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• FACTCHECK: Was the LAFD budget cut? No, it actually increased. Here’s how.

  10-01-2025 04:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Critics on social media have alleged that Mayor Karen Bass cut the city fire department’s budget by $23 million this year. The accusation has spread quickly, with many looking to cast blame for the devastating wildfires that have destroyed thousands of buildings in Los Angeles County this week and resulted in at least 4 deaths.
  In her story on criticism’s of Mayor Bass during this crisis, reporter Linh Tat addressed the budget question.
  “On Thursday, a spokesperson for L.A. Cit
  
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• Cal State Fullerton soccer player dies after nearly six weeks in ICU following e-scooter crash

  11-11-2025 07:39 via ocregister.com
  
  A Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer player died on Nov. 7 following nearly six weeks in the ICU after a box truck hit her and a teammate while they were riding e-scooters off campus, the university announced.
  Lauren Turner, a sophomore from Tustin and a defensive midfielder for the Titans, died weeks after the Sept. 27 crash that hospitalized her and her teammate Ashlyn Gwynn.
  “Lauren was the funniest, most charismatic and loving teammate you could ever ask for,” the women&rsq
  
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• James Harden’s triple-double not enough as Clippers fall to Hawks

  11-11-2025 07:25 via ocregister.com
  
  INGLEWOOD — The Clippers gave themselves 10 games to figure out how to play with each other. Eighteen days to nail down rotations, improve their transition defense and win games.
  But that time has run out. Coach Tyronn Lue said the team needs to kick it in gear now, not tomorrow, not next week. Now, as in today.
  Or perhaps Wednesday when they play again.
  Riding a four-game losing streak, the Clippers gave off a sense of urgency at the start of Monday night’s game but couldn’t k
  
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• No. 3 UCLA women pull away to beat No. 6 Oklahoma

  11-11-2025 06:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer
  SACRAMENTO — Gianna Kneepkens scored 20 points and the third-ranked UCLA women’s basketball team used a big third quarter to pull away from No. 6 Oklahoma for a 73-59 victory on Monday night.
  Bruins star Lauren Betts had nine points on 4-for-11 shooting, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots while committing seven of her team’s 16 turnovers. The Bruins (3-0) dominated on the boards (59-43) in a game that was played at the Golden1 Center, home of
  
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• Trent Perry’s career night helps No. 15 UCLA beat West Georgia

  11-11-2025 06:22 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The UCLA men’s basketball team had a chance to showcase its depth on Monday night. With point guard Donovan Dent out of the lineup because of a minor muscle strain, the Bruins’ production was equally distributed.
  Tyler Bilodeau slid into the spotlight as the primary shot-taker on offense and Eric Dailey Jr. flourished as the secondary option, each mimicking their role from last season. Trent Perry did a little bit of everything in his first career start. The trio
  
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• Signing Day is Wednesday, Nov. 12: Share your signing news with OCVarsity

  11-11-2025 05:59 via ocregister.com
  
  OCVarsity will be covering the news and events for the first “Signing Day” of the school year on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
  Some of the top athletes in Orange County will be taking part in this signing period that is open for boys and girls athletes in the Class of 2026 in all sports except for football, which has its signing periods in December and February.
  The athletes will be signing agreements with an NCAA school that guarantees financial aid. (The NCAA no longer uses the National Lett
  
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• DeVonta Smith’s TD catch helps Eagles edge Packers in defensive struggle

  11-11-2025 05:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer
  GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jalen Hurts threw a 36-yard pass to DeVonta Smith for Philadelphia’s only touchdown, as the Eagles’ defense led the way to a 10-7 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Monday night.
  Brandon McManus’ attempt at a game-tying, 64-yard field goal as time expired fell several yards short.
  Green Bay’s second straight loss dropped the Packers (5-3-1) to third place in the NFC North, behind Detroit and Chicago. The Packer
  
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• Senate approves bill to end record government shutdown

  11-11-2025 05:03 via ocregister.com
  
  By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking | Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite searing criticism from within their party.
  The 41-day shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since mid-September, return to Washington to vote on the legislation. Presi
  
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• Former Huntington Beach AYSO youth soccer coach sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing child pornography

  11-11-2025 04:58 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — A Huntington Beach man who once served as a referee and coach in the American Youth Soccer Organization was sentenced Monday to 30 years behind bars for having hidden a camera in a location where he knew an underage girl would disrobe, and persuading a second child in a foreign country to send him nude photos of herself.
  Mark Phillip Oster, 65, pleaded guilty last year in Los Angeles federal court to a single count of production of child pornography.
  In his plea agreement, Os
  
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• Luka Doncic, Lakers bounce back against Hornets in Austin Reaves’ return

  11-11-2025 03:51 via ocregister.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — To Lakers coach JJ Redick, Monday night’s road game against the Charlotte Hornets was about more than the result.
  It was an opportunity for his team to get back to “playing Lakers basketball” after he found himself coaching an unrecognizable team in their first blowout loss of the season against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.
  And the Lakers, boosted by the return of star guard Austin Reaves, looked more like themselves on Monday after a slow start, beati
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Monday, Nov. 10

