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• Dodgers’ Max Muncy comes up short, losing to eventual champ Bryce Harper in Home Run Derby

  16-07-2018 23:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper reacts to his winning hit during the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby, Monday, July 16, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
  Washington Nationals Bryce Harper reacts during the final round of the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby, Monday, July 16, 2018 in Washington. The 89th MLB baseball All-Star Game will be played Tuesday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsWashington Nationals Bryce Harper hits the winni
  
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• Josh Hart scores 37 as Lakers beat Cleveland in double-OT in NBA summer league semifinal

  16-07-2018 22:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Cleveland Cavaliers’ Collin Sexton (2) shoots around Los Angeles Lakers’ Xavier Rathan-Mayes (6) during the first half of an NBA summer league basketball game, Monday, July 16, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
  Vladimir Brodziansky, center, battles for a rebound with Los Angeles Lakers’ Jeff Ayres, right, during the first half of an NBA summer league basketball game, Monday, July 16, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsClevel
  
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• Bryce Harper wins MLB Home Run Derby with dazzling late surge to edge Kyle Schwarber

  16-07-2018 22:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Washington Nationals Bryce Harper (34) hugs his dad Ron Harper during the MLB Home Run Derby, at Nationals Park, Monday, July 16, 2018 in Washington. The 89th MLB baseball All-Star Game will be played Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
  Washington Nationals Bryce Harper reacts to his last home run to win the the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby, Monday, July 16, 2018 in Washington. The 89th MLB baseball All-Star Game will be played Tuesday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)SoundThe gallery will resume
  
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• Chipotle HQ to move ‘temporarily’ to Fashion Island, spokeswoman says

  16-07-2018 21:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Chipotle Mexican Grill, the fast-food chain best known for its burritos and bowls, will “temporarily” relocate its headquarters to Fashion Island, a destination shopping center overlooking posh Newport Harbor, a company spokeswoman told the Orange County Register on Monday, July 16.
  The new headquarters will occupy a “two-story space in Fashion Island until we determine a more permanent location,” Laurie Schalow, Chipotle’s chief communications officer, said in an e
  
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• No one benefits when formerly incarcerated people can’t get a job

  16-07-2018 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The unemployment rate for formerly incarcerated people is five times greater than the national rate, according to a new report.
  The report, “Out of Prison & Out of Work,” produced by the Prison Policy Initiative, offers the first estimate of unemployment among the formerly incarcerated.
  Using survey data from 2008, the researchers estimated the unemployment rate for formerly incarcerated people that year was 27 percent, versus 5.8 percent for the general population. That’s
  
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• Mater Dei named state school of the year

  16-07-2018 20:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei is State School of the Year for 2017-18 as selected by Cal-Hi Sports.
  Cal-Hi Sports (CalHiSports.com) has designated a school as California’s top high school athletics program for 30 years. Mater Dei has received the honor eight times — 1992, 1995, 1997, 2013, 2014 and this year.
  Among the 2017-18 highlights for Mater Dei were winning CIF-Southern Section championships in football, girls volleyball, boys water polo, boys basketball, and girls track and field. The Monarchs a
  
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• California’s budget is more than we can afford

  16-07-2018 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The new state budget funds the rainy-day account to the maximum allowed by law: $13.8 billion. While duly crediting that achievement, we should recognize how paltry the reserve actually is. It would be depleted in two years if California endured a mild economic downturn as in 2011-2012. It would be spent in nine months if we suffer another 2007-2008. Realizing that, Gov. Jerry Brown proposed $3.2 billion in additional “discretionary reserves,” which the Legislature would have preferr
  
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• Irvine man gets prison time for defrauding Riverside County investor

  16-07-2018 19:44 via ocregister.com
  
  An Irvine man was sentenced Monday to more than three years in federal prison for defrauding a Riverside County businessman out of nearly $650,000 in a phony investment scheme.
  Aiman Alexander Ataba, 52, was ordered to serve 41 months behind bars after a federal jury earlier this year found him guilty of eight counts of mail fraud and three counts of money laundering, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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• Orange County Buddhist Church hosts annual Obon Festival

