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• Orange voters to choose from three candidates for mayor, eight for council in November elections

  13-08-2018 23:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Residents of Orange will be going to the polls in November to vote for a mayor and two City Council positions.
  Here is the field of three for mayor and eight for council that qualified for the ballot:
  Mayor:
  Mark A. Murphy, mayor pro tem/businessman
  John Russo, sales/youth coach
  Doug Vogel, nonprofit executive
  City Council:
  Incumbent:
  Kimberlee Nichols, business owner
  Challengers:
  Chip Monaco, businessman
  Daniel Correa, planning commissioner
  Betty Valencia, business executive/finance
  Adrienne Gl
  
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• Alexander: The Dodgers relief pitcher with the great sinker, and great name, deserves more responsibility

  13-08-2018 23:12 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — There was plenty of good news to go around at Dodger Stadium on Monday afternoon. Kenley Jansen was around, he was feeling good – good enough to even throw, lightly and briefly, in the bullpen – and was looking forward to a doctor’s appointment next Monday with the idea that maybe he’ll be back sooner than anyone thought last week, when an irregular heartbeat had people fearing the worst.
  “I’m confident,” he said. “It&rsquo
  
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• Alexander: As the Dodgers bullpen (sans Jansen) struggles, no one is immune

  13-08-2018 23:12 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — There was plenty of good news to go around at Dodger Stadium on Monday afternoon. Kenley Jansen was around, he was feeling good – good enough to even throw, lightly and briefly, in the bullpen – and was looking forward to a doctor’s appointment next Monday with the idea that maybe he’ll be back sooner than anyone thought last week, when an irregular heartbeat had people fearing the worst.
  “I’m confident,” he said. “It&rsquo
  
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• Small field for Villa Park elections, but it could expand

  13-08-2018 23:09 via ocregister.com
  
  It was a small field as of Monday, Aug. 13, for three Villa Park City Council spots.
  But, with incumbent Bill Nelson not filing for re-election, the deadline has been extended through Aug. 15. Given that two other potential candidates had filed, but not yet qualified — including incumbent Mayor Robert Collacott — it’s likely the list will grow.
  Incumbent
  Diana Fascenelli
  Challenger
  Crystal K. Miles
  
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• Whicker: PGA champion Brooks Koepka takes all-business road to the top

  13-08-2018 23:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Even his injuries are overlooked.
  Brooks Koepka watched the Masters from his couch. “Getting fat, gaining 10 or 15 pounds,” he said.
  The outside tendon on his left wrist was torn. It happened at Kapalua in the season opener and wasn’t getting any better. Golf balls throughout the PGA Tour were allowed to exhale as he rested. But Koepka was uneasy. Neither he nor Claude Harmon III, his coach, knew when he would play again. Or if.
  Now we all know. Koepka won the U.S. Open in June
  
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• Kenley Jansen is optimistic he can return to the Dodgers in August

  13-08-2018 22:32 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Kenley Jansen’s short-term prognosis looks good. The Dodgers’ closer will meet with his cardiologist, Dr. Koonlawee Nademanee, on Aug. 20. Manager Dave Roberts expects to have Jansen back on a mound “soon after that.”
  That’s a much better outlook than the initial expectation of a 4-to-6 week recovery period dating from last Thursday, when Jansen was hospitalized with an irregular heartbeat in Denver. He’s been on the 10-day disabled list si
  
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• Orange County football preview: Key players to watch in each league (Part 3)

  13-08-2018 22:16 via ocregister.com
  
  This story is part of our 2018 high school football preview series
  The Register’s list of the key players to watch in each league this season:
  PLAYERS TO WATCH
  San Joaquin League: St. Margaret’s James Mott, QB, Sr.
  St. Margaret’s graduated first-team All-County receiver Ryan Cragun, but the talented quarterback who threw him the ball returns for the Tartans. James Mott threw for 2,800 yards and 33 touchdowns in his junior season. The 6-foot, 195-pound quarterback completed touc
  
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• Report: Bruce Bowen out as Clippers TV analyst after Kawhi Leonard criticism

  13-08-2018 21:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Fox Sports West reportedly declined to renew the contract of Clippers television analyst Bruce Bowen after he made comments critical of Kawhi Leonard in June, ESPN first reported Monday.
  Bowen was under contract with Fox Sports West, but the Clippers – like every major pro sports team – have significant input into the hiring of television broadcast talents and withheld approval on extending his contract, the report said.
  Bowen, a Cal State Fullerton product,
  
