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• USC quarterbacks Jack Sears, Matt Fink show strides since spring practice

  06-08-2018 23:59 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Freshman quarterback JT Daniels has made a considerable first impression on USC’s coaches through the early days of training camp.
  Signs of growth from Jack Sears and Matt Fink, the Trojans’ returning passers, since spring practice have left them encouraged as well.
  “I think Jack has improved tremendously,” quarterbacks coach Bryan Ellis said. “It really is unbelievable how far he’s come in a five-month time period. And Matt is steady and g
  
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• Little League Western Region: Nevada saddles Southern California with a 5-3 loss

  06-08-2018 23:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California’s Ivan Rodriguez Jr., dives for a ball hit for a single by Nevada’s Easton Shelton, not pictured, during the first inning of their Little League Baseball West Region Tournament game on Monday in San Bernardino. (Photo by Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
  Nevada’s Kekoa Young throws a pitch in the first inning of their game against Southern California in the Little League Baseball West Region Tournament in San Bernardino on Monday, August 6, 2018. (Photo b
  
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• ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’: Gina pokes the tiger known as Vicki, Kelly makes out with Dr. Pain

  06-08-2018 23:05 via ocregister.com
  
  When “The Real Housewives of Orange County” opened Monday with Tamra Judge’s doctor telling her there’ll be no “whooping it up” until the foot she broke whooping it up on tequila in Mexico is healed, that was our sign that the fourth episode of Season 13 was going to be a let down after the boozy bad behavior of the previous week.
  No one fell down, no one cried, and no one got very drunk at all. Other than a bunch of swearing once Gina Kirschenheiter started s
  
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• Angels’ Shohei Ohtani throwing off a mound … with a towel

  06-08-2018 22:56 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Shohei Ohtani had a visitor Monday: Kazuyuki Shirai, his coach on the Nippon Ham Fighters.
  Shirai picked a good day to visit. Ohtani, who has not pitched since June 6 because of a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, took a small step toward returning as a pitcher, making some dry throws off the bullpen mound while holding a towel in his right hand. It was his first mound activity of any sort since receiving an injection of platelet-rich plasma and stem cells on
  
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• Mike Trout receives cortisone injection, Angels hoping he’ll return this weekend

  06-08-2018 22:34 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Mike Trout missed his sixth straight game Monday. Now, at least, the Angels will not postpone the suspense of his return a mere 24 hours.
  Trout received a cortisone injection after reporting soreness in his right wrist. Recovering from the shot will require a couple days’ rest before he can resume baseball activities. Since the Angels do not play Thursday, the likely best-case scenario would see Trout return sometime during a three-game series against the Oakland A’s
  
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• LAFC acquires forward Christian Ramirez from Minnesota United

  06-08-2018 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Los Angeles Football Club added another goal-scoring threat Monday, acquiring forward Christian Ramirez from Minnesota United FC in exchange for up to $1 million in allocation money.
  After five years in Minnesota, Ramirez, a native of Garden Grove, leaves the Loons as the club’s all-time leading goal scorer with 74 across all competitions.
  The 27-year-old has seven goals and two assists in 20 games this season.
  Ramirez hurt his new team last month, scoring twice during Minnesota’
  
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• Without Forrest Lamp, Chargers could again lean on Michael Schofield

  06-08-2018 20:56 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Life could be worse for Michael Schofield.
  This past February, the Chargers’ offensive lineman scurried onto the Olympic ice in Pyeongchang and lifted his fiancée Kendall Coyne into the air — celebrating her gold medal with the U.S. women’s hockey team, and creating a viral moment in the process. In March, Schofield signed a new two-year deal, one that will pay him up to $5 million. And a month ago, the two got married.
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• Former entertainer turns the spotlight on nonprofits in new CSUF post

  06-08-2018 20:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Zoot Velasco participated in the Arts in Corrections program at Wasco State Prison in Kern County. (Photo courtesy of Zoot Velasco)
  Zoot Velasco found work as a mime, seen here in 1988. (Photo courtesy of Zoot Velasco)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsZoot Velasco has worked as a live mannequin, seen here in 1988. (Photo courtesy of Zoot Velasco)
  Zoot Velasco worked as a model in his younger years. (Photo courtesy of Zoot Velasco)
  Zoot Velasco served nine years as Muckenthaler Cultural Cente
  
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• Orange County high temperatures, forecast