  16-07-2018 19:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County Buddhist Church in Anaheim celebrated with its annual two-day Obon Festival this weekend.
  The festival marking the Obon holiday commemorates loved ones who have passed.
  The festival featured games and shopping and several booths selling Japanese food.
  Lindsay Hanashiro, 17, front, with fellow members of the OCBC Daion Taiko Group perform for attendees at the Orange County Buddhist Church’s annual Obon Festival in Anaheim on Saturday, July 14, 2018. (Photo by Frank D’Ama
  
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• Former teammate of Angels’ Tyler Skaggs hoped for All-Star Game reunion

  16-07-2018 18:58 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Although Tyler Skaggs was disappointed not to make the All-Star team, he at least has a fan among the players who did.
  Skaggs, who has a 2.57 ERA as the leader of the Angels’ rotation this year, is still close friends with Patrick Corbin. The Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star was traded, with Skaggs, from the Angels to the Diamondbacks in the Dan Haren trade in 2010. Skaggs was traded back to the Angels in 2013.
  “I thought he had a great chance to be here,” Corbi
  
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• Sacha Baron Cohen spoof was “fraud,” Rohrabacher says; high schoolers, not toddlers, should get gun training

  16-07-2018 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  A day after he unwittingly appeared on the premiere episode of a Showtime political satire and seemed to endorse the idea of arming school children as young as 4, U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said he rejects that proposal and accused the show’s creators of unfairly editing the video.
  “At no time did I endorse training toddlers in handling guns. Nor was the idea even presented to me directly,” said Rohrabacher R-Costa Mesa. “If it had been, I would have rejected it. In
  
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• California bill would deem youth 12 and younger too young for court

  16-07-2018 18:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jeremy Loudenback,  The Chronicle of Social Change
  A bill winding its way through the California legislature would bar the juvenile justice system from hearing most cases of children younger than 12, an idea that has sparked a fierce backlash from district attorneys.
  California, like most states, has no minimum age that would prevent courts from hearing cases of children who are charged with criminal offenses.
  Instead of linking children to services or out-of-home placements th
  
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• Why an ex-Hollywood pyrotechnics guy opened Surf City Still Works so he could make vodka, gin, bourbon in Huntington Beach

  16-07-2018 18:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Surf City Still Works has opened its tasting room in Huntington Beach, serving flights of vodka, bourbon and gin as well as cocktails made with spirits brewed on the premises. (Courtesy of Surf City Still Works)
  Surf City Still Works has opened its tasting room in Huntington Beach, serving flights of vodka, bourbon and gin as well as cocktails made with spirits brewed on the premises. (Courtesy of Surf City Still Works)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSurf City Still Works has opened its ta
  
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• Dachshunds stretch their legs to prep for Wiener Nationals at Los Alamitos Race Course

  16-07-2018 18:43 via ocregister.com
  
  This weekend’s 23rd annual Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals at the Los Alamitos Race Course may not be the fastest two minutes in sports, but it’s arguably the cutest.
  In preparation, dachshunds from across Southern California and their humans turned out Monday, July 16, for a practice day. They donned colored racing vests, tried out the starting box and ran increasing distances to their waiting owners on a patch of grass next to the track, where Saturday’s race will be held.
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• Huntington Beach man sentenced to prison for “builder bailout” scheme

  16-07-2018 18:37 via ocregister.com
  
  A Huntington Beach man was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison for his role in a “builder bailout” real estate scheme in which more than 100 condominium units were fraudulently purchased across the country.
  Momoud Aref Abaji, 36, was convicted in 2016 of multiple felony counts of bank fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion following a string of foreclosures that led to an estimated $10 million in losses for lenders.
  Abaji and several co-defendants who worked with Excel Invest
  
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• Orange post office a step closer to being renamed after fallen hometown soldier deployed in Iraq

  16-07-2018 18:31 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE – Trevor Anthony Win’E was born in Costa Mesa but lived for a short time in Orange before he deployed to Iraq in 2004. So, it seems appropriate that his memory may soon be immortalized in the name of a post office that will serve residents of Orange for years to come.
  HR-4946, a bill that would rename the U.S. Post Office on 1075 N. Tustin Street after Win’E – who died while serving in Iraq – received bipartisan support and on Monday, July 16,
  
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• Lamarcus Joyner doesn’t reach new contract with Rams, will play under franchise tag

  16-07-2018 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Starting safety Lamarcus Joyner did not agree to a new contract with the Rams before Monday’s NFL deadline, so Joyner will play the 2018 season under a franchise tag.
  Joyner had been set to become an unrestricted free agent in March, but the Rams chose to apply a “tag” to him, which guaranteed Joyner a one-year contract worth $11.287 million.
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• Is Trump serious in his take on the Russians at the Helsinki summit?

