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• Ducks fall to Coyotes in a shootout in Ryan Kesler’s long-awaited return to lineup

  10-10-2018 23:59 via ocregister.com
  
  The Ducks’ Ryan Kesler returns to the ice for his first game of the season during the first period of Wednesday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes at Honda Center. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  The Anaheim Ducks’ Keifer Sherwood has a goal called off after running into Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antii Raanta as Vinnie Hinostroza helps defend during the first period at Honda Center in Anaheim on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange
  
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• Colorado receiver Laviska Shenault presents tough test for USC

  10-10-2018 23:32 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The touchdowns come in assorted ways.
  Some are by air.
  During the first quarter of Colorado’s win at Nebraska in early September, Laviska Shenault ran along the sideline, gained an edge on a cornerback, and before a safety arrived, caught a pass from quarterback Steven Montez. As it was corralled, Shenault tumbled forward for a few yards before crossing the goal line for the 40-yard touchdown.
  Others are by ground.
  In a triumph over UCLA two weeks ago, Shenault lined up
  
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• Highlights: Lakers’ LeBron James hits buzzer-beater, records double-double in first half against Warriors

  10-10-2018 23:13 via ocregister.com
  
  LeBron James scored 15 points with 10 rebounds and five assists for the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half of a preseason game in Las Vegas against the Golden State Warriors.
  The Lakers went to the locker room for halftime with a 61-57 lead over the Warriors. James did not start the second quarter.
  James put together a number of highlight plays during his 17 minutes in the game.Buzzer beater and pose from @KingJames #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/BQLs1JFqCD
  — The Ringer (@ringer) October 11,
  
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• Tex Winter, former Lakers assistant and Long Beach State coach, dies at 96

  10-10-2018 22:20 via ocregister.com
  
  MANHATTAN, Kan. — Tex Winter, the innovative “Triangle Offense” pioneer who assisted Phil Jackson on 11 NBA championship teams with the Chicago Bulls and Lakers and served as a head coach at Long Beach State, has died. He was 96.
  Kansas State University said Winter died Wednesday in Manhattan.
  “I learned so much from Coach Winter. He was a pioneer and a true student of the game,” Michael Jordan said in a statement emailed to the Chicago Tribune. “His triangle
  
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• Dodgers hope to see Brewers’ vaunted bullpen early and often

  10-10-2018 22:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts speaks to the media during a press conference before a workout prior to game one of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The series starts in Milwaukee. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Joc Pederson #31 of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a football around workout prior to game one of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, Oct
  
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• NBA Season Preview: Lakers and Clippers breakdown, All-SoCal NBA Team

  10-10-2018 22:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo, left, handles the ball while under pressure by Los Angeles Clippers guard Avery Bradley during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. The Clippers won 103-87. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)
  Lance Stephenson #6 uses a screen from Ivica Zubac #40 of the Los Angeles Lakers as Tyrone Wallace #9 of the LA Clippers defends during the second half of a NBA preseason game at Honda Center on October 6, 2018 in Anaheim, C
  
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• Dodgers’ Ross Stripling was tipping pitches ‘big time’ but believes he’s eliminated the issue

  10-10-2018 22:15 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — After making the National League All-Star team in midseason, Ross Stripling had a 6.41 ERA in the second half and was left off the Dodgers’ roster for their National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves.
  And he only has himself to blame for it.
  “I was tipping pitches down the stretch, big time,” he said after Wednesday’s workout at Dodger Stadium.
  The right-hander relies heavily on his curveball, making a tip that let opposing hitters know
  
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• Orange County Sheriff’s Department looking for owner of abandoned and abused horse

  10-10-2018 22:13 via ocregister.com
  
  A 20-year-old emaciated and abused white horse was found in an unincorporated area of north Orange County, and after officials assessed the mare’s health and euthanized the animal, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said it is looking for the owner.
  Officials said deputies, along with Orange County Animal Care, responded to a report of a neglected horse at around 3 p.m. on Oct. 4. The horse was in a ravine near the 57 Freeway and Tonner Canyon Road, in the Brea area.
  On arrival,
  
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• Under the Radar Report for Week 8: Trabuco Hills, Woodbridge, Villa Park and Yorba Linda make the list

  10-10-2018 21:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Editor’s note: Michael Huntley is writing a weekly column for OCVarsity on the “under the radar” players, teams, rivalries, uniforms, school bands — basically anything to do with the Orange County high school football scene. If you have suggestions for topics, please let us know at [email protected].
  OCVarsity’s Under the Radar Report will be published online each Wednesday during the football season.
  Under the Radar offensive player to watch in Week 8: Trab
  
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• Video: Can Dodgers power past Brewers’ pitching and make it back to World Series?

