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• Why teachers should ally with Trump to dismantle DEI

  01-05-2025 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  As a 20-year teacher in California public schools, I’ve seen my share of education fads get renamed or disowned when their rosy promises fail to deliver. Most do little more than act as a tax on class time and resources, but they can at least claim the goal of improving education outcomes.
  The latest trend—diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)—is no less a tax on the classroom, yet its aim isn’t to raise test scores. Instead, it seeks to infiltrate every aspect of the edu
  
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• California home sales tumble below Great Recession low for 21 months

  01-05-2025 18:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Call it what you want, but California’s homebuying pace remains below the Great Recession’s bottom.
  My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a new set of home sales figures created for the Southern California News Group by real estate tracker Attom. These broad-based statistics track closed transactions by month and include existing and newly built residences, whether they are houses or condominiums. The data dates to 2005.
  In February, 22,002 California residences were bought. While that&rsqu
  
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• Musk defends his work as he prepares to wind down at DOGE but gives hazy answers on future

  01-05-2025 18:22 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHELLE L. PRICE
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, preparing to step back from his work leading the Department of Government Efficiency, had a request of the reporters gathered at the White House to interview him: Before he would answer any questions, he wanted someone to tell him a joke.
  Related ArticlesTrump national security adviser Waltz is out following Signal chat blunder in major staff shakeupRubio calls India and Pakistan in effort to defuse crisis over Kashmir attackWeekend round o
  
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• A crackdown on diversity programs is reshaping college graduation ceremonies

  01-05-2025 18:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press
  PHOENIX (AP) — As a first-generation college student, Austin Kissinger was looking forward to celebrating graduation with others of similar backgrounds who helped each other find their way at the University of Kentucky. Typically, Kentucky students who are the first in their family to graduate from college pick a faculty member to join them in a special ceremony.
  Earlier this month, the university canceled the ceremony, along with
  
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• Sex assault reports in the US military fell last year, fueled by a big drop in the Army

  01-05-2025 18:17 via ocregister.com
  
  By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of sexual assaults reported across the U.S. military dipped by nearly 4% last year, fueled by a significant drop in the Army, according to a new Pentagon report. It was the second year in a row with a decrease, reversing a troubling trend that has plagued the Defense Department for more than a decade.
  Senior defense officials said that while the decline is a good sign, the number of reported assaults is still too high and t
  
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• Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage eases to 6.76%, its second straight weekly decline

  01-05-2025 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased again this week, modest relief for prospective home shoppers during what’s traditionally the busiest time of the year for the housing market.
  Related ArticlesCalifornia home sales tumble below Great Recession low for 21 monthsMcDonald’s store traffic falls unexpectedly as diners grow uneasy about economyOver 2 million Ninja-branded pressure cookers are recalled after reports of serious burn injuriesFullerton shopping
  
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• McDonald’s store traffic falls unexpectedly as diners grow uneasy about economy

  01-05-2025 18:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By DEE-ANN DURBIN
  McDonald’s store traffic fell further than expected in the first quarter as economic uncertainty weighed on diners.
  Related ArticlesMicrosoft and Meta Platforms lead Wall Street higherThe number of Americans filing for jobless claims jumps last week, but remains at healthy levelsTariff turmoil prompts cloudy forecasts from companies for the year aheadEurope saw stronger growth at start of year, but Trump’s tariffs have darkened outlookTrump says US kids may get &lsq
  
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• Trump national security adviser Waltz is out following Signal chat blunder in major staff shakeup

  01-05-2025 17:54 via ocregister.com
  
  By ZEKE MILLER, AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is set to depart the administration, according to two people familiar with the matter on Thursday, marking the first major staff shakeup of President Donald Trump’s second term.
  Waltz came under searing scrutiny in March after revelations that he added journalist Jeffrey Goldberg to a private text chain on the encrypted messaging app
  
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• Over 2 million Ninja-branded pressure cookers are recalled after reports of serious burn injuries

