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• Uber shifts into lower gear, prices IPO at $45

  09-05-2019 23:59
  
  Uber is about to embark on a wild ride on Wall Street with the biggest and most hotly debated IPO in years.
  The world’s leading ride-hailing service set the stage for its long-awaited arrival on the stock market by pricing its initial public offering at $45 per share late Thursday.
  The price is at the lower end of its targeted range of $44 to $50 per share, a decision that may have been driven by the escalating doubts about the ability of ride-hailing service’s ability to make money
  
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• Amazon’s Bezos says he’ll send a spaceship to the moon

  09-05-2019 23:57
  
  Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos says he’s going to send a spaceship to the moon, joining a resurgence of lunar interest half a century after people first set foot there.
  Bezos says his space company Blue Origin will land a robotic ship the size of a small house, capable of carrying four rovers and using a newly designed rocket engine and souped-up rockets. It would be followed by a version that could bring people to the moon along the same timeframe as NASA’s proposed 2024 return.
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• Fire dog sniffs out arson for the Orange County Fire Authority

  09-05-2019 23:56
  
  Freedom, a 2-year-old golden Labrador retriever, eagerly trotted around the white SUV, carefully sniffing its surface Thursday morning at Orange County Fire Authority headquarters in Irvine.
  When he got to the passenger door, he stopped and looked at his partner, Fire Capt. Shaun Miller.
  Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Shaun Miller, right, works with Freedom, a two-year-old Labrador Retriever trained by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, ATF, as an accelerant detection c
  
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• USC women’s water polo aims for its first repeat NCAA championship

  09-05-2019 23:43
  
  Casey Moon was named USC women’s water polo interim head coach after former head coach Jovan Vavic was fired amid the college admissions scandal. (Photo by John McGillen/USC Athletics)
  UCLA head coach Adam Wright is in his second season with the women’s program after leading the men’s program to three NCAA titles in five years. (Photo by Don Liebig/ASUCLA)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsJunior Maddie Musselman was UCLA’s only first-team All-MPSF player this season.
  
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• Festival of the Hearts aims to empower teens

  09-05-2019 23:33
  
  Tilly’s Life Center and Laura’s House will host the second annual Festival of the Hearts, a one-day, educational and empowering event for Orange County teens and parents focused on creating and cultivating healthy, positive relationships.
  The event will take place on Saturday, May 11, at Saddleback Community College in Mission Viejo, and will host more than 300 attendees. Preston Pollard, international skateboarder and TV personality, will be the keynote speaker.
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• Is it fair that seniors get tested more often by the DMV?

  09-05-2019 23:27
  
  Q. Dear Honk: This month I will turn 72 and am required to take a written test and an eye exam in order to get my license renewed. Why does California discriminate against seniors by having them take the written test every five years after they reach 70? It seems to me that those who should be required to take the test are those of any age who have been involved in accidents or have been issued tickets for driving infractions. In fact, the only ticket I ever received was in the ’70s,
  
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• Fired West Covina police chief says retaliation, corruption led to termination

  09-05-2019 23:14
  
  Former West Covina police chief Marc Taylor alleges he was fired as a result of retaliation and political corruption.
  He made the accusations publicly in remarks to the City Council on Wednesday. Before members was an item seeking to uphold Interim City Manager David Carmany’s recent move to fire him.
  Ultimately, the City Council voted 4-1, with Mayor Lloyd Johnson opposed, to support the decision, but not before Taylor levied deep criticisms against the council and Carmany.
  On April 22, C
  
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• California’s hydropower exclusion makes no sense

  09-05-2019 22:54
  
  When California embarked on its quest to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as a global model to stave off climate change, its first target was the state’s electric power industry.
  A series of ever-tightening decrees required utilities to shift from coal, natural gas and other carbon-based sources to a “renewable portfolio,” eventually reaching 100% non-carbon sources by mid-century.
  The acceptable alternatives were specified in law, dominated by
  
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• Maine coon mix Freddy is losing his home

  09-05-2019 22:17
  
  Breed: Long-haired Maine coon mix
  Age: 2 years
  Gender: Neutered male
  Freddy’s story: Freddy was rescued from a hoarding situation with several other cats. He’s a friendly guy who loves to play with other cats. His foster is moving and Freddy needs to find another place, preferably a permanent home where he will live indoors only. Freddy is microchipped, current on vaccinations and has tested negative for FIV and Felv.
  Adoption donation: $50
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• Photos: Lacrosse teams battle, celebrate at Orange County Championships

