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• U.S. provides $8.3 million for California victims of Las Vegas mass shooting

  07-02-2019 23:38
  
  LOS ANGELES — Speaking at an event in Los Angeles, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced Thursday the awarding of more than $8.3 million in assistance funds to California victims of the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting at the Route 91 Country Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas.
  Rosenstein noted that 35 of the 58 people who were killed in the shooting massacre were from California, while about 200 Californians were injured. According to the Department of Justice, the fun
  
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• If you have horse racing questions, we’ve got answers

  07-02-2019 23:35
  
  The answer man just walked in the door. Let’s see what he’s got for us today.
  Q: Santa Anita keeps changing its first post times this year. One day it’s 11 a.m., then 11:30 a.m., noon, 12:30 p.m. It’s a little confusing, especially for someone who can’t remember what they had for breakfast that morning. Why the inconsistency?
  A: Get used to the 11 a.m. post on Super Bowl Sunday. It’s been that way for years and I assume it’s not going to change anytime s
  
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• Savanna Showcase opens softball season Saturday with 91-team event

  07-02-2019 23:19
  
  Talk about a grand opening.
  The ever-growing Savanna Showcase, now 91 teams strong, will help open the 2019 softball season Saturday, Feb. 9 with games at 18 fields throughout Orange County and a few at California and La Mirada high schools.
  Savanna coach and showcase director Mike Willey believes the showcase is an ideal way to open the softball season, which marches toward the CIF-Southern Section finals May 17-18.
  “You get competitive games and a lot of teams get to host (games),&r
  
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• Coachella history: See photos of Beyoncé, Guns N’ Roses and all of the festival’s headliners from 2010 to 2018

  07-02-2019 23:03
  
  Since the 20th edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is getting ever closer, we’re looking back through our archives to share some of the biggest moments in the festival’s history since its first year in 1999.
  More Coachella photosCoachella history: See photos of all the festival’s headliners from the first 10 years
  Coachella: See photos from the festival’s first year in 1999
  Coachella 2018: Our 50 best photos from Weekend 1
  Coachella 2018: Our 50 best p
  
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• UCLA football notebook: Caleb Wilson, Andre James earn NFL Combine invites

  07-02-2019 22:50
  
  LOS ANGELES — Leaving UCLA early may soon pay off for tight end Caleb Wilson and offensive lineman Andre James as the redshirt juniors were the only Bruins to earn invitations to the NFL Combine.
  The league released its list of 338 invitees Thursday and UCLA’s two combine participants are the fewest for the program since 2012, when tight end Cory Harkey was the only Bruin at the NFL’s primary scouting event.
  Wilson led the Bruins in receptions (60) and receiving yards (965) las
  
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• 9 things to know about the newly remodeled Disneyland Hotel Tangaroa Terrace restaurant

  07-02-2019 22:39
  
  Tangaroa Terrace Tropical Bar & Grill at the Disneyland Hotel features made-to-order dishes, signature tiki cocktails, Dole Whip and more.Disneyland Resort is located in Anaheim, Calif. (Joshua Sudock/Disneyland Resort)
  Tangaroa Terrace Tropical Bar & Grill at the Disneyland Hotel reopened after a renovation Feb. 5, 2019, featuring made-to-order dishes, signature tiki cocktails, Dole Whip and more. Inspired by Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, Tangaroa Terrace is complete with an
  
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• Congress must act in wake of massive mortgage data breach 

  07-02-2019 21:59
  
  Mortgage borrowers are more of a sitting duck than you could ever have imagined.
  A recently discovered security lapse exposed more than a decade’s worth of highly sensitive mortgage data from the likes of CitiFinancial, HSBC Life Insurance, Wells Fargo, CapitalOne and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  Zack Whittaker, security editor of TechCrunch, recently broke the story, explaining how millions of documents were mishandled and exposed. In a follow
  
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• Clippers busy at trade deadline, complete deals with Memphis, Lakers

  07-02-2019 21:43
  
  The Clippers were busy this week, carving out additional cap space, bringing aboard young players plus draft picks, all with their eye on ambitious plans for the future.
  After pulling off a blockbuster trade Tuesday night that sent leading scorer Tobias Harris to Philadelphia as part of a deal that returned pieces including promising 21-year-old guard Landrey Shamet as well as four draft picks, the Clippers were active up until the trade deadline midday Thursday.
  Thursday’s trade receipt r
  
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• Lakers fail to land Anthony Davis, but trade Zubac and Beasley to Clippers for Muscala

