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• Venezuelans wonder who’s in charge as Trump claims contact with Maduro’s deputy

  03-01-2026 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By REGINA GARCIA CANO, JUAN ARRAEZ and ISABEL DEBRE, Associated Press
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Uncertainty gripped Venezuela on Saturday as people scrambled to understand who was in charge of the South American country after a U.S. military operation captured President Nicolás Maduro.
  “What will happen tomorrow? What will happen in the next hour? Nobody knows,” Caracas resident Juan Pablo Petrone said.
  President Donald Trump delivered a shocking pick for who would take
  
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• Rams QB Matthew Stafford looks to put finishing touches on magical season

  03-01-2026 23:31 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Week after week, Matthew Stafford and Terrance Ferguson were inches apart from a big connection. A slight overthrow by the veteran quarterback. A route run just out of rhythm by the Rams’ rookie tight end.
  Through it all, Stafford stayed calm. A quick point to the spot he wanted Ferguson to settle into the zone. A little clap, then a high-five as the rookie returned to the huddle.
  “Running those routes, talk with him, what he wants me to do and kind of see it thro
  
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• Galaxy’s Riqui Puig to miss 2026 season after 2nd knee surgery

  03-01-2026 22:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig will miss the 2026 season after undergoing another surgery on his left knee Saturday.
  The club confirmed that Puig, who missed all of the 2025 season after suffering an ACL injury in the 2024 MLS Western Conference finals, “underwent a successful anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery on his left knee, just over a year after a similar procedure in late 2024.”
  The surgery was done in Barcelona by Dr. Ramón Cugat, one day after news broke
  
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• Protests in Southern California, elsewhere, take shape over U.S. attack on Venezuela

  03-01-2026 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Protests against the actions the United States took in Venezuela overnight were being hastily planned Saturday across the nation and Southern California, including in downtown Los Angeles, Rancho Cucamonga and elsewhere.
  The U.S. carried out a military strike on Venezuela early Saturday, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and removing them from the country. President Donald Trump said the U.S. is “going to run” Venezuela until a transition of power
  
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (Dec. 25-Jan. 1)

  03-01-2026 21:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from Dec. 25 to Jan. 1.
  El Torito, 18512 MacArthur Blvd., IrvineClosed: Dec. 31
  Reason: Rodent and cockroach infestation
  Reopened: Dec. 317-Eleven, 15265 Culver Drive, IrvineClosed: Dec. 31
  Reason: Cockroach infestationCroutons, 17927 MacArthur Blvd., Suite A-111, IrvineClosed: Dec. 30
  Reason: Rodent infestation
  Reopened: Dec. 31Pho Lab, 22641 Lake Forest Drive, Suite B-1, Lake ForestClos
  
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• Capture of Maduro and US claim it will run Venezuela raise new legal questions

  03-01-2026 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By LISA MASCARO, JOSHUA GOODMAN and BEN FINLEY, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuela’s president and plans to “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. moves under a broader campaign against the South American nation.
  The middle-of-the-night seizure of Nicolás Maduro, who was being transported on a U.S. warship to face narcoterrorism conspiracy charges in New York, is beyond
  
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• Chargers prioritize health for regular-season finale vs. Broncos

  03-01-2026 20:21 via ocregister.com
  
  The Chargers say they are treating their regular-season finale Sunday as an opportunity to rest and regroup going into their AFC wild-card game next week. The Denver Broncos say they are treating it as a playoff game, a chance to clinch the No. 1 seed and enjoy a bye next week.
  Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said he would give quarterback Justin Herbert the day off, preserving and protecting his fractured left, non-throwing hand for the playoffs. Broncos coach Sean Payton said he would prepare thei
  
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• Remaining 2 hikers who died on Mt. Baldy are ID’d

  03-01-2026 20:11 via ocregister.com
  
  The remaining two hikers found dead on Mt. Baldy earlier this week have been identified, officials announced Saturday, Jan. 3.
  The men were identified on Friday as Juan Sarat Lopez, 37, and Bayron Pedro Ramos Garcia, 36, both Guatemalan nationals who were living in Los Angeles, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said. Investigators believe the men fell from the Devil’s Backbone trail and died the same day they were found.
  The other victim was previously identified as Marc
  
