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• USA Gymnastics, Safe Sport center under fire from Senate for suspended coaches policy

  24-07-2018 23:52 via ocregister.com
  
  USA Gymnastics and U.S. Center for Safe Sport policies that allow coaches suspended for sexual misconduct to continue working with young athletes came under fire during a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday in which USA Gymnastics, U.S. Olympic and Michigan State officials continued to face criticism for their handling of sexual abuse cases.
  USA Gymnastics president Kerry Perry acknowledged flaws in policies in which some coaches under investigation for sexual misconduct offenses continued to have super
  
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• Braves’ new world: Bellflower’s St. John Bosco High basks in the glow of new $7.2 million stadium

  24-07-2018 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  A St. John Bosco cheerleader does flips during the dedication of the new Panish Family Stadium in Bellflower on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Construction on the $7.2-million stadium began in November and was financed by Bosco alumni and parents and seats 5,000. (Photo by Scott Varley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
  A football player sprinkles Holy water on the goal post during the dedication of St. John Bosco High School’s new Panish Family Stadium in Bellflower on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Construction on
  
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• Swimmer Katie Ledecky returns to Irvine as a beacon in rough waters

  24-07-2018 22:40 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – Katie Ledecky remembers well her world record-setting swim in Irvine four years ago, right down to the song that blared before the women’s 400-meter freestyle final.
  “It was Timber and we were rocking out, ‘It’s going down,’ ” she recalled Tuesday, briefly singing the melody. “I think everyone kind of felt like I could do it that night. …  That was a memorable one.”
  Ledecky is back in Irvine this week as the headliner for
  
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• Updates for 2018 Pac-12 Media Day: What’s next for USC and UCLA football?

  24-07-2018 22:39 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA Bruins place kicker JJ Molson (17) miss a field goal attempt against the USC Trojans during the first half of an NCAA college football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  The crowd at a UCLA-USC football game distinctly split between Bruins Nation and Trojans Family lines.
  (SCNG File photo)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsWill USC close strong again on National Signing Day on Wednesda
  
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• Yorba Linda Football 2018: Schedule, Roster, Stats

  24-07-2018 22:21 via ocregister.com
  
  School: Yorba Linda Mustangs
  Coach: Jeff Bailey
  League: Crestview League
  Playoff division: Division 4
  SCHEDULE
  All games 7 p.m. unless noted
  Aug. 24 Yorba Linda at Valencia
  Aug. 31 Yorba Linda vs. Troy at Fullerton High
  Sept. 7 Capistrano Valley at Yorba Linda
  Sept. 13 Foothill at Yorba Linda
  Sept. 21 Yorba Linda at La Mirada
  Sept. 28 El Dorado at Yorba Linda
  Oct. 5 Yorba Linda at Brea Olinda
  Oct. 12 Villa Park at Yorba Linda*
  Oct. 19 Canyon at Yorba Linda*
  Oct. 25 Yorba Linda at El Modena*
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• Villa Park Football 2018: Schedule, Roster, Stats

  24-07-2018 22:06 via ocregister.com
  
  School: Villa Park Spartans
  Coach: Dusan Ancich
  League: Crestview League
  Playoff division: Division 4
  SCHEDULE
  All games 7 p.m. unless noted
  Aug. 24 Villa Park at Redondo Union
  Aug. 31 Villa Park at Yucaipa
  Sept. 7 Mission Viejo vs. Villa Park at El Modena High
  Sept. 14 Servite vs. Villa Park at El Modena High
  Sept. 21 Villa Park at El Toro
  Sept. 27 Foothill vs. Villa Park at El Modena High
  Oct. 4 Villa Park vs. El Dorado at Valencia High
  Oct. 12 Villa Park at Yorba Linda*
  Oct. 18 Villa Park at
  
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• More than 1,000 migrant parents reunited with their children, but 463 deported

