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• Sparks, Candace Parker set to honor legendary coach Pat Summitt

  07-08-2019 23:10 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Sparks are set to go big on a big night at Staples Center.
  Despite twisting her left ankle in Sunday’s victory, star forward – and Tennessee graduate – Candace Parker said she expects to play Thursday on Pat Summitt Leadership Night, when the Sparks will honor the legendary coach who meant so much to Parker.
  The 7 p.m. game against the Phoenix Mercury will be broadcast on ESPN2.
  “This is something that has kind of been in my mind for the last three
  
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• Tiny Orange County bicycle shop brings back good old days with smiles, service

  07-08-2019 22:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Jerry Cannon works at his shop, GC Cyclery, in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, on Tuesday, Aug 6, 2019. Cannon decided to move back to Orange County after decades in Northern California and run an old-school style small bicycle shop where relations with customers meant more than money. He is now celebrating his third-year anniversary.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Jerry Cannon works at his shop, GC Cyclery, in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, on Tuesday, Aug 6, 2019. Cannon decided
  
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• UCLA football sophomores motivated by freshman struggles

  07-08-2019 22:37 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — This was supposed to be the group to help guide UCLA football back to prominence.
  Instead, Chip Kelly’s first batch of recruits, in their freshman year, notched the school’s worst single-season winning percentage since 1971. A year older and wiser, the now-sophomores are ready to improve quickly from a 3-9 disappointment.
  “This season, all I want to say is we’re ready,” sophomore offensive lineman Christaphany Murray said. “Yes, ma’am
  
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• Dodgers can’t help studying potential playoff matchups

  07-08-2019 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Know your enemy.
  With 11 National League teams within 3 1/2 games of a playoff spot going into Wednesday, the Dodgers are bound to run into potential playoff opponents on a regular basis. Since the All-Star break, they have faced four and won three of the series (they also split a four-game series with Philadelphia).
  But Dodgers manager Dave Roberts doesn’t see these series as any special test for the Dodgers.
  “I don’t think so,” he said earlier this w
  
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• New clubs policy in Laguna Woods Villages aims to free up facility space for private events

  07-08-2019 22:05 via ocregister.com
  
  The Golden Rain Foundation passed a resolution that would revise the Recreation Department’s club policy as a way to free up availability for facility rentals to all members.
  As revised, the policy would implement a certification process featuring a $50 annual fee and rollover rental booking limitations.
  During the board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 6, a Village Management Services staff report revealed that many members are turned away when seeking a rental slot for private pa
  
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• McConnell, GOP Senate resist calls to ‘do something’

  07-08-2019 22:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO and MATTHEW DALY
  WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is resisting pressure to bring senators back from recess to address gun violence, taking a more measured approach that could very likely result in no legislation, despite wrenching calls to “do something” in the aftermath of back-to-back mass shootings.
  President Donald Trump is privately calling up senators — and publicly pushing for an expansion of background checks for firearms purchas
  
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• Video: UCLA’s Boss Tagaloa deflects credit for his success to teammates Sam Marrazzo, Jon Gaines

  07-08-2019 20:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Offensive lineman Boss Tagaloa talks about how his successful transition from defensive lineman to center wouldn’t have been possible without teammates Sam Marrazzo and Jon Gaines and how UCLA’s continuity up front can help the Bruins this year.Related Articles UCLA football sophomores motivated by freshman struggles Video: Christaphany Murray has a ‘big chip on my shoulder’ entering sophomore year UCLA football training camp: Offensive line breakdown UCLA LB Tyree Thomps
  
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• Video: Christaphany Murray has a ‘big chip on my shoulder’ entering sophomore year

  07-08-2019 20:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Offensive lineman Christaphany Murray talks to reporters about his progression after starting 12 games as a freshman, how the sophomore class can take the next step together and how the offensive line has looked in practice so far.Related Articles UCLA football sophomores motivated by freshman struggles Video: UCLA’s Boss Tagaloa deflects credit for his success to teammates Sam Marrazzo, Jon Gaines UCLA football training camp: Offensive line breakdown UCLA LB Tyree Thompson undergoes surge
  
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• Radio: One new station is breaking free of corporate control