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• US military operation in Venezuela disrupts Caribbean holiday travel, hundreds of flights canceled

  03-01-2026 20:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT O’BRIEN and JOSH FUNK, Associated Press Business Writers
  The U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country early Saturday has also disrupted Caribbean travel at a busy travel time for the region.
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• Maduro’s capture disrupts Caribbean holiday travel, hundreds of flights canceled

  03-01-2026 20:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT O’BRIEN and JOSH FUNK, Associated Press
  The U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country early Saturday has also disrupted Caribbean travel at a busy travel time for the region.
  Related Articles How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Who is Nicolás Maduro? Venezuela’s leader never escaped his predecessor’s shadow What we know about a US strike that captured Venezuela’s
  
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• Swanson: Lakers are good, but good doesn’t cut it

  03-01-2026 19:43 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Gap years are for young people who need a beat to find themselves, who want to avoid reality a little longer, and who have the luxury of time to do it.
  The Lakers have the luxury of rostering Luka Doncic, a 26-year-old superstar in his prime. They’ve got the luxury of a new ownership group for whom title contention has been non-negotiable for the baseball team next door. The Lakers also have the luxury of a devoted, demanding and easily dissatisfied fan base.
  Gap years
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of vandalizing LA City Hall on New Year’s Day

  03-01-2026 19:34 via ocregister.com
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of vandalizing City Hall on New Year’s Day, police announced on Saturday, Jan. 3.
  Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Security Services Division responded at approximately 6:30 p.m. Thursday to reports of extensive damage to both the interior and exterior of City Hall, according to an LAPD statement.
  Police said the suspect gained entry through the First Street entrance by breaking a locked glass door, “and proceeded to the thi
  
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• United Way launches Workforce Accelerator Program to get more kids to graduate with future plans

  03-01-2026 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  A partnership between the Orange County United Way, the Anaheim Unified School District and the North Orange County Community College District is designed to provide high school juniors, many from underserved backgrounds, with a workable pathway toward a career.
  The United Way’s newly launched Workforce Accelerator Program supports students in developing and implementing a personalized education and career plan, ranging from skilled trade and certification programs to earning two- and four
  
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• Ouster of Maduro government sparks celebrations among Venezuelans in South Florida

  03-01-2026 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  By VANESSA A. ALVAREZ, TIM REYNOLDS and BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press
  DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Revelers chanted “liberty” and draped Venezuelan flags over their shoulders in South Florida on Saturday to celebrate the American military attack that toppled Nicolás Maduro’s government — a stunning outcome they had longed for but left them wondering what comes next in their troubled homeland.
  From left, Venezuelans David Nuñez, Lisbeth Garcia, Victor Gimenez
  
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• Southern California’s lawmakers weigh in on US capture of Venezuela’s president

  03-01-2026 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  While many Southern California lawmakers were quick to condemn Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s tenure, they split along party lines about just how the U.S. captured the South American country’s leader early Saturday.
  Democrats largely decried President Donald Trump‘s military action without congressional approval.
  “Nicolás Maduro is a brutal, corrupt, violent dictator. His illegitimate rule has terrorized the people of Venezuela and made the region and
  
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• Cuddly poodle mix Clementine makes a great couch companion

  03-01-2026 17:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Poodle mix
  Age: 7 years
  Sex: Spayed female
  Size: 22 pounds
  Clementine’s story: Clementine has many endearing qualities that will make her a wonderful pet. She is easy to train and knows sit, down, stay and her favorite, search, which sends her looking for hidden treats. She is also potty trained and crate trained. Clementine is a truly loyal dog who forms strong bonds and loves to be close to her people. Insisting on cuddles on the couch, she will politely paw until invited and will
  
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• How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

  03-01-2026 17:44 via ocregister.com
  
  By MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of growing military pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump ordered a brazen operation into the South American country to capture its leader and whisk him to the United States where his administration planned to put him on trial.
  In a Saturday morning interview on “Fox and Friends Weekend,” Trump laid out the details of the overnight strike, after which h
  