  24-07-2018 22:03 via ocregister.com
  
  With a court-ordered deadline looming, the government said Tuesday it has reunited 1,012 migrant parents with their children, less than half of the families it must reunify by Thursday.
  But court filings also show that 463 adults were deported, possibly without their children, a move that has alarmed immigration advocates who describe the entire process as traumatic to the families involved.
  “This is a travesty of epic proportion. We should be ashamed,” said Alida Garcia, coalitions
  
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• Fullerton drywall contractor fined $2 million for cheating 472 workers

  24-07-2018 20:08 via ocregister.com
  
  A Fullerton drywall subcontractor for several of Southern California’s largest construction companies was assessed nearly $2 million for cheating 472 workers out of wages and rest periods, the state labor commissioner announced Tuesday.
  Fullerton Pacific Interiors shortchanged employees on 26 hotel, recreation and casino projects across Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties from 2014 to 2016.
  Industry giants R.D. Olson Construction of Irvine and Tarzana’s Sinanian Developme
  
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• Tom Koehler undergoes shoulder surgery, won’t pitch in 2018

  24-07-2018 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA – If the Dodgers’ bullpen is going to get a boost down the stretch, it won’t come from Tom Koehler.
  The veteran right-hander underwent surgery Tuesday to repair the anterior capsule in his pitching shoulder. He will miss the rest of the 2018 season.
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  Koehler, 32, was signed to a one-year, $2 million contract by the Dodgers la
  
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• The crazily high cost and fiscal irresponsibility of the long War on Terror

  24-07-2018 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  For decades now, both Congress and the executive branch have been on a binge of waging perpetual war, putting the costs on America’s credit card.
  This proves quite convenient for those officials for whom it is somehow politically expedient to involve the United States in a seemingly endless set of largely undeclared wars on the other side of the planet. It’s also quite convenient for the military contractors making considerable amounts of money off of American taxpayers.
  With debt-fi
  
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• Cypress Football 2018: Schedule, Roster, Stats

  24-07-2018 19:54 via ocregister.com
  
  School: Cypress Centurions
  Coach: Rick Feldman
  League: Empire League
  Playoff division: Division 6
  SCHEDULE
  All games 7 p.m. unless noted
  Aug. 17 Cypress vs. Woodbridge at University High
  Aug. 23 Santa Ana vs. Cypress at Western High
  Aug. 31 Cypress at Santa Ana Valley
  Sept. 7 Sonora vs. Cypress at Western High
  Sept. 21 Cypress at Capistrano Valley
  Sept. 28 Pacifica vs. Cypress at Western High*
  Oct. 5 Cypress vs. Kennedy at Western High*
  Oct. 12 Cypress vs. Crean Lutheran at Portola High*
  Oct. 18
  
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• Death of a city’s sidewalks: the crack-up

  24-07-2018 19:45 via ocregister.com
  
  One of the first things a visitor to Los Angeles notices is the odd way the sidewalks are lifting up and running downhill. There’s a simple explanation.
  The sidewalks are trying to escape.
  You can’t blame them. Not only have they been conscripted to serve as campgrounds for tent cities, they are the floors of pop-up restaurants and flea markets, and — in a crowning indignity — they have now been turned into raceways and parking racks for flocks of motorized scooters.
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• Crean Lutheran Football 2018: Schedule, Roster, Stats

  24-07-2018 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  School: Crean Lutheran Saints
  Coach: Randall Reynoso
  League: Empire League
  Playoff division: Division 10
  SCHEDULE
  All games 7 p.m. unless noted
  Aug. 17 Crean Lutheran at Temecula Prep
  Aug. 23 Saddleback Valley Christian vs. Crean Lutheran at Portola High
  Aug. 31 California Military Inst. vs. Crean Lutheran at Irvine High
  Sept. 7 Crean Lutheran vs. Beckman at Tustin High
  Sept. 14 Carnegie-Riverside vs. Crean Lutheran at Portola High
  Sept. 27 Valencia vs. Crean Lutheran at Irvine High*
  Oct. 4
  
