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• Ducks’ Sam Carrick ends long wait for his 2nd NHL goal

  21-12-2019 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Ducks were shorthanded when center Sam Carrick pounced on a loose puck in his own zone and skated toward the New York Islanders’ end of the ice. He hit top speed in a stride or two and kept going, looking to make something happen with the Ducks and Islanders tied 1-1 in the first period.
  Approaching the right faceoff circle, he slowed slightly, changed his angle of attack and snapped a shot past New York goaltender Semyon Varlamov for a shorthanded goal and a sh
  
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• Costa Mesa lumber yard employee dies after pile of wood falls on top of him

  21-12-2019 22:35 via ocregister.com
  
  An employee at a lumber yard in Costa Mesa died Friday night after a pile of wood shifted and fell on top of him, authorities said.
  Firefighters with Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue responded to Ganahl Lumber in the 1100 block of Bristol Street about 9:30 p.m. for a confined space rescue, Capt. Joe Noceti said.
  First arriving firefighters found the victim, identified by coroner’s officials as 28-year-old Ricardo Castorena of Santa Ana, trapped against a forklift under a heavy pile of high-sto
  
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• Costa Mesa lumber yard employee dies after pile of lumber falls on top of him

  21-12-2019 22:35 via ocregister.com
  
  An employee at a lumber yard in Costa Mesa died Friday night after a pile of wood shifted and fell on top of him, authorities said.
  Firefighters with Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue responded to Ganahl Lumber in the 1100 block of Bristol Street about 9:30 p.m. for a confined space rescue, Capt. Joe Noceti said.
  First arriving firefighters found the victim, a man in his late 20s, trapped against a forklift under a heavy pile of high stored lumber that shifted and toppled over, Noceti said.
  The man w
  
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• Road catches up to the Kings in 3-2 loss to the Sabres

  21-12-2019 22:30 via ocregister.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. — After eight points in five away games, the Kings finally ran out of gas.
  The Kings attempted to rally late in the game only to have their six-game point streak end in a 3-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres in a Saturday matinee at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.
  After Buffalo’s Victor Oloffson added an empty-net goal with 1:33 remaining, the Kings’ Dustin Brown quickly scored to again make it a one-goal game with 37.7 seconds remaining, finishing a pretty cross-ice feed by
  
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• History will judge more than Donald J. Trump: Doug McIntyre

  21-12-2019 22:12 via ocregister.com
  
  “A permanent stain on his record.” That phrase has been repeated over and over by Democratic politicians and media gasbags since Donald J. Trump was installed in the club no president wants to join, the Impeached Club.
  Whatever the Senate does or doesn’t chose to do, it shall be forever recorded that on the 18th day of December, 2019, the United States House of Representatives impeached the 45th President of the United States for of abuse of power for personal gain and obstruct
  
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• Anaheim and the Angels: A Half-Century History

  21-12-2019 22:04 via ocregister.com
  
  The Angels have played in Anaheim almost since the beginning, and if a proposed stadium sale deal is completed, they could stay in the city for another three to five decades. Here are some key moments in their past and possible future together.
  1961: The Los Angeles Angels, owned by actor Gene Autry, are created as a Major League Baseball expansion team. Their first few seasons are played in Los Angeles.
  1966: A new stadium in Anaheim opens for the recently renamed California Angels.
  1996: The W
  
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• Silfverberg gives Ducks shootout win over Islanders

  21-12-2019 22:03 via ocregister.com
  
  UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Ryan Getzlaf couldn’t start the Ducks’ game Saturday against the New York Islanders, Rickard Rakell couldn’t finish it, and Jakob Silfverberg couldn’t speak about it afterward. Illness and injury did to the Ducks what the Islanders couldn’t do at Nassau Coliseum.
  The Ducks were battered, bruised and with several other players “coughing up a lung,” as coach Dallas Eakins phrased it, but they weren’t beaten after taking a 6-5
  
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• Ducks take shootout victory from Islanders

  21-12-2019 22:03 via ocregister.com
  
  UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Ducks and New York Islanders couldn’t settle matters in regulation play or in a five-minute overtime period, so they went to a shootout Saturday at Nassau Coliseum. Jakob Silfverberg won it 6-5 for the Ducks with a slick backhander.
  The Ducks were already without defenseman Jacob Larsson (upper body), center Derek Grant (shoulder) and right wing Troy Terry (broken leg) when they scratched Ryan Getzlaf because of an illness that kept him from completing Friday&rs
  