  10-10-2018 21:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Bill Plunkett, J.P. Hoornstra, and Jonathan Khamis preview the 2018 NLCS. Will the Dodgers be able to power their way past the Brewers’ vaunted pitching staff? Who do the Dodgers’ pitchers have to beware of? Also, interviews with players and predictions. Video by Jonathan Khamis, for the SoCal News Group.
  
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• Philip Rivers off to career-best start in 15th season with Chargers

  10-10-2018 21:22 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — When his 14th NFL season ended last January, Philip Rivers was surprised to find that, at 36, with 192 starts behind him, he felt better than he had in years.
  The normal aches weren’t there. “I usually finish the year and something hurts for a while into January,” the Chargers quarterback says. But as the playoffs rolled on without him, Rivers still felt in midseason form.
  “I felt really good,” Rivers said on Wednesday. “It was, gosh, can we
  
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• Residents of Redondo Beach, Lawndale, indicted on riot charges tied to violent Charlottesville rally

  10-10-2018 19:41 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted four California men on charges connected to violent clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters last year in Charlottesville, Va.
  The four defendants — Benjamin Drake Daley, 25, of Redondo Beach, Thomas Walter Gillen, 24, of Redondo Beach, Michael Paul Miselis, 29, of Lawndale, and Cole Evan White, 24, of Clayton, California — were arrested on federal criminal complaints in the early morning hours of Oct. 2.
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• Rams believe Brandin Cooks and Cooper Kupp will play this week, but also have faith in Josh Reynolds

  10-10-2018 19:40 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS – Josh Reynolds, a somewhat well-regarded high school receiver, took a recruiting trip to Oregon State in 2012, and hoped one day to replace the Beavers’ star receiver, Brandin Cooks.
  It didn’t work out. Oregon State pulled Reynolds’ scholarship offer and he ended up at a junior college, while Cooks left school early and declared for the NFL. Now they’re both with the Rams, and after 18 months of fits and starts, Reynolds might finally be ready to take
  
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• Bryce Young starting to make his mark as next great Mater Dei quarterback

  10-10-2018 19:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei quarterback Bryce Young at Mater Dei in Santa Ana, CA, on Monday, Oct 8, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Mater Dei quarterback Bryce Young at Mater Dei in Santa Ana, CA, on Monday, Oct 8, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMater Dei quarterback Bryce Young at Mater Dei in Santa Ana, CA, on Monday, Oct 8, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Mater Dei quarterback Bryce Young
  
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• Sheriff’s detectives to announce arrest in Malibu Creek State Park area burglaries

  10-10-2018 19:21 via ocregister.com
  
  CALABASAS — A suspect was arrested Wednesday as deputies searched the Malibu Creek State Park area for an armed burglar wanted in connection with a series of break-ins in the Malibu and Calabasas areas.
  Details of the arrest were expected to be released by the sheriff’s department at an early evening news briefing, according to department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida. The man was arrested in a wilderness area near the park, according to NBC4, which was the first to report the arrest.
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• UCLA women’s basketball voted sixth in Pac-12 poll

  10-10-2018 19:14 via ocregister.com
  
  The UCLA women’s basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the Pac-12 preseason coaches’ poll released Wednesday at Pac-12 media day.
  The Bruins, coming off their first Elite Eight appearance since 1999, lost three key seniors, including Jordin Canada and Monique Billings, who were both drafted in the WNBA draft. UCLA also lost Kelli Hayes, who emerged as a 3-point threat last season as the Bruins earned only their second Elite Eight berth in school history.
  Defending Pac-12 regu
  
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• Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein to miss fifth consecutive game with groin injury

  10-10-2018 19:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein will miss a fifth consecutive game Sunday at Denver because of his groin strain, Rams coach Sean McVay said Wednesday.
  The Rams initially had been hopeful that Zuerlein would be able to return for the Seattle game last Sunday, but are opting to be cautious because of the nature of his injury.
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• Retired Anaheim drama teacher accused of molestation found dead in apparent suicide