  01-05-2025 17:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, Associated Press Business Writer
  NEW YORK (AP) — SharkNinja is recalling more than 2 million pressure cookers sold in the U.S. and Canada — after consumers reported over 100 burn injuries spanning from a hazard that can cause hot food to spew out.
  According to a recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday, Ninja-branded “Foodi OP300 Series Multi-Function Pressure Cookers” have a lid that can be opened whil
  
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• Foegele and Arvidsson know the Kings-Oilers rivalry all to well

  01-05-2025 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  For Kings forward Warren Foegele and Edmonton Oilers winger Viktor Arvidsson, road games in the first round may have brought opportunities to moonlight as a tour guide.
  Arvidsson, who spent three seasons with the Kings before signing a two-year pact with Edmonton this summer, and Foegele, who inked a three-season deal with the Kings in July, were part of a de facto swap that saw them switch sides in the rivalry. The feud, which dates to the 1980s, was reignited at a time that synced up dire
  
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• CIF-SS boys volleyball playoffs: Scores from the first round

  01-05-2025 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County scores from the first round of the CIF-SS boys volleyball playoffs on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
  DIVISION 1
  Pool A
  Mira Costa def. Beckman, 25-16, 28-26, 25-18
  Corona del Mar def. San Clemente, 26-24, 25-18, 25-21
  Pool B
  Huntington Beach def. Newport Harbor, 25-14, 25-19, 25-21
  DIVISION 2
  Mater Dei def. Woodbridge, 25-17, 25-16, 25-16
  Edison def. San Juan Hills, 3-1
  St. Francis def. JSerra, 25-18, 23-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-13
  St. Margaret’s def. Founta
  
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• Alexander: For want of a center, Lakers’ series with Timberwolves was lost

  01-05-2025 09:55 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — I guess Anthony Davis had it right after all.
  It was Davis, during his waning days as a Laker and in his frustration over being a power forward asked to play center, who more than once pleaded for Rob Pelinka to make a trade for a big man to play the “five.”
  As we’ve said, be careful what you wish for. Pelinka made a trade after those comments, but it was to send Davis to Dallas for Luka Doncic, a deal that will be talked about for years.
  But that acquisitio
  
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• Huntington Beach volleyball responds to challenge from Newport Harbor in playoffs

  01-05-2025 08:13 via ocregister.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH — The Huntington Beach boys volleyball team gained momentum in the middle of the first set against Newport Harbor in an opening-round, pool-play match in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs on Wednesday.
  The Oilers, the No. 2 seed, kept it up through the second set, faltered a bit in the third and then took control back in the fourth, defeating the No. 6 Sailors, 25-14, 25-19, 20-25, 25-20, at Huntington Beach High School.
  Huntington Beach (34-3), one of three Sunset League tea
  
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• Lakers drop Game 5 to Timberwolves as season ends in disappointment

  01-05-2025 07:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Lakers star LeBron James handles the ball as the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Julius Randle defends during the first half of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night, April 30, 2025, at Crypto.com Arena. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Lakers guard Austin Reaves goes down on the court against Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley during the first half of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night, April 30, 2025, at Crypto.com
  
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• Baseball roundup: Trabuco Hills, Aliso Niguel both win, title still up for grabs

  01-05-2025 07:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Mikey Gray pitched a two-hit shutout for Trabuco Hills in a 6-0 win over Capistrano Valley on Wednesday in a crucial game in the South Coast League championship race.
  Trabuco Hills (19-7-1, 8-3) can clinch at least a share of the league title with a win Friday over the Cougars (11-14-1, 2-8-1). The Mustangs are tied with Aliso Niguel atop the league standings and a win for either team Friday would clinch a share of the league title.
  Gray had 10 strikeouts for the Mustangs and also went 2 for 2 w
  
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• Softball roundup: Canyon dashes Pacifica’s title celebration with comeback

