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• St. Anthony’s Erin Anderson voted Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week

  14-12-2018 22:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California Boys Athlete of the Week: Erin Anderson
  Sport: Basketball
  School: St. Anthony
  Year: Senior
  Noteworthy: Anderson helped lead the Saints to a 3-0 record this past week. She scored three goals in the three games, including a two-goal performance in St. Anthony’s 7-0 win over Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary on Friday. She also had a goal and an assist in a 2-1 win over Crean Lutheran. Anderson leads the Saints (5-1) with six goals this season.
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• Special prosecutor appointed to investigate fake baby adoption

  14-12-2018 22:52 via ocregister.com
  
  A woman who faked being pregnant to dupe a couple trying to adopt faces criminal jeopardy in Virginia after a judge appointed a special prosecutor to investigate the case.
  Chuck Slemp, a Commonwealth Attorney in Wise County, Virginia, has been appointed to handle the potential prosecution of Elizabeth Jones, 34, of Nickelsville. In November, Jones carried out an elaborate ruse, which included a fake birth on the side of a highway, before revealing to hopeful couple Matt and Laura Trayte of Lake
  
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• Person with gun on Corona High campus arrested

  14-12-2018 22:52 via ocregister.com
  
  A person who brought a gun to Corona High on Friday, Dec. 14, was arrested, the Corona Police Department said.
  Police received the report about 12:10 p.m. and arrested the person, Detective Jason Waldon said. No one was reported injured, he said.
  Corona High sent an alert to parents just after 1 p.m.
  “So you are aware at approximately 12:00 p.m. today Corona PD received information from campus personnel regarding a potential threat to campus safety. Corona PD quickly responded and arrested
  
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• Chargers’ Anthony Lynn gains Coach of the Year chatter with 2-point call

  14-12-2018 22:48 via ocregister.com
  
  KANSAS CITY — It’s the time of year when pundits engage in heated debates over yearly NFL awards, and the Chargers haven’t been forgotten in that regard.
  Safety Derwin James is considered by many the front-runner for Defensive Rookie of the Year. Quarterback Philip Rivers has garnered Most Valuable Player chatter in the past month.
  The national talking heads have added one more name to the mix: Anthony Lynn for Coach of the Year.
  Lynn solidified his case for the award Thur
  
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• Vice President Mike Pence to attend SpaceX launch in Florida on Tuesday

  14-12-2018 22:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Vice President Mike Pence announced this week that he will attend SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 rocket launch out of Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday, Dec. 18.
  Pence made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday, Dec. 12, calling the mission to deploy the first satellite in the next generation of Global Positioning Systems an “important step forward as we seek to secure American leadership in space.”Announced at @NASA today that next Tuesday I’ll head to “The World’s
  
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• Army mechanic gets life without parole for Fullerton triple-murder in case that had ties to the furry community

  14-12-2018 22:13 via ocregister.com
  
  A 23-year-old U.S. Army mechanic was sentenced Friday to life in prison for killing a Fullerton couple and their friend, part of what he described to detectives as an attempt to save a teenager he believed was being sexually abused.
  Family members of the victims sobbed as Joshua Acosta was ordered to serve three consecutive terms of life without the possibility of parole, along with an additional 75 years to life, for the special-circumstances murders of Christopher Yost, 34, his wife, Jennifer
  
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• Elvis and Priscilla are sweet and loving

  14-12-2018 21:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Poodle mixes
  Age: 9 years
  Size: About 20 pounds each
  Elvis and Priscilla’s story: This sweet senior pair are bonded and looking for a forever home together. Elvis and Priscilla are loving, mellow and mild-mannered. With good-natured, happy dispositions, they are affectionate, easy to walk, and love to snuggle and give kisses. They are in overall good health for their age.
  Adoption fee: $200 for both includes veterinary exams, medical records, vaccinations, microchips, spay/neut
  
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• 12 things to know about this year’s huge gingerbread house at Disney’s Grand Californian

  14-12-2018 21:12 via ocregister.com
  
   
  Detail of the to “Grand” Gingerbread House in the lobby of the Grand Californian in Anaheim, CA, on Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018. The edible building is a Craftman-style interpretation of the hotel made from 600 pounds of gingerbread, 600 pounds of powdered sugar, 28 gallons of egg whites, four gallons of lemon juice, 250 pounds of fondant and one pound of glitter. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Visitors to The Grand Californian Hotel check out the “Grand
  
