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• Los Alamitos girls golf wins first league title since 2006

  11-10-2018 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWPORT BEACH – The wait is finally over for Los Alamitos girls golf coach John Haygood. The Griffins can at long last call themselves a champion one again.
  Maddy Murr, Grace Lu and Hilyan Bautista each posted a score in the 30s in the Surf League regular-season finale Thursday at Newport Beach Country Club to help Los Alamitos beat Corona del Mar, 200-243, and claim first place in the league standings for the first time since 2006.
  “I know some people aren’t going to believe i
  
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• Hurricane, now tropical storm, Michael by the numbers

  11-10-2018 23:21 via ocregister.com
  
  MIAMI — Tropical Storm Michael sped off toward the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday night, but there will be nothing quick about Florida’s recovery from the hurricane, where rows upon rows of homes have been smashed to pieces. The storm also brought flash flooding to hurricane-weary parts of the Carolinas and Virginia. Here’s a look at the storm:
  Hurricane history: First Category 4 hurricane to make landfall in Florida’s Panhandle since record-keep
  
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• Orange County football scores and stats for Thursday (10-11-18)

  11-10-2018 23:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County football games on Thursday, Oct. 11.
  FOOTBALL
  O.C. SUMMARIES
  Tustin 45, Pacifica 7
  Pacifica     0    0   0   7 – 7
  Tustin        7  28   7   3 – 45
  Passing: Torres (Pac) 2-5, 5, 0 TDs. Vasquz (Tus) 3-5, 11, 1 TD.
  Rushing: Pacifica – Blevins 15-155, Sagastume 5-9. Tustin – N. Mierez 10-87, Rodriguez 14-80.
  Receiving: Paci
  
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• Clippers hope preseason success translates when real season begins next week

  11-10-2018 23:09 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A win is a win, if you’re winning.
  Entering their final preseason tuneup Thursday – and, as Coach Doc Rivers noted, the last ever for play-by-play man Ralph Lawler, who’ll retire at season’s end – the Clippers were one of just two undefeated NBA teams in the exhibition season before the season.
  Going into their (non-televised) game against Israel’s Maccabi Haifa, the Clippers were 4-0, with victories against the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesot
  
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• Angels casting wide net in search for new manager

  11-10-2018 22:47 via ocregister.com
  
  At least 10 candidates will be interviewed for the Angels managerial opening, with the initial interviews still ongoing.
  General Manager Billy Eppler said Thursday night the Angels have completed eight interviews, with at least two left to go. They might still add more.
  Presumably, there will be at least one more round of interviews, although Eppler would not elaborate on the details of the process, including confirming any specific candidates.
  It’s unclear when the Angels would name a new
  
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• The economy is booming under President Trump: Letters

  11-10-2018 22:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Re “America keeps winning regardless of who is president” (Opinion, Sept. 29):
  The lengths detractors go to dismiss President Trump’s achievements remain a wonder to behold. The only point of this is to counter the argument that President Trump is responsible for the current booming economy.
  Yes, America is blessed with huge natural advantages that, when unleashed, result in unparalleled economic success. However, these advantages have always been here — they were here wh
  
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• NLCS pits Dodgers’ strong rotation vs. Brewers’ ‘bullpenning’ methods

  11-10-2018 22:31 via ocregister.com
  
  MILWAUKEE — Is it evolution – or de-evolution, baseball returning to its base element, the need to get 27 outs more effectively than the other team?
  The National League Championship Series pits a Dodgers team with so many strong starting pitching options they chose Hyun-Jin Ryu to open their Division Series over Clayton Kershaw – and got 15 scoreless innings from the two – versus a Milwaukee Brewers team that has such weak starting options they chose a rookie reliever (Br
  
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• Explosion blows off roof, starts fire at Westminster auto shop

  11-10-2018 22:20 via ocregister.com
  
  An explosion blew the roof off of an auto body shop in Westminster, causing a two-alarm fire on Thursday, Oct.11
  Two fire engines were dispatched to combat a blaze at Anthony Auto Body and Repair at 15156 Weststate St. at 3:34 p.m., said Westminster Police Sgt. Eddie Esqueda. Once there, crews saw heavy smoke and flames pouring from the building, according to Orange County Fire Authority Captain Tony Bommarito.
  Hoses snake away from a fire engine at the scene of a two-alarm fire that destroyed a
  
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• Watch “Psycho,” “Halloween” at Fox Fullerton