  07-08-2019 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  There are early signs of a radio renaissance as some stations break free of mega-companies. You see it with stations like KLOS (95.5 FM), which earned its highest rating in years almost as soon as it got out of the control of Cumulus Media. Hopefully the trend will continue.
  In Tucson, Arizona, the station making moves is KDRI, which went through a few ownership changes recently before becoming locally owned and operated by Radio Tucson LLC, a company formed by Fletcher McCusker, Jim Arnold, and
  
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• Bail denied for Newport Beach millionaire found in Mexico 7 years after being charged with killing his wife

  07-08-2019 20:21 via ocregister.com
  
  The Newport Beach millionaire fugitive who was captured over the weekend in Mexico after being charged with killing his wife was denied bail on Wednesday, Aug. 7..
  Peter Chadwick was on the lam for four years until Sunday when he was discovered and returned to the United States. The 55-year-old real estate investor is accused of strangling his wife and dumping her body in San Diego County. He became a fugitive while out on $1 million bail after he was charged in the murder of his wife Quee
  
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• Successful Aging: My friend is turning 80 but doesn’t want a party

  07-08-2019 19:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Q. My “lady friend” is turning 80 and doesn’t want a party. Although she has many friends, she is ambivalent about inviting them to this particular birthday occasion. Is there any way to encourage her to change her feelings about this? Many thanks. H.S.
  Dear H.S.
  You have wonderful intentions. At the outset, we know we cannot make people do what they don’t want to do. However, there might be some wiggle room here.
  From a personal perspective, I believe in celebrating the
  
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• ‘Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical’ to open CSUF 2019-20 theatre/dance season

  07-08-2019 19:45 via ocregister.com
  
  This season, some of the offerings from Cal State Fullerton’s theatre department are putting a spotlight on women playwrights.
  And, as usual, the theatre and dance productions get students involved in putting on the shows — from featured roles to designing and building sets to creating costumes and choreography.
  Opening the 2019-20 season in October is “Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical,”  featuring a book by CSUF alum Linda Woolverton; followed by “Ja
  
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• Curt Seeden: Slabs of meat and buckets of barbecue sauce — the BBQ Music Fest returns

  07-08-2019 19:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Last week, in my roundup of August fun in Fountain Valley, I mentioned the BBQ Music Fest, set for Friday, Aug. 16 to Sunday, Aug. 18 at the Fountain Valley Sports Park. This event combines the family fun of June’s Summerfest with the music of July’s Concerts in the Park series.
  To complete the recipe for fun, there’s lots of barbecue sauce — buckets of barbecue sauce.
  This is my kind of event. As a young grilling Jedi, I learned a lot about barbecuing watching my dad lig
  
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• Corky Carroll: In the wake of the U.S. Open of Surfing, let’s take a look at the sport’s female pioneers

  07-08-2019 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  With all of the hoopla during the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, there was a lot of talk about different “pioneers” of surfing.
  Most of the time discussions such as these don’t mention the women who forged the way and opened the doors for the current flock of lady wave shredders. So, today, in the wake of the big event and with the dust laid back down, I thought I would reminisce a bit about the female surfers who led the way in the early days of what is termed the &
  
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• CHP investigating after body found near 405 Freeway off-ramp in Westminster

  07-08-2019 19:25 via ocregister.com
  
  An investigation was underway after a body was found near a 405 Freeway off-ramp in Westminster early Wednesday morning, Aug. 8, authorities said.
  The California Highway Patrol received a call just before 12:40 a.m. from the Westminster Police Department after the body was located off the southbound 405 Freeway near Bolsa Avenue, Officer Duane Graham said.
  Officers arrived and contacted the coroner, who pronounced the person dead. Further information, including gender, age and name were not imme
  
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• Aldis Hodge is getting hotter, but few roles will match playing his new friend, Brian Banks

  07-08-2019 19:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Playing Brian Banks in the film of the same name required quite a bit from star Aldis Hodge.
  In order to portray the former Long Beach Poly football star — whose full ride scholarship to USC, along with everything else in his life, was dashed when he was falsely accused and convicted of raping a classmate — the actor, now 32, had to convincingly portray the gamut of emotions from frustration to devastation to charm and the determination Banks displayed through a decade-long effort to
  
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• After mass shootings, there are many questions that need answering: Susan Shelley