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• Our civil justice system needs reform: Melissa Melendez

  21-12-2019 22:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Proposition 65 litigation is just one of the many reasons the Golden State finds itself yet again on the 2019 American Tort Reform Foundation list of “Judicial Hellholes.”
  California was ranked second in the nation in the “Judicial Hellholes” rankings issued this month.
  For decades, California has suffered from overambitious policy prescriptions designed to help consumers that have now backfired and, instead, encourage frivolous litigation, force settlements from business
  
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• California’s low-wage jobs crisis

  21-12-2019 21:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Media, the political class and policy wonks have identified the “housing crisis” as California’s existential challenge.
  Yet, in reality, more critical may be a “jobs crisis” that is condemning ever more Californians to permanent low-wage purgatory.
  Viewed in aggregate, California employment growth in the past decade has outperformed the rest of the country, although the state lags its prime competitors Utah, Florida, Texas, Colorado, Nevada. In more recent years the
  
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• Rose Parade 2020: These marching bands are always in step

  21-12-2019 21:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Bands from across the nation and beyond will bring their one of a kind musical styles to the 2020 Tournament of Roses Parade.
  Nearly every region of America will be represented, with bands coming to Pasadena from New York, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Hawaii and several other states. Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, Japan and Mexico also will have bands in the New Year’s Day procession.
  Of course, it wouldn’t be the same without the Salvation Army Tournament of Roses Band, United States M
  
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• Chargers won’t shed a tear for final game in Carson

  21-12-2019 21:48 via ocregister.com
  
  CARSON — Austin Ekeler didn’t want any hints. He thought he knew the name of the Chargers’ home venue of the past three seasons.
  “They changed it to … Don’t tell me,” the Chargers’ running back said. “It used to be StubHub. Now it’s Divinity Health.”
  Chargers punter Ty Long had a better guess.
  “Dignity Health complex?” Long said incorrectly.
  Chargers defensive tackle Damion Square didn’t hesitate. He knew the an
  
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• One year in, Newsom’s left ‘biggest problem’ unsolved

  21-12-2019 21:32 via ocregister.com
  
  The utility company blackouts that accompanied the first severe blast of the fall fire season in October quickly became the signal events of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first year in office, triggering the most heated public response and causing more public inconvenience than any others.
  Those outages by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and the Southern California Edison Co. among other things demonstrated how far Newsom still must go to solve the problem he identified as California’s largest
  
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• Game Center: Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium, Saturday, 5:15 p.m.

  21-12-2019 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rams will be clinging to faint playoff hopes Saturday night when they take the field at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara to meet NFC West rival San Francisco. Lose, and they will be out of the NFL playoff picture. Find a way to win against a team that handed them a humbling home loss in October, and they still have to hope the Vikings lose Monday night vs. Green Bay.
  Stay with this page throughout the day and evening for game-related news, updates and analysis. SCNG’s Kevin Modesti
  
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• Recipe: Roasted acorn squash can be a valuable member of holiday meal lineup

  21-12-2019 20:12 via ocregister.com
  
  A holiday meal relies on side dishes to build delicious tastes and textures. Whether the main course is prime rib, turkey or ham, here’s a squash-centric dish that will be a scrumptious team player.
  Acorn squash, with its splendid top-to-bottom fluted exterior and acorn-like shape, has impressed me as prettier to look at raw than delicious to eat. The pale, fine-textured interior seemed to lack pizzazz. But that was before I discovered that high-heat roasting it cut in strips and coated wi
  
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• Police find firearm, detain 2 juveniles after drive-by shooting, short pursuit in Santa Ana

  21-12-2019 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Two juveniles were detained by police, but ultimately released pending further investigation, after they were suspected of leading police on a short pursuit following a drive-by shooting in Santa Ana on Friday night, Dec. 20, authorities said.
  Santa Ana officers were on patrol when they witnessed the shooting in the 700 block of South Townsend Street about 8 p.m., Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.
  No one was reportedly injured as a result of the shooting, Bertagna said.
  The suspects led police on a sh
  
