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• Segerstrom Center for the Arts announces its free Summer Jazz Series

  23-05-2019 23:02
  
  Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa has announced its 2nd Annual Summer Jazz Series of free concerts, which will be held in its outdoor Julianne and George Argyros Plaza. Every Friday night June 7-Aug. 30 from 7-9 p.m., guests can show up for a free evening of a variety of styles of jazz music hosted by KKJZ 88.1/FM personality Bubba Jackson.
  “We are going to bring all the different flavors of jazz because these artists are specialists in their instruments,” Jackson said via
  
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• Attorney for Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, accused of multiple war crimes, says prosecutor should ‘face criminal charges’ for spying

  23-05-2019 22:51
  
  An attorney representing decorated Navy SEAL Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, who is accused of several war crimes including killing a teen ISIS fighter in 2017, said Thursday, May 23, that the Navy prosecutor in his client’s case should face criminal charges and be disbarred.
  “The conduct of the prosecution is egregious,” said Tim Parlatore, a New York-based attorney, who is among several, including Marc Mukasey, a member of President Donald Trump’s legal team, defe
  
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• SBA offers loans for businesses hit by winter storms in mid-February

  23-05-2019 22:49
  
  Businesses who saw their cash flows interrupted by three days of extreme weather in February can apply for a low-interest loan from the federal government.
  The U.S. Small Business Administration on Thursday said it is offering disaster loans with 4% interest rates for businesses impacted by the storm that hit Feb. 13-15. The storms were centered on Riverside County, but businesses in San Bernardino, Orange, San Diego and Imperial counties are also eligible.
  Private nonprofit organizations can ap
  
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• Transient sentenced to 4 years for attacking 2 women in Santa Ana train bathroom

  23-05-2019 22:03
  
  A 38-year-old transient has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years in prison for trying to assault two women in a bathroom at the Santa Ana train station, according to court records.
  Jesse Danilo Rodas pleaded guilty this week to attempted rape, assault with the intent to commit a sex offense, and false imprisonment, all felonies.
  The attacks happened just after 3 p.m. on Aug. 7 at the train station in the 1000 block of East Santa Ana Boulevard, Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna sai
  
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• Angels players objected to makeup game being scheduled for Thursday

  23-05-2019 22:03
  
  ANAHEIM — Major League Baseball had the Angels and Minnesota Twins return to Angel Stadium on Thursday for a makeup game, over the objection of the Angels players.
  Andrew Heaney, the Angels’ union representative, said on Thursday morning that the players don’t believe it’s fair to ask them to be at the ballpark for 26 straight days. He acknowledged, however, that they had no standing to veto the game because, according to the collective bargaining agreement, Wednesday cou
  
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• Mick Cronin adds Michael Lewis to complete UCLA coaching staff

  23-05-2019 21:51
  
  Mick Cronin filled out his coaching staff Thursday, adding former Nebraska assistant Michael Lewis as a third and final assistant coach, the school announced.
  Lewis joins longtime Cronin assistant Darren Savino and former UCLA player and San Diego State assistant Rod Palmer on Cronin’s first coaching staff at UCLA.
  “He brings experience as a great offensive coach,” Cronin said of Lewis in a statement. “Darren, Rod and now Michael make up a dynamic, experienced and hard-wo
  
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• Palm Springs condo that belonged to longtime Angels owner Gene Autry seeks a buyer at $699,000

  23-05-2019 21:39
  
  Autry’s part-time home at the Ocotillo was the “owner’s unit,” created from a combination of three condominiums, with a private swimming pool and its own entrance. (Photos by Val Riolo and Robert Gentry)
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• The Yellow Chilli, one of India’s most popular chain restaurants, has opened a second Orange County location in Tustin

  23-05-2019 21:30
  
  Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, founder of The Yellow Chilli, has been called “The Wolfgang Puck of India” and now that he’s opened a second Orange County location in Tustin — the first is in Buena Park — his fans will have two places to dine.
  “The Yellow Chilli will be a great destination restaurant, with a stylish and modernly appointed space that will be perfect for everything from date nights to a nice meal out with family and friends,” said Shannon Campbe
  
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• Fannie, Freddie appraisal secrecy hurts first-time buyers 