  16-07-2018 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  President Trump’s European tour hasn’t been without its incidents, but a press conference on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland is grabbing all the headlines.
  Trump was asked if he believed his own American intelligence agencies or the Russian president when it came to the allegations of meddling in the elections.
  “President Putin says it’s not Russia. I don’t see any reason why it would be,” he replied.
  As expected, reactions ha
  
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• Curt Seeden: Historical Society Summer Picnic to serve up food, fun

  16-07-2018 17:40 via ocregister.com
  
  I was telling members of my “Guys Who Like Hallmark Movies” support group about the upcoming Fountain Valley Historical Society’s annual Summer Picnic.
  This laid-back, fun event is set for noon Sunday, July 22, at Heritage Park next to the Fountain Valley Library.
  It very much reminds me of a Hallmark movie event, but without the drama. No hunky hero, no creepy ex-boyfriend and no young woman trying to decide about a career move that will force her to move to Boston.
  
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• Complete coverage of Comic-Con 2018

  16-07-2018 17:31 via ocregister.com
  
  If you are on a mobile device and aren’t redirected, see all of our Comic-Con International coverage here.
  
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• Kenley Jansen wants Manny Machado on the Dodgers; Machado just wants a decision

  16-07-2018 17:28 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON — As Manny Machado spoke to wave after wave of reporters crowded around his table during All-Star Game media availability on Monday, he was still wearing a Baltimore Orioles uniform.
  The big question — one that Machado couldn’t answer — was which uniform he’ll be wearing in a few weeks, or a few days.
  It could be the Dodgers, who are reportedly one of the teams on the short list of those most aggressively pursuing him.
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• Like exiting the northbound 5 Freeway at Norwalk Boulevard? Well, you can’t for next 90 days

  16-07-2018 17:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The Norwalk Boulevard off-ramp from northbound 5 Freeway closed Monday and won’t reopen for 90 days, Caltrans has announced.
  The reconstruction of this ramp is part of the 5 Freeway widening project, which is adding regular and car pool lanes to each direction of the freeway between the 605 Freeway and the Orange County line.
  This segment of the project includes reconstruction of the Norwalk Boulevard interchange and the San Antonio Drive bridge. Construction on this segment is 84 percent
  
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• Former USC cornerback Jack Jones waives arraignment, pleads not guilty to felony charges

  16-07-2018 17:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Former USC cornerback Jack Jones waived his right to an arraignment and pleaded not guilty Monday in Ventura County Superior Court to charges of burglary and conspiracy to commit a crime, according to online records.
  The charges come from his arrest on June 8, when police said Jones and two other former Long Beach Poly football players broke into a Panda Express fast-food restaurant in Santa Paula at 3 a.m. Both commercial burglary under $950 and conspiracy to commit a crime are felony charges.
  
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• Whittier City schools lure Buena Park administrator to be its superintendent

  16-07-2018 17:07 via ocregister.com
  
  An assistant superintendent for a Buena Park elementary school district is expected to be named superintendent for the Whittier City School District on Tuesday.
  Whittier City school board members in Monday telephone interviews said they like the experience, energy and background of Maria Martinez-Poulin, a 24-year-educator who now is assistant superintendent of curriculum and Instruction in Centralia School District.
  “I think she’s energetic,” board President Cecilia Perez
  
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• Sunset Conference: The Surf and Wave leagues

  16-07-2018 16:17 via ocregister.com
  
  The Sunset Conference is an eight-school conference that will include Laguna Beach and Marina in all sports except for football. In football, Laguna Beach and Marina are in the eight-school Golden West Conference.
  It will still be a six-team Sunset League for football. The teams in it are Corona del Mar (moved from the Pacific Coast League, replacing Marina), Edison, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos and Newport Harbor.
  In non-football sports, the eight schools in the Sunset Confer
  