  06-08-2018 20:33 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE COUNTY HEATWAVE
  Anaheim: Monday’s high, 98; today’s forecast, 94
  Fullerton: Monday’s high, 97; today’s forecast, 95
  Huntington Beach: Monday’s high, 84; today’s forecast, 82
  Laguna Beach: Monday’s high, 83; today’s forecast, 83
  Santa Ana: Monday’s high, 95; today’s forecast, 93
  Yorba Linda: Monday’s high, 100; today’s forecast, 99
  Source: National Weather Service, San Diego
  
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• Dodgers’ Corey Seager to have arthroscopic surgery on his hip

  06-08-2018 20:24 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Already recovering from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager will have surgery on his left hip on Tuesday.
  Seager will have the arthroscopic procedure performed by Dr. Bryan Kelly in New York. The surgery will be a labrum repair, addressing an ongoing issue that Seager aggravated earlier this season.
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• Hoping to save limbs and toes, California moves to curtail diabetes

  06-08-2018 20:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The word “amputation” threw a chill down Michael Rubenstein’s spine.
  The 67-year-old diabetic from San Mateo still winces at the thought. “They told me I’d need to cut it off right about here,” he said, sawing his hand across his left shin.
  Two months after that diagnosis, he’s on an exam table at the Center for Limb Preservation at UC San Francisco, his leg still whole, the threat of gangrene and amputation gone and his mood a lot less bleak and fearful
  
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• LeBron James adds Showtime documentary to his TV portfolio

  06-08-2018 20:12 via ocregister.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS — LeBron James has yet to play a minute for the Lakers, yet the NBA superstar is already busy in Hollywood.
  James is behind a three-part documentary series, “Shut Up and Dribble,” announced Monday by Showtime.
  Set to debut in October, the same month James suits up for his new team, the series looks at the changing role of athletes in the current political and cultural climate against the backdrop of the NBA.
  Its title comes from a comment Fox News host Laura
  
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• Patriotism and painting come together in Fullerton Arboretum class

  06-08-2018 20:11 via ocregister.com
  
  A canopy of green envelops Bonnie Valladares as she takes a painting class at the Fullerton Arboretum on June24. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  About 20 students learn how to paint Dina Mabe’s “Summer Geraniums in Patriotic Tins” at the picturesque Fullerton Arboretum on June24. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsDianna Evans paints her canvas in filtered sunlight at the Fullerton Arboretum on June24
  
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• CSUF arts faculty showcase their creative talents

  06-08-2018 19:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Costume design for the play “Acquittal” by Hyun Sook Kim, Cal State Fullerton associate professor of theater and dance, will be presented this week at ConFest 2018, the National Asian American Theater Festival and Conference in Chicago.
  “With the themes of discrimination and social injustice, I was glad to design for this show as a minority female designer to present diversity in the American theater,” Kim said.
  Anthony Sparks, assistant professor of cinema and television
  
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• Aaron Donald will lose ‘unrestricted’ status if he doesn’t return to Rams by Tuesday

  06-08-2018 19:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Baltimore Ravens running back Kenneth Dixon, right, rushes past teammate Maxx Williams (87) and Los Angeles Rams linebacker Tegray Scales (46) during a joint NFL football training camp practice at the Raven’s headquarters, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
  Los Angeles Rams cornerback Aqib Talib, left, defends Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Michael Crabtree during a joint NFL football training camp practice at the Raven’s headquarters, Monday, Aug.
  
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• What Catalans and Scots say about state of EU unity

  06-08-2018 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  “Freedom for Political Prisoners and Exiles” reads a banner across the balcony of the government building in Barcelona. It is written in Catalan, and in English — the latter to ease accessibility to the message for an international audience. It is not written in Spanish. Barcelona, and Catalonia, the province of which it is the capital, voted to secede from Spain last October. The Catalonia-Spain dispute dates back to before the Spanish Civil War. This most recent and most seri
  
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• Flipping the House could put So Cal Dems in charge of key committees

  06-08-2018 19:28 via ocregister.com
  
  In the year and a half that Donald Trump and fellow Republicans have dominated federal government, Southern California’s many Democratic members of Congress have felt like a gang that brought sticks to a knife fight.
  That feeling soon could change. If Democrats win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in the upcoming mid-terms, dozens will replace those imaginary sticks with very real gavels. Partisan politics in Washington, D.C., still might not be an even fight if Republicans
  
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• Alexander: ‘Poppycock?’ Mike Scioscia’s dismissal of reports about his Angels future wasn’t a denial

  06-08-2018 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Whatever happens from here, in one sense Mike Scioscia has already beaten the odds.
  It was Pat Riley, years ago, who posited that a head coach or a manager had a finite shelf life, maybe five to seven years max. After a while, he noted, players had heard the same stuff, delivered in the same way, for so long that they stopped paying attention.
  So to survive as a major league manager for 19 seasons, and to be in a position to depart on your own terms? That’s impressive, whatever else you mi
  
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• What’s up with Donald Trump Jr. and that Trump Tower meeting?