  23-05-2019 21:10
  
  What’s up with mortgage rates? Jeff Lazerson of Mortgage Grader in Laguna Niguel gives us his take.
  Rate news summary
  From Freddie Mac’s weekly survey: The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.06%, down 1 basis point from last week. The 15-year fixed averaged 3.64%, down 2 basis points from last week.
  The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 2.4% percent decrease in loan application volume from the previous week.
  Bottom line: Assuming a borrower gets the average 30-year fix
  
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• Aquarium of the Pacific’s $53 million Pacific Visions wing opens Friday, May 24

  23-05-2019 21:02
  
  Southern California’s largest aquarium just got even bigger.
  The Aquarium of the Pacific’s first expansion in its 20-year history, known as Pacific Visions, opens to the public on Friday, May 24, with a mission to teach visitors about more than just the creatures living under the sea. It’s also about man-made climate change.
  “It’s not about bigger tanks for bigger animals,” Jerry Schubel, the president and CEO of Aquarium of the Pacific, said last week during
  
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• AMA Motocross returns to Pala for first time since 2011

  23-05-2019 20:13
  
  Motocross fans who attended the AMA event in 2011 at Pala Raceway may not recognize the venue this weekend when the series returns to Riverside County after seven seasons.
  In January, the track partnered with Fox Racing and made major changes to the facility and won a bid to host the national series Saturday.
  The second of 18 rounds will start at 1 p.m. for the 450cc and 250cc classes. Each class will have a pair of 30-minutes motos (plus two laps). The series started last week at Hangtown, outs
  
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• Review: Dana Point’s Maison brings casual farmhouse fare to life

  23-05-2019 20:03
  
  Maison Cafe & Market looks like the sort of restaurant Martha Stewart might open if she lost all her money but kept a firm grip on her elegant sense of style. Maison is an all-day cafe, bakery, coffee bar and wine shop sandwiched between a laundromat and a fishing tackle store in a strip mall behind a gas station in Dana Point.
  The windows have been frosted, which keeps the outside ambiance outside. Inside, the restaurant is immediately warm and inviting. Cracked cement floors have been
  
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• Evil prevails as ‘Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle’ returns to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

  23-05-2019 19:53
  
  It turns out that there are more Slytherins out there than we all thought. Due to popular demand, the all-new “Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle” light projection show will return this summer for nightly showings starting June 22 and continuing through Aug. 11.
  After a limited run through the month of April and an encore performance set for Memorial Day weekend, Universal Studios Hollywood announced that the show will soon be back in action. It’s a stunning display of light cast upo
  
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• Think escrow is the end of the home-selling process? Think again

  23-05-2019 19:29
  
  Changing over the utilities, gas, water, electricity, internet, cable and trash is one of the last things to do when you buy or sell your house — or for that matter any time you make a move.
  These are usually handled close to the close of escrow or the move-in date and need to be done by the buyers and sellers themselves, rather that the agent, escrow, or the lender.
  Then there’s the bank, where you’ll be changing your address for statements and new check deliveries. And don&rs
  
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• Indian ruling party heads to victory with wide lead in votes

  23-05-2019 19:20
  
  By EMILY SCHMALL
  NEW DELHI  — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party was headed to a landslide election victory in Thursday’s vote count, while the leader of the main opposition party conceded a personal defeat that signaled the end of an era for modern India’s main political dynasty.
  Election Commission data on Thursday night showed that Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party had won 92 seats and was leading in 211 other constituencies out of 542
  
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• Now hiring: Disneyland needs a few good stormtroopers to work in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

  23-05-2019 19:15
  
  Disneyland is looking for a few good men and women to join the villainous First Order and work as stormtroopers in the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge themed land set to debut at the Anaheim theme park.
  Auditions will be held Friday morning, May 24, in Downey for performers interested in playing the role of stormtrooper in the new Star Wars land.
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• Orange County track and field leaders: Boys

  23-05-2019 19:12
  
  Orange County track and field leaders: Boys top marks through CIF-SS Masters Meet
  Compiled by Don Chadez. All wind-legal marks. (Email corrections to [email protected])
  100 – Kaden Reynolds, Aliso Niguel, 10.70; Jake Burns, Trabuco Hills, 10.79; Chad Lemmons, Mater Dei, 10.82; (OC record – Curtis Godin, Mater Dei, 2014, 10.36)
  200 – Jake Burns, Trabuco Hills, 21.40; Drew Koesel, Aliso Niguel, 21.73; Chad Lemmons, Mater Dei 21.75. (OC record – Matt Bruno, Trabuco Hills, 2002
  