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• Mount up for the Rose Parade: Equestrians are ready for New Year’s Day

  21-12-2019 19:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Horses of all types and mounts representing various riding styles have been a staple of every Tournament of Roses Parade — and the 2020 procession will be no different with military units, western units, Mexican charros and therapy horses taking part.
  Some will be making their debut in the New Year’s Day procession, including the Buffalo Soldier Mounted Cavalry Unit and the Mid America Cowgirls Rodeo Drill Team. Others, such as the USMC Mounted Color Guard, Scripps Miramar Ranch and
  
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• My Chemical Romance comes roaring back for first reunion show at The Shrine in LA

  21-12-2019 18:47 via ocregister.com
  
  At long last, the wait is over. Emo rock band My Chemical Romance has been teasing fans for years now and its long-awaited reunion finally came to fruition Friday night at The Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
  Fans began lining up and camping out earlier this week just to get inside first and squish their bodies up against the barrier to be as close as humanly possible to the band. The hardcore devotees that braved the cold were even given custom blankets by Gerard Way &
  
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• My Chemical Romance comes back roaring for first reunion show at The Shrine in LA

  21-12-2019 18:47 via ocregister.com
  
  At long last, the wait is over. Emo rock band My Chemical Romance has been teasing fans for years now and its long-awaited reunion finally came to fruition Friday night at The Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
  Fans began lining up and camping out earlier this week just to get inside first and squish their bodies up against the barrier to be as close as humanly possible to the band. The hardcore devotees that braved the cold were even given custom blankets by Gerard Way &
  
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• Give the new radio Pulitzer to Harry Shearer

  21-12-2019 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Harry Shearer had a cold.
  Well, he didn’t produce a doctor’s note. But as he opened his weekly radio broadcast of satire, politics and news on “Le Show” last Sunday — as he has done literally every Sunday for the last 36 years, whether under the weather or not, which must be some kind of record — I just noticed the scratchy throat. Which isn’t  going to stop him, since he records at his homes in Santa Monica, New Orleans and London, wherever he happ
  
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• Travel: Visit Iceland to see where your favorite films and TV shows were shot

  21-12-2019 16:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Moments after being seated for a traditional Icelandic dinner at Hotel Rangá’s understatedly elegant restaurant, my table was greeted by the affable property owner. Aware of my Southern California roots, he pointed to a two-top across the dining room and whispered, “Those ladies having dinner over there said they’re staying here because of ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County.’” The hotelier gave a wide smile as he spoke a bit louder. “Two years
  
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• Chinese national arrested, suspected of selling $24 million in fake Apple, Dell batteries from Southern California warehouses

  21-12-2019 16:33 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A Southern California man was arrested Thursday in an alleged $24 million scheme to sell counterfeit laptop batteries from China in the United States, federal prosecutors said.
  Zoulin Cai, a Chinese national who moved to the Los Angeles area in 2012, faces multiple charges including conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a release.
  It wasn’t immediately known if Cai, 28, has an attorney.
  The indictment alleges Cai and co-con
  
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• Keep your paperwork out of reach from prying eyes

  21-12-2019 16:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Selling your house involves a ton of paperwork.
  Most of it is generated for you by your agent, who will use the California Association of Realtors standard forms. These forms are the product of hundreds of thousands of real estate transactions that the CAR lawyers distill into standard forms that are designed to provide clarity, add value to the transaction for both the sellers and the buyers, and also to prevent lawsuits.
  In addition, there is the paperwork sellers accumulate pertaining to esti
  
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• Most Influential: Surfer Kolohe Andino will represent the U.S. in the 2020 Olympics

  21-12-2019 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Kolohe Andino thought he was being pulled aside for a drug test, following an October surf contest in Portugal.
  But instead of having to submit a sample of some sort, he was given unprecedented news: He had made the inaugural USA Surfing Olympic team, filling the first of two men’s spots for the sport’s historic Olympic Games debut, in 2020 in Tokyo.
  “That’s rad,” Andino recalled saying when learning the news, though admittedly, the gravity of what it meant at the t
  
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• Classic Space Mountain coaster to return soon after Disneyland removes Star Wars overlay