  07-08-2019 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  The most haunting voices after a mass shooting are those that say they saw the warning signs.
  On Tuesday, it was the ex-girlfriend of the 24-year-old man who opened fire outside a bar in a Dayton, Ohio, nightlife district, killing nine people and wounding dozens more.
  Caitlyn “Adelia” Johnson told the Toledo Blade that she met Connor Betts when they were both in a psychology class at Sinclair Community College. He told her he was bipolar and suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorde
  
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• 5 fun facts about saxophonist Dave Koz to know before he plays the Hollywood Bowl

  07-08-2019 18:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Dave Koz’s personality is as smooth as his jazz. The Grammy-nominated saxophonist is bringing his Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns Tour, featuring alto saxophonist Gerald Albright, trumpet player Rick Braun, guitarist Adam Hawley, vocalist Kenny Lattimore and trombone player and vocalist Aubrey Logan, to the Hollywood Bowl for an evening of Smooth Summer Jazz on Sunday, Aug. 18.
  The show, which is a mini-festival of sorts curated by Koz along with Festival Productions’ Darlene Cha
  
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• Angels rookie Matt Thaiss credits revamped swing for making the major leagues

  07-08-2019 18:43 via ocregister.com
  
  BOSTON — After his first full season in the minor leagues, Matt Thaiss found his young career heading in the wrong direction.
  Jeremy Reed, a year into his job as the Angels’ minor league hitting coordinator, presented Thaiss with a plan to rebuild his swing.
  “It was all on Matt at that point,” Reed recalled. “Did he want to make a few adjustments or to continue doing what he was doing? To his credit, he felt it. He knew it. There were some fastballs that beat him a
  
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• Dayton, site of latest mass shooting, warily awaits Trump

  07-08-2019 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOHN SEEWER and KANTELE FRANKO
  DAYTON, Ohio — Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley’s stricken community will have a visitor Wednesday in President Donald Trump, who in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend has made calls for unity on the heels of his divisive political talk.
  White House officials said Trump’s visits to Texas and Ohio, where a combined 31 people were killed and dozens wounded in less than 24 hours, would be similar to those he’s paid to grieving communitie
  
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• The real problem with the news isn’t that it’s fake

  07-08-2019 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  “Fake news!” shouts the president. His supporters cheer.
  That drives my colleagues into a frenzy of self-absorbed handwringing: “Threats to press freedom … press persecution!”
  It’s silly. American reporters are hardly less safe because of President Donald Trump’s hyperbole.
  Trump is reckless when he uses the term in other countries. Authoritarians in Russia, China, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, etc., now cite “fake news” while they jail or
  
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• Google crosses “the creepy line” daily to manipulate voters: Ron Hart

  07-08-2019 15:55 via ocregister.com
  
  The farcical Russian meddling pursuit by Democrats masks the real monkeying in our elections done by their buddies at Google and Facebook.  But even by the admissions of Mueller and the FBI, Russia’s minor meddling did not change a single vote in the 2016 presidential election.
  On the other hand, analysis of Google’s 2016 election algorithm searches by liberal Harvard researcher Dr. Robert Epstein concluded that they vastly favored Hillary over Trump. His work concluded that Goo
  
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• OC Fair 2019: Things to do today, Aug. 7

  07-08-2019 15:40 via ocregister.com
  
  Headed to the fair today? Here are some things to know.
  Hours: Noon to midnight
  Admission: $12 adults; $7 ages 60 and older, $7 ages 6 to 12; free 5 and younger
  Deals:We Care Wednesdays offer free admission and a carnival ride with a valid donation. From noon to 3 p.m. today, donate five new or gently used clothing items, which will benefit Goodwill of Orange County.
  Free admission for veterans and active-duty military with ID
  Free admission for active-duty and professional staff of law enforcem
  
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• Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and these grim grinning ghosts have plenty of memories

  07-08-2019 15:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Welcome,  foolish mortals, to this tale of a haunted house so legendary that it’s lasted 50 years. That’s right, it’s been half a century since the Haunted Mansion opened in Disneyland as a landmark of New Orleans Square.
  Since then, this antebellum manor, known to millions as the “home of 999 ghosts with always room for one more,” has spawned books, tribute websites and Facebook pages, a major motion picture, sound recordings, replicas at other Disney parks ar
  