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• Woman awakens to burglar in her home in Lake Forest; he tries to hide from deputies by breaking into other homes

  24-07-2018 19:40 via ocregister.com
  
  A Lake Forest woman awoke to find a man inside her home Tuesday morning, July 24, with the suspect then fleeing and trying to elude deputies by entering other homes.
  It was about 7:45 a.m. when the woman reported that the suspect, who was carrying a bag, had broken into her home, said sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Braun.
  He fled from her home, in the area of Via del Rio and Vista Serrano, and took off toward the Serrano Creek area.  A sheriff’s helicopter searched for the suspect
  
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• Galaxy, LAFC have already forged a strong rivalry

  24-07-2018 19:34 via ocregister.com
  
  As they have done prior to previous Major League Soccer seasons, the L.A. Galaxy launched into a new year by highlighting their undeniable success on the field and the team’s connection to its supporters.
  Billboards, nearly 150 of them, first appeared around the city in February. Blue, green and yellow streaks swirled around blue text against a white background.
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• Half the time, California prison guards failed to follow guidelines when using force

  24-07-2018 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  California’s prison guards violated policy regarding the use of force in confrontations with inmates nearly half the time, reports the California Office of Inspector General.
  The report, based on use-of-force incidents between July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017, noted that just 52 percent of such incidents were deemed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to be fully compliant with department policy. So 48 percent of the 3,709 incidents did not.
  The report also notes that dep
  
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• Wednesday’s heat will be full of woe for Southern California

  24-07-2018 19:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern Californians braced for the worst day of the region’s latest heat wave, with record-breaking temperatures and the ongoing severe fire threat expected to peak Wednesday in a brutal run of July heat that has contributed to at least seven deaths in two counties.
  Jim Pickett takes his afternoon walk in West Hills, CA. past the Calvary Church sign that reads 108 degrees on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Jim says that if it is hotter tomorrow, he may pass on his afternoon walk. (Photo by
  
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• Dana Hills Football 2018: Schedule, Roster, Stats

  24-07-2018 17:58 via ocregister.com
  
  School: Dana Hills Dolphins
  Coach: Phil Skinner
  League: Sea View League
  Playoff division: Division 11
  SCHEDULE
  All games 7 p.m. unless noted
  Aug. 17 Los Amigos at Dana Hills
  Aug. 24 Dana Hills at Lincoln (Los Angeles)
  Aug. 31 Saddleback at Dana Hills
  Sept. 7 Dana Hills at Laguna Beach
  Sept. 14 Irvine at Dana Hills
  Sept. 21 Ocean View at Dana Hills
  Sept. 28 Dana Hills at Laguna Hills*
  Oct. 5 Trabuco Hills at Dana Hills*
  Oct. 12 Dana Hills at Aliso Niguel*
  Oct. 19 San Juan Hills at Dana Hills*
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• Bonsignore: Why hasn’t Aaron Donald signed his big Rams contract?

  24-07-2018 17:37 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE — If you’re keeping track of the Rams’ recent contract developments – and based on my Twitter feed that seems a likely bet – a natural reaction would be to scream: “But what about Aaron Donald??”
  Understandable given how Donald and the Rams have been talking for more than a year about a new contract that reflects his status as the best defensive player in the NFL.
  Yet, they have exactly nothing to show for it.
  That is, aside from an
  
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• Aliso Niguel Football 2018: Schedule, Roster, Stats

  24-07-2018 17:32 via ocregister.com
  
  School: Aliso Niguel Wolverines
  Coach: Kurt Westling
  League: Sea View League
  Playoff division: Division 9
  SCHEDULE
  All games 7 p.m. unless noted
  Aug. 17 Aliso Niguel at Long Beach Jordan
  Aug. 24 Sunny Hills at Aliso Niguel
  Aug. 30 Aliso Niguel vs. Kennedy at Western High
  Sept. 7 Santa Ana at Aliso Niguel
  Sept. 14 Pacifica at Aliso Niguel
  Sept. 21 Aliso Niguel vs. Sonora at La Habra High
  Oct. 5 Aliso Niguel at San Juan Hills*
  Oct. 12 Dana Hills at Aliso Niguel*
  Oct. 19 Laguna Hills at Aliso Nigue
  
