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• Coastkeeper says no more extensions for addressing water quality issues at South County riding park

  17-05-2024 20:49 via ocregister.com
  
  All equestrian operations have been suspended at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park after its operators did complete a project to address water quality issues by a settlement’s deadline.
  In 2017, the nonprofit Orange County Coastkeeper sued San Juan Capistrano and the Ridland Group, which operates the riding park, alleging Clean Water Act violations from horse-washing water discharge that contained feces, soap and urine.
  As part of a settlement agreement, the city took on nearly $8 milli
  
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• Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Sunday, June 16, 2024

  16-06-2024 05:37 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
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• Long list of politicians line up to shake hands with Biden, Obama at LA fundraiser

  16-06-2024 04:25 via ocregister.com
  
  At the glitzy fundraiser for President Joe Biden’s campaign Saturday in Downtown L.A., a host of politicos lined up to shake hands with the president, and also with former President Barack Obama, who shared “co-star” billing with his former boss.
  Related: Biden’s record-breaking fundraiser woos stars, protesters 
  Elected officials at the event at the Peacock Theater at LA Live included Gov. Gavin Newsom, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass.
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• Yoshinobu Yamamoto leaves game early before Dodgers fall to Royals

  16-06-2024 04:11 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto left the Dodgers’ 7-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Saturday because of what the team described as triceps tightness after throwing two scoreless innings.
  Yamamoto’s fastball did not seem nearly as crisp in the second inning, and there was an increased use of sliders and curveballs to get through it.
  The SportsNet LA television broadcast showed a replay of pitching coach Mark Prior flagging down manager Dave Roberts and bringing him back to
  
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• Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto leaves game early against Royals

  16-06-2024 04:11 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto left the Dodgers’ game against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night because of what the team described as triceps tightness after throwing two scoreless innings.
  Yamamoto’s fastball did not seem nearly as crisp in the second inning, and there was an increased use of sliders and curveballs to get through it.
  The SportsNet LA television broadcast showed a replay of pitching coach Mark Prior flagging down manager Dave Roberts and bringing him b
  
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• Dodgers’ Dave Roberts sees improving diversity in MLB dugouts but seeks more at executive level

  16-06-2024 03:31 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — In employing Dave Roberts and Ron Washington as their respective managers, the Dodgers and Angels are the only two Major League Baseball clubs led on the field by Black men.
  While he pointed to larger improvements in increasing diversity on the bench around the sport, Roberts thinks that number will only grow when there are more Black executives in positions of power to make those hires.
  “Just speaking candidly, you know, the world hires people that look like ‘em,
  
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• University of Redlands football program provides local prospects with opportunity

  16-06-2024 02:53 via ocregister.com
  
  The University of Redlands held its annual football camp series for potential high school prospects in June.
  The camp attracts college coaches from universities around the country to watch campers compete in various drills and competitions.
  Among the coaches that made an appearance during the series included UCLA head coach DeShaun Foster and Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham. Both were on campus for the “Redlands Mega Camp” on Monday.
  Oregon, Washington, Utah and Arizona wer
  
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• SummerFest fun in Fountain Valley

  16-06-2024 02:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Members of the audience dance in front of the stage as the band, Thank U Drive Thru, plays for the crowd during SummerFest held at the Fountain Valley Sports Park in Fountain Valley on Saturday, June 15, 2024. The event included: carnival rides, games, concerts, food booths, shopping and runs through Sunday. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
  Riders are flipped sideways on the ride Star Dancer as hundreds attend SummerFest held at the Fountain Valley Sports Park in Fountain V
  
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• OC homicide victim identified after more than 40 years

  16-06-2024 01:13 via ocregister.com
  
  More than 40 years after a woman’s remains were discovered in what is now Lake Forest, authorities have finally identified the suspected homicide victim, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced this week.
  Children playing in a culvert near Canada and Old Trabuco roads in April 1983 discovered a human skull, according to a sheriff’s statement.
  Maritza Glean Grimmett is seen in an undated photo. (Photo courtesy Orange County Sheriff’s Department)
  An excavation unco
  
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• UC Irvine renames School of Biological Sciences after $50 million from the biotech entrepreneur

  16-06-2024 00:51 via ocregister.com
  
  UC Irvine will name its School of Biological Sciences for Charlie Dunlop after a $50 million donation from the Orange County biotech entrepreneur.
  Dunlop’s gift creates an endowed fund that officials said will provide unrestricted support for academic and research activities within the school.
  “I don’t think there’s any way to overstate the significance of this gift,” the school’s dean, Frank LaFerla, said. “I think it’s certainly going to have a p
  
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• Logan O’Hoppe’s monster homer helps Angels edge Giants

  16-06-2024 00:50 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Logan O’Hoppe continues to sizzle at the plate.
  The Angels catcher hit one of the longest homers in the majors this season, a game-tying shot that sent the Angels on their way to a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
  O’Hoppe’s sixth-inning two-run homer was calculated at 467 feet, tied for the fifth-longest homer in the majors this season. It was 39 feet farther than any of his other 22 career big-league homers.
  O’Hoppe is now 15 f
  