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• Orange County track and field leaders: Girls

  23-05-2019 19:08
  
  Orange County track and field leaders: Girls top marks through CIF-SS Masters Meet
  (Compiled by Don Chadez. All wind-legal marks. Email corrections to [email protected].)
  100 – Tessa Green, Santa Margarita, 11.96; Simran Manhotra, Woodbridge, 12.05; Danielle Limp, Los Alamitos, 12:07. (OC record – Carol Rodriguez, Western, 2003, 11.66)
  200 –Tessa Green, Santa Margarita, 24.30; Anisa Rind, Dana Hills, 24.38; Emilie Bennett, San Clemente, 24.66. (OC record – Maliyah Medley, E
  
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• Universal Studios Hollywood announces Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and BD Wong will be part of the all-new Jurassic World—The Ride

  23-05-2019 18:55
  
  Universal Studios Hollywood has revealed that “Jurassic World” stars Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and BD Wong will appear in the all-new Jurassic World—The Ride, which is scheduled to open sometime this summer.
  Owen Grady (Pratt), Claire Dearing (Howard) and Dr. Henry Wu (Wong) have been worked into the original content and story for the forthcoming attraction and park guests will be able to watch them interact with the dinosaurs while also learning a thing or two about the
  
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• Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa has a new spot to grab tacos

  23-05-2019 18:52
  
  If an insatiable craving for street tacos with grilled meat, onion, cilantro and salsa develops while you play some slots at Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, the Cabazon resort has you covered with a new spot at its food court.
  Fiesta Taco, which opened this week, is inspired by Southern California’s food truck culture and offers items such as street tacos, burritos, quesadillas, tortas and aguas frescas.
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• ‘American Taliban’ Lindh freed after 17 years in prison

  23-05-2019 17:33
  
  By MATTHEW BARAKAT
  The California man who became known as the “American Taliban” after his battlefield capture in Afghanistan in 2001 was freed early from his federal sentence on Thursday, despite official concerns that he retains a radical ideology and still poses a risk to U.S. interests.
  John Walker Lindh, now 38, was released Thursday from the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, under a series of post-release restrictions recently imposed by a federal judge in Alexandria, Vir
  
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• SpaceX to make third try at launching 60 satellites

  23-05-2019 17:20
  
  HAWTHORNE — Hawthorne-based SpaceX will make a third attempt Thursday to launch the first batch of what could ultimately be thousands of satellites providing space-based internet service around the globe.
  The launch of the 60 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral was scrubbed twice last week, once due to upper-level winds over the Cape and once to give the company a chance to “update satellite software and triple-check everything again.”
  SpaceX will t
  
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• Memorial Day weekend: 3.4 million Southern Californians will hit the road, airways

  23-05-2019 17:00
  
  Travelers will add some extra money to their budget for gas this Memorial Day weekend. Los Angeles County’s average on Wednesday was $4 a gallon, down 3.4 cents from a week ago but up 25 cents from last year.(AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
  Nationally, 42.8 million Americans are expected to take Memorial Day weekend trips — a 3.6 percent increase over last year. (File photo: Press-Enterprise/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsThe Automobile Club of Southern California predicts 5.4 mi
  
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• Master Gardener: Tips for how to plant an avocado tree

  23-05-2019 16:45
  
  Q: Do you have any tips on how and when to plant an avocado tree?  Each year I get a free one from the city and every year it dies.
  A: When you bring your tree home, make sure you don’t let it dry out. Select a site that has good drainage, not windy, and is not prone to frost in the winter. Do not lift or carry the tree by its trunk because the root ball can be easily broken or damaged.
  Dig a hole about twice as wide and the same depth as the container. The top of the tree’s roo
  
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• Air plants: How to care for them, how to display them and where to buy them

  23-05-2019 15:56
  
  At his Manhattan Beach home, Paul T. Isley III has air plants growing on the bay window in his kitchen.
  But these slow-growers, also known as tillandsias, can thrive just about anywhere.“You’re limited only by your imagination,” said Isley, who along with Jerrold A. Robinson owns the nursery and wholesaler Rainforest Flora in Torrance.
  Founded more than 30 years ago with their late partner William Harris, Rainforest Flora is the largest producer of tillandsias in North America
  
