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• Southwest crew holds surprise in-flight baby shower for parents and newly adopted girl

  13-02-2020 23:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Make time for date night. Always tell her you love her. Enjoy every minute. … Drink lots of wine!
  Messages filled with well wishes and advice were jotted on napkins, some read aloud on the intercom by a Southwest flight attendant, as Dustin and Caren Moore cradled their newly adopted eight-day-old baby en route to Long Beach Airport.
  The story of the Buena Park couple’s impromptu in-flight baby shower – which happened last November but was shared on social media this week &nda
  
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• New parents get impromptu in-flight baby shower bringing adopted girl home to Buena Park

  13-02-2020 23:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Make time for date night. Always tell her you love her. Enjoy every minute. … Drink lots of wine!
  Messages filled with well wishes and advice were jotted on napkins, some read aloud on the intercom by a Southwest flight attendant, as Dustin and Caren Moore cradled their newly adopted eight-day-old baby en route to Long Beach Airport.
  The story of the Buena Park couple’s impromptu in-flight baby shower – which happened last November but was shared on social media this week &nda
  
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• New parents get impromptu in-flight baby shower

  13-02-2020 23:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Make time for date night. Always tell her you love her. Enjoy every minute. … Drink lots of wine!
  Messages filled with well wishes and advice were jotted on napkins, some read aloud on the intercom by a Southwest flight attendant, as Dustin and Caren Moore cradled their newly adopted eight-day-old baby en route to Long Beach Airport.
  The story of the Buena Park couple’s impromptu in-flight baby shower – which happened last November but was shared on social media this week &nda
  
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• Ducks get back on the ice with Jay Bouwmeester in mind

  13-02-2020 23:23 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The Ducks went back to the business of playing hockey Thursday morning.
  It wasn’t easy.
  How could it be?
  The Ducks reconvened for the first time since Jay Bouwmeester of the St. Louis Blues suffered a cardiac episode while seated on the visiting team’s bench during a television timeout with 7:50 remaining in the first period of Tuesday’s game at Honda Center.
  Medical personnel revived Bouwmeester, 36, who was then transported to UC Irvine Medical Center, roughly
  
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• Peek inside Amazon’s new grocery store in Woodland Hills

  13-02-2020 23:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By Matt Day, Brad Stone and Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg
  The $800 billion grocery industry is keeping a sharp eye on a strip mall in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. There, sandwiched between a nail salon and a bank branch, Amazon.com Inc. is working on the first in a new chain of grocery stores set to open this year.
  The company has kept construction inside the store firmly under wraps, and, until now, no one has peeked in on Amazon’s latest plan to upend how food is sold.
  
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• New Carl’s Jr. burger oozes with deep-fried cheese

  13-02-2020 23:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Carl’s Jr.’s latest promotion is sort of like a thick grilled cheese sandwich embedded in a hamburger.
  It’s called Big Fried Cheese, and it’s a hockey puck of cheddar and mozzarella cheese that’s breaded and deep-fried. It’s as thick or thicker than the meat patties it sits on, at least until the melted cheese oozes out.
  It’s showcased in a new menu item called the BFC Angus Thickburger, which also features a third of a pound of beef, lettuce, tomato, an
  
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• Friday’s updated playoff schedule: Boys basketball, boys soccer, wrestling

  13-02-2020 22:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County high school sports schedule for Friday, Feb. 14.
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  BOYS BASKETBALL
  (Games 7 p.m. unless noted)
  OPEN DIVISION
  Pool play round
  Mater Dei at Corona Centennial
  DIVISION 1
  Second round
  Cypress at Windward
  Canyon at JSerra
  DIVISION 2AA
  Second round
  Santa Clarita Christian at La Habra
  Capistrano Valley at Fairmont Prep
  Capistrano Valley Christian at Compton
  Heritage Christian at Missi
  
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• No. 7 UCLA hosts No. 3 Oregon in women’s basketball clash

  13-02-2020 22:57 via ocregister.com
  
  The two best basketball teams in the Pac-12, two of the 10 best in the nation, are meeting Friday night.
  On one side of the court, a team plays its heart out every game to stay afloat as it walks along program history.
  On the opposite side, the other stands tall behind a dominant campaign in a hopeful route to its first national championship.
  UCLA faces its second Top 10 team in three games, hosting No. 3 Oregon in a highly anticipated matchup at 8 p.m. Friday. While both programs have put up su
  
