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• 12 seagulls found sick or dead at Huntington State Beach, possibly from toxins

  13-10-2019 23:34 via ocregister.com
  
  A flock of 12 seagulls was found sick or dead at Huntington State Beach, possibly caused by toxins, according to the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center.
  A handful of wildlife experts and volunteers responded to a call from a woman walking on the beach, who first saw the numerous dead and dying gulls at around 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, said Lisa Peronne, wildlife manager at the Huntington Beach-based rehabilitation nonprofit.
  When Peronne and her team arrived, she said they found 12 beached We
  
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• 6-year-old boy, man killed by pickup truck while crossing Garden Grove intersection

  13-10-2019 21:20 via ocregister.com
  
  A 6-year-old boy and 60-year-old man crossing a Garden Grove intersection were fatally struck by a pickup truck Saturday night, Oct. 12, authorities said.
  The two pedestrians were at Garden Grove Boulevard and Benton Street when they were struck by a pickup truck at around 8:50 p.m., Garden Grove Police Lt. Carl Whitney said Sunday. They were both pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
  The man who was struck had a Garden Grove address, Whitney said. Investigators believe the two pedestrians
  
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• The gas tax bait-and-switch

  13-10-2019 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Cassandra of Greek mythology was blessed with the gift of prophecy and doomed by the curse that no one would ever believe her.
  Conservatives in California know just how she felt.
  California’s modern day Cassandras have repeatedly warned about the misuse and diversion of public funds for roads and highways. In no other area have California voters been lied to more frequently and more brazenly than with transportation spending.
  Nearly 30 years ago, voters were told that California’s ro
  
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• Video: Clippers coach Doc Rivers says Lou Williams and Monterzl Harrell might start more

  13-10-2019 20:54 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — On his 58th birthday, Clippers Coach Doc Rivers discusses starting Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell some this season, talks about different routes to the NBA and gives an update on training camp entering Sunday’s preseason game against Melbourne United.
  
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• What’s next for USC? Return home to play Arizona

  13-10-2019 19:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Arizona (4-2, 2-1 in Pac-12 play) at USC (3-3, 2-1)
  When: 6:30 p.m. PT Saturday
  Where: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  Watch/listen: Pac-12 Network/AM 790
  Arizona’s last game: There’s no nice way to put it: The Wildcats got blown out by Washington, 51-27 on Saturday. The Huskies gained 450 total yards and 207 on the ground. The one good note for the Arizona defense was that it held Washington to 3-for-13 on third-down attempts. … QB Khalil Tate completed just
  
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• Game Center: Chargers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, 5 p.m.

  13-10-2019 19:26 via ocregister.com
  
  The injuries have mounted for the 2-3 Chargers. Will the losses continue to do so as well?
  The Chargers take a battered lineup into Sunday night’s game against the 1-4 Steelers, who have some injury issues of their own. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:20 p.m. Stay with this page for game-related news, updates and analysis before and during the game. SCNG’s Gilbert Manzano and Mark Whicker will be reporting from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson.
  Who has the edge? Chargers-Steelers
  Char
  
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• Investigators probe report that Saddleridge fire started at Sylmar transmission tower

  13-10-2019 18:31 via ocregister.com
  
  State and city arson investigators are looking into a Sylmar resident’s report that the Saddleridge fire was triggered by an electrical tower.
  Roberto Delgado said he saw flames ignite Thursday night at the foot of a transmission tower outside his home.
  “It started in back of our house,” said Delgado, who has met with investigators from Los Angeles Fire Department and the state.
  LAFD spokesman Nicholas Prange said Sunday the department has no official origin of the fire and is
  
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• 14 interesting things you didn’t know about Disneyland’s thousands of plants

  13-10-2019 16:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Most people think of iconic rides such as Space Mountain or the Matterhorn when Disneyland comes to mind, but more than 100,000 flowering plants, shrubs and trees add to the beauty of the resort. They’re cared for by a small army of gardeners and landscape experts who mostly work behind the scenes.Here are 14 things you probably didn’t know about what’s growing at the Disneyland Resort:
  1. Landscape gurus regularly make a “ride-through” of the parks’ attractio
  
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Sunday, Oct. 13

  13-10-2019 16:10 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 Sunday Oct. 13 at Santa Anita.
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• Elinor Otto — an original ‘Rosie the Riveter’ — celebrates her centennial in Long Beach, the city in which she made American history

  13-10-2019 16:02 via ocregister.com
  
  Elinor Otto is being greeted during her 100th birthday celebration at a bar with its inspiration for the name Elinor Drinkery in Long Beach on Saturday, October 12, 2019. Part of Elinor’s birthday celebration featured a Rosie the Riveter inspired exhibition. (Photo byAna P. Garcia, Contributing Photographer)
  Adam Hoefer and Lonely Ralomares sit and drink together during Elinor Otto’s 100th birthday celebration at a bar with its inspiration for the name Elinor Drinkery in Long Beach o
  