  11-11-2025 03:39 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Monday, Nov. 10
  Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register.
  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  MONDAY’S SCORES
  GIRLS TENNIS
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  Quarterfinals
  DIVISION 2
  Woodbridge 10, Redondo Union 8
  DIVISION 3
  Whitney 11, Canyon 7
  Temple City 11, Los A
  
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• Phil Hughes resigns as Canyon football coach

  11-11-2025 03:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Phil Hughes resigned as football coach at Canyon, the school announced today.
  Canyon reported that Hughes resigned to create more family time.
  He coached Canyon for four seasons. Canyon was 17-25 during his tenure. Canyon was 9-3 in the 2013 season to tie a school single-season record for football victories.
  Canyon principal Brent McKee, who also has been Canyon football coach, said in a school statement: “We thank Coach Hughes for his four years of dedication and hard work. We fully suppo
  
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• Delays, cancellations increase at LAX, John Wayne, Ontario airports amid lingering shutdown

  11-11-2025 03:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By staff and news service reports
  Airports in Southern California on Monday saw more delays and more cancellations imposed by the U.S. Department of Transportation. An estimated 150 flights were cancelled in SoCal airports over the weekend and that number grew on Monday as 221 flights were delayed.
  That was on top of 52 cancellations imposed by the U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday, leaving travelers scrambling or stranded.
  According to FlightAware about 10,000 flights nationwide were
  
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• President of OC public water utility resigns, pleads guilty to lying on election paperwork

  11-11-2025 02:54 via ocregister.com
  
  The president of an Orange County public utility resigned after pleading guilty Monday, Nov. 10, to lying about his address in order to run for re-election, according to prosecutors.
  Duane Cave, president of the Moulton Niguel Water District, pleaded guilty to falsifying nomination paperwork in July 2024 that stated he lived within the boundaries of the water district, which serves Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano, the Orange County Dist
  
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• Corona del Mar Village home on a rare four-parcel corner lot nabs $20M

  11-11-2025 02:17 via ocregister.com
  
  This Corona del Mar Village home, which just sold for $20 million, is within walking distance to restaurants, shops and the beach. (Photo by Brandon Beechler)
  The poolside patio. (Photo by Brandon Beechler)
  An aerial view of the property. (Photo by Brandon Beechler)
  This Corona del Mar Village home on four separate parcels combined into one just sold for $20 million. (Photo by Brandon Beechler)
  Show Caption1 of 4This Corona del Mar Village home, which just sold for $20 million, is within walking
  
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• Lakers’ LeBron James planning to practice with G League affiliate

  11-11-2025 01:50 via ocregister.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lakers star LeBron James is expected to practice with the organization’s G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, as he progresses toward making his season debut.
  Coach JJ Redick misspoke when he said ahead of Monday’s road game that James, who has been sidelined to start the season because of sciatica, was going to practice with South Bay on Monday.
  A source clarified to the Southern California News Group that the current plan is for James to practice with S
  
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• Trump pardons man who took brief detour as he ran up and down Wyoming’s Grand Teton in record time

  11-11-2025 01:40 via ocregister.com
  
  By MEAD GRUVER, Associated Press
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned a trail runner who briefly took a prohibited trail on his way to a record time up and down the tallest peak in the Teton Range of western Wyoming.
  The pardon for Michelino Sunseri, unlike recent pardons of Trump allies, appeared apolitical.
  Sunseri, 33, ran up and down Grand Teton, the 13,775-foot centerpiece of the iconic Teton Range, in 2 hours, 50 minutes, 50 seconds in 2024.
  Related Ar
  
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• Which starting pitchers could be fits for the Angels?

  11-11-2025 01:31 via ocregister.com
  
  LAS VEGAS — Maybe someday the Angels will be at the point where they simply need to tweak the back end of their rotation because they have enough talent and depth at the top.
  Until that day arrives, though, they will hit every winter as they are heading into this week’s GM meetings. They need to add significant pieces to their rotation.
  Hiring veteran pitching coach Mike Maddux was a good first step. Not only could he help improve the Angels’ current young pitchers, but perhaps
  
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• Eric Kay may have used his Angels email account to buy illicit pills online prior to the death of Tyler Skaggs

  11-11-2025 01:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Angels’ communications staffer Eric Kay appears to have used his team email account to carry out illicit online purchases of opioids prior to providing Tyler Skaggs with a counterfeit pill containing fentanyl that led to the pitcher’s 2019 death, according to evidence shown to jurors on Monday, Nov. 10 as a wrongful death trial against the ball club entered a fifth week of testimony.
  The series of emails from Kay’s Angels email account used coded language in an atte
  
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• Eric Kay may have used Angels email account to buy illicit pills online prior to the death of Tyler Skaggs