  06-08-2018 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Donald Trump Jr.’s June 2016 meeting with a Kremlin-connected lawyer at Trump Tower is still making headlines.
  That’s likely because questions still remain about what exactly transpired between President Trump’s eldest son and Natalia Veselnitskay.
  The meeting was first said to have been about resolving a spat between Russia and the United States over adoptions. Then it was a meeting about digging up dirt on Hillary Clinton. Then there were questions about whether Donald Trump
  
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• Man accused of killing Long Beach fire captain dies in custody

  06-08-2018 18:55 via ocregister.com
  
  The man accused of fatally shooting a Long Beach fire captain six weeks ago after setting off a predawn explosion in a high-rise apartment building died in custody over the weekend, authorities said Monday.
  Thomas Man Kim, 77, died at 3:21 a.m. Sunday in the hospital ward of County-USC Medical Center, where he had been held since he was arrested June 25, said Deputy Wally Bracks of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
  “He had a previous medical condition he succumbe
  
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• Grandparents Fun Day in Laguna Woods Village is all about multigenerational fun

  06-08-2018 18:45 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA WOODS — Despite the heatwave, this year’s Grandparents Fun Day attracted nearly 400 residents and their grandkids to the Clubhouse Two lawn on Saturday, Aug. 4 for a day of multigenerational bonding. New attractions and activities featured a rock wall, toddler inflatable play area, maze and Mad Science experiment booth. The Euro bungee, toddler inflatable play area and face painters were also a hit.
  More than 20 Lion’s Heart volunteers helped staff the event.
  Bob Carpent
  
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• Surf’s up at Dana Point’s season-ending Concert in the Park

  06-08-2018 18:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Dana Point Concerts in the Park ends its season with an End of Summer Luau on Sunday, Aug. 12 at Sea View Terrace. You can catch the music of The Curl Riders from 3-4 p.m. followed by Surf’s Up — a Beach Boys Tribute from 4:30-6 p.m.
  Concert-goers are reminded to bring a blanket or low-back beach chair for this free concert.  A Spirit Garden will be available to purchase alcoholic beverages with proceeds benefiting the 5th Marine Regiment Support Group. Barbecue food items will
  
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• New Dodgers pitcher John Axford has a longstanding passion for film

  06-08-2018 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Here’s the basic outline: Boy meets crude video equipment. Boy falls in love with filming things using his crude equipment. Boy studies film and television at a prestigious university and his lifelong passion persists into adulthood.
  But wait, there’s a twist. The boy grows up to be a 6-foot-5 man with an electric right arm. After some fits and starts, his career as a major league pitcher is born. Since his 2009 debut, only 13 major leaguers have appeared in more
  
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• Eva Kilgore: Have breakfast whenever you feel like it, at Tropical Smoothie Cafe in Fountain Valley

  06-08-2018 18:03 via ocregister.com
  Sometimes you just have to order breakfast at lunchtime.
  I did just that at Tropical Smoothie Cafe. Pulled up to the drive-thru and ordered the Southwest Wrap — eggs, grilled chicken, pepper jack cheese, tomatoes and chipotle mustard, for less than $5. The combination of flavors was superb.
  Breakfast is served all day. Smoothies, toasted sandwiches, salads and more also are on the menu.
  Tropical Smoothie Cafe is in Fountain Valley at 9480 Talbert Ave. near Bushard Street. Hours:&
  
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• No. 5 Santa Margarita looks to continue its progress under Fisher

  06-08-2018 18:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Margarita’s Chase Nenad is dragged down by Mayfair’s Damien Fernandez (15), Chris Adimora (5) and Andrew Martinez, bottom, during the first half of their non-league football game at Laguna Hills High in Laguna Hills, CA on Thursday, September 14, 2017. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Murrieta Valley’s linebacker Malaki Malaki (21) can’t stop Santa Margarita’s Connor Bane (83) first down catch during their CIF Division 1 first-round playo
  
