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• Ducks’ line combinations come into focus as the team regains its health

  08-11-2018 23:51 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — After all the injuries, after all the changes to their lineup, the Ducks almost looked like themselves in Wednesday’s game against the Calgary Flames. Coach Randy Carlyle shuffled his line combinations so often in 2018-19 that he must have felt like a Las Vegas blackjack dealer.
  Carlyle mixed and matched players for the better part of the season’s first dozen games or more, without settling on consistent combinations. As the Ducks have regained their health
  
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• Tackle Box offers a week-long grand opening celebration through Wednesday, Nov. 14 in Costa Mesa

  08-11-2018 23:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Corona del Mar’s smash hit beach concession, Tackle Box, started a second location at SoCo in Costa Mesa months ago but waited until this week to celebrate its grand opening.
  Chef Brian Huskey will present specials and events every day with a fun lineup that includes:
  Friday Night Flights (Nov. 9): A flight of beers for $5.
  Surfrider Saturday (Nov. 10): A percentage of purchase benefits Surfrider Foundation.
  Bloody Mary Brunch Sunday (Nov. 11): Fifty percent off Bloody Marys all day.
  Veter
  
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• Steve Torrence bullish about his crew and his NHRA Top Fuel success

  08-11-2018 23:32 via ocregister.com
  
  POMONA — One thing is certain about this weekend’s Auto Club Final: Steve Torrence will be smiling when he arrives in Pomona and when he leaves Sunday night. That’s the advantage of wrapping up the NHRA Top Fuel dragster championship before the season finale at Fairplex.
  That’s the direct opposite of his 2017 visit. Torrence arrived at the famed strip leading the points, with his first title within his grasp. However, an unexpected second-round loss cleared the way f
  
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• Police audio from the Thousand Oaks mass shooting

  08-11-2018 23:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Thirteen people are dead after a gunman, identified as Ian David Long, opened fire Wednesday night on a crowd at Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks.
  Long entered the bar at around 11:20 p.m. and appeared to shoot at random, according to Ventura County sheriff’s deputies. The dead included 11 people inside the bar, the gunman and a sheriff’s sergeant who was the first officer inside the door, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said.
  After deputies were dispatched to
  
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• Noel Sparks, 21, Thousand Oaks mass shooting victim, was Moorpark College student

  08-11-2018 23:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Moorpark College student Noel Sparks, 21, was among the 12 victims during a mass shooting Wednesday night at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks.
  Sparks’ death was confirmed by United Methodist Church Westlake Village in a Facebook post.
  “It is with heavy hearts that we notify you that Noel Sparks was among the victims of last night’s shooting. We grieve with Tony Sparks and Wendy Anderson,” the post read.
  Sparks’ Facebook page listed that she liked horseb
  
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• UCLA football mailbag: What can the Bruins do about these special teams?

  08-11-2018 23:14 via ocregister.com
  
  UCLA is now eliminated from postseason play, save for extreme Pac-12 chaos, but there are still big games remaining for the Bruins with USC and Stanford waiting at home to finish the season. First, UCLA heads to the desert to face Arizona State on Saturday at 11 a.m. PT on Pac-12 Networks.
  As always, I welcome your questions for this weekly feature. You can send them to me on Twitter at @thucnhi21 or via email ([email protected]). Let’s get to the A’s to your Q’s.Where are we w
  
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• With Grant Joyce at the controls, Lasers’ scoring and passing has Italian flair

  08-11-2018 22:56 via ocregister.com
  
  As the Irvine Valley College Athlete of the Week for Oct. 29, sophomore Grant Joyce was his typical self on the pitch for the Lasers’ men’s soccer team, scoring goals and setting up teammates with well-placed passing.
  For Joyce, it’s nothing new. The Corona del Mar High product could probably be an athlete of the week every week, considering he has been hitting the back of the net and making crosses with success ever since he began playing the beautiful game in Italy.
  Instead o
  
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• La Puente man dies when car goes over the side of Laguna Canyon Road

  08-11-2018 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  A La Puente man died early Thursday, Nov. 8, when his car went over the side of Laguna Canyon Road near the Nix Nature Center, the California Highway Patrol said.
  The crash was still under investigation, but CHP officers believe the driver lost control of the car and veered off the roadway and into an embankment.
  The single-car crash along the road, Highway 133, was reported to the CHP at 6:30 a.m. The area is west of the Laguna Woods community.
  The 46-year-old man, who was the only person in th
  
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• Tyson Chandler learns on the fly in his return to L.A.