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• Want to leave your job? Join the crowd

  16-07-2018 15:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Itching to leave your job?
  You’re not alone. A survey from staffing firm OfficeTeam reveals more than two in five workers (or 44 percent) would leave their current job for another one with better pay. That’s not surprising considering that wage hikes have slowed in recent years.
  Figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the average hourly wage for production and non-supervisory workers in the U.S. was $22.62 in June, an increase of just $2.04 from five years earlier.
  Many are
  
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• USC’s basketball schedule for next season sets Pac-12 matchups

  16-07-2018 15:31 via ocregister.com
  
  USC basketball will not travel to the Arizona schools next season, as announced Monday in the released Pac-12 Conference schedule pairings. The Trojans only host Arizona and Arizona State at the Galen Center the week of Jan. 23-27, 2019.
  Without visits to Tempe and Tucson, USC is left without two potential marquees games that could bolster its NCAA tournament chances, after the selection committee cited a lack of quality wins last March. The Wildcats and Sun Devils were among the three Pac-12 te
  
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• New commanding general takes over Marine Corps air wing with unit at Camp Pendleton

  16-07-2018 15:23 via ocregister.com
  
  MIRAMAR — Major Gen. Kevin Iiams assumed command of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Friday, July 13, during a ceremony held on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
  Iiams took over the 14,200-strong wing from Maj. Gen. Mark R. Wise, who took command of the wing in July 2016.
  “We’re going to focus on the things that have always made this MAW great,” Iiams told those gathered. “Let’s fix, fly, fight, blend a little bit of fun into that, and
  
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• Trejo’s Cantina is making bread pudding out of donuts, adds summer dishes, new margaritas

  16-07-2018 15:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Trejo’s Cantina in Hollywood, Pasadena and Woodland Hills greeted summer with four new menu items, plus a selection of new margaritas.
  The eatery’s co-owner Ash Shah was most excited about Trejo’s new dessert, “Bread” Pudding ($8). It consists of donuts from Trejo’s Coffee & Donuts in Los Angeles, dulce de leche, cinnamon crumble and house-made whipped cream.
  “The idea was, ‘How can we take some of the donuts that we have at the end of the day,
  
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• Woman in critical condition after being stung by bee swarm in Lake Forest; 2 firefighters also hospitalized

  16-07-2018 14:40 via ocregister.com
  
  LAKE FOREST – A woman was in critical condition Monday, July 16, after she was stung hundreds of times by bees in Lake Forest, and two firefighters were hospitalized after also getting stung several times while trying to help her.
  Firefighters found the woman, in her 50s, covered in bees, about 10:30 a.m., Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Tony Bommarito said. They sprayed the woman with a carbon-dioxide extinguisher after finding her outside a home in the 23000 block of Buckland Lane.
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• Eva Kilgore: Black Trumpet Bistro is on the move as The Black Bean prepares to open

  16-07-2018 14:03 via ocregister.com
  
  The incredibly popular Huntington Beach tapas and wine bar Black Trumpet Bistro is relocating from its Beach Boulevard location to a spot on Yorktown Avenue.
  Its decor will include wine barrels, wine staves in the bar design, and you may see a jazzy musical note or two.
  On the menu, look for some additions such as escargot and beef Wellington. And as always, you can enjoy delicious Mediterranean-inspired tapas with a fine glass of wine.
  Seating will more than double at the new location — f
  
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• Prime time: A day of deals at Amazon and at its rivals

  16-07-2018 13:58 via ocregister.com
  
  **Update: Amazon’s servers seem to be in a bit of pickle with countless people on Twitter (and editors here at the Southern California News Group) reporting an endless loop of nothing on various Prime Day landing pages. 
  Amazon’s annual “Prime Day” promotion (starts Monday, July 16 at noon) will focus on new products, bringing Whole Foods into the process and persuading subscribers that Prime membership is worth the coming price hike.
  Shoppers, meanwhile, will have p
  
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• Amazon’s Prime Day deals are stalled (for many)