  21-12-2019 15:56 via ocregister.com
  
  A fleet of X-Wings, TIE fighters and Star Destroyers will soon be departing Hyperspace Mountain as the often-extended limited-time run of the Star Wars overlay on the Tomorrowland roller coaster finally comes to an end.
  Hyperspace Mountain will close on Jan. 7 to remove the Star Wars overlay from the indoor roller coaster, Disneyland officials said. The classic Space Mountain attraction is expected to return a few days later, officials said.
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• Capistrano Valley’s Carly Corsinita fulfills goal of racing at Foot Locker nationals

  21-12-2019 09:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Capistrano Valley’s Carly Corsinita experienced plenty of success during the cross country season but she had one final goal to achieve on Dec. 14.
  The senior competed at the 41st Foot Locker national championships at Balboa Park in San Diego, a meet she aimed to reach since her sophomore year.
  The lone Orange County runner in the prestigious race, the Oregon-bound Corsinita represented the Western region of the United States and finished 34th out of 40 girls with a time of 18 minutes, 48.
  
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• Corona del Mar basketball holds off San Clemente in North/South Challenge

  21-12-2019 08:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowRANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — The Corona del Mar boys basketball team held off a late rally by San Clemente to beat the Tritons 61-59 Friday in the North/South Challenge at Tesoro High.
  The Sea Kings led by seven points with just two minutes remaining, but the Tritons cut the lead to one and had the opportunity to run an out-of-bounds play with 4.8 seconds remaining.
  After a timeout, San Clemente inbounded t
  
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• Anaheim votes to sell Angel Stadium and the land around it for $325 million

  21-12-2019 07:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Angels’ President John Carpino speaks during public comment at the Anaheim City Council meeting at City Hall in Anaheim on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Union workers show their support during the Anaheim City Council meeting to decide whether to accept a $325 million sale price for Angel Stadium at City Hall in Anaheim on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsMark R
  
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• Angels sign reliever Neil Ramírez to minor-league deal

  21-12-2019 05:55 via ocregister.com
  
  The Angels have agreed to a minor-league deal with right-hander Neil Ramírez, who will be invited to big league camp.
  Ramírez, 30, has pitched 185 games in the majors over parts of six seasons, with a 4.46 ERA and 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings. His average fastball last season was 94.4 mph.
  Last season Ramírez pitched in 22 games, with the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays, posting a combined 5.40 ERA in 25 innings.
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• UC Irvine can’t erase early deficit in loss to Illinois-Chicago

  21-12-2019 05:35 via ocregister.com
  
  CHICAGO — UC Irvine fell behind by 19 at halftime, then watched the margin grow to 23 points in the second half before staging a late rally that fell short in a 76-67 loss to Illinois-Chicago on Friday night.
  The Anteaters trailed 63-42 with 10:41 left when freshman guard Adrian Krause scored the first six points of a 13-0 UCI run that cut the margin to eight points with 7:28 left.
  Illinois-Chicago pushed its lead back to 12 with 90 seconds left, and UCI (7-7) couldn’t get closer tha
  
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• Mater Dei’s Bryce Young named Quarterback of the Year

  21-12-2019 05:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei quarterback Bryce Young  was named the 2019 High School Quarterback of the Year on Friday by the National Quarterback Club.
  The award will be presented at the 2019 National Quarterback Club awards dinner and Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Jan. 17 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
  Young, a senior who signed with Alabama, also has been named Gatorade state player of the year, Trinity League MVP and Orange County offensive player of the year.
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• Another award for Bryce Young

  21-12-2019 05:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei senior quarterback Bryce Young today was named the 2019 High School Quarterback of the Year by the National Quarterback Club.
  The award will be presented at the 2019 National Quarterback Club Awards Dinner and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Jan. 17 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
  Young, who signed with Alabama, also has been named Gatorade state player of the year, Trinity League MVP and Orange County offensive player of the year.
  
