister.com
  
  The state Supreme Court has affirmed the death penalty handed down to a panhandler who molested, killed and dismembered a 12-year-old La Habra boy more than two decades ago.
  John Samuel Ghobrial, now 48, was convicted of the March 1998 killing of Juan Delgado in a porn-strewn shed where he lived. He was sentenced to death in 2002.
  In upholding the punishment Thursday, California’s high court rejected defense claims that an Orange County Superior Court judge wrongly failed to hold
  
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• Is a new Southern California job worth a $24,400 tax credit?

  22-06-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  How much is one new job worth to California’s business-promotion efforts?
  Well, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development has just awarded $26 million in state tax credits to nine companies with Southern California operations to create 1,066 jobs. My trusty spreadsheet says that’s roughly $24,400 in government help per job. Please note these businesses are also investing $101 million in new equipment to qualify for what’s known as “Ca
  
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• HOA Homefront: Where there’s smoke, there may be unhappy neighbors

  22-06-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: My tenants are extremely allergic to smoke, and the tenants next door smoke around the clock. I have been working with our board and management, and still the situation has not improved. Our CC&R’s call for “no noxious odors.” I may be losing my tenants. Any suggestions? — D.M., Costa Mesa
  I live in a gated community of single-family homes on small lots. I’m wondering if there are any restrictions for cigarettes, cigars or pipes. One owner is a
  
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