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• Former UCLA gymnast Danusia Francis won’t stop her Olympic quest

  11-04-2020 22:30
  
  Six-year-old Danusia Francis sat in front of the TV of her family’s house in Kenilworth, England. Her curly hair bobbed up and down as her gaze was glued to Elena Zamolodchikova’s floor routine.
  She watched, studying every move and every skill of the Russian gymnast’s gold-medal routine at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Francis was hooked, her Olympic dream beginning to form.
  “I’m going to do that,” she told her mother.
  Wanda Tebby smiled. Her daughter had the bigg
  
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• Lab mix Rex is a happy, goofy guy

  11-04-2020 22:13
  
  Rex is ready for your tummy rubs. (Courtesy of Priceless Pets)
  Breed: Labrador retriever-German shepherd mix
  Age: 5 years
  Gender: Male
  Rex’s story: Rex is a lovable boy who loves ear scratches, tummy rubs and playing fetch. He’s long-legged and goofy with a ready smile. He sleeps in a crate or on his dog bed. On sunny days, he likes to check out the yard squirrels or do some doga (dog yoga). He’s not bothered by household noises like the vacuum cleaner or washer. He’s pre
  
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• Map shows grocery store hours for senior citizens in Orange County during coronavirus rules

  11-04-2020 22:06
  
  Because of coronavirus fears, grocery stores throughout the region have modified their hours to accommodate extra time for cleaning, but also to allow for specific times for senior citizens to shop.
  The morning hours at these Orange County stores allow for those shoppers to maintain proper social distancing.Related Articles Orange County records 18th coronavirus death, 81 more cases on Saturday Cedars-Sinai: Possible coronavirus drug shows encouraging results Whicker: In coronavirus era, it&rsqu
  
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• Sweet Jack Russell terrier mix Jessie would love an adults-only home

  11-04-2020 21:59
  
  Jessie is ready to be your constant companion. (Courtesy of Ken-Mar Rescue)
  Breed: Jack Russell terrier mix
  Age: 12 years
  Gender: Spayed female
  Size: 15 pounds
  Jessie’s story: Jessie is a spry senior who has lots of love for an adults-only home. She can go anywhere you go; she loves car rides. She gets along with other dogs who are gentle. She loves to play, get ear rubs and having time to snooze in the sun. She’s a sweet little girl. She’s up-to-date on vaccinations and microc
  
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• Orange County records 18th coronavirus death, 85 more cases on Saturday

  11-04-2020 21:49
  
  Orange County’s Health Care Agency has recorded one more death and 85 new coronavirus cases since Friday, bringing the total by Saturday, April 11, to 1,221 cases countywide.
  So far, 18 residents have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
  At least 118 people were hospitalized with the disease by Saturday, according to figures from 23 of the county’s 25 hospitals. About half the patients were in intensive care.
  Orange County surpassed 1,000 known infections on
  
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• Orange County records 18th coronavirus death, 81 more cases on Saturday

  11-04-2020 21:49
  
  Orange County’s Health Care Agency has recorded one more death and 85 new coronavirus cases since Friday, bringing the total by Saturday, April 11, to 1,221 cases countywide.
  So far, 18 residents have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
  At least 118 people were hospitalized with the disease by Saturday, according to figures from 23 of the county’s 25 hospitals. About half the patients were in intensive care.
  Orange County surpassed 1,000 known infections on
  
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• 18 displaced as Orange County firefighters douse house fire in Santa Ana

  11-04-2020 21:30
  
  A house fire in Santa Ana displaced 18 people and damaged the kitchen of the home after starting on the back patio Saturday, April 11, authorities said.
  Orange County firefighters were dispatched to the 1300 block of McFadden Avenue, near Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, just before 9:25 a.m., Capt. Greg Barta said.
  Firefighters found the home’s occupants, 10 children and eight adults, standing outside when they arrived. Firefighters knocked down the blaze in about 21 minutes, Bar
  
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• Cedars-Sinai: Possible COVID-19 drug shows encouraging results

  11-04-2020 21:16
  
  LOS ANGELES — The small trial of an experimental antiviral drug positioned as a potential treatment for COVID-19 has shown encouraging results, Cedars-Sinai officials announced.
  According to an analysis co-authored by Dr. Jonathan Grein, the hospital’s director of epidemiology, improvement was observed in 68% of patients hospitalized with severe complications of COVID-19 who were treated with the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir.
  Cedars-Sinai is among dozens of sites around the
  