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• Wisconsin’s Gov. Walker signs sweeping lame-duck GOP bills to limit his incoming Democratic successor’s power

  14-12-2018 20:54 via ocregister.com
  
  By TODD RICHMOND and SCOTT BAUER
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a sweeping package of Republican-written legislation Friday that restricts early voting and weakens the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general, brushing aside complaints that he is enabling a brazen power grab and ignoring the will of voters.
  Walker signed the bills just 24 days before he leaves office during an event at a state office building in Green Bay, about 130 miles from his Cap
  
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• It’s sweet Goldie’s turn for her own home

  14-12-2018 20:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Tabby cat
  Age: About 2 years
  Gender: Spayed female
  Goldie’s story: Goldie is sweet, calm and quiet. When found, she had had a litter of five kittens. All have found homes, and now it’s Goldie’s turn. She loves to play and snuggle.
  Adoption donation: $50; includes spay, vaccinations, microchip and feline immunodeficiency and leukemia virus testing (she was negative).
  Adoption procedure: Contact Lorraine with Long Beach Spay & Neuter Foundation at 562-544-0335 or 
  
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• Kings set to face former teammate Tanner Pearson, Penguins

  14-12-2018 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  When a trade is made, it’s often interesting to see which team gets the better of the deal. Regarding the deal between the Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins on Nov. 14 that sent Tanner Pearson to Pittsburgh for fellow forward Carl Hagelin, the edge so far goes to the Penguins.
  Ahead of Pittsburgh’s game Friday against visiting Boston, Pearson had five points (three goals, two assists) while playing in all 14 games the Penguins had played since his arrival; Pittsburgh
  
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• How Peter Jackson turned 100-year-old film footage into the unforgettable ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’

  14-12-2018 19:01 via ocregister.com
  
  It was a simple request.
  Director Peter Jackson, speaking with film critic Elvis Mitchell before a screening last week of his new World War I documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old,” recalled being offered the chance to make a documentary about World War I, a conflict his grandfather fought in and one that Jackson had a lifelong interest in.
  “At the time of the premiere of the last Hobbit movie in London in 2014, the Imperial War Museum invited me to come in for a meeting and the
  
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• How a woman born with malformed hands overcame the odds to become a nurse

  14-12-2018 19:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The letter arrived like a slap in the face.
  She was being informed, in so many words, that she needed to choose another major or find another university. Her chosen course of study – nursing – was done for her at Cal State San Bernardino.
  “I was in tears,” said Kimberly Reichardt, now 25, of the 2015 letter that could have derailed her career. “I was upset and angry. That was my dream, my goal. I felt like nursing was my calling.”
  No was a word she h
  
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• Christ Cathedral acquires its first Holy Relic — the bone of a Vietnamese saint

  14-12-2018 18:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Bishop Kevin Vann chats with parishioners as he checks out a new marble altar installed at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA, on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  A Holy Relic recently given to the Diocese of Orange by Cardinal Nguyen Van Nhon of Hanoi sits on a table during a gathering at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. The relic is part of the remains of St. Andrew Dung-Lac, a 19th Century Vietnamese Catholic priest
  
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• How this ‘Big Bang Theory’ star came to play George Bailey in a new ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ production

  14-12-2018 18:41 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been a while since actor Simon Helberg stepped away from his day job on television and into a live theatrical production. But as Howard Wolowitz, the brainy character he plays on the hit sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” might say, even though it’s not rocket science it might be just as thrilling.
  “It’s always kind of fast, and that makes it kind of exciting and it makes it kind of terrifying,” Helberg says of the one week of rehearsal for the Pasadena P
  
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• There’s no day like Snow Day at JSerra Catholic High School

  14-12-2018 18:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Ben Hemphill looks for a target during the annual snowball fight at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Thursday, Dec 13, 2018. about half of the school’s 1,200 students threw about 45 tons of snow in the main quad.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Father Damien Giap heads up a hill as he looks to throw during the annual snowball fight at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, CA, on Thursday, Dec 13, 2018. about half of the school&rs
  