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• This Brooks doesn’t babble: Koepka’s all-business road to the top

  13-08-2018 21:35 via ocregister.com
  Even his injuries are overlooked.
  Brooks Koepka watched the Masters from his couch. “Getting fat, gaining 10 or 15 pounds,” he said.
  The outside tendon on his left wrist was torn. It happened at Kapalua in the season opener and wasn’t getting any better. Golf balls throughout the PGA Tour were allowed to exhale as he rested. But Koepka was uneasy. Neither he nor Claude Harmon III, his coach, knew when he would play again. Or if.
  Now we all know. Koepka won the U.S. Open in June
  
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• With playoff seeding at stake, Sparks host New York Liberty on Tuesday

  13-08-2018 21:09 via ocregister.com
  
  With three regular-season games left and all-important playoff positions at stake, the Sparks will host the New York Liberty on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Staples Center.
  A victory against the Liberty, 7-23 and losers of eight consecutive games, could bolster the Sparks’ postseason seeding. The teams seeded third and fourth entering the playoffs will get a first-round bye and avoid having to play two do-or-die games.
  If the playoffs were to begin today, the Sparks (18-13) would be the fifth s
  
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• Silver Star Marine who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam gets emotional burial at sea

  13-08-2018 21:09 via ocregister.com
  
  DANA POINT — Robert Berry Sinclair, a highly decorated Marine Corps aviator who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, was celebrated during a burial at sea Monday, Aug. 13. Sinclair, of Dana Point, died July 14. He was 96.
  About 60 family members, friends and military veterans gathered aboard Dana Wharf’s Dana Pride, which took the group two miles off the Dana Point Headlands where the ceremony took place.
  With her mother Patsy Sinclair at her side, second from left, Leslie Grev
  
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• Prospect Taylor Ward set for major league debut with Angels

  13-08-2018 20:37 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN DIEGO — Taylor Ward dressed in a corner of the Angels clubhouse on Monday, in front of a locker with no name plate.
  Ward was at the doorstep, but not yet through the door, to fulfill his dream – and the dream of Angels fans starved to see the touted prospect play in the majors.
  The Angels brought the third baseman up from Triple-A on Monday, in order to activate him for his big-league debut on Tuesday. The extra day allows him to get his bearings in the new surroundings before he
  
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• Rams might have their tight ends play bigger roles after surprising little production in 2017

  13-08-2018 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – Sean McVay’s 2017 offense didn’t match the hype.
  Sure, the Rams astonished the world by scoring the most points in the NFL last season, but heavy usage of tight ends had been anticipated. Instead, Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett stayed in the shadows.
  McVay, the Rams’ coach and playcaller, made his name in Washington as a tight-ends guru, but that group remained an afterthought for the Rams last season as receivers and running back Todd Gurley dominated the atten
  
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• Angels’ Shohei Ohtani increases bullpen workload as he moves to return

  13-08-2018 20:20 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN DIEGO — Shohei Ohtani inched closer to being able to pitch again on Monday.
  Ohtani threw a 33-pitch bullpen session, with the catcher in the normal squatting position. It was his first time doing so since he was diagnosed with a damaged ulnar collateral ligament more than two months ago. He had thrown 23 pitches on Saturday, with the catcher standing. That was his first time throwing off the mound at all in his rehab.
  Ohtani said he threw at about 70 percent velocity on Monday, includi
  
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• Molestation suspect on FBI Most Wanted list extradited to O.C. after police said he fled to England, lived a double life

  13-08-2018 19:05 via ocregister.com
  
  A former boys’ choir vocal coach who evaded charges of child molestation by fleeing to England in 2007 has been extradited to the United States after a years-long battle with British courts, prosecutors announced Monday, Aug. 13.
  British authorities transferred former Irvine resident Roger Alan Giese, 43, into the custody of the Buena Park Police Department on Friday. Giese was accused of molesting an underage choirboy from 1998 to 2002. He was added to the FBI’s Most Wanted list in
  
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• Are you happy Peter Strzok was fired from the FBI?