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• El Paso, with deep Mexican American past, rallies amid pain after mass shooting

  07-08-2019 15:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By RUSSELL CONTRERAS and JOHN L. MONE
  EL PASO, Texas — The massacre that killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso struck a city that has long been the cradle of Mexican American culture and immigration and suffered through bloody episodes of racial violence in the past.
  The white gunman apparently wrote an anti-Hispanic rant before opening fire with an AK-47-style rifle on Walmart shoppers — many of them Latino — rattling a city that has helped shape Mexican American life acros
  
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• Trump heads to Dayton, El Paso, facing protests in wake of mass shootings

  07-08-2019 14:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump headed to El Paso and Dayton on Wednesday to offer a message of healing and unity, but he will be met by unusual hostility in both places by people who fault his own incendiary words as a contributing cause to the mass shootings .
  The mayors of both cities are calling for Trump to change his rhetoric about immigrants. Multiple protests are planned. And Democratic presidential candidates continue to criticize him, including
  
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• Two more Servite offensive linemen commit to colleges

  07-08-2019 08:27 via ocregister.com
  
  The anticipated strength for Servite’s football team is looking more solid by the day.
  Offensive linemen Jeminai Leuta-Ulu (6-4, 335) and Robert Krebs (6-5, 275) have committed to UNLV and Columbia, respectively, the seniors recently announced on Twitter.GOD IS GOOD! Excited to announce that I have committed to further my football career and education at the University Of Nevada Las Vegas. Thanks to all of those who have supported me throughoutthis process. GO REBELS! #CREDO pic.twitter.co
  
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• Law enforcement and the community connect during National Night Out fun

  07-08-2019 07:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Community members flocked to parks and shopping centers throughout Orange County on Tuesday, Aug. 6, for National Night Out, an annual campaign to promote public safety by helping build a bond between residents and local law enforcement.
  In Mission Viejo, the event was moved to Cordova Park this year so more activities could be added. Along with informational booths on crime prevention, there were displays of equipment and demonstrations by the Sheriff’s Department. Families also enjoyed g
  
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• Clayton Kershaw confuses the Cardinals in Dodgers’ victory

  07-08-2019 07:13 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Joc Pederson, right, is congratulated by starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw after making a catch on a ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals’ Andrew Knizner during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Joc Pederson makes the catch on a ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals’ Andrew Knizner during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in Los Ange
  
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• USC QB JT Daniels embracing competition as timeline to name starter remains up in the air

  07-08-2019 07:09 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Clay Helton wants to breed competition at USC after the program’s first losing season since 2000. The easiest way to do so is to make every starting job on the roster up for grabs, even at quarterback.
  This is the position that JT Daniels finds himself in after starting in 11 games as a true freshman. He’s in the middle of a race with sophomore Jack Sears, freshman Kedon Slovis and junior Matt Fink for a job he one a year ago.
  But Daniels said that he understands
  
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• Little League: Sweetwater Valley avoids elimination with big win

  07-08-2019 06:34 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN BERNARDINO – Sweetwater Valley Little League flashed the type of urgency Tuesday like only a trip to the win-or-go-home elimination bracket could foster.
  A two-run first inning as the impetus to an offensive eruption as the Southern California champions from the San Diego area avoided an early exit in the Little League West Regional with a 15-2 victory over Utah’s Washington Little League in a game that was called after five innings because of the 10-run rule.
  In a 4-2 defeat to
  
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• ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ are back: Shannon gets fit, Kelly talks dirty, and where is Vicki?

  07-08-2019 06:05 via ocregister.com
  
  “The Real Housewives of Orange County” returned for its 14th season on Tuesday and I can’t be the only one watching who felt like Peaches & Herb: Reunited and it feels so good.
  The lowlight reel from Season 13 rolled and here they came: Tamra Judge, Shannon Beador, Kelly Dodd, Emily Simpson, Gina Kirschenheiter, and … and … psst, c’mon, send her out! Wait, what?
  Where in the name of all that is reality TV trashy is Vicki Gunvalson?!
  Ladies and gentlemen,
  
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• Bernie Sanders fans in Long Beach cheer blasts at ‘elites,’ guns