  08-11-2018 21:36 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — In all, the journey was six hours. Tyson Chandler knew there would be traffic, like any true Angeleno would.
  He had filled his car during the few days he learned he would be moving from Phoenix back to Los Angeles, and he decided to drive rather than fly to save himself the hassle of having to go back later for more of his things.
  After all, what’s six hours when he had been waiting 17 years for this to happen?
  Chandler, 36, had been hoping somewhere in the back of
  
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• Friends, family and survivors seek news of loved ones and console each other the morning after Thousand Oaks shooting

  08-11-2018 21:21 via ocregister.com
  
  There were hugs and fears and some confusion as family and friends of the Borderline victims arrived at the Thousand Oaks Teen Center to grieve on Thursday.
  One West Hills man spent the morning searching for confirmation of whether his friend had died or survived the overnight attack. “I know his mom very well, she can’t locate him either,” said Ari Alexenburg. “The police are not telling us anything.”
  People awaiting word of loved ones from the Borderline Bar &
  
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• Justin Meek, 23, Thousand Oaks mass shooting victim, worked as Borderline promoter

  08-11-2018 21:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Cal Lutheran confirmed that former student Justin Meek, who worked as a promoter at Borderline Bar and Grill, was one of the 12 people killed by a gunman in a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday, Nov. 7. He was 23.
  There are unconfirmed reports that Meek, who apparently also served as a bouncer, was shot when he was trying to protect some Borderline patrons.
  Related links13 dead in mass shooting at Thousand Oaks bar; gunman is former Marine, ex-CSUN student
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• Sheriff’s deputies have space to work in Ladera Ranch

  08-11-2018 21:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies now have a place in Ladera Ranch to call home.
  About two dozen deputies are assigned to patrol the unincorporated south county, from Ladera Ranch to Trabuco Canyon. Some of those deputies had to drive 20 to 30 minutes to Saddleback Station in Lake Forest to file reports and other paperwork, South Patrol Bureau Director Lt. Mark Gonzales said.
  The new office cuts driving time for the deputies and lets more officers stay in the area, Gonzales said.
  
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• Big campaign spending for status quo outcome

  08-11-2018 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A few hours before the polls closed on Tuesday, an organization that tracks California political trends reported that an eye-popping $1-plus billion had been spent on campaigns this year.
  The tally by California Target Book implied that big things were happening. But the vote counts later that day indicated that in California, at least, it was a pretty much status quo election.
  Those who had been expected to win, Democrats mostly, did win. But even though Democrats flipped at least two congressi
  
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• Thousands flee fast-moving wildfire in Northern California

  08-11-2018 20:49 via ocregister.com
  
  PARADISE, Calif. — Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate a fast-moving wildfire that exploded in size Thursday, threatening several Northern California communities and forcing panicked residents to race to help neighbors who had to drive through walls of flames to escape.
  It was not immediately known if there were injuries or fatalities.
  The Butte County Sheriff’s office said an evacuation order was issued for areas of Paradise, a town of about 27,000 people 180 miles (290 kil
  
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• How to help after the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks

  08-11-2018 20:49 via ocregister.com
  
  In the aftermath of Wednesday’s shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, there are several ways people looking to help can contribute to the victims and support efforts.
  • “We all woke up today to the images and stories from the horrific shooting in Thousand Oaks last night,” reads a statement on the Ventura County Community Foundation Facebook page, which has coordinated with the city of Thousand Oaks and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to create a fun
  
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• Appeals court rules against Trump on DACA immigrant policy

  08-11-2018 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUDHIN THANAWALA
  SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. appeals court ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump cannot immediately end an Obama-era program shielding young immigrants from deportation.
  A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously kept in place a preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
  Lawsuits by California and others challenging the administration’s decision will continue
  
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• Here is how Orange County communities plan to honor service for Veterans Day 2018