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• Ryan Getzlaf is earning that ‘C’ on his Ducks jersey

  14-12-2018 18:13 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Ryan Getzlaf was 25 when the Ducks voted to select a new team captain for 2010-11. Scott Niedermayer had retired at the end of the previous season and the logical pick for his replacement was 35-year-old Saku Koivu, a seasoned veteran who had served as captain of the Montreal Canadiens.
  The players voted and it was a tie. Half wanted Koivu, half wanted Getzlaf.
  Koivu broke the deadlock by endorsing Getzlaf.
  Randy Carlyle, then in his first coaching stint with the Ducks,
  
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• Former USOC CEO Scott Blackmun accused of lying to Senate, case referred to Justice Department, FBI

  14-12-2018 18:01 via ocregister.com
  
  A U.S. Senate subcommittee accused former U.S. Olympic Committee chief executive officer Scott Blackmun of making false statements and misleading Congress and has referred the case to the Justice Department and FBI.
  In a joint statement Friday morning, Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate sub-committee with jurisdiction over the health and safety of U.S. Olympic and NCAA athletes, said the subcommittee forwarded the case to act
  
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• Trevor’s Travels: 5 LA area museums worth visiting now or anytime

  14-12-2018 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A favorite TV travel host of mine recently discussed his five favorite museums. They were all in Europe, but it set me to thinking. There are lots of museums here in the Southland and maybe I could tease out five of the best.
  I would be hard-pressed to number them in order of preference so I’ll just call them all equal in terms of interest. They also all have one thing in common, but more about that later.
  Living in Southern California, we are surrounded by wealth and wealth is what allows
  
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• Mexican passenger jet en route to Tijuana damaged in possible midair drone hit

  14-12-2018 17:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By Andrea Navarro and Alan Levin, Bloomberg
  Grupo Aeromexico is investigating whether a drone slammed into a Boeing 737 jetliner as the aircraft approached its destination in Tijuana, Mexico, on the U.S. border.
  Images on local media showed considerable damage to the nose of the 737-800, which was operating Wednesday as Flight 773 from Guadalajara. In a cabin recording, crew members can be heard saying they heard a “pretty loud bang” and asking the control tower to check if the nose
  
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• Radio: Some gift ideas for the radio lover in your life

  14-12-2018 16:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Two new books written by local radio personalities have hit the shelves, and they may be perfect for your favorite radio fan.
  ‘Vocal Recall’
  I am awaiting a convenient time for the both of us to meet, so I can interview him regarding his new book, but one great gift idea for this holiday season is Neil Ross’ “Vocal Recall,” an autobiography of sorts that tells the story of Ross’ life in radio and his transition to a career that actually pays real money: voiceo
  
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• At this feast, the guests of honor are homeless people who get helpings of food, friendship and faith in themselves

  14-12-2018 16:28 via ocregister.com
  
  On a night designed to make her feel like royalty, Donna Sallee compared herself to something far less glamorous.
  A human piece of trash.
  Those were the words used by the 62-year-old recovering meth addict to describe the self loathing caused by her personal failings and the disparaging treatment she’s endured over nearly two decades of being on the streets.
  The disdain made her wonder: “Where do I fit in?”
  The answer came back swiftly from multiple voices: “Right he
  
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• Eliza Dushku gets $9.5 million CBS settlement

  14-12-2018 16:16 via ocregister.com
  
  HOLLYWOOD — Eliza Dushku, an actress on the popular CBS show “Bull,” was paid $9.5 million to confidentially settle allegations that she was dismissed from the series after she complained about being harassed on set, it was reported Friday.
  Dushku was featured in the first season of the CBS procedural drama, playing a criminal defense lawyer. According to a detailed report by the New York Times, she confronted “Bull” star Michael Weatherly about comments he made tha
  
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• With OK from Congress, US hemp market set to boom

  14-12-2018 16:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By Gillian Flaccus, The Associated Press
  Hemp is about to get the nod from the federal government that marijuana, its cannabis plant cousin, craves.
  A provision of the farm bill that received final approval in Congress on Wednesday removes hemp from the list of federally controlled substances and treats the low-THC version of the cannabis plant like any other agricultural crop. THC is the cannabis compound that gives pot its high.
  FILE – In this April 23, 2018 file photo, Trevor Eubanks, p
  