  07-08-2019 05:42 via ocregister.com
  
  LONG BEACH — Michelle Cerulle showed up Tuesday night for a Bernie Sanders rally wearing what she called an “original” Sanders T-shirt, a white-on-blue “Feel the Bern” number she bought in 2016 at an Irvine rally that she remembers drawing 25,000 fans of the Vermont senator’s first run for president.
  “We’re the old-school Bernie crowd,” said Cerulle, 58, a insurance agent from Belmont Shore who attended with her husband Leonard, 84.
  Democrati
  
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• Angels drop sixth straight game as rookie Jose Suarez allows six runs

  07-08-2019 05:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Cincinnati Reds’ Jose Iglesias, bottom, is tagged out by Los Angeles Angels shortstop David Fletcher on a steal attempt during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
  Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jose Suarez (54) throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsCincinnati Reds first baseman Joey V
  
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• New downtown San Pedro hotel project wins OK for more rooms

  07-08-2019 04:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Overturning a zoning administrator’s density cap of 67 rooms, the Harbor Area Planning Commission on Tuesday, Aug. 6, unanimously approved a developer’s request for an 80-room boutique hotel on a key downtown San Pedro corner.
  Some two dozen San Pedro business and community leaders spoke at the hearing, all expressing support for the higher number of rooms in what will be a seven-story building at 544 S. Pacific Ave. on the corner of Sixth Street.
  The higher number of rooms does not
  
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• Dodgers lose Alex Verdugo to oblique strain, recall Edwin Rios

  07-08-2019 04:30 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers will be without Alex Verdugo for 10 days, maybe longer, after the outfielder was placed on the injured list with a strained right oblique muscle. The move is retroactive to Monday, so Verdugo is eligible to return as early as Aug. 15. The rookie might need more time to recover.
  Manager Dave Roberts said Verdugo will rest for a few days before resuming baseball activities. When the team departs for Miami on Monday, Verdugo will continue his rehabilitation at the Do
  
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• Americans seek answers after wave of shootings: Editorial

  07-08-2019 04:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Americans are grief-stricken and struggling for solutions after a recent series of mass shootings. We’ve all seen the news coverage, but it’s worth reminding ourselves of the extent of the carnage to reinforce the gravity of the problem.
  On July 28, a gunman killed three people, including two children, and injured 13 others during the Gilroy, California garlic festival. On Saturday, a shooter opened fire at Walmart shoppers in El Paso, Texas, leaving 22 dead. Barely 15 hours later, a
  
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• USC linebacker Jordan Iosefa out 4-6 weeks with dislocated patella

  07-08-2019 04:01 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — USC linebacker Jordan Iosefa underwent successful surgery on Tuesday morning to repair a dislocated patella, head coach Clay Helton said after practice on Tuesday. Iosefa is expected to be out for 4-6 six weeks while recuperating from the injury, which included some cartilage damage.
  Iosefa started at outside linebacker as a junior, recording 38 tackles and four pass breakups. He was projected to start again this season prior to the injury, which occurred during Monday&r
  
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• USC corner Chris Steele receives waiver for immediate eligibility

  07-08-2019 03:55 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Florida cornerback transfer Chris Steele’s waiver for immediate eligibility was approved by the NCAA, USC head coach Clay Helton said Tuesday, clearing the way for Steele to play for the Trojans as a true freshman.
  Steele, a former St. John Bosco standout, enrolled at Florida during the spring but transferred to USC in June. He will get a chance for early snaps with the Trojans.
  Steele was named to the USA Today All-USA first team, All-CIF Division 1 first team and
  
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• Top Navy SEAL orders commanders to fix ethics issues among their ranks

  07-08-2019 03:54 via ocregister.com
  
  The nation’s top Navy SEAL has given Naval Special Warfare (NSW) commanders until Wednesday, Aug. 7, to deliver a plan of action addressing ethics problems in the special forces community.
  In a strongly worded letter, dated July 25, Rear Adm. Collin Green wrote in bold letters: “We have a problem.”
  “Some of our subordinate formations have failed to maintain good order and discipline and as a result and for no good reason, our NSW culture is being questioned,” Green
  
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• San Clemente beach camp provides relief to young siblings of people with special needs