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• That Blue Milk at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge will cost you more than a Butterbeer

  23-05-2019 15:33
  
  As if the steadily rising price of Butterbeer wasn’t enough to contend with, theme park fans will have to dig even deeper into their pockets to pay for the Blue Milk every Star Wars fan has been dying to try for the past four decades.
  Blue Milk will set you back a cool $7.99 for the best-known drink in the “Star Wars” universe when the highly anticipated Galaxy’s Edge themed land debuts at Disneyland.
  Universal Studios raised the price of Butterbeer from $5.99 to $6.99 in
  
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• 5 ways to improve the garden this week, May 25-31

  23-05-2019 14:31
  
  1. Trees need to feed
  Feed citrus trees once again. Mature citrus trees need a yearly total of 1.6 pounds of actual nitrogen fertilizer, divided into four equal portions applied in late January, early March, late April and early June – about six weeks apart – and distributed around the drip line. Since one pound of any dry fertilizer equals about two cups, that is about four cups of ammonium sulfate, two overflowing cups of ammonium nitrate, or 1.5 cups of urea, each time you apply i
  
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• Pentagon proposing troop buildup in the Mideast, sources say

  23-05-2019 14:29
  
  By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS
  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon today will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defenses against potential Iranian threats , U.S. officials said.
  The officials said no final decision has been made yet, and it’s not clear if the White House would approve sending all or just some of the requested forces. Officials said the move is not in response to any new threat from Iran but is aimed
  
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• 3 deaths in Missouri as tornado rips through state capital

  23-05-2019 14:24
  
  By DAVID A. LIEB
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.  — A tornado caused heavy damage in Missouri’s capital city as severe weather swept across the state overnight, causing at least three deaths and injuring nearly two dozen people as homes and businesses were ripped apart.
  The National Weather Service confirmed that the large and destructive tornado moved over Jefferson City shortly before midnight on Wednesday.
  “Across the state, Missouri’s first responders once again responded qu
  
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• Blue-state California now harassing journalists

  23-05-2019 10:00
  
  Let’s assume, hypothetically, that an independent journalist working in Washington somehow obtained a confidential FBI report on the death of a prominent Trump administration official that described its lurid circumstances, including the presence of a woman not his wife and the use of illegal drugs that caused, or at least contributed to, his demise.
  Let’s also assume that the Justice Department responded to the disclosure by raiding the journalist’s home and confiscating compu
  
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• For California, Census case is Supremes’ biggest

  23-05-2019 09:36
  
   
  For California, there is no doubt the most important case the U.S. Supreme Court will decide this year is the legal challenge to the Trump administration’s plan for adding a citizenship question to next year’s federal Census.
  Political reality is that Donald Trump’s plan, carried out by the Census Bureau answering to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, has become one front in the president’s long campaign to punish California for giving his 2016 Democratic opponent
  
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• Sam Steel, Trevor Murphy lead Gulls to victory over Wolves in Game 3

  23-05-2019 08:10
  
  Sam Steel scored a highlight reel-caliber goal while the San Diego Gulls were shorthanded and defenseman Trevor Murphy added what proved to be the winner in a 3-2 victory Wednesday over the Chicago Wolves in Game 3 of the AHL’s Western Conference final at Pechanga Arena.
  San Diego, the Ducks’ AHL team, leads the best-of-7 series 2-1.
  Games 4 and 5 are Friday and Saturday at Pechanga Arena. The winner of the Western Conference final meets the winner of the Eastern Conference final bet
  
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• Mater Dei names Djoko Radunovic girls water polo coach after Brian Anderson resigns

  23-05-2019 08:00
  
  Mater Dei’s girls water polo program will have another new head coach next season but it will be one familiar with the Monarchs.
  The Trinity League contender announced that associate head coach Djoko Radunovic has been elevated to head coach after the resignation of Brian Anderson, athletic director Tia Meza said Wednesday night.
  Anderson remains the boys water polo at Mater Dei, which has been searching for stability since the surprising resignation of Coach Chris Segesman, then 38 years
  