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• Autopsy set for migrant girl, 7, who died in border custody

  14-12-2018 14:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By COLLEEN LONG and ASTRID GALVAN
  WASHINGTON — Immigration officials say an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death of a 7-year-old migrant girl who suffered seizures in custody and later died.
  Officials say the girl was found Dec. 6 near Lordsburg, New Mexico, by U.S. Border Patrol agents. They say the girl was taken into custody for about eight hours and then began having seizures.
  Emergency medical technicians discovered her fever was 105.7 degrees Fahrenheit . The gir
  
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• Orange County basketball highlights for Thursday, Dec. 13

  14-12-2018 09:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Highlights and top scorers from the Orange County basketball games on Thursday, Dec. 13.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  No. 1 Mater Dei will play for its second tournament championship in as many weeks when it meets Notre Dame/Riverside in the Charlie Wilkins Memorial Tournament final at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Westminster High. Harry Hornery scored 22 points and Ryan Evans had 13 as the Monarchs (9-1) beat Los Osos 67-33 in Thursday’s semifinal. Notre Dame topped St. Anthony 62-50.
  No. 5 Villa Park will p
  
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• Chargers’ Mike Williams has breakout game with Keenan Allen out with hip injury

  14-12-2018 07:21 via ocregister.com
  
  KANSAS CITY — Mike Williams had the breakout game the Chargers have been waiting for since they took him seventh overall in the 2017 draft.
  Williams stepped up as the Chargers’ No. 1 wide receiver Thursday night against the Kansas City Chiefs while Keenan Allen was on the sideline with a hip injury. The 6-foot-3 wideout kept the Chargers in the game with seven receptions for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and he caught the winning two-point conversion pass from Philip Rivers with
  
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• Chargers stun Chiefs on late 2-point conversion, clinch playoff berth

  14-12-2018 05:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) is sacked by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Dee Ford (55) and linebacker Justin Houston (50) during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
  KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – DECEMBER 13:Running back Austin Ekeler #30 of the Los Angeles Chargers carries the ball as cornerback Kendall Fuller #23 of the Kansas City Chiefs defends during the game at Arrowhead Stadium on December 13, 2018 i
  
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• Spurs rout Clippers, handing them their fourth loss in five games

  14-12-2018 05:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Clippers guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tries to drive around Spurs guard Derrick White during the first half of Thursday’s game in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
  Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley (21) shoots past San Antonio Spurs guard Marco Belinelli (18) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsSpurs guard DeMar DeRozan drives into Clippers guard Avery Bradley during the
  
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• Rockets turn back Lakers as James Harden dominates with 50 points, triple-double

  14-12-2018 04:59 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rockets’ James Harden soars in for a dunk over Lakers center JaVale McGee, bottom, during the first quarter of Thursday’s game in Houston. Harden finished with a 50-point triple-double in the Rockets’ 126-111 victory. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  Los Angeles Lakers’ Josh Hart, center, goes up for a shot as Houston Rockets’ Chris Paul (3) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)SoundTh
  
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• Lance Stephenson gives Lakers a spark off the bench

  14-12-2018 04:57 via ocregister.com
  
  HOUSTON — Even in a showdown between a pair of league MVPs, Lance Stephenson’s air guitar can make plenty of its own noise.
  The 28-year-old was back to making sweet music despite a 126-111 loss to the Rockets on Thursday night. He was one of only two Lakers bench players to score, pouring in 17 points for his first double-digit scoring night in nearly a month.
  Stephenson has been yo-yo-ing in and out of the rotation as much as any Laker, and on the last trip, Coach Luke Walton acknow
  
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• San Juan Hills basketball uses late surge to get past Fountain Valley in Eagle Classic

  14-12-2018 04:26 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – The San Juan Hills boys basketball team flipped a switch late in the third quarter in their 49-39 win against Fountain Valley in the Eagle Classic at Capistrano Valley Christian High on Thursday.
  The Stallions went on a 23-4 run from late in the third quarter to the end of the game to erase a nine-point deficit.
  Adam Weingard, a transfer from Tesoro, scored 13 of his game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter when San Juan Hills outscored Fountain Valley 18-4.
  “H
  