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• The Bronze Quail Restaurant & Bar takes flight in Fullerton with Valentine’s Day and OC Restaurant Week specials

  13-02-2020 22:51 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s prime time to dine with Valentine’s Day this weekend and OC Restaurant Week just around the corner, starting Sunday, March 8. One of Orange County’s top restaurants has made a transition and is more than ready for discriminating foodies.
  Fullerton’s The Bronze Quail Restaurant & Bar, originally Journeyman’s Food + Drink, began to make changes at the end of last year and has now fully transitioned. Former Executive Chef Zach Geerson was the talk of the town
  
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• Lakers show determination to stay ahead in the West

  13-02-2020 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  DENVER >> The No. 1 seed? LeBron James claims the Western-leading Lakers never talk about it.
  At least James did not talk about it before Wednesday night’s game against the No. 2 Nuggets, a team that was three games behind the standings. His teammates gathered context clues, like when he dressed in his jersey 80 minutes before tip-off.
  There were no jokes or smiles, they said. There was no warmth.
  Alex Caruso, who had not played substantial minutes the game before, said it cast a ton
  
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• How Andrew Lerner patiently became a top horse trainer

  13-02-2020 22:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Sometimes Andrew Lerner, a trainer who’s making a name for himself at the tender age of 30, likes to dream. And he likes to dream big. Real big. Like visualizing himself standing in the Churchill Downs winner’s circle after the Kentucky Derby.
  “I do it all the time,” he said. “You gotta dream a little bit. It’s fun to do that. That’s why we get up in the morning.”
  But spend a little time with Lerner, who grew up going to the races at Hollywood Park
  
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• Disneyland has a new 5-tier price system: Here’s how much you’ll pay

  13-02-2020 21:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Not all Disneyland tickets are created equal now that the Anaheim theme park has raised admission prices and instituted a new 5-tier pricing system.
  Data analysis of Disneyland’s daily single-park ticket prices through June found that the park plans to sell three times as many $154 top-tier tickets as the $104 lowest-priced tickets.
  Disneyland raised prices Tuesday, Feb. 11 on some single- and multi-park tickets and all annual passes ahead of the grand opening of the Marvel-themed Avengers
  
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• Dylan Bundy looks to take a step forward with Angels

  13-02-2020 21:39 via ocregister.com
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — Ask Joe Maddon why he is optimistic Dylan Bundy can be better with the Angels than he was with the Baltimore Orioles, and the Angels manager refers to what he knows from his nine years managing the Tampa Bay Rays.
  Maddon suggested getting out of the American League East is worth knocking a whole run off a pitcher’s ERA.
  “It’s a different animal there,” Maddon said Thursday. “Pitching in Baltimore, that ballpark is very hitter friendly. Yankee St
  
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• Laguna Woods Village co-op board OKs species-based tree-trimming

  13-02-2020 21:36 via ocregister.com
  
  The species-based tree trimming policy will now be the standard for landscaping in United Mutual, as the board on Tuesday, Feb. 11, voted in its favor.
  This maintenance method will use growth rates as indicators for trim cycles, a Village Management Services report stated. Both the board and staff agreed it to be a time-efficient alternative to case-by-case inspections for overgrowth, damage and disease.
  The mutual maintains 15,000 trees, made up of 236 recorded species, according to a staff rep
  
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• Photos: Dodger Stadium improvements on track for opener

  13-02-2020 21:34 via ocregister.com
  
  When the first pitch is thrown out on March 26, opening day at Dodger Stadium, David Price and Mookie Betts will only be two new additions at Dodger Stadium.
  If all goes according to plan, fans will also be treated to some long-awaited improvements to the stadium itself.
  $100-million dollar renovations are under way at Dodger stadium which will include five elevators and four escalators and should make it easier for fans to get to various locations at the stadium. (Photo by David Crane, Los Ange
  
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• Dodgers ‘moving forward’ as Astros sign-stealing scandal lingers

  13-02-2020 21:25 via ocregister.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Led by owner Jim Crane and players Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman, the Houston Astros made their attempt at an apology in a press conference Thursday for the sign-stealing scandal that taints their 2017 World Series title.
  Dodgers manager Dave Roberts wasn’t hearing it.
  “No, I did not,” Roberts said when asked if he had watched the press conference. “Honestly, I’ve been out in the (batting) cage and watching ‘pens, so I understand it took
  
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• Clippers’ Paul George fined $35,000 for criticizing officials

