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• Can a Rose Parade float help heal a politically fractured nation?

  13-12-2025 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  When three majestic bald eagles soar 30-feet over Colorado Boulevard in the 137th Rose Parade on New Year’s Day, organizers hope they not only wow the crowd, but also begin to unify a fractured nation.
  America250 — the bipartisan organization established by Congress in 2016 to plan the nation’s semiquincentennial — is entering a float in the 2026 parade.
  It’s not the first time the U.S. government has had a hand in America’s favorite New Year’s Day tradi
  
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• Detroit Lions at Rams: Who has the edge?

  13-12-2025 23:01 via ocregister.com
  
  DETROIT LIONS (8-5) at RAMS (10-3)
  When: 1:25 p.m. Sunday
  Where: SoFi Stadium
  TV/Radio: FOX (Ch. 11)/710 AM; 93.1 FM; 1330 AM (Spanish); Sirius 381, 226
  Line: Rams by 5.5
  Notable injury designations
  Lions: OUT: DB Brian Branch (Achilles), S Kerby Joseph (knee); QUESTIONABLE: OT Taylor Decker (shoulder/rest), WR Kalif Raymond (ankle), S Thomas Harper (concussion), OG Kayode Awosika (foot), OG Christian Mahogany (fibula), RB Sione Vaki (thumb), TE Shane Zylstra (knee).
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• At least 2 killed and several more hurt in shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island

  13-12-2025 22:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — At least 2 people have been killed and several others injured in a shooting at Brown University, a law enforcement source told the Associated Press.
  The official could not publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.
  University officials initially told students and staff that a suspect was in custody, before later saying that was not the case and that police were still searching for a suspect or
  
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• At least 2 killed and 8 hurt in shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island

  13-12-2025 22:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A shooting in the engineering building at Brown University on the second day of final exams left at least two people dead and eight injured and in critical but stable condition Saturday, Providence’s mayor said. The Ivy League school issued an active shooter alert and urged students and staff to take shelter.
  Police did not immediately release details about the number of victims, their conditions or the circumstance
  
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• Ducks, in 3rd game in 5 days, look the part in loss to Devils

  13-12-2025 22:41 via ocregister.com
  
  The Ducks were embarking on their third game in five days and it definitely showed Saturday.
  New Jersey’s Jake Allen stopped 30 shots as the Devils won for the first time in six games at home with four unanswered goals for a 4-1 victory at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
  The Ducks, coming off a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday as part of a five-game road trip, didn’t engineer a shot on Allen more than 10 minutes into the game and failed to convert on four power-pl
  
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• Air quality alert affecting Orange County Sunday

  13-12-2025 22:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County Coast, Orange County, San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys, Riverside County Mountains and San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning are included in an air quality alert reported by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 1:15 p.m. The alert is in effect until Sunday Dec. 14, at 1:15 p.m.
  The NWS San Diego CA says to anticipate, “The South Coast AQMD has extended a mandatory wood-burning ban for residents in the South Coast Air Basin. The No-Burn rule bans burning wood, pelle
  
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• Final score: Redding Christian 16, Woodbridge 0 in Division 7-AA championship

  13-12-2025 22:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The Woodbridge football team wasn’t able to put an exclamation point on its remarkable season, as the Warriors lost to Redding Christian, 16-0, in the CIF State Division 7-AA championship game Saturday at Fullerton High.
  The Warriors made it to the state championship game after starting the season 0-7.
  Woodbridge’s defense held the Lions to their lowest point total of the season
  Woodbridge freshman quarterback Waylon Stone passed for 76 yards.
  The game just ended. We’ll have a
  
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• Amber has been waiting for a family to call her own

  13-12-2025 20:12 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Vizsla, possibly a mix
  Age: 3 years
  Sex: Spayed female
  Amber’s story: Amber was rescued from a gas station by a good Samaritan who noticed her and brought her to rescue. From the moment she arrived at Friends of Orange County’s Homeless Pets, it was clear she is truly special. She’s warm, loyal and gentle and wants nothing more than to be part of a family that will treasure her. She loves to play – especially fetch – until the day is done, when she’ll c
  