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• U.S. Marine veteran who fought in Iraq faces imminent deportation

  13-10-2019 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A large tattoo of the Statue of Liberty is spread across the left side of Jose Segovia Benitez’s body.  A second tattoo memorializes his service to the U.S. Marines.
  Neither will serve him well in El Salvador.
  But that’s where the honorably discharged veteran from Long Beach is apparently headed, as the U.S. government readies to deport him in the next few days.
  Benitez faces imminent deportation, according to a team of supporters who have been fighting for his release from an i
  
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• Ill winds blow in the City of Angels: Doug McIntyre

  13-10-2019 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Ill winds were blowing last week and not just at Dodger Stadium.
  Southern California Edison joined NorCal’s PG&E when they deliberately turned off the lights to thousands of customers to prevent howling  winds from burning down entire neighborhoods and leaving stockholders (ratepayers) on the hook for billions and billions in damages.
  Last week, an audit of Measure HHH money by Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin blew the lid off the fiction that the City of Angels was ever g
  
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• Five takeaways from USC’s loss to Notre Dame

  13-10-2019 11:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Here are five takeaways from USC’s 30-27 loss to No. 9 Notre Dame:
  1. First-half regrets. In all three of USC’s losses, the Trojans have had opportunities to win, if not for self-inflicted damage. Against BYU and Washington, it was all about turnovers and penalties. Against Notre Dame, it really came down to first-half execution. In the first quarter, the Trojans couldn’t take advantage of winning the field-position battle and failed to score more than three points. In the
  
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• Collision in Santa Ana intersection kills a car passenger

  13-10-2019 09:07 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — Two cars collided in a Santa Ana intersection on Saturday, killing a passenger, authorities said.
  The crash, which killed a man in a front passenger seat of one of the cars, was reported at 10:50 a.m. in the intersection of Newhope Street and Westminster Boulevard, Santa Ana police said.
  Statements and video surveillance indicated the driver of a purple 2013 Hyundai Sonata was southbound on Newhope Street in the left lane when his car was struck in the rear by a black 2014 Toyo
  
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• Driver killed in Santa Ana left-turn crash

  13-10-2019 08:36 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A man died Saturday trying to make a left turn in a Santa Ana intersection when his car was struck by an SUV whose driver tried to avoid the crash, authorities said.
  The fatal collision was reported at 9:58 a.m. at north Susan Street and Westminster Boulevard, Santa Ana police said.
  Video surveillance showed the driver of a silver 2004 Honda Civic stopped on Susan Street, facing north on Westminster Boulevard, then slowly entering the intersection to make a left turn when the c
  
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• USC notebook: Scrum breaks out between Trojans, Notre Dame at halftime

  13-10-2019 06:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Notre Dame wide receiver Braden Lenzy (25) scores a touchdown on a 51-yard run as Southern California cornerback Chris Steele (8) defends in the first half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
  Southern California quarterback Kedon Slovis throws before an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsNotre Dame wide receiver Bra
  
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• Orange County football: Week 7’s receiving leaders

  13-10-2019 06:16 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowWEEK 7: RECEIVING LEADERS  | Weekly leaders published each Saturday. | Season leaders published each Monday.NAME, SCHOOL
  YDS
  REC.
  TD
  Epps, Mater Dei
  180
  11
  2
  Hobert, San Juan Hills
  162
  7
  2
  Humphreys, Corona del Mar
  153
  9
  3
  Cassius Savage, Western
  119
  6
  1
  Caine Savage, Western
  113
  10
  1
  McCoy, Newport Harbor
  113
  4
  1
  Haley, Capistrano Valley
  110
  3
  1
  Naso, Trabuco Hills
  104
  4
  1
  Nenad, Mission Viejo
  99
  4
  1
  Go
  
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• Harbor Hoot in Dana Point a blast for experienced stand-up paddle and outrigger racers and novices

  13-10-2019 06:13 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s all about getting people on the water and sharing the saltwater stoke.
  Paddle-borders of all ages compete in the 3-kilometer race at the first annual Harbor Hoot in Dana Point Harbor on Saturday, October 12, 2019. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
  Dozens of paddle-borders of all ages compete in the inaugural Harbor Hoot race in Dana Point Harbor on Saturday, October 12, 2019. (Photo By Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsFri
  
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• Orange County football: Week 7’s rushing leaders

