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• Carl's Jr. nears the end of an era as parent company, CKE, begins California move

  19-01-2017 16:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The California exit of CKE Restaurants, parent of Carl’s Jr., begins in March, ending a decades-long era for the fast-food company founded 60 years ago in Anaheim by Carl Karcher.
  Carpinteria-based CKE, which also owns St. Louis-based Hardee’s,...
  
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• Alexander: Sparks duo navigating WNBA’s challenging rookie path

  11-06-2024 17:30 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — It is not easy to be a WNBA rookie.
  Fact is, it’s not easy to become a WNBA rookie. In April’s draft, 36 players were selected. Twelve of them are currently on the league’s rosters, and familiar players such as UCLA’s Charisma Osborne and USC’s McKenzie Forbes and Kaitlyn Davis did not make their respective teams.
  Of those who did make it? Well, set aside Indiana’s Caitlin Clark, the No. 1 pick and the player seemingly everyone is talk
  
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• Hunter Biden convicted on all charges in gun trial

  11-06-2024 17:26 via ocregister.com
  
  Jurors in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial in Delaware reached a verdict after about three hours of deliberations and found him guilty on all charges.
  President Joe Biden’s son is accused of lying when he swore he wasn’t a drug user in order to buy a gun in 2018.
  Hunter Biden faced three felony charges over the gun he had for 11 days before his brother’s widow found it in his truck and threw it in the trash.
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• Are black and white California license plates legal?

  11-06-2024 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: Yvonne Murphy of Corona said she has noticed several black and white California license plates on vehicles on the roads recently, but she was not able to find them posted anywhere on the Department of Motor Vehicles website. “Are they a legal plate?” she asked.
  A: The DMV does not currently produce a license plate that is black and white. So, there are a couple of possibilities here. First, Murphy may be referring to digital license plates, DMV spokesperson Katarina Snow said. &ld
  
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• Antonio Villaraigosa kicks the tires

  11-06-2024 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Even though the next California gubernatorial election is two years away, the campaign to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom is well underway. The list of announced and potential candidates is a who’s-who of Golden State politics.
  Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, former state Senate leader Toni Atkin and former Controller Betty Yee are among the Democrats who have already announced their plans to run.
  Attorney General Rob Bonta and former state At
  
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• Former Huntington Beach mayor, air show trade arguments in court over 2021 cancellation

  11-06-2024 16:58 via ocregister.com
  
  Attorneys for former Mayor Kim Carr and the Huntington Beach air show operator argued in court Monday over whether she is liable for the cancellation of the 2021 air show.
  Pacific Airshow sued Carr and the city for canceling the 2021 air show’s final day after an oil spill was discovered off the coast. The city agreed to settle with Pacific Airshow and pay nearly $5 million, but Carr is still being sued.
  The city’s settlement with the air show has been controversial and launched effo
  
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• California’s homeownership rate hits 13-year high — with a catch

  11-06-2024 16:24 via ocregister.com
  
  “Numerology” tries to find reality within various measurements of economic and real estate trends.
  Buzz: California’s homeownership rate hit a 13-year high last year – if you ignore the data-challenged, pandemic-twisted 2020 result.
  Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed annual state homeownership figures from the Census Bureau.
  Fuzzy math: In 2023, 55.8% of California households lived in a home they owned – up from 55.3% in 2022. And before COVID-19, you have
  
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• For ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ musical, these married actors took their kid and cats on tour

  11-06-2024 16:15 via ocregister.com
  
  Before “Mrs. Doubtfire,” the Broadway musical adaptation of the 1993 Robin Williams movie comedy, even opened, actor Rob McClure had already spent years on its development.
  McClure played the role of Mrs. Doubtfire, and the character’s alter ego Daniel Hillard, in workshops as the fledgling musical was taken apart and put back together. He uprooted his life in Philadelphia with actress wife Maggie Lakis and their infant daughter for a month of out-of-town tryouts in Seattle.
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• UCI faculty call for independent investigation into administration’s decisions in May 15 protest

  11-06-2024 15:59 via ocregister.com
  
  The UC Irvine Academic Senate is calling for an independent investigation into the administration’s crackdown of a protest at the on-campus Palestinian solidarity encampment on May 15,  though a controversial vote to censure Chancellor Howard Gillman’s narrowly failed.
  Officers in riot gear from more than 20 Southern California law enforcement agencies responded to a crowd that swelled to an estimated 500 people at one point during the protest, making 47 arrests while clearing t
  
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• Niles: Disney finds a new challenge in The Bahamas

  11-06-2024 15:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Disney’s Imagineers often talk about a “blank sheet of paper.” It’s the starting point of a design process, when nothing has been created yet and all you have is that blank sheet of paper.
  Of course, these days, it’s more likely a blank document or project file on a computer screen rather than a physical sheet of paper, but the point remains the same. You start from nothing.
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• Laguna Niguel man charged with shooting at sheriff’s helicopter

  11-06-2024 06:02 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A 39-year-old Laguna Niguel man accused of shooting at an Orange County sheriff’s helicopter pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court in Santa Ana.
  Justin Derek Jennings was arrested on Monday on a federal grand jury indictment returned last week when state prosecutors dropped attempted murder charges against him to make way for the federal case.
  Jennings had been charged by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office with two counts of attempted murder and singl
  