  11-10-2018 20:07 via ocregister.com
  
  The historic Fox Fullerton theater is screening two frightful classics this month in honor of the season.
  “Psycho,” the 1960 psychological thriller by Alfred Hitchcock, will be first up on Oct. 18.
  The terror will be turned up a notch on Oct. 25 with the screening of the 1978 horror flick, “Halloween,” by John Carpenter.
  A short, “Trick,” which was filmed inside the Fox Fullerton will be shown before each movie.
  “The current condition of the Fox Fullerto
  
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• With Caleb Sturgis injured, Chargers sign yet another kicker

  11-10-2018 19:52 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA – The Chargers kicking carousel continues to spin.
  The team announced the signing of undrafted rookie kicker Michael Badgley on Thursday, after Caleb Sturgis injured his quad in last Sunday’s victory over the Raiders. If Sturgis is unable to go, which seems to be a legitimate concern, Badgley would become the sixth kicker in 22 games for Chargers coach Anthony Lynn.
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• Two LAPD patrol officers share night shift duties and more: They’re identical twins

  11-10-2018 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Edward and Robert Bolanos share a double bond as brothers in blue.
  The 38-year-old identical twins both serve as patrol officers assigned to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Topanga Division.
  “You’re kind of like doubling up on the same person because they’re such good people and good workers,” said LAPD Sgt. Zoltan Mako, a watch commander at the Canoga Park station. “It’s like having two for the price of one, so to speak.”
  While the brothers, w
  
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• Lonzo Ball felt good about his showing in return to Lakers’ lineup

  11-10-2018 19:43 via ocregister.com
  
  LAS VEGAS — For all the hand-wringing about Lonzo Ball’s knee, it seemed to be in good shape as the 20-year-old-point guard cruised through the air a few feet above the court on Wednesday night.
  He was in his first game back since offseason surgery that the Lakers had been incredibly cautious about rushing him back from. He was playing with a few teammates he had never shared the floor with before, including the very man who was sending him an alley-oop, LeBron James.
  But to Ball, cr
  
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• Fewer people are getting onto OCTA’s buses, so officials hope they’ll use its ride-sharing service, OC Flex

  11-10-2018 19:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Transportation Authority will try its own version of a ride-share service in a few cities for the next year.
  OC Flex will launch Oct. 15 in parts of Huntington Beach and Westminster, and Oct. 20 in parts of Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel and Mission Viejo.
  Unlimited curb-to-curb rides within a designated zone will be offered for $5 a day, paid in cash at the van, or $4.50 if using the agency’s app. Two vans, each carrying up to eight passengers, will travel around each zone f
  
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• LAFC enjoying the moment as it heads into game against Houston

  11-10-2018 19:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Bob Bradley expects a lot from his players, including the ability to learn and improve under his watch.
  Over the years the 60-year-old head coach of the Los Angeles Football Club has also shown a willingness to absorb lessons from his players.
  When LAFC became the fifth team in MLS history to clinch a postseason berth in its first season, Bradley knew that even with three games remaining in the regular season to determine the team’s playoff positioning, the prudent thing to do was to let e
  
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• Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips ready for homecoming game vs. Denver Broncos

  11-10-2018 19:22 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS – He’s been everywhere, man. Houston, San Diego, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Atlanta, Los Angeles and more, but perhaps nowhere is Wade Phillips more revered than in Denver.
  The city’s lasting memory of Phillips is him holding the Lombardi Trophy in 2016, having led one of the most fearsome defenses in NFL history to a championship. Older fans remember his similar success as coordinator in the late 1980s. Now, Phillips returns with the Rams as an enemy, but yet a f
  
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• Election 2018: Stanton mayoral candidates share their priorities and thoughts on local issues

  11-10-2018 19:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Voters in every city in Orange County will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council and, in several cases, as mayor. Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and were limited to the same word count for their answers.
  In Stanton, one challenger will go up against an incumbent council m
  
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• Owner of Richard Nixon house in Whittier rebuffed in attempt to demolish home

  11-10-2018 19:14 via ocregister.com
  
  A home on Whittier Boulevard in Whittier once owned by late President Richard Nixon and his parents will not be allowed to be demolished — at least for now.
  On a 5-0 vote Wednesday, Whittier’s Historic Resources Commission denied current owner Robert Salomone’s request to bulldoze the home he purchased in 2005, calling into question the objectivity of a 67-page report about the property’s historical significance Salomone commissioned.
  Richard and Pat Nixon with their
  