  13-10-2019 05:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowWEEK 7: RUSHING LEADERS  | Weekly leaders published each Saturday. | Season leaders published each Monday.NAME, SCHOOL
  YDS
  ATT
  TD
  Gooding, Esperanza
  309
  42
  3
  Rodriguez, Tustin
  240
  19
  4
  Hurtado, Cypress
  217
  36
  3
  Kebeli, Portola
  204
  15
  5
  Vander Hill, Orange Lutheran
  143
  16
  1
  Robertson, Mission Viejo
  136
  20
  4
  Ramirez, Tustin
  132
  12
  2
  Pedroza, Orange
  123
  9
  1
  Hogan, San Juan Hills
  122
  24
  2
  Galvan, Orange
  121
  
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• Orange County football: Week 7’s passing leaders

  13-10-2019 05:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowWEEK 7: PASSING LEADERS  | Weekly leaders published each Saturday. | Season leaders published each Monday.NAME, SCHOOL
  YDS
  CMP-ATT
  TD
  Kim, Newport Harbor
  372
  24-30
  2
  Young, Mater Dei
  338
  28-34
  4
  Del Toro, Western
  283
  18-32
  3
  Garbers, Corona del Mar
  279
  20-29
  4
  Merchant, University
  275
  22-48
  2
  Jones, San Juan Hills
  272
  17-20
  3
  Crabtree, Ocean View
  225
  13-16
  3
  Fulton, Santa Margarita
  220
  22-37
  1
  Moss, Irvi
  
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• USC comeback falls short in loss to rival Notre Dame football

  13-10-2019 05:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Notre Dame wide receiver Braden Lenzy (25) scores a touchdown on a 51-yard run as Southern California cornerback Chris Steele (8) defends in the first half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
  Southern California quarterback Kedon Slovis throws before an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsNotre Dame wide receiver Bra
  
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• How common are bats with rabies and should you worry

  13-10-2019 04:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Rabid bats in our area, as well as blood-sucking vampires from the movies, give bats a bad name. But around here, bats eat insects and nectar and are very beneficial to us nonflying mammals.
  Rabies and bats
  Bats can have rabies, but it is extremely rare for that to impact humans.
  The chance of getting rabies from a bat is very small — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are one or two cases a year in the U.S. But bats are the most common source of human rabies in the
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday (10-12-19)

  13-10-2019 03:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Scores and stats for the Orange County games on Saturday, Oct. 12.
  FOOTBALL SCORES & STATS
  BOYS WATER POLO
  GARDEN GROVE TOURNAMENT
  Kennedy 16, Cypress 9
  Kennedy 12, Garden Grove 9
  Los Amigos 18, Santa Ana 7
  Santa Ana 18, Santa Ana Valley 10
  DIAMOND BAR TOURNAMENT
  Classical Academy 7, Mission Viejo 6
  Mission Viejo 15, Culver City 6
  Schurr 13, Northwood 8
  Brea Olinda 11, West Hills 10
  Goals: (Brea) Chung 4. Franks 3.
  Brea Olinda 15, Buena Park 1
  Goals: (Brea) Bullock 4. Franks 3.
  Saves: Lopez
  
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• Sandalwood fire victim shares ‘heartbreaking’ connection with 1997 fire in same Calimesa neighborhood

  13-10-2019 03:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Twenty-two years before the Sandalwood fire roared through the Villa Calimesa Mobile Home Park, leveling most of the homes and killing two people, another disaster struck the park.
  A 377-acre fire in June 1997 destroyed nine mobile homes. The stress of the evacuation may have contributed to the death of one resident, the coroner said: 77-year-old Tempest Arvickson.
  Her husband, Fred, eventually remarried a neighbor, Lois. Fred died himself about a decade ago.
  And on Thursday, 89-year-old Lois Ar
  
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• Long Beach Marathon unveils plaque honoring its 10-year-plus veterans

  13-10-2019 03:19 via ocregister.com
  
  At least a decade of aching calves, banged-up ankles and untold blisters. That’s what the folks who gathered Saturday, Oct. 12 at Long Beach’s Expo Hall all had in common. Oh, and a lot of pride and resilience, too.
  A throng of 300-plus people were honored by the Long Beach Marathon‘s Legacy Foundation on the afternoon before the 35th anniversary edition of the race. A large plaque was unveiled listing participants who have run consecutively in the marathon or half-marathon for
  
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• Cool sea breeze replaces harsh Santa Ana winds, as forecasts bode well for efforts to fight Saddleridge and Sandalwood fires

  13-10-2019 03:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Dry Santa Ana wind gusts that stirred the destructive Saddleridge fire in the San Fernando Valley on Thursday evening had blasted the flames at 60 mph. Earlier that day in Riverside County, milder, but still combative winds aroused a small garbage fire into the Sandalwood fire, pushing flames into a mobile home park, destroying more than 70 homes and killing two people.
  Though both fires continued to burn into Saturday evening, forecasters expected the winds to relax and humidity to return to th
  