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• Adult Swim Festival promises a unique blend of comedy and musical talent

  24-07-2018 17:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Adult Swim is known for its adult-themed, quirky brand of comedy and its affinity for exposing up-and-coming musical talent to the masses via its late night block of programming via the Cartoon Network.
  Fans can now indulge in all things Adult Swim via the inaugural two-day Adult Swim Festival, held Oct. 6-7 at Row DTLA, located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, adjacent to the Arts District. More than 30 musical acts will perform on two stages; and there will be comedic performances and pre
  
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• Addiction industry executives face off with lawmakers on Capitol Hill

  24-07-2018 17:09 via ocregister.com
  Rep. Buddy Carter, R-GA
  Michael Cartwright, CEO American Addiction CentersSoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMark Mishek, CEO Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
  Hearing room of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Its title was, “Examining Advertising and Marketing Practices within the Substance Use Treatment Industry.”
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  WASHINGTON D.C. – As he and other lawmakers grilled representatives fro
  
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• Manchester United using International Champions Cup as tuneup

  24-07-2018 16:58 via ocregister.com
  
  For as long as Bryan Robson can remember, Manchester United has always held a special place in not only his heart.
  Robson joined the heralded club in 1981, signing from West Bromwich Albion.
  “I knew all about (Manchester) United and what they stood for,” Robson said of his move. “I was playing at West Brom and they sold a few of their better players and I knew they were not going to go far where I wanted to and when I heard that United had interest, I was really pleased.”
  
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• Photos capture big waves as swell gains strength along the Orange County coast

  24-07-2018 16:51 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s the big swell everyone’s been waiting for, touted as one of the largest to hit the region yet this summer.
  But scoring surf on Tuesday morning wasn’t easy.
  A heavy fog blanketed the coast from Huntington Beach down to San Clemente. A morning high tide made wave shape challenging. And the swell was so big, much of the coast was unruly, messy and wild.
  However, according to some photos floating around online, at least some people scored.
  Photographer Michael Latham got up ea
  
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• Man charged with killing two transients, accused of killing cellmate, found mentally incompetent to stand trial

  24-07-2018 16:43 via ocregister.com
  
  A man charged with murdering two homeless men in Anaheim and accused of killing a cellmate while awaiting trial will be sent to a state hospital after a judge determined he is not mentally fit to stand trial.
  The ruling determining Marvin Magallanes, 27, is not currently mentally competent essentially places his criminal case on hold until it is determined that he is able to understand the charges he is facing and is capable of assisting with his own defense.
  Reports by doctors assigned by the c
  
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• Laguna Woods spells out dog park regulations in new city ordinance

  24-07-2018 16:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Laguna Woods City Council on Wednesday, July 18, unanimously voted to enact an ordinance that requires — with few exceptions — all dogs using dog parks be spayed or neutered and will allow toddlers, accompanied by an adult or “guardian” of at least 18 years, into its gates.
  Additionally, the language was modified to explicitly require only persons accompanying dogs are permitted within the park and that only one gate may be opened at a time. All gates are supposed to be l
  
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• Sheriff’s deputies to have place to work in Mission Viejo school

  24-07-2018 16:22 via ocregister.com
  
  A Mission Viejo school is making room for sheriff’s deputies to do their version of homework in a pilot program to increase the police presence on campus.
  Carl Hankey International Baccalaureate Academy will try out the “Adopt a Cop” program during the upcoming school year.
  The school will provide unused office space for deputies to have a place on campus where they can complete their administrative work, such as writing reports or returning calls. In addition, a qual
  
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• Dare to journey beyond what’s expected of us