  13-02-2020 21:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Clippers forward Paul George was fined $35,000 for public criticism of officiating, the NBA’s Kiki VanDeWeghe, executive vice president of basketball operations, announced Thursday.
  After the Clippers’ 110-103 loss in Philadelphia on Tuesday, George told reporters he perceived “some home-court cooking” by officials.
  “I thought we played well, we lost by seven,” George said. “There was some home-court cooking tonight, to say the least.”
  He pointed t
  
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• Angels’ Justin Anderson goes down with oblique injury

  13-02-2020 20:48 via ocregister.com
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — Justin Anderson spent all winter working on strengthening one part of his core, only to have another fail him before spring training had really begun.
  After a trapezius injury cost him the end of the 2019 season, Anderson suffered a grade 2 sprain of his left oblique that will land him on the injured list to start the season, Angels manager Joe Maddon said Thursday.
  Anderson, 27, felt the injury Tuesday, the day before the Angels’ first full squad workout.
  “It wa
  
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• Mortgage qualifying rules get creative

  13-02-2020 20:28 via ocregister.com
  
  What if you don’t have quite enough income to support your mortgage application loan request? But you own other properties with equity. No problem!
  One investor now allows mortgage loan originators to calculate the equity from your other properties and divide the equity by 84 months and call it income.
  For example, you have $300,000 of equity between your second home and a rental. Divide $300,000 by 84 months equals $3,571 and call it additional income.
  Wow! Recognized income without payin
  
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Friday Feb. 14

  13-02-2020 20:27 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 Friday Feb. 14 for racing at Santa Anita.
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• Cooking with Judy: A sweet pastry for your sweetheart

  13-02-2020 20:23 via ocregister.com
  
  The celebration of Valentine’s Day began in the year 496 with the Roman festival of Lupercalia, which celebrated the coming of spring and included fertility rites and lotteries to pair off men and women. Pope Gelasius I replaced Lupercalia with St. Valentine’s Day, and the rest is history.
  Once thought to be a holiday for lovers, one glance at the card aisle will prove how far the merchandisers have come, with Valentine’s Day greetings to your parents, children, teachers, babys
  
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• The poor don’t use credit; should stores be required to accept cash?

  13-02-2020 20:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jackie Botts, CalMatters
  Last May, Burger Patch first opened its doors in midtown Sacramento with a sign that said “No Cash Accepted.” The owners of the organic and vegan burger joint were worried that a cash register might invite theft.
  But customers kept showing up with only cash. Sometimes the cashiers would accept it, working around the digital system; other times, they’d simply give the customer a free meal. About a month in, Burger Patch changed course, deciding to ins
  
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• Yes, that casino you saw in that movie or Netflix comedy is in Southern California

  13-02-2020 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Some of Southern California’s casinos have reached iconic status with their giant hotel towers, expansive gaming floors and Vegas-style decor, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting guests and big name acts yearly but they’re also drawing another group — studios ready to shoot a movie or an episode of their next big TV show.
  Several large casinos in Southern California have served as stand-ins for major gambling locales such as Las Vegas or Atlantic City because of th
  
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• Anaheim Hills briefs: Canyon Hills Presbyterian is making it easy to donate blood

  13-02-2020 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
  A blood drive will be hosted from 1 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 24 at Canyon Hills Presbyterian Church’s West Campus, and the community is encouraged to participate.
  The drive is sponsored by the Deacons of Canyon Hills Presbyterian Church with the American Red Cross in response to the critical need to help replenish blood supplies.
  Appointments are available and may be scheduled online at redcrossblood.org; enter the sponsor code ‘Canyonhills’ and follow the link to schedule a time.
  One
  
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• Northwood girls water polo team celebrates first league title

  13-02-2020 20:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Northwood High school’s girls water polo program has come a long way.
  The Timberwolves defeated Irvine High, 7-5, in a Pacific Coast League match at Northwood on Feb. 3 to win the first league championship in the program’s 21-year history. It’s also Coach Kyle Kim-E’s first league championship as a coach.
  The Timberwolves were scheduled to open the CIF Division 4 playoffs on Feb. 11 against Capistrano Valley.
  Kim-E, who also coaches the boys water polo team, was a two-tim
  
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• Review: Bird & Barrel revels in whiskey and whimsy in Santa Ana

  13-02-2020 20:03 via ocregister.com
  
  The team behind Shuck Oyster Bar in Costa Mesa recently opened another potential hit. Their newest spot is a 15-seat bolthole in downtown Santa Ana called Bird & Barrel. It’s a minimalist space with the majority of seats squeezed around the bar. Given its diminutive size, Bird & Barrel will probably develop a reputation more as bar than full-fledged restaurant. 
  And the cocktails are excellent — mostly classic profiles involving tequila, mezcal and bourbon. A margarita h
  
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• Editorial Board endorsements for the March 3, 2020 election

  13-02-2020 19:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Here are our Editorial Board’s endorsements for the upcoming election.
  