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• Kings hold off Predators in home opener

  13-10-2019 03:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar, left, and Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi vie for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  Nashville Predators left wing Filip Forsberg, top, collides with Los Angeles Kings defenseman Sean Walker during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsNashville Predators
  
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• Dreaming of an America where solutions trump ideology: Joel Kotkin

  13-10-2019 03:00 via ocregister.com
  
  In the ever-intensifying battle between red and blue, the consultants, fixers and self-serving media thrive, but America suffers.
  Now we seem destined to face a graphic battle of extremes between Donald Trump and Elizabeth Warren, two self-styled populists best suited to exacerbating polarization while both sides toss around charges of “treason” and embrace the idea of an inevitable civil war.
  I dream of a purple America where politics is civil and focuses on solving problems. The go
  
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• Clippers’ Doc Rivers has mixed feelings about new Coach’s Challenge rule

  13-10-2019 01:48 via ocregister.com
  
  PLAYA VISTA — Wishes do come true.
  Not only are Kawhi Leonard and Paul George making themselves at home with the Clippers, but this season coach Doc Rivers got what he asked for (sort of) back in 2016.
  That February, Rivers advocated for a challenge flag system similar to the NFL’s following some questionable late-game calls that didn’t go the Clippers’ way.
  “I’ve been pushing for flag for a year now,” Rivers told Yahoo Sports then. “We should have
  
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• Southern California faces risk of busy wildfire season

  13-10-2019 01:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Last winter’s heavy rains allowed Southern California’s hills and fields to flourish with fresh growth, but the dried-up post-summer brush has created plenty of wildfire tinder.
  That means increased potential for more blazes like the Saddleridge fire of recent days.
  “The grasses die off, add to available fuel and you can have devastating wildfires because of it,” said Capt. Larry Kurtz of the Orange County Fire Authority,
  While the 2011-2015 drought saw wildfires turning
  
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• SoCal faces risk of busy wildfire season

  13-10-2019 01:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Last winter’s heavy rains allowed Southern California’s hills and fields to flourish with fresh growth, but the dried-up post-summer brush has created plenty of wildfire tinder.
  That means increased potential for more blazes like the Saddleridge fire of recent days.
  “The grasses die off, add to available fuel and you can have devastating wildfires because of it,” said Capt. Larry Kurtz of the Orange County Fire Authority,
  While the 2011-2015 drought saw wildfires turning
  
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• USC football live updates vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

  13-10-2019 01:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Follow along for live updates from USC beat writer Adam Grosbard before, during and after USC’s game at Notre Dame.A Twitter List by JHWreporter
   
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• Chargers, behind new center Dan Feeney, ready to rock vs. the Steelers

  13-10-2019 00:43 via ocregister.com
  
  CARSON — Dan Feeney noticed the collection of Pit Viper sunglasses Trent Scott had stashed away. The Chargers’ offensive lineman snagged a pair of the all-black sunglasses, similar to the shades pro wrestlers from the early 1990s wore.
  “They’re just kinda old-school WWE, Macho Man type stuff,” said Feeney, who will make his first career start at center Sunday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers. “I like them. They’re pretty cool. They fit my face, whic
  
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• Photos: Autumn is in the air at South Bay Botanic Garden’s first-ever Fall Festival

  13-10-2019 00:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The South Coast Botanic Garden held it’s first ever Fall Festival Saturday and Sunday Oct. 12-13, 2019. The event had fall garden-themed jewelry, artwork, food and drinks as well as music and games. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)
  The South Coast Botanic Garden held it’s first ever Fall Festival Saturday and Sunday Oct. 12-13, 2019. The event had fall garden-themed jewelry, artwork, food and drinks as well as music and games. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing
  
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• Spinal Tap’s Derek Smalls has to hear the political drumbeat

  13-10-2019 00:37 via ocregister.com
  
  When our own politics get too much to bear, a Yank can look across the pond for the kind of solace only schadenfreude can provide.
  I mean, we have as a “leader” a narcissistic professional liar with bad hair who pretends to be a populist conservative but really makes it up as he goes along, born rich, forever troubled by women — and so do the Brits.
  Boris Johnson, prime minister of the United Kingdom, first started making money from lying as a young journalist posted to Brussel
  
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• Couple in their 80s barely escape Saddleridge Fire that destroys their Porter Ranch home

  13-10-2019 00:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Richard and Shirley Reel, both in their 80s, left their Porter Ranch home with little time to spare Thursday evening, barely getting out before their house was fully engulfed in flames.
  The couple fled shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, before mandatory evacuation notices were announced in their neighborhood. They said they took less than 10 minutes to leave as flames from the Saddleridge Fire ignited a palm tree in their backyard and fierce winds sent embers into their back window.
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