  16-07-2018 13:58 via ocregister.com
  
  At the stroke of noon (or 3 p.m. EDT), Amazon’s big mid-year Prime Day sale was due to start.
  Instead of great deals on gadgets, beauty products, outdoor gear and a gazillion other items, many Prime members were met with a cute dog and a message: “Sorry, something went wrong on our end.”
  So, do you blame the dogs of Amazon or the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos?
  Countless people on Twitter (and editors here at the Southern California News Group) are reporting an endless l
  
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• ‘Teen Mom’ star could face jail time over Beverly Hills Hotel fracas

  16-07-2018 13:54 via ocregister.com
  
  “Teen Mom” star Farrah Abraham, left, seen with her daughter Sophia on June 16, 2018, at the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, faces possible jail time on charges that she hit a security guard and resisted arrest on June 13 when she was asked to leave the Beverly Hills Hotel. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for MTV)
  LOS ANGELES — Former reality television “Teen Mom” Farrah Abraham is facing the possibility of jail time if con
  
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• ‘The First Purge’ comes to Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights

  16-07-2018 13:14 via ocregister.com
  
  “The Purge” film franchise has been a lucrative one for Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights and this year the theme park will incorporate the all-new prequel, “The First Purge,” into its annual haunting event.
  “The First Purge,” which is currently in theaters, focuses on the inaugural 12-hour government-sanctioned evening of lawlessness, where anything and everything goes … even murder. With all police, fire and emergency services suspended for th
  
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• Ducks sign center Adam Henrique to 5-year contract extension

  16-07-2018 12:59 via ocregister.com
  
  The Ducks on Monday signed Adam Henrique to a five-season contract extension with average annual value of $5.825 million, solidifying their roster at the center position while keeping him in uniform through the 2023-24 season.
  “Always been a dream to play for the @anaheimducks and I’m excited to be staying for years to come!” Henrique wrote on his Twitter account. “Thank you to everyone who has supported me on my journey thus far. Excited for many more great memories!&rdq
  
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• Papa John’s further shuns founder, evicting him from offices

  16-07-2018 12:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Papa John’s International’s board put further distance between the pizza chain and its outspoken founder John Schnatter for using a racial slur, agreeing to review all ties to him, evict him from the headquarters, and remove him from all marketing materials.
  Papa John’s founder and CEO John Schnatter. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
  A committee of independent directors ordered the termination of a so-called founder’s agreement that designated Schnatter as the brand&rsq
  
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• Musk labels diver a pedophile in spat over Thai cave rescue

  16-07-2018 12:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Elon Musk controversial tweets reached a new level when he called a British cave explorer a pedophile after the man criticized the billionaire’s effort to help rescue 12 boys from a Thai cave last week.
  Musk’s now-deleted post on Twitter adds to a long list of news-making tweets by the Tesla chairman and founder, who unlike most executives, doesn’t hesitate to battle publicly with his detractors. He’s used the social network to promote his companies, spar with short
  
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• Comic-Con 2018: New Disney princess line to debut from Claremont, OC Her Universe winners at fashion show

  16-07-2018 11:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Inside a small, unassuming Claremont storefront, Rose Ivy Wallace, 27, helps new and experienced sewing hobbyists with their projects. At Cut Sew Stitch, she assists them in stitching together gifts for family members, teaches them how to properly thread a serger and walks them through the basics of creating a garment.
  When she’s not helping students, she’s spent a lot of the last year working on a special project: creating two whimsical fashion looks inspired by two Disney princesse
  
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• Social Distortion and The Offspring will headline the two-day Surf City Blitz in Huntington Beach

  16-07-2018 10:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Social Distortion, The Offspring, Pennywise, Rancid, Suicidal Tendencies, Bad Religion and more will hit the beach Saturday, Oct. 27 and Sunday, Oct. 28 for the inaugural Surf City Blitz. The punk rock concert will also be paired with the second annual Moto Beach Classic world-class motorcycle racing event at Huntington State Beach as part of the SeaLegs Live Event Series.
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• Status Update: It’s time to check your paycheck withholding, IRS says; Girl Scouts announce 2018 honorees;