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• Los Alamitos High evacuated while bomb squad investigates backpack

  13-02-2020 19:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Alamitos High School was briefly evacuated Thursday morning while the bomb squad investigated an unclaimed backpack found on campus, authorities said.
  A school resource officer was told about the backpack just after 8:30 a.m., Los Alamitos police said. Soon after the campus, at 3591 Cerritos Ave., was evacuated as a precaution.
  The Orange County Sheriff’s Bomb Squad was evaluating the item and people were told to stay away from the campus area.
  Shortly after 10 a.m. the squad “de
  
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• Jeff Bezos sets record with $165 million Beverly Hills home splurge

  13-02-2020 19:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By Spencer Soper and Sophie Alexander, Bloomberg
  Jeff Bezos is on a shopping spree befitting the world’s richest man.
  The Amazon.com founder agreed to pay $165 million for a Beverly Hills mansion on nine acres, according to a person with knowledge of the matter, setting a record for a Los Angeles-area home.
  The property designed for Hollywood film titan Jack Warner in the 1930s was described by Architectural Digest in 1992 as the “archetypal studio mogul’s estate,” built
  
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• Why there’s never been a Mickey Mouse ride at a Disney theme park

  13-02-2020 19:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Mickey Mouse is synonymous with Disney. He’s the face of the Mouse House and the company’s best known character. So, why has there never been a Mickey Mouse ride before at any of Disney’s theme parks?
  “What do you do with Mickey and Minnie?” Walt Disney Imagineering’s Kevin Rafferty asked.
  That question, which has vexed Imagineering for decades, is about to be answered in a big way. After more than 60 years of waiting, Mickey and Minnie are about to get their
  
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• Homebuyers face more competition amid listings shortage

  13-02-2020 19:20 via ocregister.com
  
  By Alex Veiga, The Associated Press
  Americans shopping for a home this spring may face more competition than they have in years.
  A strong labor market and growing pool of would-be buyers as more millennials enter their 30s is expected to fuel demand for homes at a time when the inventory of properties for sale is at the lowest level in more than a decade.
  While buyers will benefit from favorable mortgage rates, which remain near historic lows, the heightened competition and scant supply of homes
  
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• Dunn Deal: Remembering a baseball coach for the ages

  13-02-2020 19:00 via ocregister.com
  
  During a five-year period when our son, Julian, was seriously ill, our friend and neighbor John Altobelli would often stop by our home and ask what he could do to help, and sometimes drop off small baseball gifts for our oldest son, Nolan.“Alto” was first a competitor on the baseball field, then a friend as our lives merged in a coach/sportswriter relationship, and then as neighbors. Alto moved back into the neighborhood in which he was raised, and the Altobelli family was well-known
  
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• Drummond: What is this regional group assigning housing goals to local cities?

  13-02-2020 18:44 via ocregister.com
  
  What is the Southern California Association of Governments – known as SCAG – and why does the organization have the authority to assign housing goals to cities in a six-county region?
  These are questions many Yorba Linda residents are asking after SCAG’s unfathomably high number of 2,322 housing units was assigned to the city for a 2021 to 2029 planning period, to include units for 735 very low-, 433 low-, 440 moderate- and 714 above-moderate income levels.
  Residents of six oth
  
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• Looking for Valentine’s Day romance? Try the coast

  13-02-2020 18:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The sun glistening off the ocean’s surface and a majestic sunset painting the sky, the smell of saltwater, the cool touch of sand between the toes, and the rhythmic sound of waves crashing on shore.
  There are few places as romantic as Southern California’s pristine coastline, which draws millions of people from around the world to visit and locals who are lucky enough to call it home.
  If you’ve been scratching your head for ideas for Valentine’s Day — and the romant
  
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• Fantasy Springs Resort Casino has a role in upcoming Val Kilmer film ‘Pay Dirt’