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• Cedars-Sinai: Possible coronavirus drug shows encouraging results

  11-04-2020 21:16
  
  LOS ANGELES — The small trial of an experimental antiviral drug positioned as a potential treatment for COVID-19 has shown encouraging results, Cedars-Sinai officials announced.
  According to an analysis co-authored by Dr. Jonathan Grein, the hospital’s director of epidemiology, improvement was observed in 68% of patients hospitalized with severe complications of COVID-19 who were treated with the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir.
  Cedars-Sinai is among dozens of sites around the
  
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• Whicker: In coronavirus era, it’s always must-win when athletes become doctors

  11-04-2020 21:08
  
  She had always been a lifeguard, long before she realized women would some day play lacrosse in college, or that she would be USC’s career assist leader.
  Caroline deLyra was at Ocean Beach on Fire Island, on the north shore of Long Island, when she noticed a man in distress.
  “We had saves every day,” she said. “This was a life-saving event. We had a strong lifeguarding team and we saved this one guy. Suffolk County gave us an award.
  “That moment changed me. I realiz
  
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• Woman says she was fired for protesting work conditions during coronavirus pandemic

  11-04-2020 20:43
  
  By BILL HETHERMAN
  LOS ANGELES – An insurance fraud investigator is suing her former employer, alleging she was ordered to work in conditions that put her at risk of contracting the coronavirus and then was fired in March when she complained.
  Brittany Nicole Noh’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against Fraud Fighters Inc. alleges wrongful termination and various violations of the state labor code. She seeks unspecified damages in the complaint filed Friday.
  A Fraud Fighters repres
  
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• L.A. woman says she was fired for protesting work conditions during coronavirus pandemic

  11-04-2020 20:43
  
  By BILL HETHERMAN
  LOS ANGELES – An insurance fraud investigator is suing her former employer, alleging she was ordered to work in conditions that put her at risk of contracting the coronavirus and then was fired in March when she complained.
  Brittany Nicole Noh’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against Fraud Fighters Inc. alleges wrongful termination and various violations of the state labor code. She seeks unspecified damages in the complaint filed Friday.
  A Fraud Fighters repres
  
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• Recipe: Pozole is great comfort food even if the hominy is from a can

  11-04-2020 20:10
  
  There’s something very comforting about a steaming bowl of pozole, the tender cubes of pork adrift in a broth that sings with just-right spiciness. The stew-like concoction is loaded with hominy. In the translation from Spanish, “pozole” means hominy.
  Hominy is the name given to whole corn kernels that have been cooked in a lye or lime solution to remove their thick hulls. Their puffy texture is creamy tender, their flavor filled with corn personality.
  Purists insist dried
  
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• Fearing coronavirus exposure, Tustin doctor distances from her family in RV

  11-04-2020 18:55
  
  It’s an arduous routine she maintained for more than a month.
  After working nonstop overnight in a hospital emergency room, Dr. Mariel Berber hosed down behind her North Tustin house. Sometimes, the sun had yet to rise. Always, the chilly water made her shiver.
  Abandoning all clothing in a back yard hamper, Berber then dashed inside for a second shower – this one warm.
  The physician fully expects to contract coronavirus, she said. Rather than agonize over that likelihood, she does wh
  
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• Fearing coronavirus exposure, doctor distances from her family in a borrowed RV

  11-04-2020 18:55
  
  It’s an arduous routine she maintained for more than a month.
  After working nonstop overnight in a hospital emergency room, Dr. Mariel Berber hosed down behind her North Tustin house. Sometimes, the sun had yet to rise. Always, the chilly water made her shiver.
  Abandoning all clothing in a back yard hamper, Berber then dashed inside for a second shower – this one warm.
  The physician fully expects to contract coronavirus, she said. Rather than agonize over that likelihood, she does wh
  
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• Edmonton Oilers’ Colby Cave dies at 25 after brain bleed

  11-04-2020 18:36
  
  TORONTO — Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died Saturday after a brain bleed this week. He was 25.
  The NHL club confirmed Cave’s death with a statement from his family:
  “Our Colby was loved dearly by us, his family and friends, the entire hockey community, and many more. We thank everyone for their prayers during this difficult time.”
  NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Cave’s “life and hockey career, though too short, were inspiringly emblematic of the best
  
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• Artist of the Year 2020: Semifinalists announced for theater and dance