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• Photos: Chargers steal victory from Chiefs with late rally

  14-12-2018 04:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Wide receiver Mike Williams of the Chargers catches a two-point conversion with 4 seconds remaining in the game to put the Chargers up 29-28 on the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on December 13, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
  KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – DECEMBER 13:Wide receiver Mike Williams #81 of the Los Angeles Chargers catches a pass for a touchdown as defensive back Orlando Scandrick #22 of the Kansas City Chiefs defends during the 4th quarte
  
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• Villa Park knocks off Mater Dei to earn spot in Mater Dei Premier soccer semifinals

  14-12-2018 04:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Villa Park’s Brianna Guerra, left, heads the ball past Mater Dei’s Gianna Danese during a Mater Dei Premier Invitational match at Mater Dei in Santa Ana on Thursday, December 13, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)
  Mater Dei’s Mia Burns, center, kicks the ball over her headduring a Mater Dei Premier Invitational match against Villa Park at Mater Dei in Santa Ana on Thursday, December 13, 2018. (Photo by Kyusung Gong/Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery
  
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• Kings score early but not often, drop to 0-3 on trip with loss to Blue Jackets

  14-12-2018 04:08 via ocregister.com
  
  The Blue Jackets’ Ryan Murray, right, checks the Kings’ Dustin Brown during the first period of Thursday’s game in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
  Columbus Blue Jackets’ Brandon Dubinsky, left, and Los Angeles Kings’ Michael Amadio chase the puck around the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Kings’ Jonathan Quick, right, hi
  
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• When Todd Gurley disappears, as he did last week, the Rams usually suffer

  14-12-2018 03:51 via ocregister.com
  
  THOUSAND OAKS – The question continued to be asked for days, even on sports-talk radio in Chicago, where they should have been thrilled with the outcome. But really, what happened to Todd Gurley?
  Gurley vanished in last Sunday’s loss to the Bears, with only 11 carries, which tied for his lowest single-game total since his rookie season of 2015. A handful of other factors derailed the Rams’ offense in the 15-6 loss, but Gurley’s low production (58 yards from scrimmage) dre
  
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• Fan favorite Yen Ching restaurant in Orange to be razed for a 35-unit memory care home

  14-12-2018 03:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Popular Yen Ching restaurant in Orange has been purchased by a national senior living company that plans to tear down the longtime eatery and build a 35-apartment memory care home.
  Kisco Senior Living, headquartered in Carlsbad, already owns Park Plaza, an assisted living complex next door to Yen Ching.
  The restaurant, at 574 S. Glassell St., posted on its Facebook page on Wednesday, Dec. 12, that will close after New Year’s Eve – after almost 40 years.
  “We have
  
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• Ben Lecomte’s epic swim from Japan to California, buoyed by San Pedro’s AltaSea, ends shy of the finish line

  14-12-2018 02:56 via ocregister.com
  
  In the end, due to harsh weather that severely damaged the mission’s escort boat and equipment, Ben Lecomte’s Longest Swim across the Pacific Ocean ended shy of its goal this week.
  “This is not what I had visualized, my dream and goal were different,” the 51-year-old Paris-born swimmer wrote in his daily online log after arriving in Hawaii. “Not everything turned the way I wanted but we all made it safely back on land and we kept focusing on our overall mission: col
  
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• Laguna Woods Village co-op board split on payment plan, looks to hire reserves specialist

  14-12-2018 00:59 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA WOODS — A proposal to increase fees for delinquent assessment payers split the United Mutual board 5-5-0, a vote that sent the resolution back to the staff and finance committee, during the board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 11.
  Revisions to the payment plan — a voluntary agreement provided per member request — would initiate a monthly charge for interest at the rate of 10 percent per annum and introduce an administrative fee of $25 per month, according to a
  
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• Huntington Beach Concert Band celebrates the season with sacred and secular music

  14-12-2018 00:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The community is invited to attend Huntington Beach Concert Band’s concert, ” Sacred and Secular Sounds of the Season,” performed at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15, at Community United Methodist Church, 6652 Heil Ave., Huntington Beach.
  The program will include more than two-dozen sacred and secular holiday melodies, plus “Winter Suite” by Gustav Holst and “The Eighth Candle,” a celebration for Hanukkah.
  Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for childre
  
