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• Judge: Separated families must be reunited within 30 days

  26-06-2018 23:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By ELLIOT SPAGAT, MICHAEL BALSAMO and WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press
  McALLEN, Texas >> A judge in California on Tuesday ordered U.S. border authorities to reunite separated families within 30 days, setting a hard deadline in a process that has so far yielded uncertainty about when children might again see their parents.
  If children are younger than 5, they must be reunified within 14 days of the order issued Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego.
  Sabraw, an appointe
  
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• Walker Buehler might return when the Dodgers use a six-man rotation in July

  26-06-2018 22:51 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers won’t leave Southern California between now and the All-Star break on July 16, a scheduling quirk that 29 other teams would begrudge.
  For Manager Dave Roberts, the schedule is not without a small booby trap: 10 games in 10 days beginning July 6, with only the last three played at home. Roberts acknowledged that he might turn to a six-man starting rotation to weather that stretch.
  Tuesday, Roberts and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman watched W
  
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• Walker Buehler might return when Dodgers use a six-man rotation in July

  26-06-2018 22:51 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers won’t leave Southern California between now and the All-Star break on July 16, a scheduling quirk that 29 other teams would begrudge.
  For Manager Dave Roberts, the schedule is not without a small booby trap: 10 games in 10 days beginning July 6, with only the last three played at home. Roberts acknowledged that he might turn to a six-man starting rotation to weather that stretch.
  Tuesday, Roberts and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman watched W
  
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• Fryer’s summer notes: Battle at the Beach passing tournament at Edison on July 7

  26-06-2018 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Football 7-on-7 passing leagues and tournaments are on the summer schedule just about every weekend and on several weekdays.
  The biggest tournament in Orange County every summer is the Battle at the Beach at Edison High. This year’s Battle at the Beach is July 7.
  Among the teams in it are 2017 CIF-Southern Section, state and national champion Mater Dei, Orange Lutheran, which features nationally-ranked quarterback prospect Ryan Hilinski, St. John Bosco with D.J. Uiagalelei, another quarter
  
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• Orange County splits auditing office, partially funds law enforcement watchdog, passes $6.5B budget

  26-06-2018 22:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Amid criticism that it was curtailing public transparency, the Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday cut the proposed budgets of law-enforcement and financial oversight offices, but stopped short of totally defunding and splintering the shops as planned.
  During a meeting in which the board passed a $6.5 billion annual county budget, supervisors reversed their plan to shutter the Office of Independent Review, a watchdog charged with monitoring the sheriff’s department and distr
  
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• Whicker: Improving Kiké Hernandez not just a band-aid for Dodgers

  26-06-2018 22:24 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Back in the days of open schoolyards, and back when kids played on them at their whim, there was No Labels baseball.
  You ran onto the field and your position was wherever you stopped. Who cared? Usually, the tall left-handed guy played first. Everything else was up for grabs.
  When Kiké Hernandez was 19 years old in Lexington, Ky., the second baseman was Delino DeShields and the shortstop was Jiovanni Mier. Both were first-round picks. Hernandez was a sixth-rounder. He
  
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• Supreme Court travel ban ruling prompts different visions of America

  26-06-2018 22:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Werner Raes, 66, a retired Anaheim police detective says he is part of the “silent majority” cheering on President Trump and thrilled to see the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the travel ban is shown at his home in Mission Viejo on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Werner Raes, a retired Anaheim police detective, got the Fox News alert on his cell as soon as he woke up:
  The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld President Trump’s tra
  
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• California should slash away at job-licensing red tape. Passing SB999 is a start.

  26-06-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Should you need a government license to shampoo hair?
  In California, the Barbering and Cosmetology Act requires people who wish to provide shampooing, arranging, dressing, curling and waving services to be licensed by the State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.
  Senate Bill 999, introduced by state Sen. Mike Morrell, R-Rancho Cucamonga, would put an end to that, freeing up Californians who are willing and able to provide such services but perhaps discouraged because they’d first need to g
  
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• Los Angeles is right to back away from the Jones settlement

  26-06-2018 21:31 via ocregister.com
  
  For the last 11 years, the city of Los Angeles has refused to enforce a municipal ordinance that bans sleeping on the sidewalks between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
  That may be about to change.
  Very quietly last Friday, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that the city has met its obligations under what is known as the Jones settlement. In the case of Jones v. City of Los Angeles, filed in 2003, the American Civil Liberties Union sued the city on behalf of six homeless individuals who had been
  