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• Feline mom Bella, back, and her daughter, Misty, are affectionate and outgoing

  13-12-2025 20:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Breeds: Bella, Tuxedo cat; Misty, Russian blue mix
  Ages: Bella, 2 years; Misty, 6 months
  Sexes: Spayed females
  Bella and Misty’s story: Bella and Misty are a bonded mother and daughter ready for a loving home together. Bella is the sweetest, most easygoing cat. She’s truly a “go with the flow” girl who loves people and gets along wonderfully with cats and dogs. Misty, her daughter, has an equally gentle nature. She’s affectionate and curious and always ready for snu
  
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• USC men’s basketball wants to avoid ‘comfort zone’

  13-12-2025 19:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The USC men’s basketball team is repeatedly having to find its identity. And with three players out due to injury, head coach Eric Musselman wants more from his team.
  “You never want players to take advantage of a role because the bench is thinner,” he told reporters after beating San Diego on Tuesday. “And I think we’re getting into a comfort zone right now with guys just knowing they’re going to get minutes because there’s nowhere else to turn.”
  
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• Lake Elsinore woman gets 15 years to life for role in Irvine car-to-car shooting death

  13-12-2025 19:30 via ocregister.com
  
  A 22-year-old woman pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for her role in a fatal car-to-car shooting of a 19-year-old man in Irvine two years ago.
  Hailey Angelique Rangel of Lake Elsinore pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Co-defendant Jayden Browndorf, 23, of Irvine, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was also sentenced to 15 years to life in prison on Nov. 21.
  Co-defendant Noah Farmer, 24, of Tustin, is scheduled for trial Feb. 20. He is charged wi
  
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• Man suspected of killing wife in Lancaster, fleeing with kids to Peru, is arrested at LAX

  13-12-2025 19:04 via ocregister.com
  
  A man suspected of killing his wife in Lancaster has been extradited to the United States from Peru.
  Jossimar Cabrera arrived at Los Angeles International Airport around 7:30 p.m. Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
  Jossimar Cabrera, 36, is allegedly seen on surveillance video dragging a large object in a large blanket or sheet from the Lancaster apartment he shared with wife Sheylla Cabrera, 33, whose body was found Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in the Angeles Nat
  
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• High school football: Complete coverage of Saturday’s CIF state championships

  13-12-2025 18:47 via ocregister.com
  
  The Southern California News Group is ready to take you through a busy day and night of CIF State Championship football games.
  The games are being played at three different locations and at various times throughout the day, but we’ve made it easy for you to follow the action right here.
  We have links to all of our all previews.
  Our reporters will have updates from the games.
  And at the end of the day, we’ll have stories, photos, scores and more in one place — right here.
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• High school football: Scores from Friday’s CIF state championship games

  13-12-2025 18:44 via ocregister.com
  
  The scores from the CIF State football championship games on Friday.
  CIF STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
  FRIDAY’S RESULTS
  DIVISION 1-AA
  Folsom 42, San Diego Cathedral Catholic 28
  DIVISION 2-AA
  Stockton St. Mary’s 27, Bakersfield Christian 24
  DIVISION 3-AA
  San Francisco St. Ignatius College Prep 42, Ventura 35
  DIVISION 6-AA
  Valley Center 36, San Jose Lincoln 35
  DIVISION 4-AA
  Barstow 17, Sutter 7
  DIVISION 5-AA
  Oakland Bishop O’Dowd 37, El Cajon Christian 0
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• Los Alamitos consensus picks for Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025

  13-12-2025 18:37 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Los Alamitos horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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• Chargers must change winning ugly formula if they want to beat Chiefs

  13-12-2025 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Finding a way to win is never a bad thing, which was precisely what happened during the Chargers’ overtime victory over the Philadelphia Eagles last week. It might have been tough for viewers of “Monday Night Football” to watch, a mistake-filled game, but the Chargers were OK with it.
  Style points?
  None were awarded.
  No big deal.
  “It wasn’t perfect, but we did what we had to do to win,” Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said in the wake of their grittiest victory of
  
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• What to Stream: ‘Emily in Paris,’ iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, ‘Him’