  24-07-2018 14:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Jazz is a particular style of music with its origins in African American traditions.  There is smooth jazz, Dixieland jazz, orchestral jazz and many other styles.  All of it is rhythmic and holds a beat that is soothing or invigorating.  It is hard to put a box around jazz.  The basic chords are the same, yet it comes from each musician in a unique way.  Its expression is always emotional, evolving and improvisational.
  Just like good jazz, a box cannot be put around a hu
  
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• Federal spending on children projected to drop substantially over next decade

  24-07-2018 14:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Federal spending on children will drop about a quarter within a decade, as appropriations for the elderly and rising interest payments on a soaring national debt will squeeze spending on America’s youth, the Urban Institute projected in a report issued earlier this month.
  This will happen even though the proportion of children living in poverty is double that of senior citizens: 18 percent to 9 percent.
  In 2017, $375 billion — 9 percent of the $3.9 trillion in federal expenditur
  
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• My Bloody Valentine, Shellac added to the Desert Daze 2018 lineup

  24-07-2018 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Several more artists have been added to the eclectic music festival Desert Daze 2018, which will be held at Moreno Beach at the Lake Perris State Recreation Area on Oct. 12-14.
  Just announced to play the festival are My Bloody Valentine, Shellac, Steve Albini, Julia Holter, GUM (the solo project from Tame Impala’s Jay Watson), Escape-ism (the solo project from Ian Svenonius), Yonatan Gat & The Eastern Medicine Singers and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.
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• Trump tapping $12 billion to help farmers affected by tariffs

  24-07-2018 13:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEN THOMAS and PAUL WISEMAN
  The Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — The government announced a $12 billion plan Tuesday to assist farmers who have been hurt by President Donald Trump’s trade disputes with China and other trading partners.
  The plan focuses on Midwest soybean producers and others targeted by retaliatory measures.
  The Agriculture Department said the proposal would include direct assistance for farmers, purchases of excess crops and trade promotion activities aimed at build
  
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• Summer college enrollment up as Pell Grant money flows, helping students to graduate faster

  24-07-2018 13:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Federal financial aid changes are producing significant enrollment increases in summer classes at many California colleges and raising hopes that students will be graduating faster as a result.
  Cal State Los Angeles, for example, has experienced nearly a doubling of its summer school population to about 5,900. Officials attribute most of that growth to the revival and expansion of federal Pell Grants that Congress approved last year for low- and moderate-income students. “That’s a pr
  
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• 5 tips to navigating the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach

  24-07-2018 13:49 via ocregister.com
  
  You’ll need flip-flops and sunscreen, and a bathing suit to take a dip in the ocean in case it gets toasty on the beach.
  Don’t forget your camera and a pen for autographs — you never know what famous surfer may be hanging out among the crowds.
  Workers assemble viewing areas for the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, CA on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. The event features surfing, as well as skateboard and BMX competitions, art exhibits and hand-on workshops. It runs July 2
  
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• San Francisco Bay Area’s ‘crazy train’ counts three murders in five days — and BART officials hid the details

  24-07-2018 13:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Move over Orient Express, a new murder train has left the station — as three innocent people have been murdered in cold blood, over a five day stretch at Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in Northern California.
  Outrageously, politically-correct BART officials have twisted themselves into San Francisco pretzels trying to hide the details of these crimes from the public, and have even attempted to downplay the carnage as a statistical “anomaly.”
  Only in the upside-down world of Go
  
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• Bryan Addison granted UCLA release, flips to Oregon

  24-07-2018 13:29 via ocregister.com
  
  After running into admissions issues at UCLA, former Serra star Bryan Addison verbally committed to Oregon on Tuesday. The four-star wide receiver/safety received his full release from UCLA last week.
  Addison told 247 Sports that he “had some issues with the College Board,” which oversees standardized testing required for college admittance. He was unable to enroll at UCLA, so he will be eligible to play at Oregon immediately this fall and could face his almost-team on Nov. 3 when th
  
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• Top Pac-12 football storylines entering media day

  24-07-2018 13:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Lights, camera, football.
  The Pac-12 football season unofficially gets underway Wednesday at the conference’s annual Media Day event, hosted at Hollywood and Highland. Head coaches and players from each of the 12 teams will run through a gauntlet of interview sessions with beat writers, radio stations and TV analysts and shoot promotional photos and videos for the conference. By the end of the 10-hour media day, everyone will be counting the days until Utah starts the Pac-12 slate Aug. 30.
  