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• Angels’ misery against Red Sox continues with another blowout loss

  26-06-2018 21:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Boston Red Sox’s Rafael Devers scores on a double by Jackie Bradley Jr. during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. At left is Angels catcher Martin Maldonado. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
  BOSTON, MA – JUNE 26:John Lamb #46 of the Los Angeles Angels looks on as Mookie Betts #50 of the Boston Red Sox reacts as he crosses home plate after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of a game at Fenway Park on
  
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• Put local elections first on California ballots

  26-06-2018 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  They appear during election season in your mailbox or are handed to you by a polling-place worker — your secret ballot for everything from school board seats to president of the United States.
  Somebody in your city clerk’s office, and in the Sacramento offices of the secretary of state, has to write and edit them, not that they always make for fascinating reading. It’s more like dull but important. And, yes, there regulations on the language that is used, often sent to official
  
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• This L.A. improv company is competing for the ComedySportz World Championship

  26-06-2018 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  At the ComedySportz World Championship, improv is the name of the game.
  And the Meaningless Cup, that’s the name of the trophy.
  “That’s just to remind us not to get too big for our britches,” explained James Thomas Bailey, the founder and artistic director of ComedySportz L.A.
  The L.A. team vies for the cup when it faces Detroit, New York, and Sacramento at this annual showdown of wits coming to El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, from Thursday, June 28 through Saturday
  
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• Body of slain Long Beach Fire Capt. David Rosa escorted to Laguna Woods mortuary

  26-06-2018 19:37 via ocregister.com
  
  In an emotional procession Tuesday across Southern California, firefighters and police from around the region saluted the body of slain Long Beach Fire Capt. David Rosa — a somber journey that stretched along a route from east Los Angeles to south Orange County.
  Public safety personnel and civilians lined nearly every overpass on the route that spanned 55 miles along the 5, 710 and 405 Freeways, saluting a white hearse carrying an American flag-draped casket with Rosa’s body.
  The sol
  
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• Messi finally scores, Argentina advances at World Cup

  26-06-2018 19:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVE DOUGLAS
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — From his thigh to his foot to the back of the net, Lionel Messi finally scored a goal at this year’s World Cup.
  The exquisite strike from the Argentina great sparked the first of several celebrations from an animated Diego Maradona, who screamed, shouted and made obscene gestures — and raised concerns for his health.
  Argentina staved off elimination with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria on Tuesday, getting a late goal from Marcos Rojo. Marado
  
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• Clippers trade Austin Rivers to Wizards for Marcin Gortat

  26-06-2018 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Austin Rivers’ days of playing for his father in the NBA are over – for now.
  The Clippers struck a deal with Washington on Tuesday night, trading Rivers to the Wizards for center Marcin Gortat, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported.
  Rivers averaged 15.1 points, four assists and 2.4 rebounds per contest for the Clippers last season. The former Duke standout, who was drafted No. 10 overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets, spent the last four years playing
  
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• Orange County softball home run leaders: Final 2018

  26-06-2018 19:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County softball home run leaders for the 2018 season.No.
  Name
  School
  HR
  PA
  GP
  1
  Melanie Cervantes
  Anaheim
  14
  125
  29
  2
  Kaitlyn Lim
  Woodbridge
  11
  100
  30
  3
  Ciara Briggs
  Orange Lutheran
  8
  121
  31
  4
  Alexia Silvas
  Fullerton
  8
  85
  26
  5
  Sarah Ruggles
  Yorba Linda
  8
  23
  23
  6
  Kelli Kufta
  Huntington Beach
  7
  103
  30
  7
  Delaney Sheppard
  Fountain Valley
  7
  91
  27
  8
  Felicity Zachry
  Anaheim
  6
  116
  28
  9
  Jaeden Barajas
  Orange Lutheran
  6
  102
  31
  10
  Nicole Stark
  Br
  
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• Reaction to the LA Clippers trading Austin Rivers to the Wizards for the Marcin Gortat

  26-06-2018 18:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers (25) replaces guard Chris Paul (3) in the second half at the Staples Center on Monday night against the Denver Nuggets. The Clippers beat the Nuggets 110 to 103. /ADDITIONAL INF0 – 01.clippers.0414.mg – 04/06/2015– MANDATORY CREDIT: MICHAEL GOULDING, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTERclippers vs the denver nuggets
  Clippers coach Doc Rivers gives his son Austin Rivers instructions as he enters the game in the first period against Cleveland. ///ADDITI
  