  13-12-2025 17:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By The Associated Press
  Marlon Wayans starring in the Jordan Peele-produced football thriller “Him” and the iHeartRadio Z100’s Jingle Ball 2025 featuring Conan Gray, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll and Olivia Dean are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
  Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: A second season of “Fallout” arrives on Prime Vid
  
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• Getting the latest on Surfing Heritage & Culture Center from the crew

  13-12-2025 17:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Recently, I was lurking around South Orange County and one of the highlights of the week was a breakfast that I got to attend at The Ranch at Laguna Beach with a real collection of coolsters.
  The group included one of my oldest co-conspirators, Dick Metz, who at 96 is an inspiration to anyone who crosses his path. Dick is still charging hard and holding court in numerous speaking engagements around his hometown.
  As the inspiration for Bruce Brown’s iconic “Endless Summer” flick
  
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• What a gardener should know about planting a longan tree

  13-12-2025 17:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Sometimes you learn about a tree with flavorful fruit that you had never heard of before and wonder what took you so long. Or maybe you heard of the tree, but had put it out of your mind due to its absence from gardens and nurseries, in addition to its fruit being nowhere to be found in your grocery store’s produce section.
  Learning about unfamiliar fruit has been a recurring experience for me this year as I followed the ripening of fruits in “Jacques’ Food Garden,” a mon
  
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• Where are California rentals vacant the longest?

  13-12-2025 17:08 via ocregister.com
  
  How swiftly must a California apartment seeker act to grab a new residence?
  Well, my trusty spreadsheet reviewed some curious data from ApartmentList that tracks how long vacant units go unrented in 46 large U.S. metropolitan areas – including six from California. The focus was on the six-month average through November, compared with 12 months earlier and with the average pace dating back to 2019.
  This “time on market” benchmark can give renters a sense of how quickly their dec
  
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• Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto set to pitch for Japan in 2026 WBC

  13-12-2025 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto plans to pitch for Team Japan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, while Roki Sasaki is not expected to participate, according to reports from Japanese publications.
  Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani already announced on his Instagram account that he plans to play for Japan (the defending champion) in the WBC this spring.
  The Dodgers met with Team Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata during the Winter Meetings in Orlando earlier this week. But Dodgers gene
  
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• Camp Pendleton ‘docs’ train ahead of deployment to Australia

  13-12-2025 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  With conflicts in the future anticipated to be more likely along island chains in the Indo-Pacific, one of the things Camp Pendleton corpsmen are training for is to be prepared to have to keep their patients alive in more remote locations until more help arrives.
  A fictional drone attack this week during the I Marine Expeditionary Force’s Steel Knight exercise, all part of preparations for an upcoming deployment to Australia, had the Marine “docs” training on techniques for mas
  
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• Council to consider 447-unit apartment complex to replace cinema at Anaheim Hills Festival center

  13-12-2025 16:28 via ocregister.com
  
  The Anaheim City Council is expected to consider on Tuesday, Dec.16, a proposal that would turn part of the Anaheim Hills Festival shopping center into housing.
  If final site plans are voted through, a 447-unit residential community would replace the shopping hub’s shuttered Regal Cinema.
  The theater, at the southern end of the center that’s located between Festival Drive and Roosevelt Road, closed shortly after owner Cineworld Group declared bankruptcy in 2022.
  In its place, de
  
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• Faith leaders embrace sound baths to connect with spiritual seekers

  13-12-2025 16:10 via ocregister.com
  
  By DEEPA BHARATH
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — With eyes closed and a small mallet in hand, the Rev. Kyohei Mikawa gently struck the bronze Himalayan singing bowl resting in his palm and bathed the Buddhist sanctuary in a resonant hum.
  Mikawa spent the next 45 minutes skimming bowls, playing a tongue drum and chanting to create an immersive experience called a sound bath as he sat facing a dozen people relaxing or meditating on yoga mats.
  Sometimes known as sound healing or sound meditation, sound ba
  
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• Westminster council decides Rose Center Theater will change management, ceasing productions