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• On the winter solstice here’s what NASA’s learning about the sun

  21-12-2019 05:12 via ocregister.com
  
  We love our sunshine in California and on Dec. 21, we will have the least daylight in 2019. The winter solstice has a mere 9 hours, 55 minutes of light so we had the bright idea to give you a sun fix with a look at NASA’s latest solar mission.
  NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has gone closer to the sun than any man-made object and is capable of withstanding temperatures up to 3,000 degrees (volcanic lava is between 1,300-2,200 degrees).
  Its thermal protection is provided by a 4.5 inch thick
  
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• Orange County Boys Water Polo Player of the Year: Tanner Pulice, Corona del Mar

  21-12-2019 03:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowNEWPORT BEACH — He sprinted hard on the counterattack and shot even harder. He spotted opportunities to draw exclusions in an instance. And he led teammates by example despite his personal anguish.
  Yes, opposing teams certainly faced multiple challenges when they encountered Corona del Mar attacker Tanner Pulice.
  “He knows how to do what he does best,” Foothill standout Jackson Matos said. &
  
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• Orange County Boys Water Polo Coach of the Year: Logan Powell, San Clemente

  21-12-2019 03:46 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowLogan Powell took the reins as San Clemente’s boys water polo coach hoping to restore his alma mater to its past glory.
  This fall, his work produced like never before.
  In his fourth season, Powell helped the Tritons continue to dominate the South Coast League but also reach their first CIF-Southern Section final since 1991 with a strong run in highly-competitive Division 2.
  The Orange County Register&rs
  
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• All-Orange County Boys Water Polo: First Team, Second Team, Third Team

  21-12-2019 03:44 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Register’s All-County boys water polo team in Newport Beach on Monday, December 16, 2019 is on (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  The Orange County Register’s All-County boys water polo team in Newport Beach on Monday, December 16, 2019 is on (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsTanner Pulice of Corona del Mar High in Newport Beach on Monday, December 16, 2019 is the Player of the Year for the
  
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• Lakers’ returning free agents explain why they came back

  21-12-2019 03:19 via ocregister.com
  
  MILWAUKEE — Locker rooms following losses often provide the true temperature of a team.
  On Thursday night after their first back-to-back losses of the season, the Lakers were surprisingly upbeat. Part of it was the draw of going back home, where they hadn’t been in 10 days. But a seven-point loss to the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t faze them all that much – the team is confident that their 24-5 start so far is more reflective of who they are than one single defeat.
  “On th
  
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• NBA sends teams proposal for 78-game season, other changes

  21-12-2019 03:16 via ocregister.com
  
  MIAMI — The NBA has sent a proposal to teams calling for a 78-game regular season, along with an in-season tournament for all teams and a reseeding of the playoffs when the field is cut to the final four clubs.
  A copy of the proposal was obtained by The Associated Press on Friday. The plan laid out for teams calls for a play-in tournament to decide the seventh and eighth seeds in both conferences – the top 10 finishers in both the East and West would therefore have a chance at the pl
  
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• Rookie tackle Trey Pipkins may get another chance to impress Chargers

  21-12-2019 02:48 via ocregister.com
  
  COSTA MESA — Trey Pipkins went to high school in Minnesota, but playing against the Minnesota Vikings last week wasn’t a big deal to him.
  Pipkins wasn’t a Vikings fan because he didn’t grow up in Minnesota. He never had a home team to root for. Pipkins lived in three different states before starting middle school in Apple Valley, Minnesota.
  He’s moved two more times since then. Pipkins became a Southern California resident after the Chargers drafted him in the third
  
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• Laguna Woods supercentenarian, believed to be oldest man in the U.S., is celebrated on his 111th birthday

  21-12-2019 02:27 via ocregister.com
  
  LAGUNA WOODS — In single file, the 35-member group of the All American Boys Chorus, donning black ties and vermillion blazers, formed three tiers in the Laguna Woods Village community center board room, joining neighbors and friends awaiting the guest of honor, Irving Piken.
  Friday, Dec. 20, was Piken’s 111th birthday, and he may be the oldest man in the U.S., according to Robert Young, director of the Gerontology Research Group’s Supercentenarian Research and Database Division
  
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• Fullerton courthouse expected to remain closed Monday over concern about possible asbestos

  21-12-2019 02:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County Superior Courthouse in Fullerton has been temporarily closed due to concerns over air quality that arose during air conditioning repairs.
  The North Court facilities were first closed on Friday morning when “air handler” maintenance “created potentially unsafe air quality issues,” according to an Orange County Superior Court statement.
  The courthouse will remain closed on Monday, officials said.
  Those who are scheduled to appear at the Fullerton facility
  
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• Senior Living: Parenting your aging parents when they don’t want help