  11-04-2020 18:00
  
  The Register in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education is proud to announce the semifinalists for Artist of the Year in the categories of theater and dance.
  Theater artists were nominated by their teachers in the specialties of acting, musical theater performance and theatrical design.
  Dancers were nominated by their teachers in the specialties of concert dance, commercial dance, street dance and world/cultural dance.
  The semi-finalists were chosen by a panel of arts teachers
  
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• Artist of the Year 2020: Meet the semifinalists for dance

  11-04-2020 17:59
  
  From a list of 97 nominees, the following 12 students have been named as semifinalists for the 2020 Artist of the Year in dance. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos and artistic résumés.
  Included are videos of their work, the specialty in which they were nominated, and quotes about how they relate to their craft.
  Dancers have been nominated in the specialties of concert dance, commercial dance, street dance, and world/cult
  
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• Artist of the Year 2020: Meet the semifinalists for theater

  11-04-2020 17:58
  
  From a list of 182 nominees, the following 12 students have been named as semifinalists for the 2020 Artist of the Year in theater. The students were chosen by a panel of teachers based on written statements, performance videos or design portfolios, and artistic résumés.
  Included are links to their work, the specialty in which they were nominated, and quotes about how they relate to their craft.
  Theater performers and designers have been nominated in the specialties of acting, musi
  
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• Orange County cities urge county to give them a share of federal coronavirus relief funds

  11-04-2020 17:49
  
  Possibly within days, Orange County is expected receive a chunk of federal coronavirus aid dollars that could amount to hundreds of millions – and city leaders are joining together to ask for a fair share.
  Mayors of all 34 cities in the county have been included in discussions about a letter to be sent to Orange County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Michelle Steel ahead of the board’s Tuesday, April 14, meeting.
  In a draft version of the letter, city leaders ask that the county secu
  
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• Coronavirus: Orange County has been waiting nearly a month for a million N95 masks it ordered

  11-04-2020 17:38
  
  Orange County officials ordered 1 million N95 respirator masks on March 16, but more than three weeks later, with demands for protective gear at an unprecedented level, the supplier can’t say when they might be delivered.
  Out of 1,203,000 N95 masks ordered since mid-March, 200,000 should be delivered on April 13. But the county has yet to receive the rest because its vendors are struggling to find them, Orange County Health Care Agency Director of Regulatory/Medical Health Services Steve T
  
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• 10 SoCal real estate twists: coronavirus, skipping rent, buying slows

  11-04-2020 17:25
  
  Here are 10 must-read stories about the local real estate market from the Southern California News Group’s Home Stretch newsletter. To subscribe to the free, twice-weekly email publication, just CLICK HERE
  Buying and Selling …
  1.Will coronavirus outbreak slam U.S. home prices?Thoughts on lending from contributor Jeff Lazerson
  2.Homebuying slumps in coronavirus era.Selling limits, scared buyers and sellers, make transactions tricky, at best.3.Home purchases can be done while mai
  
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• Senior Living: Testing for coronavirus is the key

  11-04-2020 15:00
  
  By Dr. Thomas LaGrelius
  Contributing writer
  What a difference a day makes, a week, a month. COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, is worse than many of us thought. Is there any good news?
  Dr. Thomas W. LaGrelius
  At first, the death rate from COVID-19 was said to be very high. It is clear that the more tests we do, however, the lower the apparent death rate. As of Friday, April 10, the United States reported about 460,000 confirmed cases and more than 16,000 deaths.
  Well people also ha
  
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• Evacuated Peace Corps volunteers adapting to sudden homecoming, forced by coronavirus

  11-04-2020 15:00
  
  Together, three Southern California women made a heart-wrenching journey back from Botswana last month, part of the unprecedented evacuation of 7,300 Peace Corps volunteers from 61 countries.
  Just days after the Peace Corps’ March 15 order, calling back all of its volunteers to the United States because of the COVID-19 outbreak and related travel constraints, Janet Curiel, Mary Helen Gomez and Lindsay Salem found themselves on a flight out of Botswana’s capital of Gaborone, in Southe
  
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• Bright spots in a dark coronavirus-affected commercial real estate world

