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• Fryer: Trinity League media day was lively, informative

  03-08-2019 23:49 via ocregister.com
  
  The Trinity League Football Media Day, Friday at The Grand banquet and meeting facility in Long Beach, appeared a bad concept for a couple of reasons.
  These Trinity League football players already get plenty of attention. A college football-type of media day, a long press conference designed to help media members better know a conference’s or league’s teams, athletes and coaches, perhaps is not conducive to the development of high school kids into mature and humble adults.
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• Sparks, getting healthy and hot, host the Storm

  03-08-2019 23:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Don’t look now, but here come the Sparks.
  After starting 6-7, the Sparks have won six of their past seven games going into Sunday’s 2 p.m. game against Seattle at Staples Center.
  Coming out of the All-Star break, the Sparks welcomed first-place Las Vegas to town and came away with a 76-68 victory Thursday. Yes, the Aces were without A’ja Wilson, who is still nursing a sprained ankle, but they were 3-0 without their star forward.
  The Sparks were also without All-Star forward Chi
  
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• Stolen Mercedes crashes into liquor store in Mission Viejo burglary

  03-08-2019 22:42 via ocregister.com
  
  A suspect stole a car in Mission Viejo, authorities said, and rammed into the locked and gated doors of a local liquor store early Saturday, August 3, during a burglary captured by surveillance footage.
  A silver Mercedes sedan that was seen crashing through the entrance of a business on the 2500 block of Charlinda Dr. at about 4:05 a.m., had been stolen from a Mission Viejo residence, Orange County Sheriff’s officials said in social media posts circulating footage of the incident. The car
  
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• UCLA DBs Darnay Holmes, Elijah Gates build off childhood friendship

  03-08-2019 21:52 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — As Darnay Holmes stepped in front of a group of reporters, the star cornerback stood slightly off center in the pack. He wasn’t doing this alone.
  “With my twin,” Holmes said with a wide, toothy grin as fellow cornerback Elijah Gates slowly stepped into the empty space at Holmes’ side.
  The childhood friends do interviews together after training camp and start together as opposing cornerbacks. This year, they hope to help the UCLA defense rise back to th
  
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• Post-Janus, how unions keep teachers trapped

  03-08-2019 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Reports reveal that 10-15% of teachers have said “No thanks” to funding unions since the U.S. Supreme Court set them free from forced unionism through the Janus decision in June 2018.
  While these numbers might suggest that the great majority of teachers are happy with union representation and want no changes, that’s simply not true.
  Most teachers appreciate their local association but resent state and national unions because they bully teachers, use them to fund their far-left
  
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• Whicker: Brian Banks gets a Hollywood ending in his movie, except for his lost career

  03-08-2019 20:40 via ocregister.com
  
  LONG BEACH — In the movie that bears his name, Brian Banks tries to brace the woman who is his personal trainer and, at the moment, his lunch date.
  “There’s no good way to tell a bad story,” Banks says. He tells it, and she suddenly looks at her watch and leaves.
  Conversely, there are few bad ways to tell a good story.
  “Brian Banks,” the film, tells it with high energy and deep feeling. It comes to your local theater Friday. The principals, including Banks, we
  
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• How to get free food at Wendy’s in Newport Beach once a week for a year

  03-08-2019 20:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Be one of the first customers when Wendy’s opens in Newport Beach and the fast-food chain will continue to thank you for a year.
  Starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, the first 100 customers in line who make a purchase will get one free premium sandwich or entree salad once a week for a year. You must be 16 years or older to participate.
  Although it almost sounds too good to be true it’s not the first time Wendy’s has made this offer. “We did it in Northridge, San Die
  
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• Multiple people killed, suspects in custody at El Paso shopping center

  03-08-2019 20:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Officials say multiple people were killed in an attack at a shopping complex in El Paso, Texas.
  Olivia Zepeda, the chief of staff to El Paso Mayor Dee Margo, told CNN on Saturday that multiple people had been killed in the attack in or near the Cielo Vista Mall and that suspects have been taken into custody. She didn’t say how many victims there were.
  The police department is asking the public to stay away from the area.
  Authorities haven’t given any information about possible shooti
  
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• At least 18 reported dead, multiple people injured in El Paso shooting

  03-08-2019 20:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Multiple people were killed and injured and at least one person was in custody after a shooting rampage Saturday at a shopping mall, police in the Texas border town of El Paso said.
  The number of people killed is at least 18 according to reports from ABC News and NBS News.
  Police responded in the early afternoon to an active shooter scene at the Cielo Vista Mall, which is near Interstate 10 on east side of the city, and were advising people to stay away from the area.
  A police official says he b
  