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• Obituary: Skip Conover, voice of the Pageant of the Masters for 17 years, dies at 80

  26-06-2018 18:18 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA BEACH — Anyone who visited the Pageant of the Masters from 1994 through 2010 will likely recall the deep, booming voice of Skip Conover, who narrated the scenes and told the stories of the artists represented in each of the show’s tableaux vivants, or living pictures.
  Conover, who never missed a performance in those 17 years, died June 15. He was 80.
  Seated in his soundproof booth at the back of the Irvine Bowl every night during each of those summer runs, Conover enterta
  
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• Orange County softball RBI leaders: Final 2018

  26-06-2018 18:15 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County softball RBI leaders for the 2018 season.No.
  Name
  School
  RBI
  PA
  GP
  1
  Melanie Cervantes
  Anaheim
  65
  125
  29
  2
  Isabella Garcia
  Rancho Alamitos
  49
  92
  25
  3
  Keana Pola
  Godinez
  48
  93
  25
  4
  Katie Belmontes
  Costa Mesa
  43
  90
  23
  5
  Airlin Ramirez
  Godinez
  42
  90
  25
  6
  Felicity Zachry
  Anaheim
  41
  116
  28
  7
  Caddie Viter
  Saddleback Valley Christian
  41
  70
  17
  8
  Samantha Villanueva
  Godinez
  40
  97
  25
  9
  Kira La Scola
  Orange Lutheran
  39
  102
  31
  10
  Mya Rodrig
  
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• Third Mutual board moves forward with temporary container policy

  26-06-2018 17:32 via ocregister.com
  
  With size specifications and wording to be discussed over the next 30 days, the Third Mutual Board on Tuesday, June 19, approved a policy that would regulate usage of temporary containers based on size limitations.
  A Village Management Services staff report defines “temporary containers” as dumpsters, contractor trailers and portable storage containers.
  This policy, developed by the Alterations and Security Divisions, is a result of incremental resident complaints regarding safety an
  
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• Antsy Mike Trout still not ready to return to Angels’ outfield

  26-06-2018 17:25 via ocregister.com
  
  BOSTON — Mike Trout is getting antsy to get back into center field, but he’s not ready yet.
  After trying to throw for the first time in a week, Trout said on Tuesday that his sprained right index finger has improved.
  “Hopefully, I’ll play in a few days,” he said before his seventh straight game as the designated hitter.
  In the meantime, Trout is learning that being a DH isn’t easy. He doesn’t have defense to occupy his mind or burn energy in between his
  
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• 2 men plead guilty to OC and Long Beach ‘Bladed Bandit’ bank robberies

  26-06-2018 17:02 via ocregister.com
  
  A bank robber and a man who acted as his driver and lookout have admitted to carrying out a series of hold-ups in Long Beach and Orange County.
  Chad Dupape, 29, of Fountain Valley and Vincent Edward Wilson, 53, of Long Beach pleaded guilty to multiple counts of armed robbery during a hearing Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Santa Ana, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
  FBI officials had previously attributed the robberies to the “Bladed Bandit,” named for brandishing
  
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• Magic Johnson says he’ll quit if Lakers strike out in free agency the next two summers

  26-06-2018 16:28 via ocregister.com
  
  President of Basketball Operations Magic Johnson, General Manager Rob Pelinka and head coach Luke Walton address the media as the Lakers hold an introductory news conference with two of their three draft picks, Michigan big man Moritz Wagner and Kansas sharpshooter Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk at the UCLA Lakers Training Center in El Segundo on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.(Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
  President of Basketball Operations Magic Johnson, General Manager Rob Pelinka and head
  
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• Long Beach will serve up a new brunch festival in August

  26-06-2018 16:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Long Beach, let’s do brunch.
  The not-quite-breakfast, not-quite-lunch meal is getting its own small festival in Long Beach this summer with the inaugural Brunch Life Fest.
  Expect a lot of mimosas, Bloody Marys and brunch plates on Aug. 4 at Rainbow Lagoon Park with nearly a dozen restaurants on the lineup so far.
  Restaurants already signed up to serve brunch at the 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. event include Long Beach spots like Padre, which specializes in modern Latin food and cocktails, the farm-to-t
  