  09-05-2019 22:07
  
  The Orange County Championships for boys and girls lacrosse were held Wednesday, May 8 at Newport Harbor High School. See the action, drama and celebrations from both matches.
  The St. Margaret's girls lacrosse team celebrates their Orange County championship after defeating Foothill 15-11 at Newport Harbor High in Newport Beach on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)St. Margaret's Maddie Barkate, left, celebrates scoring a goal with teammate Campbell Cas
  
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• Naked burglary suspect in Anaheim arrested after fighting with police dog

  09-05-2019 21:54
  
  A naked burglary suspect was arrested Thursday morning, May 9, after he fought with a police dog inside an Anaheim home.
  Police were called to a residential burglary a little after 10:30 a.m. in the 700 block of North East Street. Two females inside the home had locked themselves in a back room when the suspect entered the house, according to Anaheim police.
  Patrol cars, a helicopter and a K9 responded to the scene. Shortly after, the K9 was sent in and the suspect tried to fight him off but was
  
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• Brian Wilson and The Zombies are touring Southern California, and here’s where they’re playing

  09-05-2019 21:53
  
  Some musical icons of the ’60s rock ‘n’ roll scene are about to go on tour together and they’ll be making several stops in Southern California.
  Brian Wilson, a founding member of The Beach Boys, and British band The Zombies have teamed up to create the “Something Great from ’68” tour, which will hit Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio on Sept. 1; Pala Casino, Spa & Resort in Pala on Sept. 7; and the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles Sept. 12.
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• Ducks’ prospect Max Comtois learning hockey and life lessons in eventful 2018-19

  09-05-2019 21:32
  
  SAN DIEGO — Max Comtois made the Ducks’ opening-night lineup; then he scored his first NHL goal on his first shift; then he scored his first AHL goal in his first game while on a conditioning assignment with the San Diego Gulls; then he captained Team Canada at the World Juniors and was cyberbullied after missing a penalty shot; then he sizzled with the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League; then he returned to the Gulls for the second round of the Calder
  
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• Rosters set for O.C. Softball Coaches All-Star Classic; Pacifica’s Mark Campbell named honorary head coach

  09-05-2019 21:25
  
  Rosters for the 21st Orange County Softball Coaches All-Star Classic on May 21 in Irvine have been announced along with a heart-felt selection of an honorary coach.
  Late Pacifica coach Mark Campbell, who died early in the season after falling ill while coaching a travel ball game for the Batbusters, has been named honorary head coach of the Orange team, said Tom Tice, the coach and athletic director at Rosary who helps organize the game for seniors.
  The game, presented by Premier Girls Fastpitch
  
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• Chef Roy Choi combines food and social justice on new KCET series ‘Broken Bread’

  09-05-2019 21:24
  
  Roy Choi knows cooking can transform lives.
  To prove it, Choi – the Los Angeles chef and restaurateur behind the Korean-Mexican taco phenom – has set out as the host of the new KCET docuseries “Broken Bread” to profile trailblazers in the social justice movement who are using food to make a difference in their communities.
  Roy Choi visits Mar Diego at her Lake Balboa pizzeria Dough Girl on the first episode of the KCET docu-series “Broken Bread.” (Courtesy of
  
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• Angels’ Albert Pujols notches 2,000th career RBI

  09-05-2019 21:00
  
  Albert Pujols of the Angels hits a third inning solo home run to reach 2000 career RBIs while playing the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on May 09, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
  Albert Pujols #5 of the Los Angeles Angels watches his third inning solo home run to reach 2000 career RBI’s while playing the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on May 09, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan.SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsAlbert Pujols #5 of the Los Angeles Angels re
  
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• Briar Bauman leads flat track motorcycle racing back to Perris

  09-05-2019 20:57
  
  Flat track motorcycle racing, after an absence of 19 months, returns to the region Saturday night at the Southern California Fair and Event grounds in Perris. It will be the only appearance of the year in the area for the American Flat Track organization, with four classes competing on the card.
  At one point, the AFT was a regular visitor to the region, racing at famed Ascot Park in Gardena. However, the facility closed in 1990 and the races were transferred to the horse track at the L.A. County
  