  08-11-2018 20:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Communities around Orange County plan to honor their residents who served this country in the military with Veterans Day events.
  Ceremonies are planned throughout the weekend and on Monday. Here are details on several of the events scheduled:
  Anaheim: The city will conduct a ceremony to honor those who have served at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at its veterans monument at 241 S. Anaheim Blvd. There will be performances, a wreath laying and the presentation of the colors.
  Brea: The city will pay t
  
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• KOST-FM will flip the switch to around-the-clock Christmas music on Friday

  08-11-2018 19:01 via ocregister.com
  
  While some of us may still be “borrowing” leftover Halloween candy off our better-supplied colleagues’ desks, over at KOST-FM/103.5 they are decking the dang halls in anticipation of the start of the station’s annual Christmas music marathon on Friday, Nov. 9.
  We haven’t even bought our turkeys for Thanksgiving yet, though we did see KOST post an article on its Facebook page on Tuesday with the headline, “Turkey Flavored Ice Cream For Thanksgiving Dinner?&rdqu
  
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• California has the power to reverse opioid overdose, but will it take action?

  08-11-2018 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  California has the immediate opportunity to help save many lives. The state should act on this opportunity, without delay, so that parents and families do not have to experience the indescribable and unimaginable pain of losing a child, like I, and thousands of others in the state have.
  In 2010, I lost my son to an accidental opioid overdose. His death could have been prevented if someone in his circle – family, friends, or first responders – had access to the opioid overdose reversa
  
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• Steve Alford appreciates UCLA’s depth especially now

  08-11-2018 18:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Steve Alford was asked about Kris Wilkes after the sophomore guard scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in UCLA’s season opener against Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday.
  The UCLA head coach stated what Wilkes had just proved, saying he was “a prolific scorer,” then in the same answer praised the performances of three other players. That’s what happens when a coach has as many options as Alford does.
  A year after relying almost exclusively on one star, the No
  
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• Pepperdine, Cal Lutheran, other local schools respond after Thousand Oaks mass shooting during ‘College Night’ promotion

  08-11-2018 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  In the wake of the mass shooting at Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks late Wednesday night during a “College Country Night” promotion, nearby colleges are taking measures to comfort students may have been present and their grieving campus communities.
  Thirteen people are dead after a gunman — who has been identified — opened fire on a crowd at the country dance bar holding a weekly event for college students, sending hundreds fleeing in terror including some who
  
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• Sgt. Ron Helus, killed in Thousand Oaks mass shooting, will be honored with procession

  08-11-2018 18:05 via ocregister.com
  
  The body of Ron Helus, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department sergeant who was killed by a mass shooter overnight at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, will be transported to the coroner’s office in a procession Thursday morning, Nov. 8.
  People gather on a 101 freeway overpass waiting for the procession for Ventura County Sheriff’s Department shows Sheriff’s Sgt. Ron Helus, who was killed Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in a deadly shooting at a country music bar in
  
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• Six Orange County girls tennis teams advance to CIF finals

  08-11-2018 17:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Singles ace Cami Brown and the doubles team of Mya Wang and Emily Markus swept as University’s top-seeded girls tennis team defeated visiting Corona del Mar 10-8 in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Open Division on Wednesday.
  University will play No. 2 seed Campbell Hall of North Hollywood in the finals of the first-year division Friday at The Claremont Club at 10:45 a.m.
  The Trojans will be seeking their first section championship in their sixth finals appearance.
  University lost in the Divis
  
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• Smartphone makers bet foldable screens are next big thing

  08-11-2018 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press
  For the past few years, the smartphone industry has been searching for a breakthrough to revive a market mired in an innovation lull and a sales slump. A potential catalyst is on the horizon in the form of flexible screens that can be folded in half without breaking.
  Samsung and several rivals are preparing to roll out such screens to make devices more versatile for work and pleasure. The foldable screens could increase display space to the size of a mini
  
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• Rams react to mass shooting near Thousand Oaks practice facility

  08-11-2018 17:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Rams players and staff awoke Thursday morning to the news that a mass shooting had taken place overnight in Thousand Oaks, approximately four miles from their practice facility.
  As of 8 a.m. Thursday, the team was still attempting to make sure all staff members and their family members were accounted for, and there were no reports of injuries to anyone associated with the team.
  Related Articles Increased use of tight ends Gerald Everett and Tyler Higbee has Rams offense evolving Next up for Rams
  
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• Did well-to-do California homeowners push Prop. 5 and Prop. 10 to defeat?