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• Southern California housing creation trails national construction, local hiring pace

  23-05-2019 06:41
  
  Southern California’s best year for housing creation since the Great Recession left the region trailing the national growth pace and a local hiring spree.
  Fresh Census Bureau statistics detail the slow pace of adding new housing to the region. The number of housing units — owned or rented — in the four counties covered by the Southern California News Group grew last year by 43,207. That’s up from 39,756 in 2017 and 41,002 in 2016. And it’s the largest housing increa
  
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• 2 injured in Costa Mesa crash involving wheelchair and dump truck

  23-05-2019 06:22
  
  Two pedestrians were injured Wednesday in a crash involving a wheelchair and a dump truck in Costa Mesa, authorities said.
  A man sustained minor injuries, while a woman was severely injured, police said in a news release. Both were transported to a local hospital.
  An electric wheelchair and cane were left behind at the site of the crash at the intersection of Anaheim Avenue and 19th Street.
  The Costa Mesa Police Major Accident Investigation Team(MAIT) at the scene of a dump truck vs.wheelchair c
  
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• Long Beach State looking to hire new baseball coach by early June

  23-05-2019 05:56
  
  Long Beach State Athletic Director Andy Fee says he hopes to have a new baseball coach in hand by early June.
  The vacant position was posted on the school’s website recently and Fee has received numerous applications from interested coaches, including former Dirtbag players as well as coaches from California and beyond.
  Troy Buckley was fired in April after an altercation with another Long Beach State employee. Assistant coaches Greg Bergeron and Dan Ricabal were named interim co-coaches f
  
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• Girl Scouts’ event tackles bias

  23-05-2019 05:46
  
  More than 240 Orange County business leaders, influencers, and representatives from the Orange County Department of Education joined local girl scouts for Voice for Girls 2019 at the Newport Beach Country Club on Friday, May 10.
  The topic this year: ways to advance diversity and gender equality to attract the best and brightest to organizations and companies.
  Keynote L. Song Richardson, dean of the UCI School of Law, explored unconscious mental processes, which can lead viewing the world through
  
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• Whicker: Manny Pacquiao’s story is an epic one, but Keith Thurman vows he’ll finish it

  23-05-2019 05:33
  
  Boxer Keith Thurman looks on during a press conference promoting his July 20 WBA welterweight championship fight against Manny Pacquiao, on Wednesday in Beverly Hills. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
  BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MAY 22:Manny Pacquiao looks on during a press conference before his fight WBA Welterweight Championship fight against Keith Thurman, at The Beverly Hills Hotel on May 22, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)jSoundThe gallery will re
  
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• Operator of O.C. babysitting service accused of molesting boys in Laguna Beach and Los Angeles

  23-05-2019 05:20
  
  SANTA ANA — A man who operates an Orange County-based babysitting service is facing charges of sexually assaulting two boys, 7 and 8, one in Laguna Beach and the other in Los Angeles, authorities confirmed Wednesday.
  Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski, 30, of Costa Mesa faces 90 years to life in prison if convicted of three felony counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14 and one count of oral copulation or sexual penetration with a child 10 years old or younger, along with a
  
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• Rays explode for seven runs in seventh against Dodgers bullpen

  23-05-2019 04:27
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers’ Rich Hill pitches to a Tampa Bay Rays batter during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
  Tampa Bay Rays opening pitcher Ryne Stanek delivers to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rich Hill during the thi
  
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• Judge turns down defense motion to dismiss charges in McStay family murder trial

  23-05-2019 04:18
  
  The judge in the capital murder trial of Charles “Chase” Merritt, accused of fatally bludgeoning the four-member McStay family, refused Wednesday to dismiss charges against him, rejecting defense allegations that prosecutors withheld favorable evidence from them.
  The hearing out of the jury’s presence before San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Michael A. Smith prompted heated exchanges between opposing attorneys.
  The arguments were over expert Leonid Rudin’s analys
  
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• Wet outfield forces Angels’ 2nd home rainout since 1995

  23-05-2019 04:14
  
  Members of the grounds crew try to clear water from the outfield before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. The game was postponed. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
  ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – MAY 22:Groundcrew attempt to clear off standing water in the outfield prior to a game between the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the Minnesota Twins at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 22, 2019 in Anaheim, California.Due to s
  