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• Orange councilmembers decide, ‘Three traditions, one weekend’

  03-01-2026 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Three longstanding events in the city of Orange will be consolidated into one weekend going forward.
  The Orange Rotary Car Show, where visitors can traverse Old Towne viewing hundreds of classic cars lined up, usually takes place the third Sunday of April. And the Orange May Parade and Taste of Orange — a tasting event featuring local restaurants and breweries organized as a fundraiser by the Assistance League of Orange — are usually held the first weekend in May.
  The events draw ten
  
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• Sweet Tibetan spaniels Lissy and Mina need a foster home together

  03-01-2026 17:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Tibetan spaniels
  Ages: Lissy, 6 years; Mina, 4 years
  Sex: Females
  Lissy and Mina’s story: Lissy and Mina are sweethearts. Affectionate Lissy loves lap time and snuggles so much she will jump up and “hug” you. Independent Mina likes cuddling, but doesn’t initiate it. The girls haven’t been exposed to many dogs, but they love cats. They need some veterinary care — spays and possibly teeth cleaning — and Mina has cherry eyes (her tear ducts pop out),
  
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• Who is Nicolás Maduro? Venezuela’s leader never escaped his predecessor’s shadow

  03-01-2026 17:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolás Maduro, who rose from unionized bus driver to Venezuelan president and oversaw his country’s democratic undoing and economic collapse, was captured Saturday during an attack by U.S. forces on his capital.
  President Donald Trump, in an early morning social media post, announced Maduro’s capture. Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, later announced that the whereabouts of Maduro
  
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• Santa Anita’s Saturday card is latest to be rained out

  03-01-2026 17:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Anita called off thoroughbred racing Saturday as rain continued to disrupt the Los Angeles-area track’s winter-spring season.
  The announcement in an “attention horsemen” text shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday said a decision about Sunday’s program will be made that morning.
  A day of racing is being added Thursday, Jan. 15, on top of the makeup day already scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 8, the announcement said.
  Since postponing opening day from its traditional day-after-C
  
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• Santa Anita, Los Alamitos Saturday racing rained out

  03-01-2026 17:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Anita called off thoroughbred racing Saturday as rain continued to disrupt the Los Angeles-area track’s winter-spring season.
  Los Alamitos later said its Saturday quarter-horse and thoroughbred racing is rained out too.
  The announcement by Santa Anita in an “attention horsemen” text shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday said a decision about Sunday’s program will be made that morning.
  A day of racing is being added Thursday, Jan. 15, on top of the makeup day alrea
  
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• With capture of Maduro, Trump claims successful operation as he treads into uncharted territory

  03-01-2026 16:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — With the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump and his allies are calling the audacious military operation a major success as the U.S. leader once again demonstrated a willingness to use U.S. forces for risky missions that come with a potential big payoff.
  The operation has ousted a South American strongman blasted by Trump’s administration as an “illegitimate&rdqu
  
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• What we know about a US strike that captured Venezuela’s Maduro

  03-01-2026 16:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press
  The United States carried out a lightning military strike on Venezuela early Saturday, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and spiriting them out of the country. American officials say the pair will face narco-terrorism charges in U.S. courts.The overnight operation left Venezuela reeling, with its leadership uncertain and details of casualties and the impact on its military still to emerge. Countries across the region and the w
  
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• Watch live: Trump speaks after US strikes Venezuela and captures Maduro

  03-01-2026 16:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press
  The United States carried out a lightning military strike on Venezuela early Saturday, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and spiriting them out of the country. American officials say the pair will face narco-terrorism charges in U.S. courts.The overnight operation left Venezuela reeling, with its leadership uncertain and details of casualties and the impact on its military still to emerge. Countries across
  
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• Midterms cast a pall on coming Capitol session

  03-01-2026 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The 2025 Capitol session was dominated by some particularly contentious political battles, with our Legislature focused on thwarting the Texas Legislature’s pro-GOP redistricting efforts. California lawmakers placed gerrymandered wildly congressional maps before voters, which they approved. The maps will potentially give Democrats five more seats in the 2026 midterms. It wasn’t the Legislature’s (or voters’) finest hour, but lawmakers acted sensibly on some other issues.
  