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• CVS installs 62 new opioid disposal units in stores across Southern California

  24-07-2018 13:23 via ocregister.com
  
  CVS Health has installed 62 new safe medication disposal units at its store locations across Southern California to help prevent opioid abuse.
  According to a statement issued by the company, the new units are being installed across the region including in Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Diego, Long Beach and Riverside. The company has pledged to add 750 such units in CVS pharmacy locations across the country.
  So far, CVS has donated more than 900 units to police departments collecting more than 350,00
  
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• Curt Seeden: Babashoff, Margerum, Romine set to be first inductees into Fountain Valley Sports Hall of Fame

  24-07-2018 11:51 via ocregister.com
  
  For the last few months, I’ve been keeping you updated on plans for the first Fountain Valley Sports Hall of Fame ceremony, set for Sept. 22.
  The Fountain Valley Community Foundation will honor the inaugural selections to the Sports Hall of Fame at a banquet at the Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center. The event is coming together nicely, reports Bob Israelsky of the foundation.
  The ceremony this year will honor Fountain Valley High School athletes, coaches and teams
  
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• Greek wildfires kill 74, the deadliest blaze in decades

  24-07-2018 11:50 via ocregister.com
  
  By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ELENA BECATOROS
  The Associated Press
  RAFINA, Greece — Wildfires raged through seaside resorts near the Greek capital of Athens, torching homes, cars and forests as they killed at least 74 people, authorities said Tuesday.
  Twenty-six of the dead were found huddled together in a compound, while a few bodies were recovered from the sea where they had fled to escape the flames and smoke.
  Greece endures wildfires every summer but the fires that broke out Monday were the
  
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• Despite slumping sales, Southern California home price hits 5th record since December

  24-07-2018 11:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California home prices hit a record high last month – the fifth such record in seven months.
  But sales slumped, prompting some to say the housing market is starting to run out of gas.
  “There is a lot more seller competition today than there was at the start of the year,” said Steve Thomas of Reports On Housing, which produces bi-weekly market analyses.
  The median price of a Southern California home – or the price at the midpoint of all sales – hit an all-ti
  
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• Video shows group pushing 6-foot great white shark back after fisher catches it at San Clemente beach

  24-07-2018 11:31 via ocregister.com
  
  A young great white shark was caught off the San Clemente coastline, then released back to the water, a video posted on social media shows.
  An angler fishing from shore along the stretch of beach – known as an area where juvenile great whites hang out during summer months — snagged the estimated 6-foot-long shark.
  Four men gathered around the shark, one with large pliers to remove the hook from its mouth.  They struggled as waves crashed on the shore, pushing the shark further u
  
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• LAPD chief says bullet that struck Trader Joe’s manager was fired by an officer

  24-07-2018 10:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore said in a Tuesday morning news conference that the bullet that struck 27-year-old Melyda Corado, the assistant manager at the Silver Lake TraderJoe’s store, was likely fired by police.
  She was killed Saturday during a tense, three-hour hostage situation in the Trader Joe’s store in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles that began with a car chase and gun battle, and ended with a wounded suspect handcuffing himself and surrendering to police
  
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• How to cool down your hot house the old-fashioned way

  24-07-2018 10:29 via ocregister.com
  
  If your home feels like the inside of a hot oven, the solution is simple.
  You need to cool it down.
  Buffering your home from triple-digit temperatures without cranking up the A/C (if you’re lucky to have one) means going back to time-tested tricks: Staying hydrated, switching on a fan, and rinsing off in a cold shower are all effective at cooling down your core.
  But don’t stop there.
  Related: Extreme heat in the garden: How to keep plants healthy with water, shade and
  