  13-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rose Center Theater’s last production by the people who’ve run it for two decades will be a musical based on the legend of Robin Hood.
  That program is “fitting for the occasion,” one of the musical’s creators Tim Nelson said. “It’s all about hope and the future and how Robin and his men turn a very distraught England into a very hopeful place.”
  “And so that kind of speaks, I think, to where we are at,” said Nelson, who, as the resid
  
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• South Coast Repertory to develop a new version of ‘A Christmas Carol’

  13-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  South Coast Repertory has commissioned award-winning playwright Amy Freed to develop a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” the Costa Mesa theater announced Friday evening, Dec. 12.
  SCR Artistic Director David Ivers will direct the new show, which will replace the current version of “A Christmas Carol” that has attracted thousands of play-goers annually for the past 45 yearsand Managing Director Suzanne Appel announced the commision before Friday&
  
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• Larry Wilson: Welcome to the surveillance state, visitors to America!

  13-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  When it comes to foreigners wishing to visit the super-rich and super-developed nation that is the United States of America, it helps to be from another super-rich, super-developed nation, because then you don’t need a visa to get in for 90 days of tourism or business.
  You can look on a federal government world map that shows the 42 countries in the visa waiver program, and see that it includes all the nations of Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and for s
  
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• December is a great time to buy a new car and this is why

  13-12-2025 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH JACQUOT, Edmunds
  If you’re in the market for a new vehicle, the remaining weeks of December could very well be a great time to buy. Several recurring industry trends converge at year-end, creating favorable conditions that can help you save money. The auto experts at Edmunds have come up with three key reasons why December often delivers the opportunity for better deals — and what to know to ensure you get the best one.
  Year-end sales quotas and dealership incentives
  Manufact
  
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• End of enhanced subsidies will protect taxpayers from waste and fraud

  13-12-2025 15:30 via ocregister.com
  
  On December 31, the enhanced subsidies for Obamacare policies that were enacted in 2021 and extended through 2025 are set to expire. The U.S. Senate held a couple of votes on Thursday but did not renew them. So it may be that on January 1, the program will return to the original Obamacare subsidies.
  Democrats are portraying the imminent return of original Obamacare as a Republican effort to destroy healthcare. They have finally admitted that the Affordable Care Act is a dismal failure.
  The origi
  
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• ‘Rising Together’ Rose Parade float to bring together Palisades, Eaton firestorm survivors

  13-12-2025 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A ride on a Rose Parade float can’t bring back what Sue Kohl lost in the Palisades fire on Jan. 7. But that 5.5.-mile float ride on Colorado Boulevard on New Year’s Day will symbolize a path forward after a year of rebuilding.
  “Losing my home and my town in the Palisades Fire was devastating, but I ride to celebrate resilience, renewal and the unbreakable spirit of a community that refuses to be defined by loss,” said Kohl, president of the Pacific Palisades Communit
  
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• I just came back from Argentina. Milei’s economy is working.

  13-12-2025 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Two years ago, on December 10, 2023, President Javier Milei came to power in Argentina, promising free-market-friendly reforms and to rid the country of the economic chaos it has endured for decades.
  In November, I visited Argentina and got to see first-hand the impact of Milei’s economic agenda. While decades of bad policy are still impacting the economy, and many people continue to struggle, Milei’s pro-free market agenda is showing early results as evidenced by the economic activi
  
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• Dense fog advisory in place for Orange County Coast and San Diego County Coastal Areas until Saturday morning

  13-12-2025 14:29 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County Coast and San Diego County Coastal Areas are included in a dense fog advisory released by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 5:27 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 10 a.m.
  The NWS San Diego CA says to prepare for, “Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.”
  “Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous, including along I-5 and I-405,” the NWS said. “If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance a
  
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• Fishing and real estate have similarities, not just ‘the one that got away’

  13-12-2025 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  I am penning this column from the bridge of a fishing charter.
  Our oldest grandson is beside me, wide eyed, focused and convinced that fishing is the highest and best use of any waking moment. I am not entirely sure where his passion for the sport began, but I can say this with certainty: when I was his age, I loved to fish as well.
  The difference is simple. I grew up roughly a thousand miles from the closest ocean. My angling adventures were confined to small freshwater creeks and quiet Midwest
  
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• Coming for your credit card from left and right