  10-10-2018 19:07 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA  — A retired Sycamore Junior High School drama teacher who was on trial for allegedly molesting five of his students apparently took his own life as his attorney and a prosecutor were preparing to begin closing arguments Wednesday morning.
  David Michael Bruce, 68, was found dead in his home in an unincorporated area of Anaheim, said Carrie Braun, a spokeswoman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.
  Bruce’s attorney, Sal Ciulla, and Deputy District Attorney R
  
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• Corky Carroll: Get to know the surfboard builders being inducted into the hall of fame in Huntington Beach

  10-10-2018 19:06 via ocregister.com
  
  In last week’s column I was telling you about the upcoming induction ceremony for the International Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame and I left off in the middle of the inductees.
  Before I go any further, though, I just want to remind you that this cool event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the International Surfing Museum, 411 Olive Ave. in Huntington Beach. It’s a super cool thing to go check out if you are in the area.
  Now back to the inductees.
  I already told you about Rus
  
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• Alexander: Confessions of an AP Top 25 voter

  10-10-2018 18:51 via ocregister.com
  
  I thought I knew what I was getting into. In reality, I had no idea.
  I was approached in midsummer by Greg Beacham of the Associated Press’ L.A. bureau, invited to join – for the first time – the voting panel that determines AP’s weekly college football Top 25. My first thought was, “Why not? I’m a columnist, I follow college football, how difficult can it be?:
  My second thought: “You know, this is going to complicate your Saturdays for 3½ months.
  
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• Hoornstra: The week that changed everything in the National League playoffs

  10-10-2018 18:16 via ocregister.com
  
  The one week that changed everything in the National League began with a relaxed vibe in Los Angeles. The home clubhouse at Dodger Stadium had already opened to reporters when Manny Machado entered wearing a loud crimson suit and matching dress pants. The tartan pattern screamed Scotland, his white Dolce & Gabbana undershirt was essentially Italian, while Machado’s vintage white canvas shoes channeled Postwar Wimbledon Casual.
  A few lockers down, starting pitcher Walker Buehler had no
  
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• Clippers’ Boban Marjanovic is putting on a good show during preseason

  10-10-2018 17:33 via ocregister.com
  
  The “Bobi + Tobi” show is pretty funny; the Boban Show has been pretty spectacular.
  Boban Marjanovic – who co-stars with teammate Tobias Harris in the Clippers’ recently released series of comedic web shorts – has also been a joy to watch on the court this preseason.
  Unless, perhaps, you’re one of the NBA’s other (relatively) big men tasked with trying to stop the 7-foot-3, 290-pound center from Serbia.
  Looking like an adult toying with children on a min
  
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• United touts achievements, introduces new directors at annual meeting

  10-10-2018 16:29 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA WOODS — The 43rd annual meeting of United Mutual in Laguna Woods Village on Tuesday, Oct. 9 was a time for reflection on a year’s worth of volunteerism by the board and their collective contributions — both completed and ongoing — coordinated in alignment with Village Management Services staff.
  A PowerPoint presentation led by President Juanita Skillman displayed highlights including dry-rot repair, removal and prevention; the exterior paint program; waste-line rem
  
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• After backlash, Amazon says it will boost pay for longtime workers

  10-10-2018 15:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By Joseph Pisani, The Associated Press
  Amazon, facing a backlash from longtime warehouse employees who say its $15 hourly minimum wage wouldn’t benefit them, will provide a bigger raise to those workers.
  The company said Wednesday that some adjustments are being made this week, and workers who already made $15 an hour will get more than the $1 an hour raise promised last week. The amount will differ by warehouse and affect a small amount of employees, but Amazon declined to say how many.
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• Cockroaches and monkeys lift seniors’ spirits at the Santa Ana Zoo

  10-10-2018 15:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Seniors with the social support group, LIFT, get a hands-on tour of the Santa Ana zoo on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. The free event, sponsored by Dignity Memorial, also included lunch. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  A white-handed gibbon watches as two dozen seniors gets a tour of the Santa Ana Zoo on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. The event was part of the senior social support group, LIFT.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecond
  
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• Warriors’ Steve Kerr says LeBron James on the Lakers is ‘great for the league’