  07-02-2019 21:28
  
  BOSTON — The Lakers made a trade at the deadline, but nowhere close to the scope of the one that’s been the root of a storm of speculation for the last week and a half.
  Aiming for more shooting, the Lakers dealt center Ivica Zubac and forward Michael Beasley in an across-the-hall trade with the Clippers for forward Mike Muscala, a league source confirmed.
  The relatively small-scale trade for a rotation player with an hour left until Thursday’s noon deadline was a much less
  
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• Frank Robinson, Baseball Hall of Famer, dies at 83

  07-02-2019 21:14
  
  Frank Robinson, a trailblazer who forged his own path from the playgrounds of West Oakland to baseball immortality, died Thursday after a long battle with bone cancer, according to several reports. He was 83.
  The Hall of Fame outfielder had been in hospice care for the past few months and passed away in Los Angeles, almost 45 years after he made baseball history by becoming its first African-American manager with the Cleveland Indians.
  Robinson is mostly remembered in the Bay Area for managing t
  
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• Review: In order to eat at Saline in Laguna Beach, you’ll need to get a room

  07-02-2019 20:27
  
  Breakfast, lunch, dinner… it’s all good. Saline in Laguna Beach is one of the coast’s best new restaurants, even if most people can’t or won’t end up eating there.
  Technically anyone can eat at Saline, but only if you book a room and stay overnight at Hotel Joaquin. This hotel restaurant is restricted to guests only. No exceptions.
  The restriction stems from the hotel’s business license, which accommodates overnight guests but doesn’t allow the restaura
  
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• Coping skills: The Cope Brothers are finding their way on the baseball field

  07-02-2019 20:03
  
  Twin brothers Parker and Hunter Cope are living baseball worlds apart.
  Parker Cope loves the fact that he can rub elbows with varsity baseball players at Corona del Mar High, while Hunter Cope of Mater Dei is considered one of the most intriguing pitching prospects in Southern California, according to several scouting websites and blogs.
  Parker Cope, a junior, has bloomed into a star on the Sea King Sparkle Special Needs Cheer Team, and now is providing a variety of roles for the Corona del Mar
  
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• Senate panel approves Trump’s attorney general nominee

  07-02-2019 19:39
  
  By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER
  WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved William Barr’s nomination for attorney general along party lines Thursday, with Republicans praising his credentials and Democrats questioning how transparent he’ll be once special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation concludes.
  The vote now heads to the full Senate, where Barr is expected to be confirmed in a vote as soon as next week.
  Barr, who previously served as attor
  
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• Santa Anita racing consensus picks for Thursday, Feb. 7

  07-02-2019 19:36
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Thursday, Feb. 7 at Santa Anita.
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• Gucci pulls ‘blackface sweater’ from stores after complaints

  07-02-2019 19:16
  
  By NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY
  ROME — Gucci has apologized after complaints that a wool sweater with an oversized collar designed to cover the face resembled blackface makeup, and said the item had been pulled from its online and physical stores.
  It was the latest case of a fashion house having to apologize for cultural or racial insensitivity — and further evidence that Italy in particular has a wretched record with racial insensitivity staining everything from fashion to socc
  
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• Drummond: Yorba Lindans to be among voters in special election for supervisor

  07-02-2019 18:33
  Yorba Linda residents might find themselves represented by another Democrat in an elective position, based on the party affiliation of the better-known candidates in the March 12 special election to fill a vacant seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
  The most prominent candidates to fill the unexpired 3rd District term of Todd Spitzer, elected district attorney in November, include three Republicans and one Democrat, all expected to raise enough funds to be competitive in a race t
  
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• Discounts to insurance: Many ways seniors can save on travel

  07-02-2019 18:30
  
  By David Koenig, The Associated Press
  Most seniors have more free time for leisure activities including travel, but money is tighter when the paychecks stop at retirement.
  Retirees who want to travel can make those trips more affordable by taking advantage of senior discounts and through less obvious strategies.
  Many of the tips offered by travel experts work just as well for anyone, regardless of age, but could be especially valuable for seniors. Among them:
  — When traveling by air, be fl
  
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• Will the one-percenters flee California’s high taxes?