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• 6 people will stay in coffins during Six Flags Magic Mountain’s 30-hour casket contest

  11-10-2018 19:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Talk about having time to kill. Six Flags Magic Mountain is planning 30 hours of fun for six lucky people chosen to compete in a contest that requires them to lie still in a coffin at Fright Fest.
  One thing’s for sure, the contest leaves no time for sleep.
  The 30-Hour Coffin Challenge kicks off at noon Friday, Oct. 12 and runs until 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. The event takes place under the trees in a fenced-in area across from Whistlestop Park, close to Goliath. Those who stick i
  
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• Anaheim beefs up spending on park security, homeless outreach

  11-10-2018 17:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Faced with ongoing complaints about loitering, misbehavior and illegal camping in city parks, Anaheim will spend another $400,000 this year on city park rangers and code enforcement, overnight security patrols and homeless outreach services.
  Cities around the region have been struggling to address the public impacts of a growing homeless population, while also offering resources to those who will accept help.
  Anaheim is working out where to build another emergency shelter, but in the meantime, c
  
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• Placentia holds 54th annual Heritage Festival and Parade

  11-10-2018 16:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Placentia celebrates its community heritage with its 54th annual parade and festival on Saturday, Oct. 13.
  A pancake breakfast starting at 6:30 a.m. kicks off Placentia’s Heritage Day festivities at Tri-City Park.
  At 9:15 a.m. the parade will march along Kraemer Boulevard to the park, where the festival opens at 10 a.m. The pancake breakfast is open until 10 a.m.
  There will be the annual car show, games and activities for families, crafters, a business expo and information from local nonpr
  
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• Oktoberfest burger back on Red Robin menu thanks to woman’s Twitter persistence

  11-10-2018 16:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Persistence truly is key, as one South Bay resident recently discovered.
  In a saga of social media perseverance, Hermosa Beach resident Roxy Duffy, 30, campaigned online for more than two years, asking restaurant chain Red Robin to bring back its limited Oktoberfest burger.
  And she was heard.
  Because of Duffy’s efforts, Red Robin is again offering the savory, seasonal burger — until Oct. 31 that is.
  “In the current news environment, it’s silly and light, but it shows dete
  
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• Stocks fall again in turbulent trading; Dow down 500 points

  11-10-2018 15:57 via ocregister.com
  
  U.S. stocks tumbled a second day, with major averages notching wild swings in heavy volume. Treasuries surged after a strong 30-year auction, the dollar fell with oil, and gold, that traditional safe haven, posted its biggest gain in more than two years.
  The S&P 500 Index fell more than 2 percent for a second straight day and is now in its longest slide since 2016. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 500 points in volatile trading that saw the benchmark gain and lose 300 point
  
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• Worker’s eagle eye saves 2 tiny kittens at the landfill

  11-10-2018 15:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Landon and Phil, two male kittens, were found among trash at Prima Deshecha Landfill in San Juan Capistrano. (Courtesy of Orange County Waste and Recycling)
  Selwyn Weinert, a trash inspector for OC Waste & Recycling, spotted a couple of small black rodents as a garbage truck dumped its load. Or so he thought.
  Instead, the little black fur balls were two male kittens, about three weeks old and the size of a big iPhone. They were found among the tons of trash and the cacophony of machinery at
  
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• Successful Aging: What happens when one partner retires and the other keeps working

  11-10-2018 15:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Q.  I am a real estate appraiser and recently married a retired man who also is widowed. I plan to continue working and do much of my work at home. Any tips on how to manage this working-woman and retired-man relationship? J.F.
  Dear J.F.
  Consider yourself a pioneer. You are part of a growing phenomenon that is part of the new retirement. Today, two-career couples often are retiring at different times.
  Since the passage of the Social Security Act in 1935, the decision of when to retire
  
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• Dow Jones falls more than 500 points on 6th day of losses

  11-10-2018 15:42 via ocregister.com
  
  NEW YORK — Stocks are tumbling for a second straight day, with the Dow Jones industrials falling as much as 2.5 percent and the benchmark S&P 500 suffering a similar decline.
  This would mark the sixth straight day of losses for the market, which has been rattled by rising interest rates, signs of a slowdown in the global economy and the U.S.-China trade dispute.
  All of those factors could threaten the impressive profits Corporate America has been reporting this year.
  The Dow was down 5
  