  16-07-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The IRS is recommending taxpayers do a paycheck checkup midyear to make sure new tax laws won’t land them with a big bill come spring 2019. (Dreamstime/TNS)
  David Cosgrove has joined Seal Beach-based DTS (Diversified Technical Systems) as vice president of finance, human resources and administration. SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMelinda Andrade has joined Todd Priest and Associates, a public and government relations firm in Corona Del Mar.
  Wyatt Lash has joined Kimpton Shorebreak
  
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• 5 Southern California beach festivals you won’t want to miss this summer

  16-07-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Salty air and messy hair, the ocean breeze and sandy feet — life’s a beach, isn’t it?
  In Southern California, where the beach lifestyle is something to be celebrated, there’s no shortage of seaside festivals that will help you embrace the ocean-lover culture.
  There are events to test the skills of lifeguards, and events to showcase the athleticism of surfers from around the the world.  There are fun activities and races for beach enthusiasts young and old, and outdoo
  
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• Woman killed in Brea rollover crash

  16-07-2018 09:50 via ocregister.com
  
  BREA — A woman was killed Monday when a vehicle rolled over at a Brea intersection, authorities said.
  The crash was reported at 12:36 a.m. on State College Boulevard at Blossom Place, Brea police Sgt. Steve Thompson said.
  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Thompson said. He did not know the victim’s age but believed the victim was an adult.
  No one else was involved in the crash, he said.
  The victim was female, the Orange County coroner’s office reported.
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• Need a hotel in Huntington Beach? That will average $258 a night!

  16-07-2018 09:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Huntington Beach area hotel room rates ran higher year-to-date through May as more “No Vacancy” signs were seen, a new report shows.
  Here are eight trends to know from CBRE Hotels’ latest reports on how local operators are doing filling up their rooms vs. countywide patterns year-to-date through May …
  1. Huntington Beach hotels charged an average $258.39 per night, up $9.04 in a year or 3.6 percent.
  2. Among seven Orange County regions tracked by CBRE, Huntington Beach r
  
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• Trump-Putin summit opens without talk of election meddling

  16-07-2018 08:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By JONATHAN LEMIRE, JILL COLVIN and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
   
  The Associated Press
  HELSINKI ( — With a wink and a slouch, respectively, President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin opened their summit Monday as the American president declared that “the world wants to see us get along.” Trump laid out a list of topics for discussion that notably did not include Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
  “We have not been getting along well for the las
  
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• Putin says he wanted Trump to win in 2016, didn’t interfere

  16-07-2018 08:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By JONATHAN LEMIRE, JILL COLVIN and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
  The  Associated Press
  HELSINKI — Russia’s Vladimir Putin said Monday he did want Donald Trump to win the 2016 U.S. presidential election but took no action during the campaign to make it happen. He said he favored the celebrity businessman because of his policies.
  Trump and Putin “spent a great deal of time” discussing allegations of Russian election meddling as they met for several hours Monday, the U.S. presid
  
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• Teen boy shot in the hand on Santa Ana street

  16-07-2018 07:55 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A teenage boy was shot in the hand as he walked down a Santa Ana street, authorities said Monday.
  The shooting was reported at 11:57 p.m. Sunday on the 2200 block of Van Ness Avenue, Santa Ana police Sgt. Mauricio Estrada said.
  The suspects shot the 17-year-old boy from a vehicle, Estrada said.
  The teen was taken to a hospital for treatment, he said.
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• 2 dead, 1 man arrested in 605 Freeway crash in Norwalk

  16-07-2018 07:43 via ocregister.com
  
  NORWALK — Two people were killed early Monday in a fiery crash on the 605 Freeway in Norwalk, and one man was arrested at the scene, authorities said.
  The crash was reported at 1:06 a.m. on the northbound 605 Freeway at Rosecrans Avenue, California Highway Patrol Officer Tony Polizzi said. Both vehicles involved in the crash — a car and a minivan — caught fire.
  Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene, Polizzi said. One crash victim was a man. The other was a woman, accor
  
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• Use patterns and textures to change up a light-filled living space

  16-07-2018 01:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Succulents grace the coffee table.
  Creating a light-filled
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  Marie Claassen’s goals
  for her home’s “California
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  ceiling and using a
  white palette allows the
  Claassens to change
  things up with pillow
  colors and textures.
  Plenty of storage space (and display spots for beloved toys) make the Claassen boys happy to
  have their mother’s “family frien
  
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