  07-02-2019 18:00
  
  Reality – a new reality – is hitting home as Californians work on their 2018 federal income tax returns.
  Some are seeing smaller federal tax bites and bigger refunds, thanks to a more generous standard deduction in the tax overhaul that a Republican Congress and President Donald Trump enacted in 2017. But those accustomed to writing off state income tax and local property tax payments are feeling the pinch due to one of the most contentious aspects of the revised system.
  It limits de
  
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• A mail-order DNA test unravels a lifetime mystery for ‘Inheritance’ author Dani Shapiro

  07-02-2019 18:00
  
  Of all the millions of people who have spit into a plastic vial and sent their DNA off to have it analyzed, writer Dani Shapiro might be the most prepared for what happened next.
  The core of Shapiro’s work — this bestselling author has written 10 books — has always concerned family issues, those tangled emotional webs we weave around each other and the secrets we keep.
  “It has been a huge part of what formed me as a writer — I had an obsession with searching and dig
  
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• Sharpen your writer’s chops monthly at San Juan Capistrano Library

  07-02-2019 17:56
  
  Start the year off “write.” Join the San Juan Capistrano Writers Group at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the fireplace room located in the San Juan Capistrano Library.
  Meet with other local writers, typically on the second Tuesday of every month. The group is seeking active writers working on a project, published authors, and “I’ve always wanted to write” members. They provide support for your writing efforts and you can learn about the business of writing an
  
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• Master Gardener: How to remove the yellow nutsedge weed from your lawn

  07-02-2019 17:31
  
  Q: I have tried several products to remove this weed from my lawn, but nothing has worked. In fact it seems to be spreading. Any other suggestions?
  A: From your photo, it appears that you have an infestation of yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus). This is a particularly noxious weed that frequently appears in lawns. Their leaves are very stiff, light green, and have an upright growth habit, making them an unattractive addition to your landscape. It grows from underground rhizomes (roo
  
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• United expands luxury push with first class on regional flights

  07-02-2019 17:30
  
  United Continental is revamping some of its regional jets to add more first-class seats and amenities as part of a wider push to attract more business travelers.
  The airline’s remodeled short-haul aircraft, dubbed the CRJ550, will be an adaptation of a plane made by Bombardier Inc. that typically flies with 70 seats. That’s 20 more than in United’s new configuration, which adds more luxury seats while reducing economy berths. United plans to fly the jets by year-end in Chicago,
  
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• How the City of Industry is dealing with ground squirrels that have overwhelmed Tres Hermanos

  07-02-2019 17:00
  
  A lack of predators has allowed the population of ground squirrels at Tres Hermanos to explode and wreak havoc, environmental scientists say.
  Inspectors from the state Division of Safety of Dams found ground squirrels poking holes in an earthen dam that’s part of the Arnold Reservoir located in the middle of the rolling ranchland.
  So they ordered the City of Industry — part owners of the 2,500-acre preserve in Diamond Bar and Chino Hills — to eradicate the furry pests.
  Instead
  
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• Gardening: Developing a soft spot for tactile plants

  07-02-2019 16:50
  
  Everyone loves petting zoos, especially kids, and I was just wondering if, maybe alongside them, petting gardens would be appropriate.
  A petting garden would feature leaves with furry, fuzzy, bumpy, and leathery textures. Such a garden would not need much water since foliar texture is nature’s way of minimizing moisture loss through leaf surfaces. Shrubs and trees with smooth, spongy, or fissured barks could also be included. For children, such tactile botanical specimens would serve as an
  
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• Here’s what’s happening at Modernism Week in Palm Springs, Feb. 14-24

  07-02-2019 16:49
  
  Swimming pools, movie stars and that warm, dry climate.
  These are part of the well-known appeal of Palm Springs, but there’s more than that on display during Modernism Week, the city’s winter tourist event. It’s a major attraction that last year brought in 127,000 visitors.
  This year, the more than 7-day Week runs Feb. 14-24 with a special focus on outdoor living.
  Modernism Week is sort of like Comic-Con for fans of mid-century modern, a design movement in the 1950s, &rsqu
  
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• Time for Orange County cities to act on housing crisis or Newsom will do it for them

  07-02-2019 16:05
  
  Any doubt newly minted Gov. Gavin Newsom is serious about ending the housing affordability crisis that has put the California dream “in peril” vanished Jan.25 when Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra’s office filed suit against Huntington Beach, alleging the city failed to plan for and provide sufficient housing to meet the needs of its population.
  “California’s housing crisis is an existential threat to our state’s future and demands an urgent and comprehensive respons
  
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• Immigrants make Californians healthier

  07-02-2019 16:00
  
  What makes California the very picture of healthy living? It’s neither sunshine nor silicone implants.
  Our health secret is actually immigration.
  While the President and others falsely blame immigrants for being sources of disease (including smallpox, which was eradicated in 1980), Californians have long known that immigrants make us healthier.
  And those health benefits go far beyond the so-called “immigrant health advantage,” the term for the research finding that new arrivals
  