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• 11 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, Oct. 12-18

  11-10-2018 15:40 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES COUNTY
  ‘Assassins’
  Stephen Sondheim’s musical about people who assassinated or attempted to assassinate U.S. presidents comes to The Studio Theatre at the Long Beach Playhouse.
  When: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday through Nov. 17
  Where: Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach
  Tickets: $20; $10 for preview on Oct. 12; $27 for champagne gala on Oct. 13.
  Information: 562-494-1014; lbplayhouse.org
  ‘Chutzpah & Salsa’
  Th
  
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• Kanye’s the star of a surreal scene at Oval Office meeting with Trump

  11-10-2018 15:25 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Live from the Oval Office, it’s Kanye West with a jaw-dropping performance.
  The rapper didn’t rap. But, seated across from President Donald Trump at the Resolute Desk, the musician delivered a multipart rambling monologue Thursday that touched on social issues, hydrogen planes, mental health, endorsement deals, politics and oh so much more.
  Seizing the spotlight from the typically center-stage president, West dropped the F-word, floated policy proposals — and
  
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• UCLA football mailbag: Can the Bruins sustain recent improvement?

  11-10-2018 15:13 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA has shown sustained improvement on offense for two weeks and is coming off its best performance of the year in a 31-24 loss to then-No. 10 Washington. The Bruins, who are 0-5 for the first time since 1943, are growing anxious for a breakthrough against Cal on Saturday.
  “I think we’re ready to finally get a win this week,” safety Quentin Lake said.
  If they get the win, the Bruins would also snap a 12-game road losing streak that’s lasted longer than two years. UCLA ha
  
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• JSerra football coach Pat Harlow aiming to resume game-day duties Friday

  11-10-2018 14:25 via ocregister.com
  
  JSerra football coach Pat Harlow, who handed off his game-day control last week after a personal health issue, is optimistic that he will return to normal duties Friday night when the No. 2 Lions play host to No. 4 Orange Lutheran in a Trinity League showdown.
  “I am OK,” Harlow, 49, said Thursday. “All things look well for me this week.”
  Harlow said he observed from the sideline last week during JSerra’s 49-6 victory against visiting Servite. He said assistant head
  
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• 9 brain surgeries can’t – doctor, parents won’t – stop high school football player

  11-10-2018 14:15 via ocregister.com
  
  One play.
  That’s all he’s guaranteed in varsity football for the last three games of the season.
  On Oct. 19, when JSerra faces Mater Dei on “Senior Night,” the coach said he will put every senior in the game for at least one play.
  Playing on the Varsity squad during their 49-7 drubbing of Corona del Mar, Zach Round, left, battles with the Sea Kings’ Luke Sullivan at JSerra High in San Juan Capistrano on Friday, August 17, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange Count
  
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• 30-year mortgage rate nears 5%, jumping to 7 ½-year high

  11-10-2018 14:05 via ocregister.com
  
  What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
  Rate news summary
  From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey:  The 30-year fixed rate exploded, averaging 4.90 percent, up 19 basis points from last week. That’s the highest rate since April 2011. The 15-year fixed averaged 4.29 percent, up 14 basis point from last week, also to a 7 ½-year high.
  The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 1.7 percent decrease in loan applicatio
  
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• Gardening: Thar be dragon fruit cactus growing fast and looming large

  11-10-2018 13:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Imagine a cactus that grows rapidly in ordinary garden soil and whose luscious fruit sells at the supermarket for $4.99 per pound.
  Would you want to try to grow that cactus?
  I recently wrote about this plant and the dragon fruit that adorns its flattened tripartite stems. Thanks to your responses and the growing experiences that you shared, my knowledge of both the fruit and plant has expanded considerably.
  Let’s start with Clotilde Dvoran, who gardens in Moreno Valley, just east of Rivers
  
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• Breeders’ Cup, just 3 weeks away, already on people’s minds

  11-10-2018 13:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Ever let your mind wander during one of those idle times when you’re lying in bed, maybe can’t sleep, and you start thinking about your plans for the next day or things you need to get done? Or maybe, just maybe, you begin to think about some of the joys in your life.
  One of mine is horse racing, and just the other morning I woke up way too early, wasn’t ready to make that climb out of bed and so I just laid there, and started thinking about the rest of the year and what us rac
  
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• Tour that 20-bedroom North Tustin estate with a Soka U. link selling for $19.9 million