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• Irvine girls softball team captures county title

  26-06-2018 15:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The Irvine Girls Softball Association 10-and-under all-star team recently won the Central District Championship Tournament and was crowned Orange County County Champs.
  Irvine also won the 10-and-under titles in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
  “It’s an amazing accomplishment considering all the good teams in OC,” said league president Greg Sasaki.
  The Irvine fast-pitch softball team beat Orange Canyon 3-2 on June 21; the win was highlighted by a Payton Harris home run.  The IGSA team
  
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• Former Chapman president Jim Doti has a secret passion

  26-06-2018 15:51 via ocregister.com
  
  You may think you know James Doti.
  But the secret Doti needs a shed.
  Of course, he was president of Chapman University for 25 years, taking the sleepy Christian college and elevating it to a university with more than 8,000 students all while raising tens of millions of dollars.
  You may know that he stepped down as president and went back to teaching economics at Chapman. He’s also semi-famously a marathon runner and mountain climber.
  The thing you might not know is that he loves to make wo
  
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• Midsummer Scream in Long Beach conjures up Warner Bros. panel for July event

  26-06-2018 15:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Get ready to get scared in Long Beach; the Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival will return to the city and there are more frights up its sleeve thanks to the addition of a major movie studio.
  Convention officials announced Tuesday, June 26, that Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, which debuted Halloween attraction Horror Made Here: A Festival of Frights in 2016, is joining the event with a panel presentation on Sunday, July 29.
  Midsummer Scream, which also made its debu
  
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• Rod Stewart delivers a strong hometown show at the Hollywood Bowl as he and Cyndi Lauper kick off their 2018 summer tour on Monday

  26-06-2018 15:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper perform at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Monday, June 25, 2018. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
  Cyndi Lauper performs at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Monday, June 25, 2018. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsRod Stewart performs at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Monday, June 25, 2018. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer)
  Rod Stewart performs at the Hollywo
  
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• Marine Corps signs $1.2 billion deal for new combat vehicles; Camp Pendleton to be first to get them

  26-06-2018 15:06 via ocregister.com
  
  CAMP PENDELTON — A new Amphibious Combat Vehicle — billed as a better way to protect Marines against explosives in the open ocean, the surfline and on land — will replace the aging Amphibious Assault Vehicles that now take Marines from ship to shore, and the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton will be the first to receive the upgrade.
  The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Va., announced last week that it struck a $198 million deal with BAE Systems of Stafford, Va
  
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• Long Beach high-rise residents return home after attack that killed fire captain

  26-06-2018 14:52 via ocregister.com
  
  One day after the Covenant Manor retirement home was rocked by an explosion and gunfire that took the life of a revered Long Beach fire captain, residents were settling back in while one of their neighbors was in jail awaiting criminal charges.
  Almost all of the 80 residents who were evacuated early Monday and taken to a shelter are back home or in the process of returning, said James Park, a spokesman for HumanGood, the nonprofit group that operates the 100-unit, 11-story complex on East Fourth
  
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• Police log for Laguna Hills, week of June 20 to 26

  26-06-2018 14:50 via ocregister.com
  
  JUNE 26
  Trespassing: 7:42 a.m. 24100 block of Laguna Hills Mall
  Suspicious person/circumstances: 4:09 a.m. Paseo de Valencia and Calle de los Caballeros
  JUNE 25
  Suspicious vehicle: 5:41 p.m. Santa Vittoria Drive and Ridge Route Drive
  Fraud report: 4:15 p.m. 24400 block of Health Center Drive
  Disturbance – music or party: 2:39 p.m. Vista Viejo and Bridlewood Drive
  Suspicious person/circumstances: 1:53 p.m. Julie Avenue and Hon Avenue
  Patrol check: 12:29 p.m. 25500 block of Alicia Parkway
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• Man gets life without parole for gruesome torture-murder of girlfriend whose blood he drained in West Hollywood

  26-06-2018 13:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Blake Leibel, a comic book artist and son of a Canadian real-estate tycoon, seen at left in an LA County Sheriff’s Department booking mug, was sentenced Tuesday, June 26, 2018, to life in prison without the possibility of parole, for the murder of girlfriend Iana Kasian, seen at right in an image from Facebook. Leibel drained all of the blood in Kasian’s body, mirroring the script of a graphic novel he co-wrote, prosecuters said.
  LOS ANGELES — A West Hollywood man was sentenced
  