  11-11-2025 01:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles Angels’ communications staffer Eric Kay appears to have used his team email account to carry out illicit online purchases of opioids prior to providing Tyler Skaggs with a counterfeit pill containing fentanyl that led to the pitcher’s 2019 death, according to evidence shown to jurors on Monday, Nov. 10 as a wrongful death trial against the ball club entered a fifth week of testimony.
  The series of emails from Kay’s Angels email account used coded language in an atte
  
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• Jeffrey Flocken joins Aquarium of the Pacific as new president and CEO

  11-11-2025 01:16 via ocregister.com
  
  The Aquarium of the Pacific is ushering a new era of animal conservation, education, and national and international leadership as it welcomes its new president and CEO — Jeffrey Flocken.
  Flocken has taken over leadership of the aquarium from its previous president and CEO, Peter Kareiva, who held the position since 2020. Kareiva was under a five-year contract in the position, and opted to end his tenure as the institution’s leader to focus on other personal and professional endeavors
  
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• Government shutdown will have lasting effects on National Guard, advocates say

  11-11-2025 01:03 via ocregister.com
  
  By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown stretches on, military advocates are warning of long-lasting effects to National Guard troops and their readiness, while the military services are grappling with an inability to fully discharge active duty service members.
  “The shutdown has been uniquely hard on the 433,000 Army and Air National Guardsmen,” Francis McGinn, president of the National Guard Association, told reporters Monday.
  The
  
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• Pardon is ‘early Christmas present’ for former Chapman law dean Eastman

  11-11-2025 00:55 via ocregister.com
  
  This photo made available by the U.S. National Archives shows a portion of the first page of the United States Constitution. (National Archives via AP)
  Some say the U.S. Constitution is turning over in its grave.
  Trump’s pardon of the man who critics dubbed “the architect of a coup” — former Chapman University law dean John Eastman — is just the latest example of how the rule of law doesn’t rule much anymore, said critics who sink further into despair with eac
  
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• Mater Dei basketball forward Kaeli Wynn commits to South Carolina

  11-11-2025 00:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowMater Dei All-County basketball player Kaeli Wynn has committed to South Carolina, the senior announced on social media and ESPN on Monday.
  The 6-foot-1 forward narrowed her choices to South Carolina and Stanford.
  Last season, South Carolina finished as the NCAA Division 1 runner-up to UConn. Led by legendary coach Dawn Staley, the Gamecocks won national championships in 2024, 2022 and 2017.
  Wynn averaged
  
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• Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million verdict

  11-11-2025 00:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to throw out a jury’s finding in a civil lawsuit that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her.
  Trump’s lawyers argued in a lengthy filing with the high court that allegations leading to the $5 million verdict were “propped up” by a “series of indefensible evidentiary rulings
  
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• Why ‘Star Trek’ icon William Shatner says to keep your eye on the moon

  11-11-2025 00:18 via ocregister.com
  
  William Shatner is 94 years old now, and apparently all those years zipping around the Star Trek universe at warp speed had an anti-aging effect on the actor best known as Capt. James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise.
  How else to explain how active Shatner remains in his 10th decade on his home planet? In recent months, Shatner’s started work on his 12th non-fiction book, “William Shatner and You!” for which he’s interviewing fans about how he’s impacted their liv
  
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• Rose Bowl seeks restraining order to halt UCLA from moving games to SoFi Stadium

  10-11-2025 23:58 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The city of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Operating Co. filed a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order request Monday in the Los Angeles Superior Court with Judge Joseph Lipner, attempting to halt UCLA’s alleged relocation of home football games from the Rose Bowl to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
  The request for injunction and the temporary restraining order has been scheduled to be heard as early as Wednesday morning. UCLA did not respond to a request for com
  
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• Most Orange County House members don’t like shutdown deal

  10-11-2025 23:40 via ocregister.com
  
  After details of the U.S. Senate’s deal to end the lengthiest government shutdown began to emerge, many House Democrats were incensed to find it did not include an immediate fix for health care subsidies set to expire at the end of this year.
  And that includes ones who represent Orange County.
  Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C., have been at loggerheads over how to end the shutdown, which has disrupted federal assistance programs and services and is the longest in history. But S
  
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• ‘We feel alone’: L.A. fire survivors call for California’s insurance chief Lara to resign

  10-11-2025 23:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom is also facing pressure to oust Commissioner Ricardo Lara as insurance policyholders struggle with delayed and denied claims months after the Los Angeles fires.
  Survivors of the deadly Los Angeles County fires, some of whom have been unable to rebuild because their insurance claims have been delayed or denied, are calling for California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resign.
  Lara, a former state lawmaker, has one year left in
  
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• Bangor, Maine, swears in new City Council member who went to prison for manslaughter

  10-11-2025 23:30 via ocregister.com
  
  By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A woman who was sworn in Monday as a city council member in Bangor, Maine, served time in prison for manslaughter.
  The election of Angela Walker sparked outrage on conservative social media and concern from some Maine Republicans, such as Bobby Charles, a Republican candidate for governor.
  Susan Faloon, left, Daniel Carson, center, and Angela Walker are sworn in as city councilors in Bangor, Maine, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (David Wa
  
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