  13-08-2018 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Peter Strzok, made famous (or maybe infamous) for his anti-Trump text messages and involvement in the Hillary Clinton email and Russia investigations, has been fired from the FBI.
  While the FBI has declined to comment, Strzok’s lawyer made the announcement on Monday.
  “The decision to fire Special Agent Strzok is not only a departure from typical Bureau practice, but also contradicts Director [Christopher] Wray’s testimony to Congress and his assurances that the FBI intended to
  
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• #MyTopCollege, indeed: Cal State Fullerton wins school spirit contest five years running

  13-08-2018 18:52 via ocregister.com
  
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  If you’re looking for bad news, criticism, insults or back-stabbing, you won’t find it here.
  Here, it’s all good. Really good.
  In nearly 600 tweets and Instagram posts over eight weeks, Cal State Fullerton students, faculty, alums and parents shared what they like about the university as part of Forbes’ #MyTopCollege social media contest.
  On Aug. 10, Forbes announced that Cal State Fullerton won the large-schoo
  
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• Former WWE star Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart dies at 63

  13-08-2018 18:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By DAN GELSTON
  Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, who joined with brother-in-law Bret Hart to form one of the top tag teams in the 1980s with the WWE, has died. He was 63.
  The Pasco Sheriff’s Office said Neidhart fell at home, hit his head and “succumbed to his injury” on Monday in Wesley Chapel, Fla. No foul play was suspected.
  Neidhart’s daughter, known as Natalya, wrestles for the WWE and is a former women’s champion. Neidhart made appearances with his daughte
  
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• Football notes: Godinez focuses on unity after high-profile transfer

  13-08-2018 18:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Godinez’s football team surprisingly found itself in the middle of one of the biggest transfer stories of the offseason.
  All-County senior running back/defensive back Patrick McMorris left the Grizzlies last week and enrolled at rival Santa Ana High.
  “It’s rare (to have transfers) at Godinez because it’s a fundamental school,” first-year Godinez coach Sebastian Hernandez said.
  Transfer stories aren’t so surprising in the CIF-Southern Section. The section said
  
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• Eight running for four seats in Newport Beach City Council race in November

  13-08-2018 18:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Eight have filed for four open City Council seats in Newport Beach.
  Unlike the by-district elections implemented in some Orange County cities this year, Newport Beach residents can vote for a candidate in each of the city’s seven districts. Candidates must live int the districts they are running in.
  Incumbents running include Mayor Marshall  “Duffy” Duffield, founder of Duffield Electric Boats is running in District 3; Diann Dixon, a retired retired corporate and gove
  
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• Rescuers on the lookout for entangled humpback whale last seen off Newport Beach and headed north

  13-08-2018 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The young entangled humpback whale, first spotted Saturday off Carlsbad, Ca., was breaching, slapping its flippers, and acting elusive as rescuers tried to approach.
  When it was last seen on Sunday close to shore in Newport Beach, it was moving slowly and surfacing every 30 seconds.  Yellow lines were wrapped and knotted around its tail area.
  On Monday, rescuers were still keeping an eye out for the 25-to-30-foot whale, hoping to help before its condition deteriorated any further.
  
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• Nine candidates are running for a Laguna Beach City Council seat, so far

  13-08-2018 17:56 via ocregister.com
  
  At least one new face will be on the Laguna Beach City Council dais in November taking over for Mayor Kelly Boyd, who will not seek re-election.
  Because Boyd is not running, the filing period for City Council candidates has been extended to Wednesday, Aug. 15.
  So far, nine people are running for three open seats:
  Incumbents Toni Iseman, a retired educator and Rob Zur Schmiede, a semi-retired community development director, will both seek re-election. Iseman, the city’s longest-serving coun
  
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• Disney Imagineering executive ID’d as pilot killed in plane crash near 5 Freeway

  13-08-2018 17:49 via ocregister.com
  
  The pilot who died when his small aircraft crashed into a field in Sylmar on Sunday was identified as a 55-year-old Marina Del Rey resident and longtime Disney employee who helped create rides for its theme parks.
  Scott Watson was the only person on board the A320 single-engine aircraft when it plunged into the field just before 2 p.m.
  The Los Angeles County coroner’s office identified Watson on Monday.
  Several passersby who attempted to free him from the wreckage said he was still conscio
  
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• Fryer on football: JSerra’s Caden Bell could be the season’s most important transfer

  13-08-2018 17:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Of all of the recent transfers in Orange County football, and there have been a lot of them, the transfer who will be the biggest difference-maker for his team is Caden Bell, a senior quarterback who moved from Servite to JSerra.
  Even if Bell is not as good as the graduated Matt Robinson was at quarterback last season for JSerra, Bell keeps quarterback a position of strength that it might not otherwise have been at JSerra.
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• Two council seats will be on Fullerton’s fall ballot