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• 15 theater productions to see in Southern California this week, May 10-16

  09-05-2019 20:51
  
  LOS ANGELES COUNTY
  ‘At The Table’
  Six friends go on a weekend retreat leaving their phones, social media and all the internet behind. They drink and talk, declaring no topic is off limits, will it bring them closer together or drive them farther apart?
  When: May 11-July 7.
  Where: The Road Theatre, 5108 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood.
  Tickets: $15-$34.
  Information: 818-761-8838, www.roadtheatre.org.
  ‘A Bad Year for Tomatoes’
  Theatre 40 presents a comedy about an actress
  
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• U.S. seizes North Korean cargo ship for violating sanctions

  09-05-2019 20:08
  
  By ERIC TUCKER
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has seized a North Korean cargo ship used to supply coal to the isolated nation in violation of international sanctions, law enforcement officials said Thursday.
  The seizure of the vessel, detained last month in Indonesia, comes at a delicate moment between the two countries. It was announced hours after the North Koreans fired two suspected short-range missiles in an apparent sign of trouble for nuclear disarmament talks.
  It also follow
  
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• Presidential candidates Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg come to LA for a little speaking, more fundraising

  09-05-2019 20:06
  
  LOS ANGELES — Former Vice President Joe Biden and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg will both be conducting fundraisers in the Los Angeles area Thursday for their campaigns for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
  Buttigieg is also set join Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in speaking at a rally with various union leaders in support of a parcel tax on the June 4 ballot to increasing funding for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
  According to Variety, Buttigieg is plann
  
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• CIF-SS boys volleyball finals schedule set

  09-05-2019 19:54
  
  Saddleback Valley Christian will be going for its fifth, Newport Harbor tries for its fourth and El Modena seeks its first CIF-Southern Section boys volleyball championship Saturday at Cerritos College.
  Newport Harbor (35-1) plays Mira Costa (of Manhattan Beach in the Division final on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Cerritos College in Norwalk. Going into the playoffs Newport Harbor was seeded No. 1 in Division 1 and Mira Costa was No. 2.
  Newport Harbor has defeated Mira Costa twice this season. Newpo
  
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• This woman traveled the world in search of ‘Lady Saints,’ and she’s coming to talk about it

  09-05-2019 19:48
  
  Mary Lea Carroll’s book “Saint Everywhere: Travels in Search of the Lady Saints,” describes her eight quests over 20 years of travels, to visit the shrines of the Lady Saints.
  This mission took her as close to her hometown of Pasadena as Glendale, California, and as far away as Prague, Mexico City, Avila, and Bosnia. Carroll’s book is a chronicle of the lives of remarkable women like the Virgin Mother Mary, also known as Our Lady of Guadalupe; Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton a
  
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• Marc Anthony will bring his U.S. tour to Southern California in October

  09-05-2019 19:47
  
  Multi-award winning singer Marc Anthony will bring his U.S. tour to one Southern California stop this fall, Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario on Oct. 18.
  The tour supports Anthony’s latest album “Opus,” which will be released on Friday, May 10.
  Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. the same day. Ticket prices range from $59 to $179. A pre-sale began Thursday, and to gain access buyers must have pass codes from such sources as producer Live Nation, fan clubs
  
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• Pelosi pledges methodical action on ‘constitutional crisis’

  09-05-2019 19:12
  
  By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE
  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the country faces a “constitutional crisis” over President Donald Trump’s resistance to congressional investigation, and she promised a methodical, if lengthy, effort to pursue oversight of the White House.
  Pelosi made no promise for a swift House vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress over his refusal to release special counsel Robert
  
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• Why Pentatonix went back to recording a cappella covers for its new album

  09-05-2019 19:07
  
  Scott Hoying, vocalist in the a cappella group Pentatonix, admits that doing an album of current top 40 covers, such as the group’s latest album, “Top Pops, Vol. 1,” could be seen as a step back, considering it comes after a self-titled album on which the group upped the creative ante by recording only original songs.
  “Yeah, there were a handful of fans that were like why would they go back to just top 40 stuff?” Hoying acknowledged in a recent phone interview.
  But
  