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• Festival Pass: Musink announces lineup and yeah, we were surprised by the headliner, too

  14-12-2018 00:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Festival Pass is a weekly newsletter that lands in your inbox on Thursdays. When we cover festivals in the field, you get bonus editions, too! Subscribe now.
  Festival Pass for Thursday, Dec. 13
  Did you know there’s a Willie Nelson slot machine? I was out with our casinos reporter Alex Groves to meet with folks from San Manuel Casino this week and inside the Rockin’ Casino (a part of the complex that has dozens of music-related slot machines), I saw a Willie Nelson one
  
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• Here are 7 little-known California wineries that you should check out

  14-12-2018 00:42 via ocregister.com
  
  My favorite figure in baseball isn’t a player but a GM: Billy Beane. He’s the guy who turned a bunch of undervalued utility players into a winning team, the Oakland Athletics, by simply paying attention to what they did well. He knew how rewarding overlooked talent could be.
  Like Beane, I’m thrilled whenever I discover an unsung winery — some place that does its job exceedingly well and often offers excellent value for its wine, but doesn’t get a lot of attention fo
  
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• Surfrider report: California coastal management gets high marks, still needs work to face rising sea-level threats

  14-12-2018 00:39 via ocregister.com
  
  California has done a better job managing its coastline than most of the other beach states in the country — but needs to improve at planning for the future as sea-level rise threatens homes and infrastructure.
  A report called the “2018 State of the Beach Report Card” released Thursday by San Clemente-based Surfrider Foundation gave California an “A” grade, while other areas prone to extreme weather and lacking policy to protect the coast earned lower ratings.
  The r
  
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• Chargers RB Melvin Gordon out tonight vs. Chiefs

  14-12-2018 00:32 via ocregister.com
  
  KANSAS CITY — Melvin Gordon won’t play in the Chargers’ pivotal Thursday night game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
  Gordon was declared inactive by the team 90 minutes before kickoff.
  The Chargers running back will miss his third consecutive game because of a sprained MCL sustained Nov. 25 against the Arizona Cardinals.
  Gordon was seen on the field Thursday running drills. The Chargers decided to play it safe, with the team likely to clinch a playoff b
  
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• Migrant caravan draws dueling rallies in Southern California

  14-12-2018 00:31 via ocregister.com
  
  Migrants from Central America yell through a border wall at a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent after he pulled down a banner Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, in San Diego. Migrants approaching the U.S. border from Mexico were enveloped with tear gas Sunday after a few tried to breach the fence separating the two countries. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
  A woman and her baby girl stand outside the El Barretal, a shuttered club being used temporarily to house at least 1,500 migrants in Tijuana. She traveled wi
  
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• Woman, teen accused of murder in death of baby abandoned in Corona

  14-12-2018 00:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Publicity of the emotional community funeral this month for an unnamed baby found dead in Corona this summer near a freeway prompted a person to call police, a tip that led to the arrests of a 22-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of murder.
  Corona police announced Thursday, Dec. 13, that Shawna Joelle Andritch was arrested Dec. 7 and the teen was arrested Wednesday. Corona police Sgt. Chad Fountain said he didn’t have information on the relationship of the tw
  
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• A shirt as smart as your phone? Coming soon, as wearable device options grow

  14-12-2018 00:22 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s been five years since the first wrist-worn Fitbit was released. Now researchers and companies are looking to make your clothes as smart as your phone.
  The demand for smartwear is on the rise and the age of high-tech textiles and augmented reality glasses are here.
  History of wearable devices
  Wearable devices have been around since the 1970s, but exploded in popularity when fitness trackers were introduced.
  These are a few popular wearable technology items and when they came to re
  
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• Hate Big Tech? End corporate welfare

  14-12-2018 00:21 via ocregister.com
  
  After Amazon announced on November 13 that it had chosen to build its HQ2 in two locations—New York City and Arlington, Virginia—media melee ensued. Amazon’s decision came just days after President Donald Trump said that his administration is considering antitrust action against Amazon, Facebook, and Alphabet, Google’s parent company. Antitrust advocates, spying an opportunity to advocate for tech distrust in a big way, jumped on the chance to bill Amazon’s HQ2 deal
  
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