  10-10-2018 15:23 via ocregister.com
  
  LAS VEGAS — Even though Steve Kerr has grown accustomed to seeing LeBron James as a Cleveland Cavalier in four straight NBA Finals, the Golden State coach doesn’t find it strange to now see him suiting up for the Lakers.
  In fact, he said, he finds it “exciting.”
  “I think it’s great for the league to see LeBron in a Laker uniform,” said Kerr, hours before his Warriors took on James and the Lakers at T-Mobile Arena in the preseason.
  Kerr, who spent pa
  
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• Steve Kerr says LeBron James on the Lakers is ‘great for the league’

  10-10-2018 15:23 via ocregister.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Even though Steve Kerr has grown accustomed to seeing LeBron James as a Cleveland Cavalier in four straight Finals, the Golden State coach doesn’t find it strange to now see him suiting up for the Lakers.
  In fact, he said, he finds it “exciting.”
  “I think it’s great for the league to see LeBron in a Laker uniform,” said Kerr, hours before his Warriors took on James and the Lakers at T-Mobile Arena in the preseason.
  Kerr, who spent part of his
  
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• Oreos snack-food giant pledges 100% recyclable packaging

  10-10-2018 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Snack-food giant Mondelez International — whose products include Oreos, Trident gum and Ritz crackers — announced Tuesday it will make all of its packaging recyclable by 2025.
  It joins a growing pool of major companies taking environmental initiatives independent and in advance of any government regulation.
  Mondelez-branded waste is the fifth most commonly collected plastic in cleanups worldwide, according to a ew study by #breakfreefromplastics. Coca Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle topped
  
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• Meet the candidates for Golden Rain Foundation board

  10-10-2018 14:59 via ocregister.com
  Golden Rain Foundation has named the three candidates to contend for three vacancies on the GRF board. They are Patricia English, Beth Perak and Don Tibbetts.
  Only mutual board directors vote for GRF directors.
  Meet the Candidates forum: 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29, Board Room and live on Channel 6-TV.
  Ballots will be counted at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the annual corporate meeting in the Community Center Board Room.
  Patricia (Pat) English
  Pat English
   
  Address: 2022 Via Mariposa East,
  
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• Dow sinks 831 points as tech companies plunge

  10-10-2018 14:59 via ocregister.com
  
  U.S. stocks plunged to their worst loss in eight months on Wednesday as technology companies continued to drop. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 831 points.
  The losses were widespread, and stocks that have been the biggest winners on the market the last few years, including technology companies and retailers, suffered steep declines. Apple and Amazon both had their worst day in two and a half years.
  The Nasdaq composite, which has a high concentration of technology companies, had its bigges
  
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• Dow sinks 700 points as bond yields rise

  10-10-2018 14:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By Marley Jay and Stan Choe, The Associated Press 
  U.S. stocks are plunging toward their worst loss in six months on Wednesday as technology companies continue to take sharp losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 700 points in afternoon trading.
  The losses were widespread as bond yields remained high after steep increases last week. Companies that have been the biggest winners on the market the last few years, including technology companies and retailers, suffered steep declines.
  The
  
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• Lonzo Ball targets 20 minutes in Lakers preseason debut

  10-10-2018 14:58 via ocregister.com
  
  LAS VEGAS — It’s been two weeks, Lonzo Ball said, since he’s felt pain in his knee.
  The hardest thing to deal with in that span has been patience.
  “Just anxious to get out there,” Ball said Wednesday morning, hours ahead of his preseason debut. “I knew I was gonna play shortly. I’m happy it’s before the season actually gets to start, so I’ll get two practice runs in, then go from there.”
  The 20-year-old point guard will come off th
  
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• Best bet for beer? There’s a brewery at this Southern California casino

  10-10-2018 14:54 via ocregister.com
  
  You are likely to come across craft breweries tucked into industrial or urban areas of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside or San Bernardino counties, not necessarily a Southern California casino.
  Yet, that’s exactly where SR 76 Beerworks — the first tribal-owned brewery in Southern California —  at Harrah’s Resort Southern California in Valley Center calls home.
  “San Diego is known for its craft beer scene and there wasn’t a Native America
  
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• Scramble for holiday season workers already near fever pitch

  10-10-2018 14:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By Christopher Rugaber and Anne D’Innocenzio, The Associated Press
  Across the country, America’s retailers and shipping companies are looking happily forward to a robust holiday shopping season. There’s just one concern: Who will stock the shelves, pack the orders and ring up customers?
  The U.S. job market is the tightest it’s been in five decades, consumer confidence is near an 18-year high and online shopping is surging. Companies that depend on holiday season sales nee
  