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• Miracles can happen when our mind opens to possibilities

  26-06-2018 13:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Have you ever asked yourself these questions Why me? Why now?  Why this?  They are really without answers and have stopped a lot of people from living with full aliveness.  It is the intent with which they are asked that makes a difference. If they come from a sense of hopelessness, the results will wilt our spirit. However, if there is just a spark of curiosity in the question, enough to flame the imagination, those same questions can start us on a whole new pathway. The result o
  
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• Driver convicted in 2016 Placentia crash that killed mom, 2 daughters who were walking home

  26-06-2018 13:26 via ocregister.com
  
  A drunk driver has been convicted of vehicular manslaughter after he ran down a mother and her two young daughters as they walked home in Placentia in 2016.
  Nicholas Stephen Munoz, 28, pleaded guilty on Friday, June 22, to three felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence while intoxicated, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. He also faces sentence enhancements for causing great bodily injury.
  Munoz, of Placentia, was speeding on West La Jolla S
  
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• Two O.C. grads achieved perfect attendance through 13 years of school

  26-06-2018 13:20 via ocregister.com
  
  If habits are an indicator of future behavior, Kylie Cochran and Boomer Hoang-Tieu should make for model employees.
  Missing a day of school due to illness or other reasons is almost expected during one’s academic career.
  But for Cochran and Hoang-Tieu, both 18, that was never an option. The two devoted students recently graduated – Cochran from Huntington Beach High School and Hoang-Tieu from Irvine High School – without having ever missed a single day of school
  
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• Don’t dig deep holes in the sand at the beach – they can turn into traps

  26-06-2018 12:52 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s a quiet danger that can turn a fun day at the beach into tragedy.
  A seemingly harmless hole dug by a beach goer can be a deadly trap – a place where walls are quick to crumble, but powerful enough to suffocate a person buried inside.
  A dramatic rescue late Friday in south Laguna highlights the dangers of getting trapped in a sand hole.  It’s a threat many who flock to the coastline are unaware of, but lifeguards hope knowledge of it will help save a life.
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• Former NBA players share thoughts on LeBron James’ latest free agency decision

  26-06-2018 12:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James reaches to try to intercept an inbound pass during the first half of the team’s NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers, Friday, March 9, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) warms up prior to Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals in Boston, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Ca
  
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• Around the town in Aliso Viejo, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel and San Clemente

  26-06-2018 12:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Aliso Viejo
  Public review open: The public is invited through July 16 to review a draft environmental study for the Aliso Viejo Ranch project as well as the City’s 2018-2022 Consolidated Plan for CDBG funds. The proposed Aliso Viejo Ranch project would designate the 7-acre parcel as a public park with passive open space, a community center, which would include a renovated historic barn, a new barn, an existing historic bunkhouse and multi-use gathering areas. The city’s 2018-202
  
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• See this ‘Illusionists’ magician combine time travel and boy band dance moves in ‘The Magic of Adam Trent’

  26-06-2018 12:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Adam Trent’s breakthrough came with “The Illusionists: Witness the Impossible” on Broadway.
  As one of the variety show’s stars, the magician (then billed as the Futurist) charmed audiences with the perky disposition, boy band-style dance moves and technologically inspired tricks that he now brings to “The Magic of Adam Trent.”
  Produced by the team behind the “The Illusionists,” the high-tech spectacular – coming to Hollywood Pantages Theatre
  
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• In this showdown, the adopted dogs were the winners

  26-06-2018 12:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Fur-Ever Home Rescue hosted its Old Town Doggy Showdown for the second year on Saturday, June 23.
  Along with having fun with the various dog contests, including Best Stay and Best Costume, the event highlighted dogs that were available for adoption.
  The event was held in San Juan Capistrano’s Historic Town Center Park.
  Sassy, a Maltese/Jack Russell Terrier runs through part of an obstacle course set up at the second-annual Old Town Doggy Showdown sponsored by the Fur-Ever Home animal rescu
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court rightly condemns Korematsu decision in travel ban ruling

  26-06-2018 11:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: Breaking views are thoughts from individual members of the editorial board on today’s headlines.
  On Tuesday, United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of the Trump administration’s ability to impose travel restrictions on people from Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Venezuela.
  In brief, the court found that federal immigration law “grants the President broad discretion to suspend the entry of aliens into the United States,&
  