  08-11-2018 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  California’s push for more “affordable” housing has run into a new obstacle: The good-sized number of Californians who can easily afford their homes.
  Two high-profile statewide propositions were trying to alter the housing landscape to lower costs. Proposition 10 would have dramatically expanded the rent control options for cities; Proposition 5 would have broadened property-tax protections for older homeowners.
  Both propositions failed by noteworthy margins in the Nov. 6
  
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• Suspect who shot to death 12 people in Thousand Oaks bar was Marine Corps veteran, possibly had PTSD

  08-11-2018 16:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Authorities said 28-year-old Ian David Long appeared to kill himself shortly after opening fire on a country bar in Thousand Oaks and killing 12 people including a Ventura County sheriff’s sergeant.
  There are reports that Long had post-traumatic stress disorder.
  The Newbury Park resident was a United States Marine Corps veteran and legally bought the Glock .45-caliber handgun. The handgun was equipped with an extended magazine on it when he allegedly entered the Borderline Bar &a
  
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• Suspect in Thousand Oaks mass shooting was Marine Corps veteran, possibly had PTSD

  08-11-2018 16:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Ian David Long, the 28-year-old suspect in the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, was a decorated U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan and reportedly suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
  Marine Corps officials at the Pentagon confirmed the Newbury Park resident had served in the Corps from August 2008 to March 2013, leaving at the rank of corporal. He was a machine-gunner in infantry combat and was deployed to Afghanistan from Nov. 16,
  
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• It’s fireplace season, Southern California: so here are the trends, wood-burning restrictions and retrofit and replacement regulations

  08-11-2018 16:42 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s elemental, the attraction to fire, with its dynamic, shape-shifting flames and warmth. This is why homebuyers are so enamored — like moths to a flame, so to speak — to fireplaces, which often rank at or near the top of “must-have” home features.
  Fireplace season is upon us, officially designated as the beginning of November to the end of February, and while Southern California isn’t exactly the tundra, we do like to keep the home fires burning inside and
  
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• It takes a small army to transform Disneyland’s It’s a Small World for the holidays

  08-11-2018 16:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Inside an empty pool known as “The Plunge,” Joe Peters and his team of Disney technicians repair scenic props, replace burned-out Christmas lights and paint dinged-up decor in a makeshift workshop as holiday decorations used during It’s a Small World Holiday hang from the ceiling above.
  “It’s that race to the finish line every year,” said Peters, the technical director responsible for the Small World Holiday installation at Disneyland. “It’s always
  
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• Elections 2018: Five things Southern California voters just told the world

  08-11-2018 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The most consequential midterm in recent American history (or, if you prefer less hype, yet another big national vote in an age of unrelenting political crankiness) just taught the world a bit about Southern California.
  First, we like voting. A lot.
  Sure, the whole country was in a voting mood Tuesday – national turnout reportedly was about 37 percent higher than in 2014. But unofficial numbers in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties suggest that more locals cast
  
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• Justice Ginsburg, 85, hospitalized after fracturing 3 ribs in fall

  08-11-2018 15:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARK SHERMAN
  WASHINGTON  — Eighty-five-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg fractured three ribs in a fall in her office at the Supreme Court and is in the hospital, the court said Thursday.
  The court’s oldest justice fell Wednesday evening, the court said. She went to George Washington University Hospital in Washington early Thursday after experiencing discomfort overnight.
  She was admitted to the hospital for treatment and observation after tests showed she fractured three
  
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• How people are reacting to the Borderline Bar & Grill mass shooting in Thousand Oaks on Twitter

  08-11-2018 15:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Thirteen people are dead after a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a country bar in Thousand Oaks. The dead include 11 people inside the Borderline Bar & Grill, the gunman and a Ventura County sheriff’s sergeant, according to officials.
  Here’s what some are saying about the deadly shooting on Twitter:What we know so far about the #BorderlineShooting in #ThousandOaks:
  – 13 people dead including gunman & sheriff’s sergeant
  – Shooting happened at a country dance
  
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• What deals can U.S. military get at casinos for Veterans Day 2018?