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• ‘Crime Beat’ podcast: ‘Stealing Nixon’s Millions’ tells about the biggest bank heist in U.S. history

  07-02-2019 15:40
  
  The President of the United States started committing crimes in an effort to win an election.
  The president ordered shakedowns, obstruction of justice and a massive cover-up of the crimes his operatives committed to get him elected.
  While this was going on in the White House, seven guys from Youngstown, Ohio, pulled off the biggest bank heist in the history of the United States. They targeted President Richard Nixon’s ill-gotten campaign funds, going after $30 million t
  
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• 5 things to do in the garden this week, Feb. 9-15

  07-02-2019 15:35
  
  1. Plant of love
  This week is Valentine’s Day, so here’s a friendly reminder to share your love, not only with flowers and chocolates, but also with produce from your garden. And, just for the fun of it, look around your yard for the annual weed that I always call the “I-Love-You Plant.” It has low, feather-like leaves close to the ground and wiry upright, 20-inch flower spikes sporting lots of seed capsules that look like little hearts. To me, it’s amazing that thi
  
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• Bargain Hunter: New year, new savings at Hollywood & Highland

  07-02-2019 14:49
  
  Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles has updated its VIP Access program, which offers deals, discounts and complimentary items at 25 of its shops, restaurants and entertainment venues, through Dec. 31. For example, with the card you may receive $20 off of a $100 purchase at Guess, free tiramisu with a dinner purchase at Trastevere Ristorante Italiano and free bowling and shoe rental with a $10 food or drink purchase at Lucky Strike Live. Pick up the card for free at the L.A. Visitors Center,
  
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• Flames from San Francisco gas explosion damage 5 buildings

  07-02-2019 14:39
  
  By JANIE HAR
  SAN FRANCISCO  — A gas explosion in San Francisco shot a tower of flames into the sky and burned five buildings including one of the city’s popular restaurants before firefighters brought the blaze under control. There were no injuries.
  Wednesday’s explosion and fire sent panicked residents and workers in the city’s Inner Richmond neighborhood fleeing into the streets as flames shot above the rooftops of nearby three-story buildings.
  “We just felt
  
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• Huntington Beach girls water polo rallies past Murrieta Valley in playoff thriller

  07-02-2019 08:56
  
  Freshman Shanna Davidson scored on a counterattack with 22 seconds left in overtime to help rally Huntington Beach’s girls water polo team past visiting Murrieta Valley 12-11 in a CIF-SS Division 2 first round playoff match Wednesday night.
  The Wave League champion Oilers (18-10) also scored in the final seconds of the fourth period to force overtime. Senior Chloe Reiner converted on a power-play with about 10 seconds remaining to tie the score 10-10.
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• USC men’s basketball falls to Utah in first conference home loss

  07-02-2019 07:28
  
  USC guard Shaqquan Aaron, left, and forward Bennie Boatwright, right, and Utah forward Timmy Allen reach for a rebound during the first half of Wednesday’s Pac-12 game at the Galen Center. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Utah Utes center Jayce Johnson, right, shoots as Southern California forward Nick Rakocevic defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsUtah forward Tim
  
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• Pedestrian hit and killed by Amtrak train in Santa Ana

  07-02-2019 07:17
  
  SANTA ANA — A pedestrian was struck by an Amtrak train and killed Wednesday night in Santa Ana.
  The victim was struck by Amtrak Train A591 about 9:05 p.m. near the 1100 block of Walnut Street, south of East First Street, between the Santa Ana and Fullerton stations, authorities said.ALERT: Train 591 has encountered a trespasser btwn #Irvine and #SantaAna; all trains stoped through the area; updates to follow
  — Pacific Surfliner (@PacSurfliners) February 7, 2019The individual —
  
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• Wednesday’s CIF girls water polo playoff scores

  07-02-2019 06:52
  
  Wednesday’s CIF girls water polo scores
  First round
  Division 2
  La Canada 8, Long Beach Wilson 7
  Schurr 12, ML King 9
  Santa Barbara 9, Los Osos 5
  Harvard-Westlake 13, El Toro 7
  Huntington Beach 12, Murrieta Valley 11 (OT)Huge win tonight for @HB_OilerSports girls water polo, Lady Oilers edge visiting Murrieta Valley 12-11 in OT in 1st rd of CIF-SS D2 playoffs; it will be HB v @SCHSTritons in quarters Sat at 1:30p at world-class Vista Hermosa Aquatic Center @ocvarsity @schs_loud_crowd
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• CIF-SS girls soccer playoffs: Wednesday’s scores, updated second-round schedule