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• Homebuying in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Juan Capistrano plummets 31%

  09-05-2019 19:00
  
  Homebuying in inland South County — including Lake Forest, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita and San Juan Capistrano — fell 31% in what was Orange County homebuying’s slowest start to a year since 2009.
  CoreLogic stats show the lowest countywide sales count for any first three months of a year since the Great Recession. It also was the third-slowest-selling first quarter in the real estate tracker’s database that dates to 1988. At the community level, sales rose in on
  
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• Bravo: 16 President’s Scholars to graduate; 17 join CSUF program

  09-05-2019 18:53
  
  Hundreds of Cal State Fullerton faculty, staff, alumni, students and families gathered April 27 to celebrate the upcoming graduation of 16 President’s Scholars and welcomed 17 new students to the program.
  President Fram Virjee greeted the crowd and shared why “Fram’s Fam,” as the scholars are affectionately known, is so meaningful to him:
  “It represents academic excellence — that’s what the program is all about. Being selfless and service-oriented &mdash
  
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• Freakonomics Radio Live! is coming to LA for the first time, and podcaster Stephen J. Dubner explains why

  09-05-2019 17:34
  
  Freakonomics Radio has been around for nearly nine years, and the popular podcast is downloaded hundreds of thousands of times each month in Southern California, but when host and creator Stephen J. Dubner arrives at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Saturday, May 18 it will be for the show’s Los Angeles live debut.
  “We are excited beyond belief, honestly,” Dubner said in a recent phone call from New York City where he and the Freaknomics team are based. “Like New York, L.A. ha
  
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• Mexico ‘friendship ride’ breaks down border barriers

  09-05-2019 17:30
  
  Doug, left, and Marti Rogna of Mission Viejo celebrate finishing the 50-mile Rosarito-Ensenada bike ride. (Photo by David Whiting, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Cyclists dig in for post-ride food in Ensenada after covering 50 miles. (Photo by David Whiting, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLocals enjoy the beach in Rosarito during the Cinco de Mayo weekend. (Photo by David Whiting, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  A lone fisherman tries his luck during the Cinco de Ma
  
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• Man dies after being found shot in Fullerton alley

  09-05-2019 16:47
  
  A man was found with gunshot wounds in a Fullerton alley Wednesday night, May 8, and later died.
  At about 11:40 p.m. officers went to the 3000 block of Topaz Lane after getting reports of shots fired, according to the Fullerton Police Department.
  When they arrived they found a 28-year-old wounded man down in the alley, police said. It appeared he may have been shot in another area and then collapsed in the alley.
  He was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital where he died.
  There was no des
  
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• How the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge virtual queue system will work after the initial reservation-only period

  09-05-2019 16:38
  
  A second wave of visitors descending on Galaxy’s Edge after the initial reservation-only period will still need to book a time to enter the new Star Wars land just after they step foot in Disneyland.
  Starting June 24, Disneyland visitors who want to explore the 14-acre Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will need to log into the Disneyland app to secure a “boarding pass” in a virtual queuing system designed to manage crowds in the new land at the Anaheim theme park.
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• Naked man chased out of Rossmoor home hides on Los Alamitos school roof

  09-05-2019 16:35
  
  LOS ALAMITOS — A naked man believed to be under the influence of a narcotic frightened a family in the unincorporated Rossmoor area of Orange County near Los Alamitos, then ran off and tried to hide from sheriff’s deputies on top of an elementary school before surrendering peacefully, authorities said Wednesday.
  Sheriff’s deputies went to Francis Hopkinson Elementary School at 12582 Kensington Road about 9:05 p.m. Wednesday and began negotiations to try to talk the man off the
  
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• Hyperspace Mountain extends run throughout summer at Disneyland to celebrate Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge debut

  09-05-2019 16:02
  
  It’s going to be the Summer of Star Wars at Disneyland as the Anaheim theme park announces plans to extend the run of the popular Hyperspace Mountain ahead of the highly anticipated debut of the new Galaxy’s Edge themed land.
  Disneyland will keep the Hyperspace Mountain overlay on Space Mountain throughout the summer, theme park officials said.
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• How to get Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge souvenir collectibles for your Blue Milk and space popcorn