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• Guns marketed for personal safety fuel public health crisis in Black communities

  03-01-2026 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Fred Clasen-Kelly and Daniel Chang, KFF Health News
  PHILADELPHIA — Leon Harris, 35, is intimately familiar with the devastation guns can inflict. Robbers shot him in the back nearly two decades ago, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. The bullet remains lodged in his spine.
  “When you get shot,” he said, “you stop thinking about the future.”
  He is anchored by his wife and child and faith. He once wanted to work as a forklift driver but has built a stable ca
  
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• A timeline of the US military’s buildup near Venezuela and attacks on alleged drug boats

  03-01-2026 15:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By BEN FINLEY, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and REGINA GARCIA CANO, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has built up a fleet of warships near Venezuela, including the largest U.S. aircraft carrier, as American forces keep blowing up small boats accused of smuggling narcotics for drug cartels.
  Related Articles US Coast Guard searches for survivors of boat strikes as odds diminish days later President Trump orders divestment in $2.9 million chips deal to protect US security int
  
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• These are the 31 fatal victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires; A year later, a reminder of who they were

  03-01-2026 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Some emigrated from around the world — the Soviet Union, rural China, Germany, Costa Rica, the Netherlands and Britain — to find their slice of paradise in Southern California. Others lived their entire lives right here, in houses passed through their families for generations
  Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Altadena were home. And though the communities are vastly different — the Palisades and Malibu both exclusive coastal enclaves with high-powered and celebrity residents, Altad
  
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• Q&A: Elected leaders reflect on challenges, lessons, triumphs, 1 year since Palisades, Eaton fires

  03-01-2026 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A year after the deadly January wildfires, we’ve reached out to elected leaders in the Palisades and Eaton footprints, inviting them to weigh in on the past few months.
  We were curious about their challenges, their attempts to respond and, in the end, what they learned during the year.
  Many in their constituencies were displaced by the unprecedented Jan. 7 disasters, and many have demanded accountability from government over the causes and the responses.
  We presented each with the same arr
  
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• One year on, the Palisades fire has shaped LA Mayor Karen Bass’ first term, and her reelection hopes

  03-01-2026 15:00 via ocregister.com
  
  One year after the Palisades fire, Mayor Karen Bass is still trying to shake the political image that took hold in the days after flames tore through the hillside neighborhood: a city in crisis — and a mayor not in town when a major disaster struck.
  As Los Angeles moves from emergency response to rebuilding, and toward a 2026 election, Bass faces an unusually high-stakes test of leadership: proving the recovery is real, and persuading voters she’s the right person to finish it.
  At a
  
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• Jon Coupal: Blue states have a fraud problem

  03-01-2026 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  There is a great deal of media attention over the state of Minnesota’s $9 billion (minimum) fraud problem. If this were a contest, California would say, “hold my beer.”
  While , the level of criminal fraud in Minnesota pales in comparison to the level of significant taxpayer rip offs here in California. And by fraud, we mean actual criminal activity over and above the baseline level of waste for which California is already famous. 
  Taxpayer advocates have urged for decades
  
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• A commercial real estate expert’s predictions for 2026

  03-01-2026 14:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Happy 2026, dear readers. I trust the end of 2025 came and went peacefully and that you are restored, rested and ready to tackle the year ahead.
  2025 marked a personal milestone for me with the launch of my first book, The SEQUENCE, a Personal Journey and Proven Framework for Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Success. I have been both humbled and encouraged by the response. It has found favor with commercial real estate professionals around the globe, which tells me that the principles of structu
  
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• Update: Wind advisory in place for 5 Freeway north of LA until Saturday evening – wind gusts reaching 50 mph

  03-01-2026 10:03 via ocregister.com
  
  5 Freeway corridor near Santa Clarita, Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains, Southern Ventura County Mountains and Northern Ventura County Mountains are included in an updated wind advisory released by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 1 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 6 p.m.
  “South to southwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph,” can be anticipated according to the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA. “Wet soils will increase the likelihood of damage due to fa
  
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• Luka Doncic, LeBron James lead Lakers past Grizzlies to kick off 2026