  07-02-2019 06:48
  
  The scores from Wednesday’s first-round games in the CIF-SS girls soccer playoffs, and the updated schedule for Friday’s second-round games.
  DIVISION 1
  First round, Wednesday
  JSerra 5, Rancho Cucamonga 0
  Millikan 0, La Mirada 0 (Millikan wins on PKs 3-0)
  Troy 3, Corona del Mar 2
  San Juan Hills 1, Centennial/Corona 0 (OT)
  Aliso Niguel 2, Huntington Beach 1
  Trabuco Hills 1, Chino Hills 0
  Esperanza 0, South Hills 0 (Esperanza wins on PKs 4-2)
  Villa Park 7, Beckman 1
  Upland 2, Edison 0
  C
  
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• UC Irvine pulls away from Cal State Fullerton for 6th straight win

  07-02-2019 06:18
  
  UC Irvine’s Jonathan Galloway dunks over Cal State Fullerton’s Jackson Rowe during the first half of their Big West Conference game on Wednesday night at UCI’s Bren Events Center. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Cal State Fullerton’s Jackson Rowe tries to score past UC Irvine’s Evan Leonard (14), Jonathan Galloway (5) and Collin Welp (40) during the first half of their Big West Conference game on Wednesday night at UCI’s Bren Events Cent
  
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• Video: Murry Bartow, Moses Brown, Jaylen Hands react to UCLA’s 83-73 loss to Colorado

  07-02-2019 06:02
  
  Head coach Murry Bartow, center Moses Brown and guard Jaylen Hands talk about what went wrong in UCLA’s loss to Colorado on Wednesday, UCLA’s fourth home loss of the season, how the Buffaloes were able to shoot 54.2 percent from 3-point range and where the Bruins go from here.
  
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• Man stabbed to death behind commercial buildings in Cerritos

  07-02-2019 05:40
  
  Authorities are investigating a stabbing where one man was killed in Cerritos on Wednesday, Feb. 6.
  Just before 3 p.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a call about an assault with a deadly weapon at an abandoned railway between commercial buildings in a largely commercial area near the 16200 block of Shoemaker Avenue, a sheriff’s statement said.
  When they arrived at the railway, deputies found a man with multiple stab wounds. He was then transporte
  
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• D.A’s Office declines to prosecute three men arrested in death of man found in Anaheim

  07-02-2019 05:37
  
  The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has decided against filing murder charges against three men arrested on suspicion of killing a man in September last year in Anaheim.
  Johnathan Rowe, Larry Douglass II and Zachary Goemaat, all 19; were initially arrested late last month by the Anaheim Police Department on suspicion of killing Julio Cesar Munoz at a “factory party” near an industrial area in Anaheim.
  Officials said the body of Munoz, 36, of Placentia, was found by off
  
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• Orange County playoffs schedule for Thursday, Feb. 7

  07-02-2019 05:24
  
  Orange County high school sports schedule for Thursday, Feb. 7.
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
  DIVISION 1
  First round, 7 p.m. unless noted
  Sonora at Serra, Los Alamitos at Aliso Niguel, JSerra at Fairmont Prep, Valley View at Brea Olinda, 5 p.m., Esperanza at Vista Murrieta, Foothill at Camarillo
  DIVISION 2A
  First round, 7 p.m.
  Rancho Cucamonga at El Dorado, Sunny Hills at Foothill Tech, Westminster at Arcadia, Santa Margarita at Oak Hills, San Clemente at Oxford Academy, Tustin at Segerstrom,
  
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• Shane Gatling, Colorado shoot down UCLA at home

  07-02-2019 05:12
  
  UCLA guard Jaylen Hands dribbles as Colorado guard McKinley Wright IV defends during the second half of Wednesday’s Pac-12 game at Pauley Pavilion. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  Colorado guard McKinley Wright IV (25) is defended by UCLA guard Jalen Hill (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsColorado’s D’Shawn Schwartz (5) scores between UCLA guar
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday (2-6-19)