  08-11-2018 15:41 via ocregister.com
  
  Veterans Day falls on a Sunday this year, meaning it is observed twice: Nov. 11 and 12.
  Several Southern California casinos are showing appreciation to veterans and active military members on Sunday, the actual holiday, but a few have offers on Monday.
  The holiday began as Armistice Day a century ago with the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1908. It is a solemn occasion, but also a chance for businesses as well as individuals honor those who have served their country.
  Here’s what going on a
  
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• Vietnam vet to be awarded high school diploma after county office does what a district won’t

  08-11-2018 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  A Vietnam veteran will finally get a high school diploma from an unexpected source after battling the school district where he attended 50 years ago.
  Ken Weiner, who was awarded the Purple Heart after being shot twice in Vietnam, will accept a diploma from the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools on Tuesday, Nov. 13 in a ceremony called “Operation Recognition.”
  Weiner, who lives in Murrieta, had requested his diploma from Long Beach Unified School District; he attended Lakewood
  
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• 5 things to do in your garden this week, Nov. 10-16

  08-11-2018 15:20 via ocregister.com
  
  1. Shock treatment
  In autumn tomatoes often grow beautifully but stop producing. Here’s a way to get one more crop from them this season. First, stop watering the tomatoes and trim back the tops of the plants a few inches (not much). Then “root-prune” them by inserting a shovel its full length down one side of each plant near the trunk. This shock treatment will stimulate them to form more fruit. Water only if and when the plants wilt; and if frost comes before they ripen compl
  
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• Live coverage of the Thousand Oaks mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill

  08-11-2018 15:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Thirteen people are dead after a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a country dance bar holding a weekly “college night” Wednesday in Southern California, sending hundreds fleeing in terror including some who used barstools to break windows and escape, authorities said.
  The dead included 11 people inside the bar, the gunman and a sheriff’s sergeant who was the first officer inside the door, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said.
  
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• Thousand Oaks mass shooting: Where is the Borderline Bar & Grill?

  08-11-2018 15:05 via ocregister.com
  
  The Borderline Bar & Grill at 99 Rolling Oaks Drive in Thousand Oaks, is the scene of a mass shooting that left 13 dead, including the gunman and a sheriff’s deputy who rushed in to help.
  The bar is just off the Moorpark Road exit of the 101 Freeway.Borderline is described on Google Maps as a “Western-style bar with spacious dance floor used for theme nights such as country, salsa and swing.”
  On Wednesday, it was “College Country Night,” and hundreds were in the
  
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• Hotline for families of people at the Borderline Bar & Grill set up in Thousand Oaks

  08-11-2018 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Authorities have set up a hotline for families who believe their loved ones were at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks when a gunman entered the building and began shooting. Thirteen people are reported dead.
  The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, which patrols the area as the Thousand Oaks Police, tweeted an emergency information hotline to assist locating people that may have been involved n the #BorderLineShooting incident at 805-465-6650.
  The popular country music bar wa
  
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• Successful Aging: If I believe my friend is driving with dementia, should I speak up?

  08-11-2018 14:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Q. I recently traveled with a friend to Alaska and noticed she seemed a bit confused. Shortly after arriving home, we made some social engagements; she couldn’t keep the dates, times or locations straight, even after I reviewed them with her about four times. My friend is being evaluated by a neurologist. My guess is for dementia. Her children are aware there is a problem, yet they say nothing to her about her driving. Is it appropriate for me to mention my concern to her children? I don&r
  
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• You can book a Taco Bell Holiday party for $25 in Orange County (food not included)

  08-11-2018 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Looking for a setting that’s a little different for your holiday party? Taco Bell wants you to think outside the banquet room.
  The Irvine-based fast food chain is making some of its dining rooms available for your social gatherings between Nov. 24, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and Dec. 22, the Saturday before Christmas.
  Party by Taco Bell is “a postmodern party concept to pump up life’s biggest moments or those ‘just because occasions’,” according to
  
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• Police respond to reported mass shooting in Thousand Oaks

  08-11-2018 09:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Broadcast reports Wednesday night said Ventura County law enforcement personnel were dispatched to a possible mass shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks.
  Multiple people reportedly were injured, CBS Los Angeles reported.BREAKING: Multiple people have reportedly been injured in a shooting at a bar in Thousand Oaks https://t.co/F6GNXUazAY
  — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) November 8, 2018Calls came to police around 11:15 p.m. about a shooting with multiple victims at Borderline Bar & Grill, a popu
  