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• Cheesecake Factory has two new desserts at half price for National Cheesecake Day, July 30

  24-07-2018 10:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Two new desserts at half price adds up to one big day at The Cheesecake Factory.
  That day is July 30, National Cheesecake Day, and the Calabasas Hills-based restaurant chain is marking the event the way it usually does, with a menu addition and a charity fundraiser.
  What’s new this year is that it’s debuting two new flavors instead of one. Here’s what they are:
  Very Cherry Ghirardelli Chocolate Cheesecake: Cherry cheesecake laced with cherries and Ghirardelli chocolate on
  
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• 5 thieves steal $29,000 in iPhones, iPads from South Coast Plaza Apple store

  24-07-2018 09:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Costa Mesa police were investigating a theft of the Apple store inside South Coast Plaza after five suspects made off with about $29,000 in iPhones and iPads, police said.
  The crime happened about 20 minutes before the 9 p.m. closing time on Monday, said Costa Mesa police Sgt. Mike Manson.
  The suspects were five men estimated to be in their early to mid-20s. They fled the shopping center, at 3333 Bear St., in a silver Infiniti sedan.“There were no injuries and no weapons involved,” M
  
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• Is Southern California still the world’s theme park capital?

  24-07-2018 08:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Where is the theme park capital of the world?
  Southern California might have a claim on that title, but challengers are aiming to take it. The most obvious rival is Central Florida, which can boast that it welcomed more than 83 million visitors to its major theme parks last year compared to the more than 47 million who visited major parks in Southern California, according to the latest TEA/AECOM Theme Index global attendance report.
  But Southern California offers a diversity in its parks that ev
  
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• Homebuying dips 3% in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano

  24-07-2018 02:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Homebuying in inland South County — including Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita and San Juan Capistrano — fell 3 percent in May vs. a year earlier
  May is traditionally a strong sales months for Orange County, as the prime spring selling season hits full stride. We decided to see how neighborhood housing markets fared.
  ICYMI: O.C. housing’s rebound from the crash
  CoreLogic found these 14 trends in 8 ZIP codes covered by the Orange County Register’s Saddleb
  
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• La Mirada’s Daniel Poncedeleon dazzles in major league debut, 14 months after head injury

  24-07-2018 02:34 via ocregister.com
  
  CINCINNATI — Daniel Poncedeleon wasn’t going to let a sore neck ruin his major league debut, not after all he’s come through in the last year. The Cardinals’ determined rookie shook it off and made St. Louis history.
  Poncedeleon was sensational 14 months after suffering a severe head injury, throwing no-hit ball for seven innings Monday night before Eugenio Suarez led the Cincinnati Reds’ rally in the ninth for a 2-1 victory.
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• Church of Scientology settles LA suit with ex-member claiming coerced abortion and that she had to work as a pre-teen

  24-07-2018 02:34 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Church of Scientology and one of its former members on Monday settled a lawsuit she filed nearly a decade ago alleging she was forced to work long hours as a pre-teen and was coerced to have an abortion at 17.
  Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark Mooney met privately with attorneys for the church and plaintiff Laura Ann DeCrescenzo and then announced the settlement in court. Trial was scheduled to begin Aug. 13.
  John Blumberg, an attorney for DeCrescenzo, said terms of t
  
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• Man pleads guilty to arson counts for setting fires in Mission Viejo

  24-07-2018 02:13 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A 19-year-old Lake Forest man pleaded guilty Monday to setting fires at Mission Viejo High School and the Kaleidoscope shopping center.
  Jack Frye pleaded guilty to six counts of arson, two counts of attempted arson and one count of attempted second-degree burglary, all felonies, according to court records.
  Frye, a former Mission Viejo High School student, set several fires at the campus and one blaze at the Kaleidoscope shopping center at 27741 Crown Valley Parkway in Mission V
  
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