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• Man, 25, charged with murder in gang-related stabbing in Costa Mesa

  15-06-2024 22:52 via ocregister.com
  
  A Costa Mesa man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of another man in Costa Mesa earlier this week, court records show.
  Israel Antonio Valencia, 25, is accused of killing a 22-year-old man on Tuesday, June 11.
  The victim’s name has not been released. Detectives said the attack was gang-related.
  Costa Mesa police were called about 11 p.m. Tuesday to the 1700 block of Placentia Avenue on a report of an assault with a deadly weapon and found the victim lying on the ground with
  
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• Man, 25, charged with murder in gang-related, fatal stabbing in Costa Mesa

  15-06-2024 22:52 via ocregister.com
  
  A Costa Mesa man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of another man in Costa Mesa earlier this week, court records show.
  Israel Antonio Valencia, 25, is accused of killing a 22-year-old man on Tuesday, June 11.
  The victim’s name has not been released. Detectives said the attack was gang-related.
  Costa Mesa police were called about 11 p.m. Tuesday to the 1700 block of Placentia Avenue on a report of an assault with a deadly weapon and found the victim lying on the ground with
  
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• NBA Finals: Celtics go home to regroup and secure title

  15-06-2024 22:33 via ocregister.com
  
  BOSTON — The Celtics picked the most inopportune time to play their worst game of the season.Boston’s 122-84 Game 4 loss to Dallas had all kinds of superlatives, and none of them were good.
  It ended the Celtics’ 10-game playoff win streak. It was the Celtics’ lowest scoring output of the season and marked the first time the Celtics have allowed the Mavericks to eclipse 100 points in the series on a stellar night for Dallas stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
  It also remin
  
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• Angels’ Mickey Moniak shakes season-long slump with better discipline

  15-06-2024 22:15 via ocregister.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Mickey Moniak fouled off the first two pitches he saw from Brandon Pfaadt in the seventh inning Thursday night, putting the Angels outfielder in a quick hole against the Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander.
  Considering that Moniak was, at that time, hitting .179 and striking out in 27% of his plate appearances, his prospects didn’t look good.
  Moniak, though, took the next three pitches for balls, fouled one off, and then let another one go, drawing a walk.
  It marked the
  
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• Greyhound mix Ghost loves to play with other dogs

  15-06-2024 21:55 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Greyhound/Labrador retriever
  Age: 18 months
  Sex: Male
  Size: 66 pounds
  Ghost’s story: While the rescue can’t be positive about Ghost’s breed or breeds, they do know he’s a striking dog. He has had extensive training and is very smart. He walks nicely on leash and loves playing with other dogs.
  Adoption cost: $250
  Adoption procedure: Fill out Friends of Orange County’s Homeless Pets’ online  application or email [email protected]. The website
  
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• Dig those ears – and this really sweet mini Schnauzer, Bunny

  15-06-2024 21:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Miniature schnauzer
  Age: Around 9 years
  Sex: Spayed female
  Size: 12.5 pounds
  Bunny’s story: Bunny was found as a stray in pretty bad shape, but she has fully recovered. She has a short tail and the best ears ever. Because her teeth were in terrible shape, they were all pulled. But that doesn’t matter to her; she eats all types of foods, and she’ll never need another dental. She is gets along with people and other animals and loves attention. Bunny has a condition ca
  
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• Country star Luke Combs puts on an inspired show for first of two SoFi Stadium concerts

  15-06-2024 21:01 via ocregister.com
  
  The last time country singer Luke Combs played a full concert in the Los Angeles area he sold out the Greek Theatre for a pair of shows in 2019. He’s, um, gained a few fans since then, it’s fair to say.
  On Friday, Combs returned to Southern California for the first of two nights at SoFi Stadium on his Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour, playing 26 songs over an hour and 45 minutes to the delight of fans who seldom stopped singing along with Combs’s well-drafted ce
  
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• Suspect with knife, box cutter killed after charging at Fullerton police, authorities say

  15-06-2024 21:00 via ocregister.com
  
  A man who brandished a pair of knives and threatened at least one person in Fullerton was shot and killed by police after he allegedly ran toward them with the weapons in his hands on Saturday morning, June 15, authorities said.
  Fullerton officers were called to the 200 block of East Imperial Highway, near Mervyn’s Drive, just past 5 a.m. after receiving a report from a man that another man had brandished the knives and was acting dangerously, spokeswoman Kristy Wells said.
  Officers found
  
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• Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Saturday, June 15, 2024

  15-06-2024 20:29 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Terry Turrell, Eddie Wilson and Kevin Modesti. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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• Swanson: Boxing prospect Diego Aviles is more than meets the eye