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• Doctors reach conflicting conclusions about whether man accused of igniting Holy fire is fit to stand trial

  10-10-2018 14:44 via ocregister.com
  
  A pair of mental evaluations of the man accused of igniting the massive Holy fire reached competing conclusions about whether he is competent to stand trial – prompting a judge on Wednesday to assign a third doctor to serve as a tiebreaker.
  Forrest Clark, 51, appeared subdued during his brief appearance in a Santa Ana courtroom, much different than a pair of earlier arraignments when he continually interrupted judges with loud, rambling outbursts.
  Clark has been charged with
  
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• Mexican police officer arrested at Orange County line with 50 pounds of methamphetamine in car, authorities say

  10-10-2018 14:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Authorities arrested a Mexican police officer this week who had 50 pounds of methamphetamine in a hidden compartment inside his car, authorities said on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
  The 41-year-old cop was driving on the northbound I-5 Freeway when, at the Orange County border with San Diego County, a deputy with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Highway Interdiction Team pulled the man over for a Vehicle Code violation, authorities said.
  The team primarily monitors the I-5, used by drug-traff
  
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• High cost projections kill plan for weekend fixed-route bus service in Laguna Woods Village

  10-10-2018 14:28 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA WOODS — A motion to advance a fixed-route weekend bus service in Laguna Woods Village failed 2-4-0 at the Oct. 3 Golden Rain Foundation Mobility and Vehicles Committee Meeting, due to a combination of high projections for unbudgeted expenses and a rise in operational costs.
  The proposed service aimed to provide the regular weekday bus scheduling on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m alongside Plan-A-Ride at reduced availability.
  At the Aug. 31 meeting, the committee voted to r
  
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• Warner Bros. Studio Tour takes a stab at the Halloween event market with its Horror Made Here: Festival of Frights

  10-10-2018 11:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Three years ago, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in Burbank started dabbling in the rapidly expanding Southern California Halloween event market. Its first event in 2016 featured a spooky nighttime tour and screenings of Warner Bros. films “The Conjuring” and “The Conjuring 2” over a single weekend on its famous back lot.
  “The instant feedback that we got from fans is that they wanted more,” Gary Soloff, marketing director of the Warner Bros. Studio Tour said dur
  
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• Video: Chip Kelly doesn’t put added emphasis on needing a win vs Cal after 0-5 start

  10-10-2018 11:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Head coach Chip Kelly talks about trying to snap UCLA’s losing streak this week, Boss Tagloa’s impact on the offense and Demetric Felton’s emergence.
  
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• Trinity League Football Podcast: Mater Dei-St. John Bosco preview, predictions

  10-10-2018 11:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Dan Albano of OCVarsity and insider Scott Barajas dive deep into Trinity League football conversation in their latest podcast, which is highlighted by a preview of Friday’s Mater Dei-St. John Bosco showdown at Santa Ana Stadium.
  The guys also review last week’s games, hand out players of the week and grades and update the freshmen levels.
  Listen HERE and return each week to listen the podcast, which is usually available by Tuesday mornings on Albano’s Twitter handle:NEW Trinity
  
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• Salt & Straw will open Friday, Oct. 12 in Downtown Disney

  10-10-2018 11:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Salt & Straw will open Friday, Oct. 12 in Downtown Disney, the company announced Wednesday, Oct. 10.
  A double scoop with Pots of Gold & Rainbows on top and Honey Lavender on bottom at the new Salt and Straw at the Downtown Disney District in Anaheim, CA, on Tuesday, Oct 9, 2018. Pots of Gold & Rainbows is made from sorted Lucky Charms steeped in cream overnight with the rainbow marshmallows from the cereal mixed in to the finished ice cream. Honey Lavender is made with lavender flowe
  
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• Sears preparing for bankruptcy as soon as this weekend

  10-10-2018 10:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Sears Holdings Corp., the struggling U.S. retailer owned by hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert, is laying the groundwork for a bankruptcy filing as soon as this weekend as it faces a critical debt maturity.
  Lampert, who for weeks has been pushing a debt restructuring proposal that would avoid a Chapter 11 filing, is now focused on a deal that would preserve stakeholders’ value in a court restructuring, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The company is in talks for financing
  
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• Justice Department approves CVS’s $69 billion merger with insurance giant Aetna