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• Chip Kelly has UCLA football players adapting to faster tempo in practice

  06-08-2018 17:23 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The words tumbled out of Krys Barnes’ mouth at an astonishing pace. When the junior linebacker met with the media after practice Sunday, he zipped through questions about the UCLA defense’s new mentality, the return of fellow linebacker Josh Woods and how he overcame pneumonia last year. Reporters struggled to keep up with his up-tempo speech the same way defenses chase after head coach Chip Kelly’s blur offense.
  It turns out the first-year coach’
  
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• Radio: Riverside’s KPRO goes off the air after 61 years, station land sold to build homes

  06-08-2018 17:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The Inland Empire lost a radio station last Friday, as KPRO (1570 AM) left the air, a victim of declining AM radio listenership and vastly increasing value of property in Southern California, which makes the land many stations sit on with more than the stations themselves.
  But it’s a station with a local presence dating back to 1957 when it was put on the air by husband and wife Ray and Helen Lapica and Helen’s sister, Ollie Shervan. After the three original owners passed away, owner
  
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• This map shows where the Holy fire is burning near Trabuco Canyon

  06-08-2018 16:47 via ocregister.com
  
  A fast-spreading wildfire dubbed the Holy Fire started near Trabuco Canyon Monday afternoon, near Holy Jim Canyon and Trabuco Creek roads, said Jake Rodriguez, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service.
  Related: Fast-moving Holy Fire breaks out near Trabuco Canyon
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• Orange County mobile syringe exchange to start in September

  06-08-2018 16:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Organizers of a free syringe exchange program in Orange County said they are planning town hall meetings to answer questions and address concerns before they start offering mobile service next month.
  The Orange County Needle Exchange program, the county’s only such service, could have started operating Monday, Aug. 6, under authorization from the state Department of Public Health. But it faces opposition and potentially must jump through local hoops in Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Orange and Santa
  
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• Fast-moving O.C. fire breaks out near Holy Jim, in the Trabuco Canyon area, now tops 700 acres

  06-08-2018 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Firefighters were battling a brush fire that broke out in the Holy Jim area Monday afternoon and quickly spread to 700-plus acres, officials said.
  The Holy Fire started before 2 p.m. near Holy Jim Canyon and Trabuco Creek roads, said Jake Rodriguez, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service.
  A plume of smoke is seen coming out the the Holy Jim area in Trabuco Canyon on Monday, August 6, 2018, (Jon Lansner, Staff)
  A plume of smoke is seen coming out the the Holy Jim area in Trabuco Canyon
  
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• Fast-moving Holy Fire breaks out near Trabuco Canyon

  06-08-2018 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Firefighters were battling a brush fire that broke out in the Trabuco Canyon area Monday afternoon, and quickly spread to more than 100 acres, officials said.
  The so-called Holy Fire started before 2 p.m. near Holy Jim Canyon and Trabuco Creek roads, said Jake Rodriguez, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service.
  Officials were advising residents of Trabuco Canyon and Holy Jim Canyon to leave the area. Both communities hold historic cabins.
  “It’s on the north and south sides
  
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• Firefighters put out 1,000-acre brush fire at Camp Pendleton

  06-08-2018 15:51 via ocregister.com
  
  A brush fire that ignited at Camp Pendleton over the weekend and grew to 1,000 acres has been extinguished, officials said Monday.
  “All units have been released, and the area is still being patrolled to prevent further breakouts,” Cpl. Lukas Kalinauskas said in an email.
  The blaze caused no injuries, evacuations or damage to structures, officials said.
  It started about noon Sunday on a training range near the center of the sprawling U.S. Marine Corps base. By 7 p.m., i
  
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• Kids found in rags in New Mexico amid tale of guns, exorcism

  06-08-2018 15:48 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARY HUDETZ | Associated Press
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A raid on a New Mexico desert compound turned up 11 children wearing rags and living in filth, and also broke open a bizarre tale of guns, exorcismsand a search for a missing young boy who suffers from seizures and is nowhere to be found.
  The boy’s father was among five people arrested after the raid near the border with Colorado, and documents made public in a court filing Monday said the father told the boy’s mother before
  
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• No price hike, for now, but MoviePass puts caps on discount tickets