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• Supreme Court: Anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers don’t have to provide abortion information

  26-06-2018 10:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says a California law that forces anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers to provide information about abortion probably violates the Constitution.
  The 5-4 ruling Tuesday also casts doubts on similar laws in Hawaii and Illinois.
  The California law took effect in 2016. It requires centers that are licensed by the state to tell clients about the availability of contraception, abortion and pre-natal care, at little or no cost. C
  
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• L.A.-Orange County house prices up 8.3 percent in April, Case-Shiller reports

  26-06-2018 10:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles-Orange County house prices rose in April at the fastest pace in nearly four years, figures from the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index showed Tuesday, June 26.
  The value of existing, single-family homes rose 8.3 percent in April, the index showed. That’s the fifth-highest appreciation rate among the 20 U.S. metro areas in the index and the highest for the region since July 2014.
  By comparison, Los Angeles-Orange County house prices had an average gain of 6 percent in th
  
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• Supreme Court upholds Trump travel ban, rejects discrimination claim

  26-06-2018 10:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK SHERMAN | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority.
  The 5-4 decision Tuesday is the court’s first substantive ruling on a Trump administration policy.
  Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, joined by his four conservative colleagues.
  Roberts wrote that presidents have s
  
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• Trump’s clout within GOP on the line in Tuesday elections

  26-06-2018 08:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVE PEOPLES and MEG KINNARD | Associated Press
  COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Donald Trump is not on the ballot, but he has invested time, energy and political capital in a slate of primary contests across America that will again test his clout within his own party.
  Voters weigh in on candidates in seven states Tuesday, but the contest that matters most to Trump is South Carolina, where he appeared at a rally to help Gov. Henry McMaster hours before polls opened. The Republican governor,
  
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• Van hits power pole, knocks out power in Huntington Beach

  26-06-2018 08:15 via ocregister.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH — Power is out to 227 Southern California Edison customers Tuesday morning after a van slammed into a power pole.
  The crash occurred about 10 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Goldenwest Street and Valentine Drive, according to Huntington Beach police Sgt. Julio Mendez. The driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI, he said.
  Edison repair crews are at the scene and power is estimated to be restored by 10 a.m., according to the utility.
  At its peak, the outage affected 911
  
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• Texas man convicted of molesting 8-year-old in her Santa Ana bedroom

  26-06-2018 08:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Texas resident Dustin Lee Morgan, 39, was convicted Monday, June 25, 2018, of molesting an 8-year-old girl in her Santa Ana bedroom. He is slated to be sentenced July 20.
  SANTA ANA — A 39-year-old Texas man is scheduled to be sentenced July 20 for breaking into an 8-year-old girl’s bedroom in Santa Ana and molesting her.
  Dustin Lee Morgan was convicted Monday of lewd acts on a minor younger than 14 and sexual penetration with a child younger than 10, both felonies.
  Morgan broke into
  
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• What Disney got right – and wrong – with Pixar Pier

  26-06-2018 08:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Disney’s Pixar Pier opened to the public over the weekend, and with wait times surpassing three hours, it’s clear that the refurbished land is bringing in the crowds that Disney wanted it to attract.
  Well, at least initially. But will Pixar Pier endure as a hit or fade after this early burst of interest? Let’s look at what Disney got right, and wrong, on Pixar Pier.
  Right: Changing California Screamin’ into the Incredicoaster
  Fast and fun, a roller coaster is the perfect
  
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• House GOP struggles with immigration bill ahead of recess

  26-06-2018 07:35 via ocregister.com
  
  In this June 21, 2018, photo, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrives for a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. House Republicans say they will make another run at immigration legislation in the coming week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — Struggling to find the votes to pass an immigration overhaul, House Republicans are focusing on a slimmed-down bill to stem the crisis of separating immigrant families at the
  
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• Riverside man sentenced to nine years for voluntary manslaughter in 2017 Santa Ana killing

  26-06-2018 03:29 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA  — A 24-year-old Riverside man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for gunning down a man behind a shuttered grocery store in Santa Ana last year, according to court records obtained Monday.
  Joshua Anthony Encinas pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on Friday and admitted a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a gun. As part of the plea deal, a charge of murder was dropped.
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