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• Video: Elijah Gates, Darnay Holmes share first childhood memories of each other

  03-08-2019 20:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Cornerbacks Elijah Gates and Darnay Holmes talk about their path from pop warnr football with the Pasadena Panthers to starting corners at UCLA, Holmes’ academic success and how good the Bruins can be this year on defense.Related Articles UCLA football injuries hit RB Joshua Kelley, WR Michael Ezeike UCLA RB Joshua Kelley absent from practice Friday UCLA football training camp: Quarterback breakdown Chip Kelly says UCLA football is ‘night and day’ from last year UCLA WRs Theo H
  
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• UCLA football injuries hit RB Joshua Kelley, WR Michael Ezeike

  03-08-2019 19:38 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Running back Joshua Kelley and receiver Michael Ezeike were limited in practice due to injury Saturday as UCLA continued training camp.
  Kelley, the team’s star running back, was not seen on the field Friday, but was spotted briefly in the weight room in a yellow T-shirt Saturday during the media’s open viewing period. Ezeike worked on the field with athletic trainers on individual conditioning wearing a yellow, noncontact jersey.
  Coaches were not made available to
  
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• Recipe: Crunchy pita sandwiches are a great summertime treat

  03-08-2019 18:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Cucumber’s crunchy texture teams with a fragrance that is pleasingly grassy. Neutral but noisy-nice, they are suited to endless flavor variations, both simple and complex. As hot-weather backyard fare or light supper, they are irresistible tumbled in a vegetarian chopped salad to fill pita sandwiches.
  Peppery Jack cheese adds a perky edge to the mix. Feel free to augment the salad-y mixture with chopped roasted red bell peppers or cooked garbanzo beans. For carnivores the addition of chopp
  
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• 11,900 customers in Irvine still without power; outage could last days for some

  03-08-2019 18:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Maintenance crews could take days to restore power to all homes and businesses in Irvine after a massive Friday night outage, officials said Saturday afternoon.
  John Wayne airport was fully operational again as crews continued to assess the damage from a fire at an electrical substation near the intersection of Jamboree Road and Michelson Drive that caused more than 28,000 Southern California Edison to lose service on Friday night.
  About 11,900 SCE customers did not have power restored to their
  
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• 10,500 in Irvine still without power; John Wayne Airport reopens

  03-08-2019 18:20 via ocregister.com
  
  John Wayne airport was fully operational again but the homes and businesses of thousands of utility customers in Irvine remained without electricity early Saturday, August 3, after a major power outage on Friday night.
  Maintenance staff continued to assess the damage from a fire at an electrical substation near the intersection of Jamboree Road and Michelson Drive that caused more than 28,000 Southern California Edison to lose service, Ron Gale, a spokesman for the utility, said. About 10,500 SC
  
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• Del Mar consensus picks for Saturday Aug. 3

  03-08-2019 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Art Wilson, Terry Turrell and Eddie Wilson. Here are the picks for Saturday Aug. 3 at Del Mar.
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• Electrical Light Parade returns to Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A.

  03-08-2019 17:59 via ocregister.com
  
  The Main Street Electrical Parade returned to Disneyland on August 2 after a two-year hiatus. The 20-minute long, half-million-light parade runs twice a night through Sept. 30.
  The Main Street Electrical Parade returned to Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, Aug 2, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  The Main Street Electrical Parade returned to Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, Aug 2, 2019. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery
  
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• Irvine joins a handful of Orange County cities creating climate action plans

  03-08-2019 17:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Rather than waiting for broad national changes that aren’t likely to come soon, Irvine will join a handful of Orange County cities with their own plans for reducing harm to the environment.
  The city is in the beginning stages of creating a climate action plan, which will outline how it can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and measure the success of steps it’s already taking to produce less waste and be more energy efficient.
  The City Council decided in July to move forward with resear
  
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• Be prepared for life’s imperfections

  03-08-2019 16:18 via ocregister.com
  We live in an imperfect world, full of imperfect people and imperfect properties.
  Over the years, we’ve tried to mitigate these imperfections by performing myriad inspections. There’s the baseline home inspection, which may prompt you (the buyer) to call out a roof inspector, a pool inspector, an HVAC inspector, and even a mold inspector.
  Both agents are typically required to conduct and document an Agent Visual Inspection Disclosure based on – you guessed it – their comp
  