  13-08-2018 16:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Fullerton residents will choose winners of two City Council district seats that will appear on the November ballot.
  Because the city is switching from at-large to district elections, two incumbents will be among the candidates in District 3, and no sitting council member is seeking the District 5 seat.
  Here are the candidates on the ballots:
  District 3:
  Greg Sebourn, mayor pro tem
  Jesus Silva, Councilman/teacher
  Nickolas Wildstar, recording artist
  District 5:
  Vicki Calhoun, counselor/e
  
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• Small field for La Palma City Council race in November

  13-08-2018 16:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Two council seats are open, but neither will be filled by Councilwoman Kathy Flachmeier, who has opted to not seek re-election.
  Because Flachmeier will not be returning, the deadline for candidates to file has been extended to Wednesday, Aug. 15, after the Tribune’s deadline. As of Monday morning, the two candidates who had qualified for the ballot were:
  Incumbent:
  Michele Steggell
  Challenger:
  Nitesh Patel
  
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• 2 incumbents, 1 challenger file to run for Laguna Woods City Council

  13-08-2018 16:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Two incumbents and one challenger are vying for two open seats on Laguna Woods City Council. They are:
  Incumbent: Carol Moore
  Appointed incumbent:  William “Joe” Rainey
  Challenger: Judith P. Troutman
  The general municipal election is set for Tuesday, Nov. 6. In order to vote in the election, you must be registered to vote in Laguna Woods.
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• Orange County high school football schedule: Week 0

  13-08-2018 16:50 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County high school football schedule for Week 0:
  FOOTBALL
  Games 7 p.m. unless noted
  Thursday, Aug. 16
  NONLEAGUE
  Kennedy vs. Katella at Glover Stadium, St. Monica vs. Capistrano Valley Christian at Capistrano Valley High, Bakersfield vs. Servite at Santa Ana Bowl, Troy vs. Fountain Valley at Huntington Beach High, Downey vs. Santa Margarita at Trabuco Hills High
  Friday, Aug. 17
  NONLEAGUE
  Upland at La Habra, Corona del Mar at JSerra, Bishop Amat vs. Mater Dei at Santa Ana Stad
  
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• Costa Mesa’s first-ever district, mayor elections are on the November ballot

  13-08-2018 16:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Voters in Costa Mesa will fill three council seats and pick their first directly elected mayor on Nov. 6.
  Serving as mayor has been a ceremonial post that rotated among the council members, but starting with the fall election, candidates will specifically run for that office.
  The city also is switching from at-large to district-based council elections, starting with districts 3, 4 and 5.
  Here’s who is on the ballot:
  Mayor:
  Sandra Genis, councilwoman
  Katrina Foley, councilwoman
  In District
  
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• Lisa Marie Presley’s estranged husband says he didn’t read prenup before signing it

  13-08-2018 16:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Lockwood are seen at the premiere of “Mad Max: Fury Road” on May 7, 2015 in Hollywood. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
  By BILL HETHERMAN | City News Service
  LOS ANGELES — Lisa Marie Presley’s estranged husband testified Monday that he never understood when he signed two versions of a postnuptial agreement she presented him in 2007 that he was giving up any chance of getting spousal support if they divorced.
  Michael Lockwood said that
  
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• Buena Park will finish shift to district elections Nov. 6

  13-08-2018 16:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Three City Council seats will be up for grabs in Buena Park’s November election.
  A total of eight people are running in districts 1, 2 and 5, which were previously at-large seats. The city created district maps and put seats in districts 3 and 4 on the ballot in 2016.
  Here’s who is on the ballot in November:
  In District 1:
  Virginia Vaughn, mayor/business owner
  Sunny Youngsun Park, business owner
  Waldemar “Val” Sadowinski, retired doctor
  In District 2:
  Beth Swift, councilw
  
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• La Habra councilmen face a challenger in November race

  13-08-2018 16:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Three people, including the incumbents, have filed for the two seats that will appear on the ballot for the La Habra City Council in November.
  That means at least one familiar face will be re-elected.
  Here’s who is running:
  Incumbents:
  Michael Blazey
  James Gomez
  Challenger:
  Jose Medrano
  
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• On the short list: Tustin has two candidates for two city council seats

  13-08-2018 16:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Tustin is keeping it simple this year – a couple of candidates for a couple of open seats.
  Incumbents Mayor Al Murray and City Councilwoman Rebecca Gomez have termed out after two consecutive four-year stints on the council, guaranteeing two new faces on the panel.
  On the Nov. 6 ballot for City Council are:
  Barry Cooper, businessman
  Austin Lumbard, attorney
  