  21-12-2019 01:53 via ocregister.com
  
  By Judith Graham
  Contributing writer, Kaiser Health News
  David Solie’s 89-year-old mother, Carol Solie, was unyielding. “No, I will not move,” she told her son every time he suggested that she leave her home and relocate to a senior living residence.
  And it didn’t stop there. Although Carol Solie suffered from coronary artery disease, severe osteoporosis, spinal compression fractures and unsteady balance, she didn’t want assistance. When David Solie brought in aides
  
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• Job growth solid in LA and Inland Empire, tepid in Orange County

  21-12-2019 01:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California’s job market appears poised to the end the year the way it started: with solid growth in most, but not all three, of its major metropolitan areas.
  There were 128,800 more jobs in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties in November than there were 12 months ago, the state’s Employment Development Department reported Friday. The growth continues to be centered in the Inland Empire and Los Angeles County, with Orange County still showing tepid numb
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday (12-20-19)

  21-12-2019 00:56 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats for the Orange County games on Friday, Dec. 20.
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
  TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS PHOENIX
  Huntington Beach 34, Desert Vista (AZ) 21
  HB: Payne 11 pts, 5 rebs, 6 steals. Tanga 9 pts. Real 6 pts.
  Note: HB held Desert Vista scoreless in the fourth quarter.
  GIRLS WATER POLO
  LOS ALTOS TOURNAMENT
  (Rescheduled match)
  Beckman 6, Sunny Hills 5
   
  
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• Corona police K-9’s takedown of suspect is a smashing success

  21-12-2019 00:55 via ocregister.com
  
  A Corona Police Department K-9 has gone Hollywood with one giant leap.
  Duke, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois, is receiving celebrity-level fanfare after a video right out of the movies went viral. It shows him launching himself through a partially broken window early Friday, Dec. 20 in a spectacular apprehension of a pickup driver who led police on a pursuit from Fontana.
  “Greatest Police Dog Ever Takes Down Perp With Insane LeBron-Esque Superjump,” shouts the headline on the TMZ websi
  
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• Ducks rookie center Isac Lundestrom earning significant role

  21-12-2019 00:31 via ocregister.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. >> A virus swept through the Ducks’ dressing room, leaving team captain Ryan Getzlaf in such rough shape that coach Dallas Eakins kicked him off the ice during Friday’s practice at Prudential Center. Getzlaf’s availability for Saturday’s game against the New York Islanders was uncertain.
  It could create a difficult challenge for the Ducks when they face one of the NHL’s top teams.
  Or it could create an opportunity for one of their young players.
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• Clippers’ Paul George showing off his shooting range

  21-12-2019 00:30 via ocregister.com
  
  This much we know: Paul George’s “new shoulders” work well from deep.
  Coming off of a pair of offseason surgeries to repair a small labrum tear in his left shoulder and a partially torn tendon in his right, George is taking and making 3-pointers at a career-best clip in his first season as a Clipper.
  He’s taking 9.9 of the Clippers’ 32.6 attempts from behind the arc per game, and he’s draining 41 percent of them.
  He said recently that it’s coming easily.
  
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• City of Hope gets OK to convert Irvine office building into outpatient center for cancer patients

  21-12-2019 00:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Plans for converting an office building into the first phase of a new City of Hope campus in Orange County were approved Thursday, Dec. 19 by the Irvine Planning Commission.
  The nearly 190,000-square-foot building in the Five Point Gateway Campus off Barranca Parkway and Alton Parkway will be used to create an outpatient cancer center.
  “Our team is moving forward with great momentum,” Annette Walker, president of City of Hope Orange County, said in a release. “As always, we&rsq
  
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• Review: Disneyland’s Star Tours realizes promise of screen-based rides with new ‘Rise of Skywalker’ scenes

  21-12-2019 00:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The newly updated Star Tours attraction at Disneyland fully realizes the promise of digital screen-based attractions with a pair of spectacular new scenes based on “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” just as the final film in the epic space opera saga hits movie theaters.
  Riders aboard Starspeeder 1000 spaceships surf massive waves on the Star Wars ocean moon Kef Bir and join a sprawling space battle to end all space battles in the new scenes introduced Friday, Dec. 20 to the venerabl
  
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