  09-05-2019 15:33
  
  Star Wars fans eager to add to their souvenir collectibles collection will find a limited-edition sipper and popcorn bucket available at Galaxy’s Edge when the new themed land opens at Disneyland.
  A mouse droid popcorn bucket and milk bottle sipper for Blue Milk will be sold in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge when the 14-acre land debuts on May 31.
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• Disneyland cast members will be the first to see the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

  09-05-2019 15:00
  
  Disneyland cast members have a difficult choice to make: Who to bring with them to the employee preview of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the highly anticipated new land coming to the Anaheim theme park.
  Cast members and their guests will be the first to see the new Star Wars land during a series of employee previews running on select days from May 20-27, according to Disney officials.
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• 2019 Philharmonic House of Design opens Tuesday in Laguna Niguel

  09-05-2019 14:52
  
  The Philharmonic Society of Orange County will open its 26th Philharmonic House of Design to the public on Tuesday, May 14. Perched high atop a bluff in Laguna Niguel, the 7,200-square-foot, Hamptons-style house offers panoramic vistas of Three Arch Bay, Catalina Island and beyond.
  The house will be open for public tours through Sunday, June 9. The home tour includes extended hours on Thursday evenings for “Meet the Designers.” Premiere Night, featuring the first showing of the house
  
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• Post 281 fundraiser will honor 100 years of American Legion

  09-05-2019 14:46
  
  Laguna Niguel American Legion Post 281, along with the Sons of the Legion, American Legion Riders and the American Legion Women’s Auxiliary, will host a fundraiser to honor the Legion’s 100th birthday, on Sunday, May 19, at Salt Creek Wine Company in Laguna Niguel.
  Wine and food, a silent auction and a raffle will be offered. Tickets are $35; reserve by emailing [email protected].
  All proceeds from this event will provide support for Post 281 programs including scholarships for
  
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• North Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in possible new warning

  09-05-2019 14:32
  
  By KIM TONG-HYUNG, HYUNG-JIN KIM and FOSTER KLUG
  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired two suspected short-range missiles on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, its second weapons launch in five days and a possible warning that nuclear disarmament talks with Washington could be in danger.
  South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the weapons flew 260 miles and 167 miles, respectively. It said it is working with the United States to determine more details, such as the type of
  
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• How Disneyland will enforce the 4-hour reservation window for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

  09-05-2019 14:29
  
  Disneyland expects that four hours will be enough time for most visitors to explore Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge during the initial reservation-only period and that scoundrels who overstay their welcome will be dealt with by a squadron of stormtroopers.
  Disneyland will restrict visitors with free Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge reservations to a 4-hour time limit during an initial “soft opening” period of the highly anticipated new themed land at the Anaheim theme park.
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• 5 ways to improve your garden this week, May 11-17

  09-05-2019 14:26
  
  1. Mother’s Day blooms
  For Mother’s Day, visit your local garden center to see what’s in bloom, and buy a few new plants for Mom – guaranteed to warm her heart. Full size or miniature roses are always a treat. So are brightly colored amaryllis, blue-flowered lilies of the Nile (Agapanthus) and daylilies in a wide array of colors. These and Euryops (yellow daisies), lantana, geranium and statice make good, colorful perennial fillers around standard green plants i
  
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• I saw the finished Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland and you’re going to be blown away

  09-05-2019 11:30
  
  Seeing the mandible tips of the 100-foot-long Millennium Falcon poking into view in the open backstage elephant doors nearly made my heart skip a beat as I stepped into Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge for a preview tour of Disneyland’s highly anticipated newest themed land.
  “Pretty cool, huh?” said Disneyland vice president Kris Theiler.
  Pretty cool doesn’t begin to describe the feeling of seeing the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy standing before me in all its battle-s
  
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• CIF-SS boys tennis playoffs: Wednesday’s scores, championship matchups and schedule

  09-05-2019 09:17
  
  Scores from the CIF-SS boys tennis semifinals on Wednesday and the schedule for Friday’s championship games.
  BOYS TENNIS
  OPEN DIVISION
  Semifinals
  University 11, Mira Costa 6
  Harvard-Westlake 14, Palos Verdes 4
  DIVISION 1
  Semifinals
  Beckman 10, San Clemente 8
  Sage Hill 9, Ventura 9 (Sage Hill wins on games 80-63)
  DIVISION 2
  Semifinals
  Calabasas 15, Cypress 3
  Pasadena Poly 15, Walnut 3
  DIVISION 3
  Semifinals
  San Juan Hills 10, Redlands East Valley 8
  Mater Dei 11, Trabuco Hills 7
  DIVISION 4
  Se
  