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• OC Fair 2019: Things to do today, Aug. 3

  03-08-2019 15:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Headed to the fair today? Here are some things to know.
  Hours: 11 a.m. to midnight
  Admission: $14 adults; $7 ages 60 and older, $7 ages 6 to 12; free 5 and younger
  Deals: From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. general admission is $7 and it takes half the number of tickets for a carnival ride.
  Free admission for veterans and active-duty military with ID.
  Ride the $4 round-trip OC Fair Express bus service and get $4 admission; find locations throughout Orange County at ocfairexpress.com. Parking is free. Bu
  
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• An estate planning lawyer’s approach to blended families

  03-08-2019 14:15 via ocregister.com
  
  This is part three in a series of five articles discussing the following case hypothetical from the various professional perspectives:A and B are getting married. A has two kids from a previous marriage. B has one child from a prior marriage. They plan to have children together. A receives child support from a former spouse. A’s mother also lives with them and helps care for the children. B’s only child works in B’s business and both A and B hope their joint child(ren) will one
  
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• 5 ways to derail marketing your commercial real estate vacancy

  03-08-2019 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  These days available buildings are in short supply. Unlike our residential colleagues, our commercial real estate market is largely owner-oriented. We are seeing some changes as available spaces are hanging around a bit longer and buyers are offering more boldly.
  What follows are five ways you can ensure your vacant building stays vacant — regardless of the seller-slanted market.
  Assuming a buyer will simply discount the purchase price to address deferred maintenance
  Let’s imagine yo
  
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• Santa Margarita boys water polo coach Jeremy Laster moves to assistant, Justin Johnson takes reins

  03-08-2019 07:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Margarita boys water polo coach Jeremy Laster has stepped down to become an assistant coach for the CIF-SS Division 1 contending Eagles, the Olympian confirmed.
  Laster will be replaced by assistant coach Justin Johnson.
  “I just swapped roles with Justin,” Laster said Friday night. “He will be the head coach and I will be his assistant. … Just letting Justin grow into the head coaching role that I hope he has for years and years to come.”
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• Dodgers tamed by Eric Lauer as Dustin May takes loss in debut

  03-08-2019 07:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May greets his teammates in the dugout before his first MLB start on Friday night against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
  Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May pitches in his first MLB game against the San Diego Padres during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on August 02, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsDodgers starting pitcher Dustin May pitches in hi
  
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• Austin Jackson returns to USC practice after giving bone marrow transfusion to younger sister

  03-08-2019 05:58 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Austin Jackson didn’t hesitate. How could he?
  The USC offensive lineman’s little sister, Autumn, has suffered from a rare bone marrow syndrome called Diamond Blackfan Anemia for her entire life. She’s gone through blood transfusions to treat it since she was 12, but she needed a bone marrow transfusion to continue fighting the disease.
  So after each member of the family was tested, it turned out the USC junior was the best match for the surgery, lining up wi
  
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• Whicker: Familiar words at USC’s first practice, but Trojans know change is necessary

  03-08-2019 05:32 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The first day of practice is as standard as the 12 days of Christmas.
  The lords are always leaping, the ladies are dancing, the new (name the position) coach has added a lot of good stuff, everyone is in better shape than he ever has been, the pipers are piping, the sophomores are much more confident after a year of experience and there are three French hens.
  On a toasty late afternoon at USC, there were at least 12 coaches yelling and several dozen players chirping.
  All Open
  
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• Mistreatment of young gymnasts alleged against Anna Li, USA Gymnastics’ new athletes’ rep, and her mom

  03-08-2019 05:07 via ocregister.com
  
  When Samantha Medel, distracted by the death of her grandmother, hesitated and then failed to complete a vault in training, she knew what was coming next.
  As expected, her coach began screaming at her so loud that the entire gym could hear, Medel and her mother Linda recalled.
  “Get your fat ass over the vault! You’re too fat to get over the vault!” the Medels recalled the coach screaming.
  The coach was Anna Li, an alternate on the 2012 U.S. Olympic team and named to USA Gymnast
  
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• Dodgers to begin two-phase plan to heighten, extend netting at Dodger Stadium