  11-10-2018 13:32 via ocregister.com
  
  The massive home sits behind its own entrance gate within a gated community. Click through the slideshow to see more. (Photos by Andrew Bramasco)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsShow Caption of Expand
  Step inside the largest single family home on the market in Orange County – a 36,000-square-foot estate.
  Recently, we reported that the home, on 26 acres in North Tustin, is owned by Soka Gaaki International-USA in Santa Monica, according to property records. The organization is part of
  
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• Leah Pritchett thankful after NHRA Factory Stock Showdown title

  11-10-2018 13:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Leah Pritchett, who grew up in Redlands, secured her third driving title in her drag racing career by winning the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown last weekend at the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals in Ennis, her third consecutive win of the season.
  “This championship ranks at the top of the list. I might be holding this Wally right now, but 100 percent this is Dodge and Mopar and the technology they pour into this class,” Pritchett said after her victory against top qualifier Kevin Skinner.
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne cancels the remaining dates of the No More Tears 2 Tour

  11-10-2018 13:25 via ocregister.com
  
  After announcing new dates earlier this week for the postponed shows in Mountain View, Chula Vista, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, due to an emergency surgery for an infection in his right hand, rocker Ozzy Osbourne has officially canceled the final four shows of his No More Tears 2 farewell tour.
  In a press release issued on Wednesday, it was revealed that upon further evaluation from his doctors at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, Osbourne would likely require another surgery to now treat “multi
  
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• UCLA’s Chip Kelly says Dorian Thompson-Robinson making correct reads in QB run game

  11-10-2018 13:13 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The glimpses of Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s athleticism have been electric.
  The way he made two Washington defensive linemen trip over themselves as he scrambled away on third-and-5 then cut back inside to pick up the first down. When he twirled out of the pocket to avoid three Colorado defenders and rush for 17 yards on third-and-14.
  But even with a quarterback with dynamic running ability, head coach Chip Kelly would prefer to keep Thompson-Robinson’s running to
  
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• Whicker: Can Brewers star Christian Yelich stay hot for one more month?

  11-10-2018 11:33 via ocregister.com
  
  He was a left fielder when he was a freshman. He was a first baseman as a sophomore.
  Shortstop beckoned him as a junior. He finished his Westlake High career as a third baseman.
  “That was the only question anybody had,” said Tim McDonnell, the Miami Marlins’ scout. “Did he have a position?”
  So Christian Yelich won the National League Gold Glove award for left fielders last year, the youngest Milwaukee Brewer ever to do it.
  “I guess that shows how smart I am,&r
  
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• Books: How to become a published children’s author in 6 easy steps

  11-10-2018 10:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Illustrated by John Taesoo Kim, Josh Crute’s debut, “Oliver: The Second-Largest Living Thing on Earth,” is my new favorite children’s book.
  Full disclosure: I know Crute from his time as a children’s bookseller at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena so I asked Josh how he did it, and he’s provided us with his 6 steps to getting published:
  “Oliver The Second-Largest Living Thing on Earth” author Josh Crute (courtesy of the author/Page Street P
  
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• Lakers star LeBron James is sculpting a strong business voice and an empire that lasts

  11-10-2018 10:24 via ocregister.com
  
  More than a year ago, Jay Williams flew out to Cleveland to learn a little more about an opportunity.
  Maverick Carter, the right hand of LeBron James, had reached out to him, wondering if he would be interested in collaborating with their production company, SpringHill Entertainment, on a new series. Now Williams, a former college great and ESPN basketball analyst in his own right, was meeting with James himself.
  It wasn’t a long conversation, but it was a substantive one. James laid out h
  
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• Inland Empire home to hottest U.S. job market in last 5 years (L.A.-O.C.? No. 26)

  11-10-2018 10:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Let’s politely say the Inland Empire’s economic progress is often under-appreciated.
  For example, did you know Riverside and San Bernardino counties had the nation’s fastest job-growth among major metropolitan area during the past five years?
  When I filled my trusty spreadsheet with a new job study from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, I learned employment in the Inland Empire grew 22 percent in the five years ended in August, best among 51 U.S. regions with populations above 1
  
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• Media picks UCLA men’s basketball to finish second in Pac-12

  11-10-2018 10:07 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA was picked to finish second in the Pac-12 in the conference’s preseason men’s basketball media poll released Thursday.
  The Bruins received six first-place votes with 264 total points and finished behind Oregon, which earned 288 points and 16 first-place votes. It’s the highest finish in the preseason poll for UCLA since 2013-14.
  Both UCLA and Oregon return two starters and add a top-five recruiting class. However, the Bruins have already lost two pieces of their highly tou
  