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• Stanley Cup Final: Panthers cruise, take 2-0 series lead on Oilers

  11-06-2024 05:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer
  SUNRISE, Fla. — Evan Rodrigues had two goals in the third period, Niko Mikkola and Aaron Ekblad also scored and the Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers, 4-1, on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
  Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 18 shots for Florida, which was 1-8 all-time in Cup final games before this series started – and now is two wins away from capturing its first championship.
  But the win came with a price for Florida as the
  
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• Here are the James Beard Awards 2024 winners including Best Chef in LA

  11-06-2024 04:08 via ocregister.com
  
  At a gala ceremony at the Lyric Opera of Chicago on Monday, June 10, restaurants and chefs were honored at the James Beard Awards, often regarded as the Oscars of the food world, highlighting some of the country’s most notable gastronomic talent.
  The annual accolades given out by nonprofit foundation featured more than 100 restaurants as finalists across 22 categories. All winners receive a certificate and a medallion engraved with the James Beard Foundation Awards insignia.
  The 2024 award
  
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• Here are the James Beard Awards 2024 winners

  11-06-2024 04:08 via ocregister.com
  
  At a gala ceremony at the Lyric Opera of Chicago on Monday, June 10, restaurants and chefs were honored at the James Beard Awards, often regarded as the Oscars of the food world, highlighting some of the country’s most notable gastronomic talent.
  The annual accolades given out by nonprofit foundation featured more than 100 restaurants as finalists across 22 categories. All winners receive a certificate and a medallion engraved with the James Beard Foundation Awards insignia.
  The 2024 award
  
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• U.S. Open: Tiger Woods, Adam Scott part of first full day of practice at Pinehurst

  11-06-2024 02:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer
  PINEHURST, N.C. — Tiger Woods was among those on Pinehurst No. 2 for the first full day of U.S. Open practice before the sun could break through the clouds and climb over the trees.
  It’s his first time playing a U.S. Open on this Donald Ross gem in 19 years, and so much of it is new to him because of a restoration project from a decade ago that replaced rough with native sandy areas and wiregrass bushes.
  As for Adam Scott, there is nothing new about pl
  
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• Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez named NL Player of the Week

  11-06-2024 02:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Teoscar Hernandez’s big weekend in the Big Apple earned him the National League Player of the Week award for last week.
  Hernandez’s weekend opponent, Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, won the award in the American League after going 10 for 20 with three home runs and 12 RBIs last week – including 7 for 11 with those three home runs, two doubles and five RBIs in the three-game series between the Dodgers and Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
  Hernandez warmed up in Pittsburgh before t
  
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• Chargers sign OL Joe Alt, their first-round draft pick

  11-06-2024 01:38 via ocregister.com
  
  The Chargers signed first-round draft pick Joe Alt on Monday, leaving only second-round selection Ladd McConkey unsigned going into the team’s three-day, mandatory minicamp that begins Tuesday. Alt, an offensive lineman, has attended each spring practice so far.
  Alt was the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft in April, after a stellar career at Notre Dame that included unanimous All-American honors following the 2023 season. He also was a finalist this past season, his junior year, for the
  
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• Man arrested in Huntington Beach slaying of woman he’d been dating

  11-06-2024 01:35 via ocregister.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH — A 35-year-old man was behind bars Monday on suspicion of killing a woman last month in Huntington Beach, police said.
  Christopher Mendez of Diamond Bar was arrested about 5:30 p.m. Friday at the border with Mexico as he attempted to re-enter the U.S., said Jessica Cuchilla, a spokeswoman for the Huntington Beach Police Department.
  Mendez, who was being held on $2 million bail, is accused of killing 35-year-old Nicole Marquisee of Walnut on May 31, Cuchilla said.
  Police w
  
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• How to minimize your exposure to microplastics

  11-06-2024 01:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Matthew Campen, a toxicologist at the University of New Mexico, wasn’t surprised when his team found microplastics in human testicles during a new study. The tiny particles had already been found in human breast milk, lungs and blood. At this point, Campen said, he expects to find them in every part of the body.
  The particles are so small that it’s easy to ingest or inhale them. Scientists still aren’t sure how that might affect human health, but some early research points to c
  
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• Diamond Bar man arrested in Huntington Beach slaying of woman he’d been dating

  11-06-2024 01:35 via ocregister.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH — A 35-year-old man was behind bars Monday on suspicion of killing a woman last month in Huntington Beach, police said.
  Christopher Mendez of Diamond Bar was arrested about 5:30 p.m. Friday at the border with Mexico as he attempted to re-enter the U.S., said Jessica Cuchilla, a spokeswoman for the Huntington Beach Police Department.
  Mendez, who was being held on $2 million bail, is accused of killing 35-year-old Nicole Marquisee of Walnut on May 31, Cuchilla said.
  Police w
  
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• Alzheimer’s drug that can slow disease gets backing from FDA advisers