  03-08-2019 04:49 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — After studying data on foul balls and soliciting opinions from current players, the Dodgers are ready to begin a two-phase plan to heighten and extend the netting at Dodger Stadium.
  The first phase will begin as soon as the Dodgers complete their current homestand. By the time they return from a six-game trip to Miami and Atlanta for a home game on Aug. 20, the current netting which extends to the end of each dugout will be heightened by 8 feet.
  The second phase will take pla
  
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• Outage cuts power to John Wayne Airport and 28,000 SCE customers

  03-08-2019 04:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Maintenance crews scrambled to diagnose and repair the cause of an electrical outage affecting thousands of residents in Irvine and Newport Beach along with travelers flying in and out of John Wayne Airport on Friday evening, Aug. 2.
  More than 24,000 Southern California Edison customers had lost power as of 7:30 p.m., the utility said on its website; the number later rose to 28,000. The major outage stemmed from a fire that started at 6:18 p.m. in a substation on Jamboree Road, SCE spokeswoman L
  
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• Young Rams offensive linemen Joe Noteboom, Brian Allen hope to block out the noise

  03-08-2019 04:38 via ocregister.com
  
  IRVINE – Between them, former Rams offensive linemen Rodger Saffold and John Sullivan had 19 NFL seasons and 236 games started before they parted ways with the team this offseason.
  Guard Joseph Noteboom and center Brian Allen, the players the Rams are hoping will replace Saffold and Sullivan in their starting lineup, are each entering their second NFL season, and their next NFL starts will be their first.
  So it should come as no surprise that when the Rams’ prospects of repeating as
  
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• Notes and observations from the first USC training camp practice

  03-08-2019 04:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Here are a few notes and observations from USC’s first training camp practice n Friday:The big highlight from practice came courtesy of sophomore quarterback JT Daniels, who threw a perfectly-placed ball downfield to Michael Pittman Jr. for a 40-yard gain. The ball hit Pittman in stride as he brought the ball in, prompting a double fist-pump from Daniels.
  Daniels had the best practice of any of the quarterbacks. Both Jack Sears and Kedon Slovis struggled with their accuracy, though Sears s
  
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• Photos: USC Football Camp Opens on Howard Jones Field

  03-08-2019 04:25 via ocregister.com
  
  USC Trojans football opens football camp with new coaches, high powered offense and fresh hopes to rebound from a tough 2018 season with quarterback JT Daniels, wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. and Amon-ra St. Brown looking to go deep this season during practice at Howard Jones Field on the campus of the University of Southern California on Friday, Aug. 02, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.
  Head coach Clay Helton of the USC Trojans during practice at Howard Jones Field on the campus of the Unive
  
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• Rough start for opener Taylor Cole costs Angels in loss to Indians

  03-08-2019 04:13 via ocregister.com
  
  The Angels’ Mike Trout hits a home run during the first inning of Friday’s game against the Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland. (Photo by David Maxwell/Getty Images)
  CLEVELAND, OH – AUGUST 02: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim doubles against the Cleveland Indians in the third inning at Progressive Field on August 2, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by David Maxwell/Getty Images)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsLos Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout r
  
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• LAFC back on track against resurgent New England

  03-08-2019 03:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angles Football Club lost four players to the 2019 MLS All-Star Game, but now that Atletico Madrid’s 3-0 victory over the league’s finest is in the books, LAFC looks forward to getting to getting its representatives back in time for Saturday’s match against New England.
  LAFC felt the absence of its All-Star participants in the team practices during the week ahead of the match in New England, but veteran defender Jordan Harvey downplayed the impact of Carlos Vela, Diego Ross
  
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• Westminster mother, daughter accused of ‘largest housing fraud case in Orange County history,’ DA says

  03-08-2019 02:08 via ocregister.com
  
  A mother and daughter from Westminster are facing felony welfare fraud charges in what the Orange County District Attorney’s office says is the “largest housing fraud case” in county history.
  Errica Madkins Mickens, 55, and Brittany Monet Mickens, 29, were arrested Thursday, Aug. 1, on suspicion of bilking more than $190,000 from county housing services.
  The pair are accused of concealing their identities to gain funds from Orange County’s Housing Authority Section 8, whi
  
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• With Kanoa Igarashi eliminated, a new US Open of Surfing champ to be crowned in Huntington Beach

  03-08-2019 02:04 via ocregister.com
  
  The door is open for San Clemente’s Griffin Colapinto to take the win at the Vans US Open of Surfing.
  Two-time US Open champion Kanoa Igarashi, who Colapinto lost to in the finals last year, was eliminated from the surf contest early Friday, Aug. 2, leaving Colapinto as the last California surfer remaining in the event.
  Griffin Colapinto of San Clemente and Luel Felipe of Brazil surf during the men’s heat of round five in the U.S. Open of Surfing on Friday, August 2, 2019 in Huntingt
  