  15-06-2024 20:28 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — If I’d met Diego Aviles the first time anywhere beside a boxing gym, I would have assumed from his handshake that I was meeting a member of the student council.
  The direct eye contact and impeccable manners? Something you’d expect a young man to employ in a summer job interview.
  I wouldn’t have expected that this good-natured guy regularly beats the snot out of anybody. Much less everybody who’s crossed his path lately.
  Wouldn’t have imagined that th
  
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• Here are some facts about American dads and the Founding Fathers

  15-06-2024 19:19 via ocregister.com
  
  There were 56 men that signed the Declaration of Independence and are considered to be the Founding Fathers of America. There were 56 men that signed the Declaration of Independence and are considered to be the Founding Fathers of America. One notable person who did not sign the declaration was George Washington.
  George Washington? What’s the difference between a duck and George Washington? One has a bill on his face and the other has his face on a bill. Washington isn‘t depicted smi
  
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• LACo firefighter mourned following death in Littlerock quarry explosion

  15-06-2024 18:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles County officials are mourning a 19-year veteran firefighter who was killed when part of a burning front-loader exploded at a Littlerock quarry.
  “My deepest condolences to his family and the other firefighters at Station 93,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, whose district includes the Littlerock area, adding that her “heart is heavy” after learning about the death on Friday, June 14 of firefighter Andrew Pontious.
  “It’s a sobering
  
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• LA County firefighter mourned following death in Littlerock quarry explosion

  15-06-2024 18:50 via ocregister.com
  
  A 19-year veteran firefighter killed when part of a burning front-loader exploded at a Littlerock quarry is being mourned this weekend by Los Angeles County officials, law enforcement and fire agencies and private citizens.
  “My deepest condolences to his family and the other firefighters at Station 93,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, whose district includes the Littlerock area, adding that her “heart is heavy” after learning about the death on Friday,
  
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• Orange County restaurants shut down by health inspectors (June 6-13)

  15-06-2024 18:35 via ocregister.com
  
  Restaurants and other food vendors ordered to close and allowed to reopen by Orange County health inspectors from June 6 to June 13.
  Curry Land, 1076 N. State College Blvd., AnaheimClosed: June 12
  Reason: Sewage overflow
  Reopened: June 13Pho Thanh Binh, 107 Via Pico Plaza, San ClementeClosed: June 11
  Reason: Cockroach infestation
  Reopened: June 12El Rey Del Marisco, 501 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite E, Santa AnaClosed: June 10
  Reason: Cockroach infestation
  Reopened: June 11Matiki Island B.B.Q., 3070 W.
  
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• Dead mountain lion found on 101 Freeway near wildlife crossing site

  15-06-2024 18:08 via ocregister.com
  
  A mountain lion was found dead Saturday, June 15 on the 101 Freeway near Agoura Hills, close to the sight of the wildlife crossing currently under construction over the freeway.
  The animal was found in the far right lane of the southbound freeway near Liberty Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The agency said someone called about a possible animal in the road at 4:48 a.m.
  Wildlife advocates hope the crossing can save the threatened local population of mountain lions from ex
  
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• Corky: Schooling others about the stoke of surfing

  15-06-2024 17:24 via ocregister.com
  
  These days there are many surfing schools strewn up and down the coast of California and just about everyplace else that has any sort of wave to ride.
  I always say that if there is a wave and a beach, the two things you are sure to find would be Boogie boards and surf schools.  Boogie boards have been around for well over 50 years now, thank you Tom Morey.  But actual surf schools were not all that common even 30 years ago.
  Let me give very short re-cap on that.
  In Hawaii, the beach bo
  
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• Susan Shelley: Democrats vs. democracy

  15-06-2024 16:30 via ocregister.com
  
  “Hypocrisy,” said a French aristocrat back in the 1600s, “is the tribute that vice pays to virtue.”
  The “tributes” are pouring in from Democratic political leaders in California. They pose as defenders of democracy while they work full-time to destroy it.
  Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders are trying to assassinate three initiatives that the people of California put on the ballot using the powers of direct democracy. They are attacking two initiatives t
  
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• What the climate zone map can tell you about a plant’s growth potential

  15-06-2024 16:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Travel is always a gratifying experience for us plant lovers because of the many opportunities to learn something new about the botanical world. Not only are we introduced to plants that don’t grow in our climate, but we also see familiar plants in a new light when we find them thriving in locations where the conditions for growth are so much different from our own.  
  When you take Biology 101 in college, one of the first terms you learn is “limiting factors to growth.&rdqu
  
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• Biden touches down in LA with star-studded event on itinerary

  15-06-2024 15:28 via ocregister.com
  
  President Joe Biden arrives in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 15, 2024.Biden will attend a star-studded campaign fundraising event in downtown Los Angeles that will also feature former President Barack Obama and celebrity
  supporters George Clooney and Julia Roberts.(Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
  Air Force One with President Joe Biden arrives in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 15, 2024.Biden will attend a star-studded campaign fundraising event in downtown Los Angeles that will
  
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