  07-02-2019 03:05
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Wednesday, Feb. 6.
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  GIRLS SOCCER
  DIVISION 1
  Newport Harbor 1, Mission Viejo 0
  Goals: (NH) Bodas
  Hart 1, El Dorado 0
  Cypress 1, Mater Dei 0
  Troy 3, Corona del Mar 2
  Villa Park 7, Beckman 1
  Santa Margarita 2, Northwood 1
  DIVISION 5
  Katella 4, Arroyo 1
  Los Amigos 3, Segerstrom 2
  Coachella Valley 2, Anaheim 0
  Santiago 2, Rowland 2
  Note: Santiago wins 4-2 on PKs
  DIVISION 7
  Capistrano Valley Christian 6, Le Lycee 1
  St. Mary’s Academy
  
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• National Signing Day 2019: USC football recruiting class breakdown

  07-02-2019 03:05
  
  Sizing up the incoming class of USC freshman recruits, with player, position, hometown, high school and comment:
  Kyle Ford, WR, Corona/Orange Lutheran High: Top-rated prospect in the recruiting class that Coach Clay Helton compared favorably to former USC receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster for physicalness.
  Dorian Hewitt, S, Houston/North Shore Senior High: The defensive back played cornerback, as well as safety in high school.
  Kaulana Makaula, S, Kailua, Hawaii/Punahou High: Performance at the Polyne
  
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• ‘Bizarre Foods’ host Andrew Zimmern is serving up something unexpected for kids at two LA events

  07-02-2019 02:55
  
  “Bizarre Foods” host Andrew Zimmern is on a book tour, but you might be surprised that it’s not a cookbook.
  The 57-year-old four-time James Beard award-winning television personality, chef, and author has just put out “AZ and the Lost City of Ophir,” the first in his Alliance of World Explorers children’s book series through Beaver’s Pond Press. The press tour brings him to Los Angeles this week for two events – an $85 a person dinner at Anima
  
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• $35K grant has Newport Beach better prepared for an oil spill in harbor and beaches

  07-02-2019 02:51
  
  Newport Beach Lifeguards and Harbor Department personnel trained Jan. 31 on how to use new new oil spill equipment. (Courtesy of city of Newport Beach.)Equipment is stacked up inside Newport’s new oil spill trailer. (Courtesy of city of Newport Beach)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsNewport Beach has received a new oil spill trailer thanks to a $35,000 grant from the state’s Fish and Wildlife Agency. (Courtesy of city of Newport Beach)Show Caption of Expand
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• Officials ID 4 family members killed Sunday after a plane crashed, hitting a home in Yorba Linda

  07-02-2019 02:40
  
  Officials on Wednesday identified four family members who died in a home Sunday when a small plane crashed into a Yorba Linda neighborhood, also killing the pilot.
  Carrie Braun, public information manager for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, said the sheriff’s Coroner Division identified  those killed in the house as the married couple who owned the home, Roy Lee Anderson, 85; and Dahlia Marlies Leber Anderson, 68; along with a daughter-in-law, Stacie Norene Leb
  
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• Schumacher and Nobile sidelined at NHRA Winternationals; Austin Prock will make his debut

  07-02-2019 02:34
  
  One generation, represented by eight-time Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher, will not compete in the NHRA’s opening Winternationals, which opens the 2019 season Friday at Auto Club Raceway. Another generation, the one with young Vincent Nobile, will sit out the Pro Stock opener as team owner Nick Mitsos has opted to compete in another class. Nobile is without a ride for the season.
  On the opposite generational end, Austin Prock will make his pro drag racing debut in Top Fuel as part of Joh
  
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• Starbucks to shutter one of its 2 cafes in Orange’s historic Old Towne Plaza

  07-02-2019 02:29
  
  Has Orange’s Old Towne Plaza finally reached its caffeinated tipping point?
  A month after Urth Caffe debuted on the city’s historic traffic circle, Starbucks is shuttering one of its two cafes on opposite curves of Chapman Avenue.
  The Starbucks inside the Wells Fargo building in the Old Towne Plaza of Orange will pack up its espresso machines and blenders. The coffee shop’s last day is Feb. 14. (Google maps street view photo)
  The coffee shop inside the Wells Fargo bank will bre
  
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• Water districts make pitches to acquire San Juan Capistrano’s water and sewer system

  07-02-2019 02:24
  
  San Juan Capistrano is looking to unload its water utility, as maintaining the system is expected to become costly for the community.
  The city is one of very few in south Orange County that manages its own water operations.
  After a 10-month review of the options, the City Council discussed on Tuesday, Feb. 5, which agency – Moulton Niguel Water District, Santa Margarita Water District and South Coast Water District – the city should enter into an exclusive negotiation
  
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