  07-08-2019 01:38 via ocregister.com
  
  All three teenager sisters know how to change their brother’s feeding tube and all the other delicate tasks of caring for their oldest sibling, Phillip, who has a brain condition that keeps his mental state the same as that of a five-month-old child.
  There are the positives that come with being a sibling to someone with special needs, such as being more empathetic and patient, explained Danielle Schmidt, a 17-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita surfer girl whose eyes shine when she talks about
  
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• Alexander: Chris Arreola may not have won a title, but he was never dull

  07-08-2019 01:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Depending on a potential retirement decision, boxing may be about to bid Chris Arreola goodbye. Or, at least, so long for now.
  His departure would be understandable, after lots of years in the ring and lots of punches thrown, and taken. It would also be a shame for all of us who treasure raw, unfiltered personalities, people who say interesting and entertaining things without carefully calibrating the consequences.
  Arreola, who grew up in East L.A. and more recently has called Riverside home, wa
  
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• Demolition begins at site to be transformed into $40 million county mental health campus in Orange

  07-08-2019 00:57 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE — Work got started Tuesday, Aug. 6, on the Be Well OC Regional Mental Health and Wellness Hub when a demolition crew began tearing down an old office complex on Anita Drive near Chapman Avenue and the 57 Freeway.
  The estimated $40 million facility is expected to open next year and house a host of services provided through a public-private partnership: short- and long-term mental health treatment; psychiatric crisis-stabilization units; substance abuse assessment, withdrawal manageme
  
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• Dana Point community creates Monarch Waystation to save the nearly extinct butterflies

  07-08-2019 00:49 via ocregister.com
  
  After Dayna Anderson moved to a condo in Monarch Beach four years ago, she became curious about how the community got its name.
  “It struck me we didn’t have any butterflies around,” she said. “I did some research and found out that there were zillions of butterflies here before the construction on the cliff at Strand Beach and the cliffs over Laguna Beach happened. Those cliffs used to be covered in with sage and manzanita. The plants got ripped out and there go our butte
  
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• Kamala Harris’ convoluted student loan debt relief proposal

  07-08-2019 00:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Late to the student loan-debt relief game, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, released what could be the most muddled proposals of the 2020 presidential contest.
  Unlike the proposals of candidates like Sen. Bernie Sanders, however, Harris’ proposal is presented as part of a larger plan to assist black Americans in particular.
  Harris’ proposal includes calls for spending $60 billion in support of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education at historically black un
  
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• Bringing fiscal discipline to the Orange County schools

  07-08-2019 00:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Last Thursday, the Orange County Board of Education (OCBE) passed a budget for 2019-2020 with reductions in the spending that was requested by Orange County Department of Education Superintendent Al Mijares.
  Some might be concerned that a reduction in education department spending could hurt our kids.
  In fact, the opposite is true.
  We cut the budget to help our students by scaling back the department’s excessive political and conference travel spending.
  Significantly, our budget cuts do no
  
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• Business briefly: Stocks notch solid gains as China stabilizes currency

  07-08-2019 00:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Stocks closed broadly higher Tuesday as Wall Street regained its footing a day after the market had its biggest decline in a year.
  The bounce pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 300 points higher and snapped a six-day losing streak for the market, though the benchmark S&P 500 recouped only a little more than a third of the losses from Monday.
  China’s decision to stabilize its currency put investors in a buying mood Tuesday. News that China allowed its currency to deprecia
  
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• Titan Voice: A team of mentors inspired my path to law school

  07-08-2019 00:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By Andrea Poma Hernando 
  My legs were shaking as I stared at Pamela Fiber-Ostrow, a professor of political science, typing on her computer.
  “Are you sure that you want to do this?” she asked. I looked around her office, I read all the signs on the wall promoting equal rights and funny political cartoons. I squirmed a little bit on her couch as she looked at me. This was the third time that I sat in her office, on her couch, applying for Moot Court. I took a deep breath and hear
  
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• Project MISS at CSUF gets high schools girls revved up for math

  07-08-2019 00:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Nina Le was a little nervous in the first days of the algebra II and precalculus classes at Cal State Fullerton.
  The 14-year-old was one of the youngest of 76 Orange County-area high school girls enrolled in the four-week Mathematics Intensive Summer Session, known as Project MISS, which ended Friday. Being thrown in with a lot of people you don’t know can be scary, Le said.
  But that feeling didn’t last long. She got more comfortable with the all-female teachers and tutors, the easy-
  
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