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• State Realtors predict ‘a weaker housing market’ in 2019

  11-10-2018 10:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Unaffordable home prices coupled with rising mortgage rates are expected to create “a weaker housing market in 2019,” according to the California Association of Realtors forecast released Thursday, Oct. 11.
  The Realtor forecast, unveiled at the state association’s annual conference in Long Beach, predicts California house sales will fall to their lowest level since 2014.
  Buyers waiting for price drops, meanwhile, will be disappointed, the forecast said.
  California house prices
  
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• Selena Gomez being treated for anxiety after ‘extreme’ panic attacks

  11-10-2018 09:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Selena Gomez, seen above at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2017,  is being treated for anxiety at an East Coast facility, according to a celebrity news website. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
  LOS ANGELES — Selena Gomez is receiving treatment at a mental health facility on the East Coast after suffering “extreme” panic attacks arising from poor health in the aftermath of a difficult kidney transplant, it was reported Thursday.
  Sources tell the o
  
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• Senior Moments: Laughing through the lights and sirens of an emergency ambulance ride

  11-10-2018 09:27 via ocregister.com
  
  “Has someone not been getting enough attention?” I asked my husband.
  George, surrounded by paramedics, smiled up at me from his ambulance transport bed. Ever the showman, he sat upright after a treatment to relieve his discomfort and waved at neighbors as he was wheeled across our front lawn.
  “Time to get you back on stage,” I said, grasping his hand as he was lifted into the ambulance. “I much prefer your drama when it is make-believe.”
  The gentle humor that
  
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• This week’s best deals include ETA’s Oyster Happy Hour, Spa Week, BevMo! 5-Cent Wine Event and more

  11-10-2018 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  This week I remind you to get in some “me” time before the rush to the holidays hits. Some of the nice things you can do for yourself include getting a massage, relaxing over a drink or meal with friends and saving money. You can also feel good by doing something good for others, such as supporting your a local charity or surprising someone with a nice bottle of wine.
  JUST TREATS
  Baker’s Drive-Thru Restaurants are selling Safe Halloween coupon books to benefit Easterseals South
  
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• ‘Disneybound’ campaign at the parks inspires girls to dream big

  11-10-2018 08:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Marisa Umeh will be wearing a green dress on Thursday in tribute to the determination and entrepreneurship of Princess Tiana as part of an international campaign by the United Nations and Disney theme parks to promote female empowerment.
  “There were a lot of strong character traits that Tiana possessed that I really admired,” said Umeh, 18, of Diamond Bar.
  The U.N’s International Day of the Girl will bring so-called “Disneybound” fans to Disneyland, Disney Californi
  
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• Disney bounding campaign at the parks inspires girls to dream big

  11-10-2018 08:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Marisa Umeh will be wearing a green dress on Thursday in tribute to the determination and entrepreneurship of Princess Tiana as part of an international campaign by the United Nations and Disney theme parks to promote female empowerment.
  “There were a lot of strong character traits that Tiana possessed that I really admired,” said Umeh, 18, of Diamond Bar.
  The U.N’s International Day of the Girl will bring Disney bounding fans to Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and othe
  
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• Stolen-car suspect shot, killed by Huntington Beach police following chase

  11-10-2018 08:50 via ocregister.com
  
  A man in a suspected stolen car was shot and killed by Huntington Beach police Thursday, Oct. 11, and a woman taken into custody after a pursuit.
  At about 12:30 a.m. the officers found the vehicle in the city and began pursuing it, said Officer Angela Bennett, a spokeswoman for the Huntington Beach Police Department. The chased ended at 12th Street and Palm Avenue, with the two suspects inside the car running away.
  The woman was caught and taken into custody, while the man was shot by police, ta
  
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• Hurricane Michael left path of destruction, isn’t done yet

  11-10-2018 07:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAY REEVES and BRENDAN FARRINGTON
  PANAMA CITY, Fla. — The third-most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in recorded history left a wide path of destruction, destroying homes and shopping centers and felling trees that killed at least two people in Florida and Georgia. And it’s not done yet.
  Hurricane Michael finally weakened to a tropical storm on Thursday, no longer a Category 4 monster packing 155 mph  winds. But it was still menacing the Southeast with heavy rains
  
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