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• St. Margaret’s boys lacrosse extends O.C. reign with resounding win

  09-05-2019 08:56
  
  St. Margaret’s celebrates after defeating Foothill 17-10 in the boys Orange County championship lacrosse game at Newport Harbor High in Newport Beach on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  St. Margaret’s celebrates after defeating Foothill 17-10 in the boys Orange County championship lacrosse game at Newport Harbor High in Newport Beach on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will res
  
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• St. Margaret’s girls lacrosse tops Foothill to repeat as Orange County champions

  09-05-2019 08:11
  
  The St. Margaret’s girls lacrosse team celebrates their Orange County championship after defeating Foothill 15-11 at Newport Harbor High in Newport Beach on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  St. Margaret’s head coach Holly Reilly celebrates with her team ater defeating Foothill 15-11 in the Orange County championship game at Newport Harbor High in Newport Beach on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCN
  
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• DUI suspected in fatal motorcycle vs SUV crash in Fullerton

  09-05-2019 08:10
  
  A man died and a woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and child endangerment after a motorcycle collided with an SUV in Fullerton on Wednesday, May 8.
  The crash happened at the intersection Euclid Street and West Baker Avenue at about 6:09 p.m., Fullerton Police Lt. Tony Rios said. Responding officers found the 31-year-old man who had been riding the motorcycle on the ground and suffering from serious injuries. He was taken to UCI Medical center, where he was later pron
  
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• How school resource officers in Southern California are connecting with students to prevent shootings, other crimes

  09-05-2019 07:54
  
  As legislators in Sacramento and around the country work to prevent school shootings and protect students from active shooters, Southern California school police officers daily worry about that problem — and many other potential threats to student safety.
  The officers and deputies assigned to schools, called School Resource Officers or SROs, are tasked with generally keeping order, breaking up fights and dealing with problems like drug dealing, gang activity and bullying. The officers work
  
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• Newport Harbor volleyball makes it back to Division 1 final

  09-05-2019 07:48
  
  LOS ANGELES – The 47-mile trip to Loyola High School on Wednesday night might have taken longer for the Newport Harbor boys volleyball team than the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinal match the Sailors played against the Cubs.
  The Sailors, who didn’t lose a set in their first two playoff matches, needed slightly more than an hour to sweep Loyola 25-20, 25-17, 25-23 and advance to the Division 1 final for the second year in a row.
  “What we planned to do, we did,” Newport Harbor c
  
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• Dodgers complete sweep of Braves, move closer to MLB’s best record

  09-05-2019 07:26
  
  Dodgers right fielder Cody Bellinger catches a deep drive by the Braves’ Josh Donaldson (not pictured) during the third inning of Wednesday’s game at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws tot he plated against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning of a MLB baseball game at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)SoundTh
  
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• Reaction: Warriors’ Kevin Durant leaves Game 5 with right calf strain

  09-05-2019 06:49
  
  As the Houston Rockets rallied late in the third quarter of Game 5 of their Western Conference playoff series on Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant took a shot and looked back at his right calf as if he was kicked in the back of his leg.Kevin Durant goes to the locker room after suffering an apparent non-contact injury on lower leg pic.twitter.com/JCLv3szwz8
  — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 9, 2019After showing some discomfort, Durant headed back to the W
  
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• Beckman pulls off fantastic finish to beat San Clemente in boys tennis semifinals

  09-05-2019 06:49
  
  IRVINE – The Beckman boys tennis team had its back against the wall as it went into the final stretch of its playoff match against San Clemente on Wednesday.
  With a trip to the finals on the line, the Patriots took the final two matches in tiebreakers, including a 7-6 victory by the doubles team of Kyle Chung and Nathan Pham, to beat the Tritons 10-8 in the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals at Beckman High.
  The victory sends the Patriots to the finals against Sage Hill on Friday at 10:30 a.m. a
  
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