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• You have a small window to get fresh Hatch chiles, see what to do with them

  13-08-2018 16:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Hot enough for you? I’m not talking about the temperature – I’m talking chiles.
  Chile aficionados know it’s Hatch chile season, and you’d better get them fast.
  These prized chiles grown only in the Mesilla Valley of New Mexico are available for only a few short weeks between August and September. What makes them unique is where they’re grown.
  “Hatch Chiles have a thick meaty flesh because their growing fields in New Mexico are at high elevation – 4
  
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• Albano’s Top 35 Orange County football rankings

  13-08-2018 14:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County’s 2018 football season finally arrives Thursday and Friday, so it’s time to start sharing some team rankings. Here are my preseason Top 35 team rankings:
  Dan Albano’s preseason O.C. Top 35
  The Top 10
  1.Mater Dei; 2. Orange Lutheran; 3. JSerra; 4. Mission Viejo; 5. La Habra; 6. San Clemente; 7. Corona del Mar; 8. Santa Margarita; 9. Servite; 10. Villa Park
  Knocking on the door
  11. Edison; 12. Los Alamitos; 13. Capistrano Valley; 14. Tesoro; 15. San Juan Hills; 16.
  
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• Golden Rain Foundation Corporate Members vote to extend Trust Agreement to 2044

  13-08-2018 14:05 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA WOODS — The Corporate Members of the Golden Rain Foundation, in a special meeting on Monday, voted to extend the terms of the Trust Agreement by 20 years.
  The weighted vote was 9,764 in favor with 1,722 opposed.
  The Trust was originally set to terminate 60 years from its inception, on March 2, 2024. This vote extends the Trust until March 2, 2044.
  Prior to the vote, United directors Manny Armendariz and Andre Torng argued that the Trust contained flaws that must be corrected be
  
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• UCLA QB battle: Bruins have ‘limitless’ potential with Dorian Thompson-Robinson

  13-08-2018 13:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of three stories looking at the battle at UCLA to replace Josh Rosen at quarterback this season. Read Part 1: Devon Modster and Part 2: Wilton Speight.
  LOS ANGELES — The National Letters of Intent started rolling in last February before the sun even rose over Westwood. It was Chip Kelly’s first National Signing Day at UCLA. He used his considerable credibility to flip players from an SEC school and a Pac-12 rival and earn the co
  
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• Asian-Americans are having a movie ‘moment’ that they hope can be lasting

  13-08-2018 13:56 via ocregister.com
  
  It is a moment.
  After years – no, much longer – of being marginalized on screen and seeing Asian characters whitewashed (i.e., played by Caucasians) in Hollywood films, a cluster of movies by and about Asian-Americans is finally hitting theaters.
  “Crazy Rich Asians,” the first major Hollywood studio release since 1993’s “The Joy Luck Club” featuring a majority Asian/Asian-American cast and directed by the latter, opened Aug. 15 to a rare 100 percent fres
  
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• Capo Valley hires Kyle Gorham as boys water polo coach

  13-08-2018 13:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Capistrano Valley has hired former Santiago of Corona coach and collegiate assistant Kyle Gorham as its boys water polo coach, Gorham confirmed Monday.
  The former Long Beach State men’s assistant coach replaces recently retired Steve Yancey at Capistrano Valley.
  Gorham will be an on-campus coach at Capistrano Valley. He will teach government.
  Gorham took over Santiago’s program in the 2015-16 season. His tenure was highlighted by leading the girls to the consecutive appearances in th
  
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• Anaheim voters will choose new mayor, elect three council members Nov. 6

  13-08-2018 13:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Anaheim will get its first new mayor in eight years and will complete the shift from at-large to by-district elections when voters go to the polls in November.
  The candidate filing period for the fall ballot closed Friday, Aug. 10
  Mayor Tom Tait has reached his term limit and will be replaced by one of eight people running for the citywide seat. They are: Ashley Aitken, Lorri Galloway, Rodolfo Ganoa, Tony D. Martin, H. Fuji Shioura, Harry Sidhu, Cynthia Ward and Robert Williams.
  The first four c
  
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• Tiger Woods drives highest TV ratings in a major in nine years