  13-12-2025 13:00 via ocregister.com
  
  In a scene that perfectly captures the strangeness of American politics today, President Donald Trump, a billionaire and self-styled champion of American business (at least the ones he likes) was all smiles during an Oval Office visit from Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist and mayor-elect of New York City.
  For months, the two men traded the harshest of insults. Mamdani was a “communist” and “radical left lunatic”; Trump a “fascist” and “despot.&rd
  
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• Life after artificial intelligence takes all of our jobs

  13-12-2025 09:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that within the next five years, AI could eradicate half of all entry-level jobs and increase unemployment by up to 20%. University of Louisville professor and computer scientist Roman Yampolskiy makes a darker prediction, claiming that 99% of jobs will be eliminated by robots and AI in the next five years.
  These appear to be scary times indeed – AI is now creating images of people with the correct number of fingers and the future that was promised where A
  
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• Golden Jubilee boat parade shines in Dana Point Harbor

  13-12-2025 09:15 via ocregister.com
  
  As the sun has been setting, the Dana Point Harbor has only gotten brighter as boats decked out in thousands of twinkling lights have cruised the waterway, their crews and the people watching from the shore sharing a festive holiday tradition that marks 50 years this weekend.
  The annual Boat Parade of Lights launched in the harbor Friday night, with the last cruise happening at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14. This year’s theme is the “Golden Jubilee – Carol of the Boats.”
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• Servite and water polo coach Andy Coffman part ways after 11 seasons

  13-12-2025 08:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Servite and boys water polo coach Andy Coffman have “parted ways” after 11 seasons, the Trinity League school announced Friday.
  Coffman, who also served as the school’s aquatics director since 2015, highlighted his tenure by leading Servite to the CIF-SS Division 3 title in 2018.
  It was the school’s first section championship since 2005 under legendary coach Jim Sprague.
  This past season, Servite finished 18-10 overall, 1-4 in league and lost to eventual champion Loyola 1
  
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• Man gets 44-plus years for fatal rifle shooting in Anaheim

  13-12-2025 07:44 via ocregister.com
  
  A 25-year-old man was sentenced Friday, Dec. 12, to 44 years to life in prison for fatally shooting another man in Anaheim four years ago in what defense attorneys said was a dispute over a vehicle purchase.
  Richard Flores was convicted Oct. 23 of second-degree murder.
  He gunned down 30-year-old Jefferson Diaz on the 1700 block of West Glenoaks Avenue, about a quarter-mile west of Euclid Street, before midnight on April 16, 2021.
  Armed with an AR-15-style rifle, Flores went looking for Diaz in a
  
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• Orange Lutheran girls basketball overwhelmed by La Salle’s strong start

  13-12-2025 07:27 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE — The Orange Lutheran girls basketball team came into Friday’s game looking to build off the momentum of a quality victory earlier in the week.
  Instead, it was La Salle, the top-ranked team in the San Gabriel Valley, that blitzed Orange Lutheran from the onset and came away with a 49-26 victory at Orange Lutheran High.
  Orange Lutheran guard Kayla Watanabe, left, comes up against La Salle guard Julianne Tan as she tries to get to the basket in a nonleague girls basketball game
  
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• Santa Margarita boys basketball survives late scare from Village Christian

  13-12-2025 07:03 via ocregister.com
  
  RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — Midway through the fourth quarter of Friday’s nonleague basketball game between Village Christian and Santa Margarita, it seemed like garbage time was looming.
  Santa Margarita had a big lead but it had to hold off a late rally to beat Village Christian 92-85 at Santa Margarita High.
  Santa Margarita forward Markee White shoots a layup during a nonleague game against Village Christian on Friday, December 12, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photograp
  
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• Anaheim police officer involved in Eastvale crash, suffers non-life-threatening injuries

  13-12-2025 06:01 via ocregister.com
  
  An Anaheim motorcycle officer collided with a car on Friday afternoon, Dec. 12, in Eastvale, according to authorities, and was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
  A sedan was making a left turn when it crashed with the motorcyclist near Limonite Avenue and Eastvale Gateway shortly before 4 p.m., said Riverside County sheriff’s Lt. Deirdre Vickers. The driver of the sedan remained at the scene.
  Bits of the police motorcycle laid about as deputies responded to the scene.
  The mot
  