  11-06-2024 01:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATTHEW PERRONE | AP Health Writer
  WASHINGTON — A closely watched Alzheimer’s drug from Eli Lilly won the backing of federal health advisers on Monday, setting the stage for the treatment’s expected approval for people with mild dementia caused by the brain-robbing disease.
  Food and Drug Administration advisers voted unanimously that the drug’s ability to slow the disease outweighs its risks, including side effects like brain swelling and bleeding that will have to be
  
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• Improve your health by stopping negativity and embracing optimism

  11-06-2024 01:15 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALBERT STUMM
  Prince Bhojwani never thought of himself as a negative person, until three trips to the hospital in one month forced him to reconsider.
  Before May 2018, he was a healthy but chronically worried start-up founder who regularly did 20-mile bike rides. When he suddenly became barely able to walk, with blurry vision and spiking blood pressure, emergency room doctors suspected a stroke, but couldn’t pinpoint the cause of his illness.
  A close friend, however — “one of
  
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• Celtics traded for Jrue Holiday with NBA Finals in mind, and now sit 2 wins from title

  11-06-2024 01:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer
  BOSTON — This moment is exactly why the Boston Celtics went out and got Jrue Holiday.
  When president of basketball operations Brad Stevens and the rest of the front office sat down after last season to piece together their next steps following Boston’s Eastern Conference finals loss to Miami, a question hovered over them.
  How much were they willing to shake up the core of a team that had lost in the NBA Finals in 2022 and then came up a game short o
  
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• Center opens in Brea to connect residents with Orange County services

  11-06-2024 00:01 via ocregister.com
  
  A new County Community Service Center opened in Brea on Monday, June 10, creating a “one-stop-shop” where Orange County residents can get connected to services from government agencies or community organizations.
  At the center, residents can apply for food benefit programs, health insurance and financial aid through the OC Social Services Agency, or find health care resources through CalOptima Health or the OC Health Care Agency. OC Workforce Solutions is also located on the third fl
  
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• Four-day SummerFest will feature drone show, concerts, fun in Fountain Valley

  10-06-2024 23:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Fountain Valley’s big summertime celebration kicks off tonight, June 13.
  SummerFest will take over the Fountain Valley Sports Park, with carnival rides and games, concerts, lots to eat and drink, shopping areas and more. There will be nearly two dozen carnival rides to choose from.
  The fun continues through the weekend and on Friday and Saturday nights there will be a free drone show lighting up the sky above the park.
  Thursday night will feature an Elton John tribute concert, Friday night
  
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• Ex-OC prosecutor testifies he doesn’t know why evidence wasn’t disclosed in murder case

  10-06-2024 22:56 via ocregister.com
  
  A former top Orange County prosecutor, now a judge, testified Monday that he didn’t know why evidence in a 2010 murder case was not turned over to defense attorneys as required.
  Orange County Superior Court Judge Ebrahim Baytieh made a rare appearance on the witness stand during a hearing on whether he illegally withheld evidence while prosecuting the case 14 years ago against defendant Paul Gentile Smith.
  “I don’t know why it happened,” Baytieh testified under questionin
  
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• Former Lakers coach Darvin Ham joining Milwaukee Bucks as Doc Rivers’ top assistant

  10-06-2024 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  As the Lakers’ search for their next head coach continues, their former coach has found a new job.
  ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski first reported on Monday that Darvin Ham will join Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers’ staff as the team’s top assistant.
  Ham was an assistant in Milwaukee under Mike Budenholzer from 2018-22, including the 2021 NBA championship-winning Bucks team, before taking over the Lakers’ coaching reins in 2022.
  Budenholzer, who now coaches the Suns, repo
  
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• Former Lakers coach Darvin Ham joining Bucks as Doc Rivers’ top assistant

  10-06-2024 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  As the Lakers’ search for their next head coach continues, their former coach has found a new job.
  ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report on Monday that Darvin Ham will join Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers’ staff as the team’s top assistant.
  Ham was an assistant in Milwaukee under Mike Budenholzer from 2018-22, including the 2021 NBA championship-winning Bucks team, before taking over the Lakers’ coaching reins in 2022.
  Budenholzer, who now coaches the P
  
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• Airlines are preparing for another busy summer. Are they ready for it?

  10-06-2024 22:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Alexandra Skores | (TNS) The Dallas Morning News
  Carson Shofner and his husband were heading to Costa Rica for a relaxing trip on American Airlines on the morning of May 28.
  But their plane didn’t leave Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport until May 29 at 7 a.m. It’s a situation many passengers dealt with after weeks of steady thunderstorms cascaded through North Texas, delaying hundreds of flights just as summer travel was about to take off.
  “We were never offered
  
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• All-Orange County boys tennis: Corona del Mar’s Niels Hoffmann is the player of the year

  10-06-2024 22:44 via ocregister.com
  
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  Corona del Mar senior and USC commit Niels Hoffmann is seeded first in CIF singles for the 122nd Ojai Tennis Tournament this week. (Courtesy of Holly Roberts)
  PLAYER OF THE YEAR
  Niels Hoffmann, Corona del Mar, Sr.
  Advocates for high school tennis often point to the social benefits as a reason why players should join their school-based teams and perhaps think twice about a
  
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