  01-05-2025 06:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowOnly resilient teams and players can survive the Crestview League’s playoff race in softball.
  Canyon proved that again on Wednesday by rallying past visiting Pacifica 5-4 to prevent the Mariners from clinching at least a share of the league championship.
  Irma Urincho belted a go-ahead, three-run home run in the fifth inning to help lift the Comanches (19-8, 6-5), who lead Cypress (16-9, 4-5) by one
  
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• Jury finds Anaheim man guilty of sexually assaulting teen, recording attack

  01-05-2025 05:53 via ocregister.com
  
  A federal jury Wednesday found an Anaheim man guilty of befriending a 13-year-old girl, giving her alcohol and sexually assaulting her while recording the attack.
  Jonathan Gonzalez-Reyes, 38, was found guilty of one count of producing child pornography, two counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
  Before the assault, Gonzalez-Reyes and his co-defendant, Nanci Jasmin Castillo, befriended the girl and, while t
  
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• Why tariffs won’t fix America’s work-attachment problem

  01-05-2025 05:51 via ocregister.com
  
  When Donald Trump reentered office in 2025, he inherited a strong economy partly fueled by the possibility of lower taxes on capital, fewer overbearing regulations, energy abundance and the rise of AI. Instead of stewarding that prosperity and optimism, Trump quickly upended it through a reckless love affair with tariffs and a flair for insulting allies. The result is a shrinking economy and the biggest stock market drop of any early presidential administration since the Nixon era.
  The fiasco is
  
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• Lakers’ change starting lineup for must-win Game 5

  01-05-2025 05:46 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — After playing the same lineup for the entire second half of their Game 4 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday afternoon, Lakers coach JJ Redick decided to make that quintet the first unit for Wednesday night’s win-or-go-home Game 5.
  Dorian Finney-Smith started Game 5 of the first-round playoff series in place of center Jaxson Hayes alongside Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and LeBron James.
  The aforementioned lineup played the final 24 minutes of
  
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• Light your way with the best headlamp

  01-05-2025 05:01 via ocregister.com
  
  What’s the best headlamp?
  A reliable headlamp is a useful multipurpose tool you can use in various situations, from outdoor activities to home repair. Unlike traditional flashlights, headlamps eliminate the need to use your hands, giving you more freedom during tasks.
  Headlamps are available in numerous sizes, styles and power sources to suit your needs. Top headlamps, like the PETZL Actik Core Headlamp, are lightweight, powerful and sport a variety of convenient features.
  What to know bef
  
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• Best anchors to keep your boat in place

  01-05-2025 04:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Which boat anchor is best?
  Buying a boat anchor may seem like a simple task; however, it is anything but. You need to consider not only what size anchor to buy but also what type. Some kinds of anchors are better suited to muddy bottoms, while others excel in grassy or rocky bottoms. If you purchase the wrong type of anchor or the wrong size, you may find that it can’t effectively hold your boat in place.
  Along with the anchor itself, there are other components that contribute to effective
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday, April 30

  01-05-2025 03:52 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Wednesday, April 30
  Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register.
  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  WEDNESDAY’S SCORES
  BASEBALL
  CRESTVIEW LEAGUE
  El Modena 2, El Dorado 0
  EMPIRE LEAGUE
  Fullerton 4, Laguna Hills 0
  FREEWAY LEAGUE
  Pacifica 9, Yorba Linda
  
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• Update: Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail in Yosemite Wednesday, gusts could peak at 40 mph

  01-05-2025 01:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Yosemite, Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Madera Foothills and Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra are the focus of an updated weather alert for strong thunderstorms issued at 4:47 p.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The alert is in effect until 5:30 p.m.
  Wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) are foreseen.
  “At 4:46 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southwest of Yosemite National, or 12 miles northwest of Yosemite South Entrance, moving south
  
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• 60th Congressional Cup gets underway in Long Beach

  01-05-2025 01:50 via ocregister.com
  
  The 60th running of the Congressional Cup is underway.
  The “granddaddy” of match racing began on Wednesday, April 30, with the 10 skippers and their crews sailing in a double round-robin format. The competition will run through Sunday, May 4, which is when the semifinals and finals will take place.
  Spectators watch as the boat captained by Johnie Berntsson sails past the Belmont Pier on the first day of racing at the Congressional Cup on Wednesday, April 30. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer,
  