  13-08-2018 13:21 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The charge by Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship and the two-shot victory by Brooks Koepka drew the highest final-round coverage for the major in nine years.
  CBS Sports said Monday that Sunday’s round at Bellerive drew a rating of 6.1 and share of 14 — up 69 percent from last year.
  The top viewership market was St. Louis (11.5/24), site of the year’s last major. Fort Myers, Florida, was next, followed by Kansas City, Missouri; Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florid
  
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• Curt Seeden: Ice Cream Social will celebrate 2nd anniversary of the Courreges Tank House move to Heritage Park in Fountain Valley

  13-08-2018 13:16 via ocregister.com
  
  I’ve lived in Southern California my entire life, and one thing is for sure: It is always hot in August.
  Fortunately, the Fountain Valley Historical Society has the recipe for staying cool during these hot summer days. It involves ice cream and various items you can pile on top of it.
  The Historical Society’s annual Ice Cream Social is set for 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19 at Heritage Park, next to the Fountain Valley Library.
  Besides the opportunity to enjoy ice cream, you can wa
  
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• Highlights from UCLA football training camp Day 9

  13-08-2018 13:14 via ocregister.com
  
  After a regeneration day on Sunday, UCLA returned to the field in full pads Monday. Here are notes and observations from the open portion of practice:
  Injury notes
  No changes. Atonio Mafi, Otito Ogbonnia and Audie Omotosho participated while wearing their yellow non-contact jerseys. Colin Samuel (ankle) continued on the sideline with individual conditioning drills. He appeared to be dragging a weighted sled to test his ankle injury, which would be a step up from recent days when he was mostly on
  
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• These Holy fire GIFs show how quickly the blaze grew and how winds pushed it forward

  13-08-2018 12:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Just three months after six new cameras were installed atop Santiago Peak to help firefighters respond to wildfires, the High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network project caught on video what appears to be the beginning of the Holy fire near Holy Jim Canyon on Monday, Aug. 6.
  During the blaze, the project – a collaboration between the Orange County Fire Authority, Southern California Edison, UC San Diego and University of Nevada, Reno – provided data to firef
  
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• Massive search for missing Marine from Camp Pendleton expanded in Sulu Sea

  13-08-2018 11:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Search aircraft land aboard the USS Essex during a massive rescue effort in the Sulu Sea near the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of the 13 MEU/1MEF)
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  Military officials have broadened their search for a Marine who appears to have gone overboard from the USS Essex while on
  
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• FBI fires agent Peter Strzok in wake of anti-Trump text messages

  13-08-2018 11:29 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARY CLARE JALONICK
  The Associated Press
  WASHINGTON  — The FBI has fired a longtime agent who once worked on special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation over text messages criticizing President Donald Trump.
  Former agent Peter Strzok was removed from Mueller’s team a year ago after the text messages were first discovered, and the FBI had been reviewing his employment. Strzok’s lawyer said he was fired late Friday by FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich.
  The
  
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• Gone fishin’: Kids cast their lines at Huck Finn Fishing Derby

  13-08-2018 11:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Mark Twain would likely have been thrilled to see the young kids come out Saturday, Aug. 11, for the annual Huck Finn Fishing Derby at the Huntington Beach pier.
  Awards were presented for largest fish caught in each of three age groups and for the best-dressed Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher.
  Elijah Rather, 8, holds a bat ray before releasing it after catching it during the annual Huck Finn Fishing Derby at the Huntington Beach Pier on Saturday, August 11, 2018. (Photo byAna P. Garcia, Contr
  
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• 10 ways to celebrate National Roller Coaster Day at Knott’s

  13-08-2018 11:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Here’s something to scream about — National Roller Coaster Day is Aug. 16. To celebrate, we’ve gathered up some facts about Knott’s Berry Farm’s 10 coasters, perfect for sharing while you wait in line.
  Coast Rider: Called a “wild mouse” roller coaster, it makes its way through a series of hairpin switchbacks evoking seaside coasters of the past. Track length 1,339 feet. Maximum height: 52 feet. Maximum speed: 37 miles per hour. Duration: 2 minutes, 30 se
  
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• Live updates on the Holy fire burning near Lake Elsinore, Orange County

  13-08-2018 10:55 via ocregister.com
  
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• Where are California’s most affordable homes? Check out this map

  13-08-2018 10:30 via ocregister.com
  
  California home affordability, as measured by the California Association of Realtors, is at a 10-year low.
  By the association’s math, 26 percent of California house hunters could comfortably afford to buy a median-priced, existing single-family home in 2018’s second-quarter vs. 31 percent in the first quarter and 29 percent a year ago.
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