  06-08-2018 15:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By Anick Jesdanun, The Associated Press
  MoviePass, a discount service for movie tickets at theaters, is walking back a planned 50 percent price increase following a subscriber backlash. But the cash-starved company will soon impose a cap of three movies per month, instead of one every day.
  Related Articles Trade tensions impacting US-China collaboration in entertainment industry Paramount TV President Amy Powell fired over ‘racially charged’ comment; she says there is ‘no truth
  
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• Beach Goth returns with the Growlers, a Ramones ‘reunion’ by Bleached and a mesmerizing set by L.A.’s Starcrawler

  06-08-2018 15:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Never underestimate the ability of the Growlers to pull off a fantastic party is the lesson of Beach Goth 2018, the seventh edition of the festival that before its triumphant return on Sunday in Los Angeles seemed at times over the past two years of turmoil to teeter on the brink of extinction.
  Never underestimate the ability of the Growlers to pull off a fantastic party. That’s the lesson of Beach Goth 2018, the seventh edition of the festival that before its triumphant return on Sun
  
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• Gas truck explodes on Italian highway; 2 dead, scores hurt

  06-08-2018 14:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN BARRY | Associated Press
  MILAN — A tanker truck carrying a highly flammable gas exploded on Monday after rear-ending a stopped truck on a crowded highway near the northern Italian city of Bologna. At least two people were killed, up to 70 injured and part of the raised expressway collapsed in the fireball.
  Police said the accident and subsequent fire and explosion injured between 60 and 70 people, some with severe burns. It also shut down a highway north of the city that is
  
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• Video: Rick Wade on UCLA’s ‘violent’ mentality on defense

  06-08-2018 14:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Defensive lineman Rick Wade talks about the new mindset on defense at UCLA, why the 3-4 defense suits him and what it’s like running against a high-tempo offense.Related Articles Video: Christian Pabico talks about earning a scholarship Highlights from UCLA football training camp Day 4 UCLA tight end Caleb Wilson ready to recapture 2017’s early-season magic Video: Krys Barnes on UCLA’s new defensive mentality Video: Caleb Wilson talks about return from injury
  
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• Orange County’s top 10 tight ends for 2018

  06-08-2018 14:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Dan Albano’s Top 10 tight ends to watch in 2018:
  1.Mark Redman, Corona del Mar, Jr.
  Get ready for Tae Le 2.0. The 6-foot-6, 242-pound Redman runs and catches like a wide receiver but make no mistake, he’s no wide out at his size. Four Pac-12 schools have offered, including UCLA. Look for Redman to post numbers similar to Le, now at Stanford.
  2. Elijah Mojarro, Orange Lutheran, Sr.
  The Cal commit is on the rise after an impressive offseason. He’s a 6 foot-4, 225-pounder with exc
  
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• Curt Seeden: Wanted — people skilled in the use of ham radios

  06-08-2018 14:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Calling all potential ham radio operators
  Communicating has never been easier these days. Cellphones, e-mail, instant messaging, Facebook and other social media helps us stay in touch with family and friends and gives us the most current information on just about any topic.
  But it’s good to know that if an emergency occurs and the usual communication methods fail, there are people out there who can make a difference.
  They’re called ham radio operators.
  In Fountain Valley, members of
  
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• Video: Christian Pabico talks about earning a scholarship

  06-08-2018 14:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Receiver Christian Pabico talks about how he learned he was put on scholarship, what it means for him after four years as a walk-on and what his role is among a young group of receivers.Related Articles Highlights from UCLA football training camp Day 4 UCLA tight end Caleb Wilson ready to recapture 2017’s early-season magic Video: Krys Barnes on UCLA’s new defensive mentality Video: Caleb Wilson talks about return from injury Highlights from UCLA football training camp Day 3
  
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• Football video: Camp Chronicles at San Clemente High

  06-08-2018 14:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The “Camp Chronicles” video series by freelance journalist Jonathan Khamis brings you an all-access look at the first day in pads for San Clemente High’s football team.
  The day begins with drama as two key players are missing, and the Tritons are shocked at what happens next. From there, the Triton Tunnel tests the players fortitude. Follow along as Coach Jaime Ortiz showcases what #onetownoneteam is all about.More Camp Chronicles videos by Jonathan Khamis:
  Camp
  
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• The Trump Tower meeting with the Russians: Why it matters

  06-08-2018 14:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Adoptions of Russian children? Opposition research on Hillary Clinton?
  President Donald Trump has for the first time acknowledged that a June 9, 2016 meeting at Trump Tower was the latter. But he and his team have offered shifting explanations on the confab. That’s key to special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia.
  A look at the details, the Trump team’s shifting explanations of the meeting, and why it matters:
  THE MEETING
  The pre
  