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• Mass shooting in Thousand Oaks bar prompts massive law enforcement response

  08-11-2018 09:03 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS — Authorities say there were at least 11 injuries — including one officer — after a man opened fire in a Southern California bar filled with college students late Wednesday.
  Ventura County law enforcement personnel flooded the bar after reported multiple casualties.
  Police tell the Ventura County Star that the initial report came around 11:20 p.m. that a man opened fire at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, which is about 40 miles northwest of Los An
  
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• Gunman dead after killing 12 people at Thousand Oaks bar

  08-11-2018 09:03 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS — A gunman shot and killed 12 people — including a sheriff’s deputy — Wednesday, using a handgun and smoke bombs at a country dance bar on “college night” and sending hundreds of panicking people toward the exits with some breaking windows to escape, authorities and witnesses said.
  Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said the gunman was found dead inside the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks when officers were able to safely enter the nig
  
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• 13 dead in mass shooting at Thousand Oaks bar, including gunman and sheriff’s deputy

  08-11-2018 09:03 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS — Thirteen people are dead after a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a country dance bar holding a weekly “college night” Wednesday in Southern California, sending hundreds fleeing in terror including some who used barstools to break windows and escape, authorities said.
  The dead included 11 people inside the bar, the gunman and a sheriff’s sergeant who was the first officer inside the door, Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean said.
  “It’s a horrific
  
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• Ryan Getzlaf, Rickard Rakell team up to help Ducks get past Flames

  08-11-2018 07:29 via ocregister.com
  
  The Ducks’ Rickard Rakell takes a shot on goal as Flames goalie Mike Smith defendsduring the third period of Wednesday’s game at Honda Center. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
  ANAHEIM, CA – NOVEMBER 07:Isac Lundestrom #48 and Pontus Aberg #20 congratulate Adam Henrique #14 of the Anaheim Ducks on his goal during the first period of a game against the Calgary Flamesat Honda Center on November 7, 2018 in Anaheim, California.(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)SoundThe gal
  
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• Lakers go down to the wire again, hold off Timberwolves

  08-11-2018 07:17 via ocregister.com
  
  The Lakers Kyle Kuzma #0 dunks the ball on during their game against the Timberwolves at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Wednesday, Nov 7, 2018. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
  The Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns #32 dunks the ball as the l’ JaVale McGee #7 defends during their game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Wednesday, Nov 7, 2018. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThe Lakers LeBron James #
  
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• Timberwolves’ Derrick Rose put on a show in 2 games at Staples Center

  08-11-2018 07:15 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Derrick Rose Comeback Tour played two shows at Staples Center this week, and though neither went the way the traveling bandleader wanted, no one could fault him.
  The week after the former league MVP treated the NBA to a career-high 50 points to lead his Minnesota Timberwolves to a Halloween night victory over the Utah Jazz, Rose’s squad stopped in L.A. and lost a pair of tight games.
  The Clippers beat Minnesota 120-109 on Monday – despite a team-high 21 points
  
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• Cal’s pass defense is atop the Pac-12; how will USC’s JT Daniels handle it?

  08-11-2018 06:50 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Freshman quarterback JT Daniels made a successful return from a concussion last week at Oregon State.
  Daniels passed for 177 yards and one touchdown as USC managed a 38-21 win.
  This week presents a more difficult test.
  When the Trojans host Cal on Saturday, Daniels will face the best pass defense in the Pac-12, a unit that holds opponents to an average of 184 passing yards per game.
  Former USC defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox is in his second season as the Golden Bears&rsq
  
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• Water polo roundup: Foothill edges Corona del Mar to reach Division 2 final

  08-11-2018 06:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Jakob Tallman scored the first goal of overtime and Liam Harrison followed by blocking a penalty shot to help lead Foothill’s boys water polo team past Corona del Mar 12-10 in the CIF-SS Division 2 semifinals Wednesday night in Irvine.
  The sophomores helped the Knights take a 10-9 advantage after the first three-minute overtime period at the Woollett Aquatics Center.
  Tallman scored about a minute into the extra frame while Harrison’s block came with six seconds left.
  Freshman Jackson
  
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