  11-04-2020 14:00
  
  Those of you who know me realize I’m a “half-full” guy, an optimist. After all, commercial real estate brokerage requires us to be upbeat.
  Transactions can be clipping along nicely when something unforeseen derails them. To keep deals on track, you need to believe things will work out for the best using solid resolve and having a problem-solving attitude.
  Frankly, I was a bit down last month when our world morphed into the reality of COVID-19 quarantines, a precipitous drop in
  
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• America has been spared from Bernie Sanders’ terrible ideas

  11-04-2020 08:27
  
  The Democratic Party’s brief flirtations with a far-left presidential candidate finally came to an end this past week. On Wednesday, self-described democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont suspended his presidential campaign.
  Despite early success, there were always reasons to believe Sanders’ victories were in large part a function of the Democratic field being as large as it was.
  All it took was a deliberate effort by the relatively moderate candidates including Pete But
  
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• Jack London saw this coming. Why didn’t we?  

  11-04-2020 08:24
  
  Jack London saw this coming. Why didn’t we?
  In 1910 the California author, already famous for “The Call of the Wild” and “White Fang,” wrote a short post-apocalyptic novel about a 21st century pandemic in his home state. To revisit “The Scarlet Plague” during the COVID-19 crisis is to marvel at how much London understood—a century ago—about the challenges we face now.
  London imagined a global epidemic in the year 2013 that killed almost every
  
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• The shaky case for ordering gun stores closed during the coronavirus outbreak

  11-04-2020 08:08
  
  Just because something is legal doesn’t mean it’s right. The state is trying to manage the COVID-19 public health crisis. Like in any emergency, it’s forced to take drastic actions it would not normally take, like ordering everyone to stay indoors except to conduct essential activities.
  As a result, gun stores were closed after being left off a list of essential businesses, prompting gun-rights groups to call the move unconstitutional.
  I have agonized over this question. On one
  
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• COVID-19 is wrecking the state budget and it’s time for the high-speed rail project to go

  11-04-2020 08:01
  
  State governments are bracing for significant financial hits due to the reduced economic activity—and thus reduced tax revenues—caused by COVID-19 and the response to it.
  With less money coming in, and a legal mandate to balance its budget, California’s state government is going to need to find opportunities to reduce costs. One especially easy cost-saving opportunity would be to delay or cancel the high-speed rail project, which is now expected to cost taxpayers $80 billion fo
  
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• Orange County juvenile facility worker tests positive for coronavirus

  11-04-2020 07:19
  
  An Orange County Probation Department employee assigned to a juvenile facility has tested positive for coronavirus, the first confirmed case of the disease in the department, officials said on Friday.
  The employee received the positive results for COVID-19 on Thursday night and is currently quarantined at home and is in stable condition, probation department officials said in a news release.
  Officials said the employee last worked on April 3. The department sent out a notifications to all youth,
  
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• Coronavirus: Here’s how small the enemy is and how it attacks

  11-04-2020 04:44
  
  Invisible enemy
  SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes the disease COVID-19. Here’s what it looks like in a microscope and how it attacks us.
  This famous image on the right illustrates scientists’ best guess of what the virus actually looks like. It was created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to show SARS-CoV-2’s fine structure. Coronaviruses appear different from other viruses due to their prominent surface spikes.
  The name “coronavirus” is derived f
  
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• Longtime Tesoro assistant football coach David Seale dies at age 40

  11-04-2020 04:32
  
  Longtime Tesoro defensive line coach David Seale, a standout on Aliso Niguel’s 1996 CIF-SS championship team, died Thursday, the Titans announced.
  The cause of Seale’s death was not released by his family, Tesoro football coach Matt Poston said.
  An autopsy of Seale has been conducted but the cause of death is pending further investigation, said Supervising Deputy Inez Chavez of the Orange County Coroner.
  Seale, 40, resided in Rancho Santa Margarita and also taught social studies at T
  
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• Ex-Ram star Todd Gurley: ‘I know I’m still that guy’

  11-04-2020 03:39
  
  ATLANTA — Todd Gurley can’t think of a better way to prove he is still one of the NFL’s elite running backs than a homecoming to the state of Georgia.
  For Gurley, the former standout for the Georgia Bulldogs, the move to the Atlanta Falcons after five seasons with the Los Angeles Rams is “like a little homecoming.”
  “I feel like I should have been there,” Gurley said Friday in a media conference call. “It’s perfect timing, for sure.”
  Gur
  
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• Plan to house seniors with coronavirus at Laguna Hills Inn draws protest from the city