  13-02-2020 18:27 via ocregister.com
  
  Director Christian Sesma had long wanted to work on a gritty and high stakes heist movie inspired by some classics, but he didn’t want it filmed just anywhere — he wanted it filmed in the place where he was born, raised and still lives now: the Coachella Valley.
  Naturally, that was the location for his next project, which just wrapped up filming. “Pay Dirt” stars actors Val Kilmer, Luke Goss and Nick Vallelonga. The film is produced by Sesma and “Green Book” a
  
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• Santa Ana wrong to disband public safety board

  13-02-2020 18:11 via ocregister.com
  
  In a properly functioning city government, the council is in charge of policy making and various interest groups contribute – but don’t control – the discussion. Unfortunately, Santa Ana is an example of a city where one powerful interest group has gained too much power, and where council members often lack the courage to stand up for themselves.
  The latest example involves the city’s public safety board, which garners community input on neighborhood safety and code
  
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• Enjoy an afternoon of love stories told through opera music

  13-02-2020 17:58 via ocregister.com
  
  The Parnassus Chamber Orchestra will present an afternoon of love stories at Soka Performing Arts Center, told through some of the most beloved opera music of all time. The Sunday, Feb. 16, performance will be led by Scott Dunn, associate conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
  The event will feature performances by tenor Bruce Sledge, mezzo-soprano Milena Kitic, soprano Julie Makerov and bass-baritone Aaron Pendleton. Dancers from the Claudia de la Cruz Flame
  
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• How to turn your home into a personal yoga studio

  13-02-2020 17:46 via ocregister.com
  
  So you finally tried yoga and realized that you like it. You’re comfortable in downward dog, love child’s pose and even some intimidating postures aren’t as scary as you once thought.
  But you only have time for a class a week, if that. So how do you keep at it on the other days?
  “Doing anything at home is so valuable because you’re relying on your intuitive sense,” says Los Angeles-based instructor Clio Manuelian, who teaches at Equinox and Wanderlust in a pho
  
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• Master Gardener: How to get daffodils to bloom and what to do about spider mites on ivy

  13-02-2020 17:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: A few years ago, I planted a lot of daffodil bulbs around my yard. Every spring, they would come up and bloom like crazy before going dormant for the rest of the year. Last spring, however, I saw a lot of healthy green leaves, but no flowers. How can I get them to bloom again?
  A: If your daffodils look otherwise healthy, it may be time to dig up and divide them. Root overcrowding cramps their style!
  If the plants have already come out of dormancy, let them leaf out and grow for the season. On
  
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• Video captures car going airborne in Long Beach after hitting traffic circle

  13-02-2020 17:23 via ocregister.com
  
  LONG BEACH — A motorist whose car slammed into a traffic circle in a Long Beach intersection early Thursday was taken into custody, police said.
  The crash occurred about 2 a.m. at Fourth Street and Daisy Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department.WOW VIDEO! Woman arrested in Long Beach on suspicion of DUI after doing this…Police said she was uninjured in the crash. #cbsla https://t.co/1tQeQZ6vms pic.twitter.com/FpubXGHwvh
  — Claire Flores (@ClaireTVnews) February 13,
  
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• Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve apologize for Astros’ sign-stealing scheme

  13-02-2020 17:06 via ocregister.com
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros players Alex Bregman and José Altuve said Thursday the team is sorry for its sign-stealing scheme that was investigated and punished by Major League Baseball.
  “I am really sorry,” Bregman said.
  Astros owner Jim Crane and new manager Dusty Baker – who replaced the fired AJ Hinch – also spoke at a news conference at the team’s spring training facility.
  “We cannot take back what happened,” Crane said.
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• The Eat Index: OC: Fire up this pizza on Balboa Island 🍕

  13-02-2020 17:03 via ocregister.com
  
  The Eat Index: OC is a weekly newsletter that lands in your inbox on Wednesdays. Subscribe here.Main Course
  Fennel sausage pizza at Snipe Island Crafthouse on Balboa Island (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  f you visit Snipe Island Crafthouse, a pub that quietly opened on Balboa Island in December, the thing you should focus on is the pizza, writes critic Brad A. Johnson.  Read Johnson’s full review about the new spot. 
  Eat of the Moment 
  The 100 Most R
  
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• 12,854 Orange County mortgages are ‘seriously’ underwater