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• Tales from Crazyfornia: A brawl breaks out among elected officials at a government conference

  23-05-2019 03:51
  
  Political violence in the United States goes all the way back to the founding of the country. The most notable kerfuffle took place when Aaron Burr met Alexander Hamilton on the field of honor with pistols. Burr fired, Hamilton returned fire, and then everybody started dancing and singing.
  At least that’s how it happened on Broadway.
  Sadly, back in those days there weren’t any Gun-Free Zones.
  Nowadays, politicians mostly settle scores with rivals by being passive-aggressive instead o
  
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• Garden Grove car subsidies are a misuse of tax dollars

  23-05-2019 03:38
  
  “Ideas are contagious,” suggests a cheesy inspirational Internet meme. “The best ones spread.” That may be true – and it’s a nice sentiment to ponder while scrolling past those petty Facebook arguments. Unfortunately, bad ideas also spread like influenza, especially in local government. We’ve seen it often, as one council after another backs counterproductive taxes or regulations.
  For instance, the Orange County cities of Garden Grove, Placentia and
  
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• Dustin Garneau’s first stint with Angels is a real homecoming

  23-05-2019 03:12
  
  ANAHEIM — Angels catcher Dustin Garneau grew up in San Pedro. He attended San Pedro High, then Cal State Fullerton, then traversed the minor-league landscape of the Colorado Rockies’ system for parts of nine seasons.
  Wednesday, he learned what it was like to drive from his house to his office.
  “I live two exits up the freeway,” he said.
  One day after he was pulled from a Triple-A game in Sacramento, Garneau was selected to the Angels’ 40-man roster and joined the ma
  
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• Retailers, shoppers could feel more pain if tariffs spread

  23-05-2019 02:16
  
  By Anne D’Innocenzio, The Associated Press
  An escalating trade war between the U.S. and China could mean higher prices on a broad array of products from toys to clothing. But some retailers will be less equipped to handle the pain than others, leaving consumers to carry the load.
  Analysts say big-box giants like Target and Walmart who marked their latest quarter with strong performance are best positioned to absorb the higher costs because of their clout with suppliers. They’re also
  
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• Homeless people on LA’s Skid Row to get free dental, health care as part of ‘Humanitarian Day’ event

  23-05-2019 02:08
  
  This Memorial Day weekend marks the 20th year in a row when Muslim volunteers reach out to homeless people and others in need on Skid Row with free health services, food, clothing, and other assistance in the closing days of Ramadan.
  On Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26, five “Humanitarian Day” charitable events are planned in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties. The outreach grew from an effort that the South Los Angeles-based Islamic ILM (Intellect, Love and Mercy) Fou
  
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• President Trump awards Medal of Valor to 8 Southern California officers for responding to 2016 Election Day shooting

  23-05-2019 02:02
  
  On Election Day in November 2016, a gunman went on a deadly rampage in an Azusa neighborhood, killing one and injuring three others with a rifle and handgun near an election polling place.
  In a ceremony Wednesday, eight Azusa and Irwindale police officers were honored at the White House with the Medal of Valor for their response to the Election Day shooting, which occurred near a polling place and ended when officers gunned down the shooter in front of his house.
  The medal is the nation’s
  
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• Alexander: Sparks’ stars Candace Parker and Chiney Ogwumike find alternative to going overseas

  23-05-2019 01:48
  
  It is a fact of life among the stars of women’s basketball: To get paid commensurate with your status in the sport, you pretty much have to play year-round. The domestic season in the WNBA bleeds into the overseas season, where Americans are paid top dollar to play in Europe and Asia, and on and on.
  Candace Parker and Chiney Ogwumike of the Sparks have both been on that merry-go-round. But both bucked that trend this winter because of the ability to talk about the game as well as play it,
  
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• Park Life: Knott’s debuts Calico River Rapids and SeaWorld launches Tidal Twister coaster

  23-05-2019 01:21
  
  It’s that time of year again when the new theme parks rides begin making their pre-summer debuts. The latest Park Life newsletter brings you the all the details on the new attractions coming to Knott’s and SeaWorld.
  What a Rush
  We take the newly renovated Calico River Rapids ride for a white water test drive at Knott’s Berry Farm.
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