  11-04-2020 03:35
  
  The city of Laguna Hills plans to fight a county plan to temporarily use the 76-bed Laguna Hills Inn to house senior residents who have either already contracted or are suspected of having the coronavirus, city officials said in a press release on Friday, April 10.
  Saying they only learned of the county’s agreement with the hotel owner after it was signed, Laguna Hills officials said they are exploring legal options.
  Orange County officials did not immediately respond late Friday to a requ
  
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• Coach Message: G.W. Mix tells Corona del Mar boys lacrosse ‘you should be extremely proud’

  11-04-2020 03:28
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowEditor’s note: OCVarsity is publishing messages and memories from Orange County coaches, athletes and others who have been affected by the coronavirus crisis. Details about this project can be found here.
  This is a message from Corona del Mar boys lacrosse coach G.W. Mix:
  The Price of Leadership
  Fellas –
  You should be extremely proud.
  As athletes, you have been called upon to make a remarkable sac
  
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• Coronavirus: A phone line for anxiety? Right now, the WarmLine is off the hook

  11-04-2020 03:15
  
  The voice sounded like so many others who have placed calls of help to the Orange County WarmLine in recent weeks: Anxious. Stressed out. Scared.
  And the question the voice asked — the one every human is asking during the coronavirus pandemic — has no easy answer: “What if I come down with it?”
  But WarmLine operators said this caller was unusual in at least one respect — he was a garbage collector.
  “We never had sanitation workers call us before,” said M
  
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• Orange County employee tests positive for coronavirus, makes other workers nervous

  11-04-2020 02:49
  
  Orange County’s Social Services Agency in Santa Ana reported that one of its employees has coronavirus, raising concerns among fellow workers about what the county is doing to protect them.
  An employee at the Santa Ana Regional Center, a regional office of Social Services, was confirmed on Thursday, April 9, to have the coronavirus. That same employee, however, showed up to work that day, according to a union representative.
  “We need more consistent education on this. There seems to
  
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• Shea Center fires suspended equestrian instructor Steve Milne

  11-04-2020 02:46
  
  Nationally renown equestrian instructor Steve Milne, a fixture at Southern California horse facilities and events for decades, is being formally investigated by the U.S. Center for SafeSport for allegations of misconduct, the Orange County Register has learned.
  Milne has continued to conduct equestrian clinics and lessons since he was terminated by an Orange County equestrian center for people with disabilities and had coaching restrictions placed on him by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, the Reg
  
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• Amid stay-at-home orders, a Southern California shelter runs out of pets

  11-04-2020 02:38
  
  Koral Jade Miller, 8, of Perris, poses with her new tabby, Bagal. The Miller family adopted the cat to provide Koral with comfort during the coronavirus pandemic as she is forced to stay home from school during the crisis. (Courtesy of Kelli Kourkos Miller)
  Kelli Kourkos Miller’s 8-year-old daughter, Koral Jade Miller, had been asking for a kitten. Kelli Miller, a teacher, said maybe they’d adopt in the summer when they would be home more often. When schools closed in mid-March becau
  
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• LA-area card casinos, cities seek assistance as coronavirus shutdown threatens jobs

  11-04-2020 02:25
  
  <p>Shuttered Los Angeles-area card casinos and cities that rely on the revenues they generate are appealing for state and federal assistance as the coronavirus pandemic continues.</p><p>Hawaiian Gardens is especially hard hit as nearly 70% of the city's general fund comes from sales tax revenue and card club fees generated by <a href="https://www.thegardenscasino.com/">The Gardens Casino</a>.</p><p>The city says it will be forced to offset the known loss
  
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• Two more sailors test positive for coronavirus aboard the USNS Mercy

  11-04-2020 02:00
  
  Two more sailors have tested positive for the coronavirus aboard the USNS Mercy, a Navy hospital ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles, making for three crew members who have been taken to shore and into isolation.
  One crew member tested positive on Thursday, April 9, and another had a confirmed positive test returned on Friday, April 10, said Navy Lt. Joe Pfaff.
  The three are being isolated in a military medical facility. Any crew members who had contact the sailors have also been isolated and
  
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• A dry Saturday in Southern California offers a small reprieve to residents and roof repair companies alike

  11-04-2020 01:53
  
  Southland residents are likely to get a brief reprieve this weekend from the storm system that brought lots of rain to the region over the last six days.
  But it may not be time to put the umbrellas away yet. Experts said overcast weather on Sunday into Monday morning also could include some light rain before it clears away and brings warmer temperatures by Tuesday.
  Saturday could come as a welcome change to residents after this week’s storm led to several records for the month of April, in
  