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• Belly Laughs Festival announces daily lineup and AAPI month ticket deals

  01-05-2025 01:40 via ocregister.com
  
  The Belly Laughs Comedy & Food Festival has announced its daily lineup and a ticket bundle deal to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month throughout May.
  The event, which will take place on July 12 and 13 at L.A. Live in Los Angeles, will feature more than 30 stand-up Asian comedians, including Hasan Minhaj, Kumail Nanjiani, and Margaret Cho, along with some of the best Asian restaurants around Los Angeles.
  There will also be a focus on beverages, including Asian-inspired signature drinks from Martel
  
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• Wholesome Choice coming to shuttered OSH in Mission Viejo

  01-05-2025 01:06 via ocregister.com
  
  Wholesome Choice Market is coming to the long-shuttered Orchard Supply Hardware in Mission Viejo.
  The company paid $11.63 million for the shopping center at 24011-24031 Marguerite Parkway.
  Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, identified as an investment company based in Denver.
  The buyer, described by Hanley as “an Orange County-based regional grocery store operator,” was represented by Walseth Investment Co. in Newport Beach.
  The LLC behind the grocer was identified throu
  
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• Kamala Harris plans a speech sharply criticizing Donald Trump’s policies

  01-05-2025 01:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris plans to use a high-profile speech Wednesday to sharply criticize President Donald Trump amid speculation about whether she will mount another presidential campaign or opt to run for California governor.
  Harris will address the 20th anniversary gala for Emerge America, an organization that recruits and trains Democratic women to run for office that grew in part from Harris’ run for San Franci
  
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• Mike Trout removed with knee soreness as Angels drop 5th straight

  01-05-2025 01:04 via ocregister.com
  
  SEATTLE — The Angels’ losing streak continued with a particularly awful afternoon.
  The Angels’ 9-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon was decided when they allowed six runs in the seventh inning.
  Even before all that, the Angels saw Mike Trout leave the game.
  The Angels’ oft-injured superstar was pulled for a pinch-hitter in the top of the fourth inning. Manager Ron Washington said after the game that Trout felt soreness in his left knee when his foot hit
  
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• FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say

  01-05-2025 00:54 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
  The reasons for the moves were not immediately clear, though they come as the FBI under Director Kash Patel has been undertaking broad personnel changes and Deputy Director Dan Bongino h
  
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• Little Saigon commemorates 50th anniversary of fall of Saigon with bittersweet ceremony

  01-05-2025 00:52 via ocregister.com
  
  It was an overcast morning Wednesday in Westminster, much like it was 50 years ago to the day in Saigon, when the South Vietnamese capital fell to communist forces and the last American troops left the city with as many allies as they could evacuate.
  Doan Hoang Curtis was just a toddler on April 30, 1975, when she was airlifted with her mother from the Defense Attaché Office in Saigon to the U.S.S. Hancock, which was waiting for evacuees in the Gulf of Thailand.
  Curtis arrived at Wednesda
  
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• Appellate court won’t lift restrictions on DOGE access to Social Security information

  01-05-2025 00:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By REBECCA BOONE, Associated Press
  A federal appeals court says it won’t lift restrictions on the access that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has to Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.
  The full panel of judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 9-6 to keep the ruling from U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander in place while DOGE pushes forward with an appeal. The appellate decision was released Wednesday.
  Earlier this m
  
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• Trump company strikes Qatari golf resort deal in a sign it’s not holding back from foreign business

  01-05-2025 00:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By BERNARD CONDON, Associated Press
  The Trump family company struck a deal Wednesday to build a luxury golf resort in Qatar in a sign it has no plans to hold back from foreign dealmaking during a second Trump administration, despite the danger of a president shaping U.S. public policy for personal financial gain.
  The project, which features Trump-branded beachside villas and an 18-hole golf course to be built by a Saudi Arabian company, is the first foreign deal by the Trump Organization since D
  