  03-01-2026 07:35 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Oftentimes when his team is going through a rough patch in the season, Lakers coach JJ Redick references the popular line from Jay-Z’s “A Week Ago” when Jay-Z rapped “It was all good just a week ago.”
  But that sentiment hadn’t been uttered by Redick recently going into Friday’s home game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
  Because a week ago, the Lakers were coming off their season-worst three-game losing streak. And even though they were
  
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• US strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country

  03-01-2026 07:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By REGINA GARCIA CANO and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president had been captured and flown out of the country after months of intense pressure on Nicolás Maduro’s government — an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack.
  The legal authority for the strike — and whether Trump consult
  
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• Ducks can’t keep up with Wild as losses continue to mount

  03-01-2026 07:19 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — Call up Bootsy Collins and resurrect Sly Stone, because the Ducks are officially in a deep funk.
  They lost to the Minnesota Wild, 5-2, on Friday night at Honda Center, their ninth defeat in their past 11 games.
  Beckett Sennecke and Troy Terry scored goals for the Ducks. Lukáš Dostál came up with 29 saves.
  Marquee trade acquisition Quinn Hughes assisted on two goals by Danila Yurov and two more by Kirill Kaprizov and Yakov Trenin, who also had an assist for Mi
  
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• Holiday Bowl: SMU builds big lead, hangs on to beat No. 21 Arizona

  03-01-2026 05:49 via ocregister.com
  
  By BERNIE WILSON The Associated Press
  SAN DIEGO — Kevin Jennings threw for 278 yards, highlighted by an 80-yard completion on a razzle-dazzle play on the second play from scrimmage, and SMU beat No. 21 Arizona, 24-19, in the Holiday Bowl on Friday night.
  Jennings completed 21 of 32 passes, and set up two touchdown runs by T.J. Harden and one by Stone Eby for the Mustangs (9-4). They snapped a five-game postseason losing streak that included a 38-10 defeat to Penn State in the opening
  
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• Lakers’ Dalton Knecht gets his shot at being back in rotation

  03-01-2026 05:31 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — With his team going through an offensive slump – though not as bad as the defensive slide in December – Lakers coach JJ Redick assured that second-year wing Dalton Knecht would get a look in Friday night’s home game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
  And for the foreseeable future, with the Lakers remaining short-handed in light of absences from Austin Reaves (calf), Rui Hachimura (calf), Gabe Vincent (back) and Adou Thiero (knee).
  Overshadowed by their defense
  
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• 3.6-mile stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard to close because of possible mudslides

  03-01-2026 04:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Caltrans will fully close a 3.6-mile stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard between Pacific Coast Highway and Grand View Drive in the unincorporated Topanga area at midnight Saturday in anticipation of possible mud and debris flows from the continuing rain, and the additional rain in the forecast.
  The agency cites “saturated conditions” and says crews “will monitor and reassess road conditions daily as long as it is safe to do so.”SR-27 TO CLOSE TONIGHT
  SR-27 from PCH to Gra
  
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• WATCH: Marching band highlights from the 2026 Rose Parade in Pasadena

  03-01-2026 04:09 via ocregister.com
  
  Each year marching bands from across the county and around the globe partake in the annual Pasadena Rose Parade on New Year’s Day.WATCH: Bandfest 2025 returns to Pasadena City CollegeThis year’s lineup featured:the Allen Eagle Escadrille from Allen, Texas;
  the Arcadia Apache Marching Band and Color Guard from Arcadia, California;
  the Bands of America Honor Band from Indianapolis, Indiana;
  the Delfines Marching Band from Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico;
  the Franklin High School Marching Band
  
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• Float riders reflect on their rainy Rose Parade experience: ‘One big jolt of ‘Wow!’