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• On roads emptied by coronavirus pandemic, some Southern California drivers floor it – and collect tickets

  11-04-2020 01:47
  
  The suddenly wide-open lanes on Southern California’s roadways are an unexpected gift to those venturing out for essentials in the midst of the pandemic, a headache for officers tasked with curbing speeders and a challenge to city engineers who oversee the crucial flow of traffic on local streets.
  As the number of overall drivers dropped, the average speed the remaining vehicles are traveling on some local surface streets has increased, along with the number of motorists caught hitting 100
  
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• Major Orange County freeway closures planned: April 11-17

  11-04-2020 01:45
  
  Here are major construction project closures happening on Orange County’s freeways and toll roads between April 11 and April 17, according to the Orange County Transportation Authority, Caltrans and the Transportation Corridor Agencies. The public is asked by officials to travel only for essential jobs and errands to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. 
  57 Freeway
  Southbound carpool, #1, #2 and #3 lanes from Tonner Canyon Road/Brea Canyon Road to Imperial Highway/State Route 90:2
  
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• Christ Cathedral celebrates first Good Friday service since dedication

  11-04-2020 01:45
  
  The Church of Christ hosts a Good Friday service to an empty church as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange and Bishop Tod D. Brown practice social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, April 10, 2020. They are live streaming Masses instead.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  The Church of Christ hosts a Good Friday service to an empty church as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange and Bishop Tod D. Brown practice social distancing during the coronavirus pandemi
  
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• Husband of Yorba Linda girls basketball coach Teiko Ikemoto remembered as loyal friend after dying from coronavirus

  11-04-2020 01:39
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowKlete Ikemoto wasn’t a recognizable name in Orange County high school sports but he was part of the community, in the background, supporting his celebrated wife and their three basketball-loving daughters.
  He also was a loyal friend and a beloved husband and father who enjoyed spending time with his family.
  Ikemoto, the husband of Yorba Linda girls basketball coach and former UCLA standout Teiko Ikemoto
  
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• Southern California jail inmates decry living in ‘breeding ground’ for coronavirus

  11-04-2020 01:23
  
  Fear and panic have taken hold in Southern California’s jails, as the deadly coronavirus spreads behind bars.
  Inmates throughout the region complain they are crowded together with no room for social distancing, forced to clean up after sick prisoners and given little if any soap and disinfectant in jails that could become hotboxes of infection. The courts are mostly closed, so few cases are moving, leaving inmates in place to wait out the stay-at-home orders.
  “Basically, it’s a
  
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• LeBron James leading the Lakers even during coronavirus shutdown

  11-04-2020 01:22
  
  One thing hasn’t changed about this not-very-normal new normal: LeBron James setting the tone.
  Even from home, James’ perspective has been sought regularly by Lakers Coach Frank Vogel and General Manager Rob Pelinka, the latter said.
  “Everybody knows that LeBron is a pro’s pro,” Pelinka said on a recent Zoom call with reporters. “The way he dedicates himself to his profession is unparalleled and has been in this time. And in terms of what he does on a daily ba
  
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• USC women’s tennis player Eryn Cayetano keeps giving during coronavirus pandemic

  11-04-2020 00:38
  
  Standing on the tennis court in Cebu, Philippines, Eryn Cayetano was shocked.
  Around her was a group of kids wearing slippers and playing with broken rackets. Thchcildren were bruised and scratched from sliding on the shell court as their rackets were dented with broken strings.
  Cayetano turned to her dad, Ed, and asked, “Why are they still playing? Aren’t they going to get hurt?”
  Ed looked down at his daughter. He was born and raised in Cebu but had raised Eryn and her si
  
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• Coronavirus chill: LA-Orange County inflation takes biggest fall since 2008 meltdown

  11-04-2020 00:14
  
  Inflation in Los Angeles and Orange counties in March fell by the largest amount since the Great Recession.
  The local Consumer Price Index rose at a 1.9% annual pace in March. That’s down from 3.4% in February, a 14-month high. The 1.5 percentage-point, one-month drop was the largest slowdown in the local inflation rate since November 2008 when a global financial meltdown was crushing the economy.
  March’s cost-of-living increase is also the smallest since 2016. Local inflation averag
  
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