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• Update: Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail in Yosemite and Yosemite Valley Wednesday

  01-05-2025 00:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Yosemite and Yosemite Valley are the focus of an updated weather alert for strong thunderstorms issued at 3:22 p.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The alert is in effect until 3:45 p.m.
  The storms are forecast to bring pea-sized hail (0.25 inches).
  “At 3:22 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Yosemite National, or 14 miles north of Yosemite South Entrance, moving south at 10 mph,” states the NWS Hanford CA. “Minor hail damage to vegetation is p
  
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• Tony Gonsolin strong in 1st game since 2023 as Dodgers win 5th straight

  01-05-2025 00:20 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Tony Gonsolin was purring Wednesday while dropping strikeouts into the kitty like he never left.
  Cat themes abound for the feline fanatic, who is into a new life of his major-league career after returning from Tommy John surgery in impressive fashion. The outing led the Dodgers to a 12-7 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon to complete a three-game series sweep and extend their winning streak to five.
  Feisty cat meows played over the public address system aft
  
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• California’s US senators revive effort to ban assault weapons

  01-05-2025 00:14 via ocregister.com
  
  U.S. Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla, both Democrats from California, have revived an effort to impose a nationwide ban on assault weapons — more than two decades after a similar ban expired.
  That original ban was the result of legislation by then-Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who was successful in getting her bill passed in 1994 but was unable to extend it after the ban sunset in 2004. The 1994 passage occurred after a schoolyard shooting in Stockton.
  The senators said they are championi
  
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• Santa Ana office building on E. 1st Street converting to 86 townhomes

  01-05-2025 00:11 via ocregister.com
  
  Scottsdale-based Meritage Homes will demolish an office complex in Santa Ana and build 86 townhomes in its place.
  Meritage bought the property near the convergence of the 55 and 5 freeways from Harbor Associates for $19.2 million. The deal closed April 29.
  Long Beach-based Harbor worked with the city to entitle the property at 2020 E. First St. for residential use.
  According to the site plan, the three-story townhomes will range from roughly 1,200-1,800 square feet with six live-work units at 2,
  
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• Santa Ana officer, motorist suffer minor injuries in crash

  01-05-2025 00:09 via ocregister.com
  
  A Santa Ana police officer and a civilian suffered minor injuries in a crash involving two SUVs in Santa Ana Tuesday night, April 29, authorities said.
  The crash occurred in the area of First Street and Grand Avenue about 11:45 p.m., Santa Ana spokeswoman Officer Natalie Garcia said.
  The officer declined to be taken to a hospital.
  Orange County Fire Authority Battalion Chief Nolan McGaughy told OnScene TV, a freelance news organization that sometimes works with the Southern California News Group
  
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• 22-year-old will stand trial for pedestrian deaths of 4 Pepperdine students on PCH

  01-05-2025 00:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By TERRI VERMEULEN KEITH
  A 22-year-old man was ordered today to stand trial on murder and vehicular manslaughter charges for allegedly speeding when he crashed into three parked vehicles on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu in 2023 — killing four Pepperdine University sorority sisters.
  Fraser Michael Bohm of Malibu faces four counts each of murder and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in the Oct. 17, 2023, nighttime crash that killed Niamh Rolston, 20, Peyton Stewart, 21, Asha Wei
  
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• Newport Beach bayfront home with link to Vegas Strip seeks $26 million

  01-05-2025 00:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The house features a gated entrance and a three-car garage. (Photo by David Heath of Western Exposure)
  The foyer has a curved staircase. (Photo by David Heath of Western Exposure)
  The sit-down bar and living area in the great room. (Photo by David Heath of Western Exposure)
  The formal dining area with a built-in hutch. (Photo by David Heath of Western Exposure)
  The kitchen. (Photo by David Heath of Western Exposure)
  The breakfast nook. (Photo by David Heath of Western Exposure)
  The den. (Photo b
  
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