  03-01-2026 04:05 via ocregister.com
  
  For the Eaton and Palisades fire survivors on the “Rising Together” float, a wet and cold ride down Colorado Boulevard on New Year’s Day was a one-of-a-kind experience.
  “After all we’ve been through this year, a torrential rainstorm felt like nothing,” said Joy Chen, executive director of the Eaton Fire Survivors Network. “If anything, it was a reminder that we are still here. And somewhere along the way, we are becoming tough as nails.”
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• USC men dominated by No. 2 Michigan to begin 3-game trip

  03-01-2026 04:01 via ocregister.com
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The USC men’s basketball team got a rude welcome to 2026.
  Morez Johnson Jr. scored a career-high 29 points, including 17 in the first half, and second-ranked Michigan hammered No. 24 USC, 96-66, on Friday night as Big Ten play resumed.
  Roddy Gayle Jr. added 12 points for the Wolverines (13-0 overall, 3-0 Big Ten), and Will Tschetter, Trey McKenney and L.J. Cason each scored 10.
  Jaden Brownell scored 16 points and Erza Ausar added 15 for the Trojans (12-2, 1-2), who
  
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• Thousands brave rain for Float Fest, glimpse of Rose Parade entries up close

  03-01-2026 03:19 via ocregister.com
  
  A sea of umbrellas and rain ponchos wove down a winding row of bright colors at Pasadena High School on Friday, Jan. 2, as thousands enjoyed the Rose Parade’s annual Float Fest.
  Similar to the Rose Parade the day before, which endured rain for the first time in a couple of decades and saw the annual B-2 Stealth flight delayed until halftime of the Rose Bowl, the showers didn’t deter people from coming in droves. Annually, the Float Fest allows folks a chance to see the Rose Parade fl
  
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• Take the chill off with a hearty bowl of ham and potato soup

  03-01-2026 03:03 via ocregister.com
  
  By Carla Vigos
  Laguna Woods Globe cooking columnist
  I’m a big fan of soup this time of year – I’ve already shared a few of my favorites, like clam chowder and Greek lemon rice soup.
  I love making something out of ingredients I have on hand. Just open the refrigerator and go with what you have.
  Recently, I had some smoked ham hocks in my freezer and an overload of potatoes – a great combo for some tasty soup.
  Any questions or comments, contact me at [email protected].
  Carl
  
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• 2026 Rose Parade is in the books, capturing the ‘world’s stage’ amid a challenging storm

  03-01-2026 03:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Piles of plastic ponchos. Bulging trash bags. Remnants of roses left at Pasadena Metro stations. Street barricades and portable toilets. Busy restaurants.
  Reminders of Thursday’s Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game, part of a holiday week, were disappearing from Pasadena streets Friday, as hundreds of thousands of visitors exit the city, making their way back home and as crews expedite cleanup and traffic flow.
  While the Crown City slowly gets back to normal, the earliest accounts of the last s
  
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• Time to mourn, time to embrace, time to heal on LA wildfires’ anniversary: A list of public events

  03-01-2026 02:15 via ocregister.com
  
   
  The Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church during the Palisades fire on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Pacific Palisades, CA. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
   
   
  Here is a sample of events marking the 1-year anniversary of the Eaton and the Palisades fires.
   
  Jan. 4
  Altadena Forever Run – A tribute to those who lost, those who helped, and those who are rebuilding: The 10K Run, the 5K Walk/Run and 1K Family Walk/Run event is closed for registration, b
  
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• Santa Anita consensus picks for Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026

  03-01-2026 02:12 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
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• Galaxy’s Riqui Puig to undergo knee surgery after setback

  03-01-2026 01:43 via ocregister.com
  
  The Galaxy confirmed Friday that midfielder Riqui Puig will have to undergo surgery on his left knee, which he originally injured in 2024.
  Puig, who missed all of the 2025 season due to an ACL injury, was targeting a return to action this season.
  “Riqui Puig suffered a setback in his ACL recovery while in Barcelona, Spain,” the club said in a statement. “After consulting with club medical staff and outside specialists, it was determined that he would undergo a procedure tomorro
  
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• US Coast Guard searches for survivors of boat strikes as odds diminish days later

  03-01-2026 01:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday it’s still searching for people in the eastern Pacific Ocean who had jumped off alleged drug-smuggling boats when the U.S. military attacked the vessels days earlier, diminishing the likelihood that anyone survived.
  Search efforts began Tuesday afternoon after the military notified the Coast Guard that survivors were in the water about 400 miles southwest of the border between Me
  
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