  13-02-2020 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Despite a healthy economy and booming real estate market, 2.2% of Orange County mortgages were “seriously underwater” at year’s end, Attom Data Solutions says.
  Orange County had 12,854 underwater homes in last year’s fourth quarter, said Attom, which tracked what it sees as some of the most troublesome home loans: mortgages that are 25% greater (or more) than the value of the home. While this may sound like a lot of troubled loans, Orange County’s share of seriously
  
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• Where did all the garden snails go? Here are some ideas

  13-02-2020 16:49 via ocregister.com
  
  A few weeks ago, I published Kathy Ingraham’s testimonial regarding the disappearance of the common European brown snail from her garden. I asked readers of this column if something similar had happened to them.
  Here are some of your responses, creating an ice cream cone shaped snail free territory whose top stretches from Westlake Village to Chatsworth to La Canada to Rancho Cucamonga to Riverside and whose bottom dovetails between Laguna Niguel and Murrieta.
  “Just mentioned to the
  
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• Document signed by Abraham Lincoln is on display at Mission San Juan through Monday

  13-02-2020 16:45 via ocregister.com
  
  For a limited time, history buffs can view “The Lincoln Document,” an original patent of the title signed by Abraham Lincoln on March 18, 1865. The document, normally housed in the Mission’s Archives for preservation and safekeeping, will be exhibited in the Mission Treasures exhibit for the first time in more than 10 years, through Monday, Feb. 17, in honor of Presidents’ Day.
  The exhibit is free for Mission members or with paid admission to the Mission.
  IF YOU GO
  When:
  
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• McClatchy, major local news publisher, files for bankruptcy protection

  13-02-2020 16:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
  The publisher of the Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee and dozens of other newspapers across the country is filing for bankruptcy protection.
  McClatchy Co.’s 30 newsrooms, including  The Kansas City Star,  The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer in Raleigh, and The Star-Telegram in Fort Worth, will continue to operate as usual as the publisher reorganizes under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
  The publisher’s origins date to 1857 when it first be
  
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• Dodgers 2020 spring training preview: Did they find their difference-maker?

  13-02-2020 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  One of the biggest baseball trades in recent history – one of the biggest in Dodgers’ franchise history – finally became official Monday afternoon.
  How did the centerpiece of that deal react?
  “I was actually hitting in the cage when it became official,” said Mookie Betts, sporting a Dodgers jersey for the first time in a press conference at his new home stadium on Wednesday afternoon. “So I took a little break, put my phone inside and finished up business.&rdq
  
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• Buena Park sets new fees for short-term rentals, but permit costs could curb slim profits

  13-02-2020 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Last month, Buena Park leaders issued some new rules for the city’s short-term rental hosts to work by.
  Now come the permits and fees, which could cut deep into amateur hoteliers’ profits.
  To start with, short-term rental hosts in Buena Park will pay $400 for a permit and an initial annual inspection. The permit must be renewed every three years, at a cost of $300, and city inspections to make sure rental spaces are up to code will cost $100 each. If the city denies or revokes a perm
  
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• Dodgers 2020 spring training preview: Who’s here? Who’s gone?

  13-02-2020 15:59 via ocregister.com
  
  As the Dodgers arrive for spring training, here’s a reminder of what roster changes have taken place and who will be with the team to open spring training …
  WHO’S IN?
  OF Mookie Betts, trade from Red Sox
  LHP David Price, trade from Red Sox
  RHP Brusdar Graterol, trade from Twins
  RHP Jimmy Nelson, free agent from Brewers
  LHP Alex Wood, free agent from Reds
  RHP Blake Treinen, free agent from A’s
  WHO’S GONE?
  RHP Kenta Maeda, traded to Twins
  OF Alex Verdugo, traded to Re
  
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• Dodgers 2020 spring training preview: Key dates

  13-02-2020 15:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Today: Pitchers and catchers report
  Friday: First workout, pitchers and catchers
  Monday: Position players report
  Tuesday: First full-squad workout
  Feb. 22: First Cactus League game vs. San Francisco Giants at Scottsdale Stadium, noon PT
  Feb. 26: Dodgers vs. Angels, Camelback Ranch, noon PT
  March 20: Dodgers (split squad) vs. Angels, Tempe Diablo Stadium, 12:10 p.m. PT
  March 22: Dodgers vs. Angels, Angel Stadium, 5 p.m.
  March 23: Angels vs. Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, 7:10 p.m.
  March 24: Angels vs.
  
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