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• Lakers’ Austin Reaves to miss at least 1 week with calf strain

  13-12-2025 02:55 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Lakers guard Austin Reaves will be sidelined for at least the next week – and presumably the team’s next two games – because of a calf injury.
  The team announced on Friday afternoon that Reaves was diagnosed with a “mild” left calf strain and would be reevaluated in about one week.
  The Lakers play the Phoenix Suns in Arizona on Sunday and the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Thursday.
  They’ll return to Southern California for a matchup against
  
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• USC wide receiver Makai Lemon wins Biletnikoff Award

  13-12-2025 02:45 via ocregister.com
  
  USC junior wide receiver Makai Lemon has won the Biletnikoff Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top college wide receiver, it was announced Friday during the College Football Awards show.
  Lemon, who beat out Ohio State sophomore Jeremiah Smith and Connecticut senior Skyler Bell for the honor, is the second Biletnikoff Award winner in USC history, joining Marqise Lee (2012).
  The first-team All-American finished the regular season leading all Power Four conference players in rece
  
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• Top Angels executives deny team knew of Tyler Skaggs’ or Eric Kay’s drug use or ties

  13-12-2025 02:38 via ocregister.com
  
  Top Los Angeles Angels executives testified on Friday, Dec. 12 that they knew nothing about Tyler Skaggs’ opioid use or that a team communication staffer was providing Skaggs with illicit pills prior to the pitchers’ shocking 2019 death, as testimony in the high-profile wrongful death trial against the organization drew to a close.
  Molly Jolly, the team’s senior vice president of finance and administration, said she was “flabbergasted” to learn of the drug use invol
  
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• Dodgers officially add elite closer Edwin Diaz

  13-12-2025 02:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Newly signed Dodgers relief pitcher Edwin Diaz poses for photos with Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, left, and general manager Brandon Gomes, right, on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Newly signed Dodgers relief pitcher Edwin Diaz speaks to reporters during his introductory press conference on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
  Dodgers president of
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Friday, Dec. 12

  13-12-2025 02:25 via ocregister.com
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Friday, Dec. 12.
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  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  FRIDAY’S SCORES
  GIRLS WATER POLO
  VILLA PARK CLASSIC
  At Villa Park
  Torrey Pines 18, Villa Park 8
  At Los Alamitos
  Ventura 15, University 4
  Irvine 7, Yucaip
  
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• LA Bowl: Washington and Boise State aim to go out on top

  13-12-2025 02:16 via ocregister.com
  
  INGLEWOOD — Rob Gronkowski stumbled around the podium, falling off balance to his left, before plopping into a chair behind Washington and Boise State helmets and jerseys.
  “It’s going to be a great game; we got two solid teams,” the former star tight end for the New England Patriots, who’s the enigmatic and energetic host of the Bucked Up LA Bowl between the Huskies and Broncos at 5 p.m. Saturday at SoFi Stadium.
  “I’m already drunk,” Gronkowski sai
  
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• New York is the 8th state found to have improperly issued commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants

  13-12-2025 01:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH FUNK
  New York is the eighth state found to routinely issue commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that are valid long after they are no longer legally authorized to be in the country, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday, and he threatened to withhold $73 million in highway funds unless the system is fixed and any flawed licenses are revoked.
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• Santa Margarita reaches state final a year after being rocked by hazing scandal

  13-12-2025 01:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Two images bookend Santa Margarita Catholic High School’s improbable journey from 2024’s scandal-ridden 5-7 season to a spot in the CIF State Open Division championship showdown with De La Salle on Saturday night and a game that has attracted national attention.
  One is after Santa Margarita’s 42-7 victory against Centennial in the CIF Southern Section Division I title game, first-year head coach Carson Palmer, the former Eagles standout, USC Heisman Trophy winner, NFL All-Pro q
  
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• GOP chairman threatens Clintons with contempt of Congress in Epstein inquiry

  13-12-2025 01:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN GROVES
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee threatened Friday to begin contempt of Congress proceedings against former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton if they refuse to appear for depositions as part of the committee’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
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