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• Dismal debates over who will spend us into oblivion

  03-08-2019 02:00 via ocregister.com
  
  SACRAMENTO – The idea that “deficits don’t matter” has been growing among Trump-supporting Republicans now that the president has agreed to a budget-busting spending deal. If you don’t know what’s wrong with that concept, then I hope you watched last week’s Democratic debates, where such thinking was taken to new levels.
  For several excruciating hours, 20 presidential candidates detailed their plans for the country. Most of them involved s
  
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• Police investigate after honey oil lab found in burning Santa Ana building

  03-08-2019 01:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Firefighters found a honey oil manufacturing operation while tackling a blaze at a commercial building in Santa Ana on Friday, August 2, and authorities are investigating whether it was an illegal drug lab.
  The fire was reported at about 12:09 p.m., on the 2010 block of Main St., Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said. It swept through the front office of a building, but crews managed to keep flames spreading to the second floor, said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Jon Muir. It took 35
  
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• Business briefly: S&P 500 posts its worst week of 2019 as trade tensions flare

  03-08-2019 01:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Investors rattled by President Donald Trump’s latest escalation in his trade war with China drove another round of selling on Wall Street Friday.
  The latest losses marked the fifth straight drop for the S&P 500 and the worst week of the year for the market just seven days after the benchmark index hit an all-time high.
  The selling picked up a day after Trump shocked markets by promising 10% tariffs on all the Chinese imports that haven’t already been hit with tariffs of 25%. Chin
  
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• San Francisco airport to ban sales of plastic bottles of water

  03-08-2019 01:46 via ocregister.com
  If you’ve ever traveled through any airport, you know about that spot in the security line where, if you have a bottle of water or any other liquid, you have to throw the bottle away even if you haven’t finished your drink.
  It’s a nuisance. After getting through the security check, you’ll then pay airport prices if you want another bottle of water or another beverage to drink. And now, things might even become more of a nuisance at San Francisco International Airport.
  Sta
  
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• Janice Aragon, Sam Hawk, Kai Lenny are newest members of the Surfers’ Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach

  03-08-2019 01:20 via ocregister.com
  
  Sam Hawk, left,Janice Aragon and Kai Lenny are inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame in front of Huntington Surf and Sport in Huntington Beach Friday, August 2, 2019. (Photo by Michael Fernandez, Contributing Photographer)
  Known as the greatest waterman of modern times, 28 year-old Kai Lenny smiles while putting his feet and hands into cement as he, Sam Hawk and Janice Aragon are inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame in front of Huntington Surf and Sport in Huntington Beach Frida
  
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• Lakers vs. Clippers on Christmas Day, report says

  03-08-2019 00:57 via ocregister.com
  
  For all the offseason drama they’ve gone through, SoCal’s two NBA teams will be gathered under one roof for the holidays.
  According to an ESPN report, a Lakers-Clippers tilt at Staples Center is to be one of the games for the NBA’s Christmas Day schedule. Pitting Anthony Davis and LeBron James against Kawhi Leonard and Paul George on a pair of remade rosters, the game should provide insight into the burning question of the summer: Which team is the top contender in L.A.?
  Both a
  
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• Huntington Beach City School District revises religious expression policies to end lawsuit

  03-08-2019 00:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Resolving litigation over alleged violation of students’ constitutional rights, the Huntington Beach City School District has agreed to revise its policies regarding dissemination of religious materials on campus.
  On Tuesday, July 30, the school board voted unanimously to specify religious activities in its policy section covering freedom of expression. Additionally, the edited rules now permit distribution of religious readings during lunch and recess.
  The district also agreed to pay $15,
  
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• Drivers: Next week would be a good time to avoid the 5 Freeway from OC to the 605

  03-08-2019 00:50 via ocregister.com
  
  If you’re driving late next week, you should just plan on avoiding the 5 Freeway at all costs: Portions of the freeway will be closed every night, from midnight to 5 a.m. beginning Monday, except for Tuesday, through Friday.
  Closures will take place in different areas of the freeway from the Orange County border to the 605 Freeway.
  The work is part of the $1.8 billion, 6.7-mile widening project which will add a new general purpose lane and car pool lane on each side. Completion of the wide
  
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