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• Buena Park shows off $1.7 million upgrade to Ehlers Center

  06-08-2018 14:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Easy-to-read signs with big, bold lettering on dark wood panels jut out from the crème-colored stucco exterior of the upgraded Ehlers Event Center.
  Canvas billows over previously unshaded courtyards and eco-friendly landscaping dotted areas of the city property.
  Sharon Soafer, 82, a 51-year resident of Buena Park, surveys a new vegetable garden at the Ehlers Event Center. (Courtesy of Lou Ponsi)
  New, easy-to-read signage is among the most noticeable upgrades at the Ehlers Event Center, wh
  
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• Where to try beer made with avocado this weekend

  06-08-2018 13:40 via ocregister.com
  
  If National Avocado Day totally slipped your mind again (it was July 31) don’t worry, all is not lost because you can still celebrate California’s state fruit with some brews.
  Angel City Brewery is holding its sixth annual Avocado Fest Aug.11-12 with the release its Avocado Ale.
  The hazy Kolsch-style ale is released once a year to celebrate the fruit.
  It’s made using something called a dry-guac technique and includes honey, cilantro and lime juice and is only sold only at the d
  
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• Crowds come out for La Habra’s 70th annual Corn Festival

  06-08-2018 13:32 via ocregister.com
  
  The pageantry, the community spirit, the buttery corn.
  It was Corn Festival weekend in La Habra and the community came out in full force to enjoy the annual tradition, which features games and rides, a Saturday morning parade, shopping and thousands of ears of corn. New this year, was the option for a less messy taste of the festival’s famous corn with the offering of a cup of kernels cut from the cob.
  There were also corn-eating contests, baking contests and the annual car raffle.
  The La
  
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• Highlights from UCLA football training camp Day 4

  06-08-2018 13:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Here are notes and observations from the open portion of UCLA’s training camp practice Monday, the fourth practice of the season:
  Injury notes:
  The same players (Atonio Mafi, Otito Ogbonnia and Audie Omotosho) were in yellow non-contact jerseys.
  Defensive back Colin Samuel suffered some sort of right leg injury during warmup lines. I didn’t see what happened, but he could not put much, if any, weight on his right leg as he was being helped off the field by two trainers.
  Personnel not
  
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• Toby Keith is playing Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in October and here’s how to get tickets

  06-08-2018 13:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Country superstar Toby Keith will perform at The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage on Saturday, Oct. 27.
  It’s been nearly a year since Keith released his compilation album, “The Bus Songs,” which included two new songs, one of which — “Wacky Tobaccy” — features a video with Willie Nelson that has garnered 6.3 million views on YouTube.
  Since releasing his first chart topping song “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” in 1993,
  
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• LeBron James’ son, ‘Bronny’, headed to Crossroads, reports say

  06-08-2018 11:37 via ocregister.com
  
  LeBron James Jr. has chosen.
  Initially reported by TMZ Sports, the young standout basketball prodigy, also known as ‘Bronny’, will attend eighth grade in Santa Monica at Crossroads, a kindergarten through 12th grade institution.Welcome to the family LIL brohttps://t.co/OD1w2B3SzQ
  — Shareef O’Neal (@SSJreef) August 6, 2018Additional reporting by the Daily News supports the TMZ report. This decision comes after a long summer of speculation on where the NBA superstar&rs
  
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• 5 reasons to see Niall Horan at the Greek Theatre this week

  06-08-2018 10:51 via ocregister.com
  
  The pop and country music worlds collided Sunday night at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine as Irish singer-songwriter and former One Direction member Niall Horan and Texas-born singer-songwriter turned sassy country darling Maren Morris joined forces for Horan’s Flicker World Tour.
  Though he’s a bit removed from his One Direction days since the guys — Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik — officially went on hiatus in 2015, those
  
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• Summer book stunts are the perfect way to recapture the freedom and fun of reading

  06-08-2018 10:33 via ocregister.com
  
  In the summer of 1978, I walked to the library one afternoon and checked out every single Nancy Drew book they had.
  Though I was using my grandmother’s library card, the librarian ignored the obvious deception, as well as the well-posted loan limit, and I spent June, July and August in the fictional town of River Heights solving cases.
  Nancy Drew covers (courtesy of Penguin Random House)
  My love of both detective stories and reading stunts was born.
  Fast forward to the summer of 2018, and
  
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