  10-10-2018 10:35 via ocregister.com
  
  By Brian Fung, The Washington Post
  Antitrust officials gave CVS the green light on Wednesday to purchase Aetna, the nation’s third-largest health insurance company, in a $69 billion deal that could potentially transform the healthcare industry and change how millions of Americans receive basic medical services.
  The Justice Department approved the deal on the condition that the companies sell off Aetna’s Medicare Part D prescription drug business.
  The tie-up will allow CVS – who
  
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• There’s a Knott’s Scary Farm art show hiding out inside the Halloween haunt

  10-10-2018 10:28 via ocregister.com
  
  There’s something creepy lurking within Knott’s Scary Farm.
  An art show.
  Wander inside the Nautilus shop, which has become the seasonally renamed Bizarre Bazaar, and you will not only find exclusive Scary Farm merchandise but also the art exhibit, “Into the Fog: Tribute to Scary Farm.”
  Curated by Knott’s show producer Eric Nix, “Into the Fog” boasts nearly 40 pieces, representing 35 artists, including paintings, digital work and sculpture.
  “The fir
  
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• LGBTQ students, staff at Cal State Fullerton to celebrate National Coming Out Day

  10-10-2018 10:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal State Fullerton’s annual celebration of LGBTQ History Month in October features events focused on coming out, finding support and sharing stories.
  On Thursday, Oct. 11, the LGBT Queer Resource Center will present a National Coming Out Day event from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Quad. Students can participate in arts and crafts, get connected to resources, and learn about the journeys of LGBTQ-identified students, faculty and staff members.
  “Coming Out” is the theme of the annual L
  
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• Students and parents in LA, Orange County take to streets for Walk to School Day

  10-10-2018 09:21 via ocregister.com
  
  LAUSD board President Monica Garcia and Superintendent Austin Beutner are slated to participate in Walk to School Day on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (File photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Thousands of Southern California students, along with parents, teachers and staffers, will take to the streets Wednesday to mark Walk to School Day, which not only promotes the health benefits of walking or biking to campus but encourages the development of safe routes for kids to travel to cl
  
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• Category 4 Hurricane Michael being felt on Florida coast

  10-10-2018 08:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAY REEVES
  PANAMA CITY, Fla.— Michael’s leading edge careened onto northwest Florida’s white-sand beaches as a still-growing Category 4 hurricane Wednesday, lashing the coast with tropical storm-force winds and rain and pushing a storm surge that could cause catastrophic damage well inland once it makes landfall.
  The unexpected brute quickly sprang from a weekend tropical depression with top winds growing to 145 mph, the most powerful hurricane in recorded history for this s
  
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• Huntington Beach motorcycle officer on way to work injured in Corona accident

  10-10-2018 08:11 via ocregister.com
  
  A Huntington Beach police officer on his way to work on his patrol motorcycle was involved in a crash on the Butterfield Ranch Road onramp to the southbound 71 Freeway in Chino Hills Wednesday morning, prompting authorities to shut down the onramp, California Highway Patrol officials said.
  “It appears the officer and a civilian vehicle hit debris, looks like gravel, on the roadway leading to the crashes,” Officer Marcel Llerena said.
  The 5:30 a.m. accident was first reported to have
  
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• Frumpy Middle-Aged Mom: I’m going to Morocco without the kids

  10-10-2018 08:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By the time you read this, I will be traipsing around Morocco. Who won’t be along? My children.
  That means I get to do whatever I want, whenever I want, without having anyone gripe at me that they’re hungry, thirsty, tired or bored.
  I also won’t forget my underwear.
  When I adopted my kids 16 years ago, I decided to just keep on traveling, because it’s my hobby and my disease.
  When I was heading off to some exotic place, people would always ask me, “Are you bringing
  
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• Bicyclist fatally injured in Stanton traffic collision identified

  10-10-2018 00:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Authorities released the identity of a man who was fatally struck by a vehicle on Monday, Oct. 8 in Stanton.
  Tam Nguyen, 79, of Anaheim was riding an electric bicycle near the intersection of Cerritos and Magnolia avenues when he was hit by an automobile sometime before 1:50 p.m. Paramedics transferred him to UC Irvine Medical Center, where he later died as a result of his injuries, according to Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Tony Bommarito.#OCSDPIO This afternoon at just before 2pm a fatal
  
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