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• Fantasmic will get an upgrade when it returns this summer

  13-05-2017 19:58
  Disneyland's Fantasmic will include new features and new movie scenes when it reopens this summer on Rivers of America. The attraction, along with others, were closed during construction of Star Wars land.
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Tuesday, Feb. 17

  18-02-2026 03:47 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Tuesday, Feb. 17
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  The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday.
  BOYS SOCCER
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  Quarterfinals
  DIVISION 1
  Santa Monica 1, Servite 0
  DIVISION 8
  San Jacinto Lead. Acad. 1, Fairmont Prep 0
  Pacifica Christian/OC 2, B
  
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• OC’s biggest home sale this year so far? A $43.6M Newport Coast estate

  18-02-2026 03:34 via ocregister.com
  
  A Mediterranean-style estate in Newport Coast recently set an Orange County record for the biggest sale this year so far, closing off-market for $43.56 million.
  Completed in 2024, this 18,336-square-foot mansion boasts six bedrooms, 12 bathrooms and a flat, three-quarter-acre-plus lot. It sits at the end of a cul-de-sac, offering wraparound canyon and ocean views.
  Records show Mags Global Capital LLC, a California limited liability company based in Santa Clara County, is the buyer.
  The seller is
  
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• Hefner’s widow wants probe of Playboy founder’s private diaries

  18-02-2026 03:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Hugh Hefner’s widow is calling for for an investigation into the handling and possible publication of thousands of scrapbooks and diaries the late Playboy founder maintained, saying they contain sexually charged photos of uncounted women — including herself — and possibly some minors.
  Speaking at a Los Angeles news conference with attorney Gloria Allred on Tuesday, Feb. 17, Crystal Hefner called on the attorneys general of California and Illinois to investigate the Hefner diari
  
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• Albano’s girls hoops fast break: Surprises, showdowns set tone for playoffs

  18-02-2026 02:05 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowDan Albano reacts to the first week of the girls basketball playoffs and looks toward Wednesday’s games:
  1. What teams surprised the most in the first week of the playoffs?
  Several but Villa Park, Portola and Sunny Hills stand out.
  Villa Park has impressed with its resolve in Division 1. The Spartans entered the playoffs after a gut-wrenching loss in the final seconds at Esperanza as they attempted
  
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• Key quotes from the Rev. Jesse Jackson that define his politics and legacy

  18-02-2026 01:58 via ocregister.com
  
  The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators. He spoke tirelessly for the poor and marginalized on issues from voting rights to housing. Jackson also gave numerous speeches as the leader of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and as a presidential candidate in the 1980s. Later, he did the same for the Black Lives Matter movement.
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• NASA hopes fuel leaks are fixed as it launches another countdown test for the Artemis II moonshot

  18-02-2026 01:54 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARCIA DUNN
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA began another practice launch countdown Tuesday for its first moonshot in decades with astronauts after making repairs to fix dangerous fuel leaks that already have bumped the flight into March.
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• FBI, St. Paul police probing ICE arrest that resulted in skull fractures

  18-02-2026 01:47 via ocregister.com
  
  By JIM MUSTIAN, MICHAEL BIESECKER and JACK BROOK
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota and federal authorities are investigating the alleged beating of a Mexican citizen by immigration officers last month, seeking to identify what caused the eight skull fractures that landed the man in the intensive care unit of a Minneapolis hospital.
  Investigators from the St. Paul Police Department and FBI last week canvassed the shopping center parking lot where Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says Im
  
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• Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist who led protests at Columbia

  18-02-2026 01:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
  NEW YORK (AP) — An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian graduate student who led protests at Columbia University against Israel and the war in Gaza.
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• Gallop inside the Lunar New Year festivities at QUA in Fountain Valley

  18-02-2026 01:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Whether fortuitous timing or a nod from a higher power, Tuesday’s downpour paused for a brief spell just as the drums started to thrum and the Lunar New Year lions snaked their way around QUA in Fountain Valley. What a way to start the year.
  Viet Nguyen’s newest restaurant, celebrated for its Chinese cooking viewed through a Vietnamese lens, proved a fitting stage for the festivities, kicking off the Year of the Horse for both the Chinese and Vietnamese communities.
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• California’s expanded, free pre-K means some private day cares will close

  18-02-2026 01:00 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters
  There were once so many children at Frisha Moore’s Elk Grove preschool that families filled up the waitlist. Now, one of her playgrounds and two classrooms sit empty because one key group of kids has stopped coming.Dozens of families in recent years have opted not to enroll their 4-year-olds at Moore Learning Preschool & Child Care Center, she said. Instead, they’re putting their children in transitional kindergarten, California’s new public pre
  
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• CSU skilled trade workers go on strike, demand raises

  18-02-2026 00:59 via ocregister.com
  
  More than 1,000 skilled trade workers for the California State University system began a strike Tuesday to protest what they called “CSU’s refusal to honor contractually promised raises and step increases for its workers.”
  The members of Teamsters Local 2010 include plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, locksmiths and other building maintenance staff. Pickets were held at 22 CSU campuses statewide.
  “Any disruptions to campus operations will be a direct result of CSU’s
  
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• Guilty plea for throwing rocks at federal officer during Paramount immigration raid

  18-02-2026 00:47 via ocregister.com
  
  A Compton man pleaded guilty Tuesday to throwing rocks and injuring a federal officer during a June immigration enforcement operation near a Home Depot store in Paramount.
  Elpidio Reyna, 41, entered a plea to one federal count of “assault on a federal officer by deadly or dangerous weapon resulting in bodily injury,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
  Authorities said a federal officer was injured and a government vehicle damaged.
  Sentencing was scheduled for Aug. 7 in L.
  
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• Used EVs under $25,000 propel sales even as new models languish

  18-02-2026 00:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By Kyle Stock, Bloomberg News
  Traffic may have dried up at EV dealerships after the end of federal purchase incentives, but sales of used electric cars and trucks have only accelerated.
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• Firecrackers welcome Lunar New Year in Little Saigon with a bang

  18-02-2026 00:08 via ocregister.com
  
  Smoke and flickering embers erupted in front of the Asian Garden Mall as colorful lions danced to ward off evil spirits and usher in the Year of the Horse.
  Thousands gathered at the mall at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 17, to celebrate the first day of the Lunar New Year, marked by the first full moon of the lunar calendar. In Vietnamese communities, the holiday is celebrated as Tết.
  Brandon Vu, an Anaheim resident, took the day off from work to celebrate the holiday and spend his afternoon with
  
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• Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez slimmer and ready to return to left field

  17-02-2026 23:39 via ocregister.com
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — A strained groin muscle in May landed Teoscar Hernandez on the injured list and lingered for the rest of the year. But the real injury might have been to his pride.
  Re-signed by the Dodgers before last season, Hernandez moved back to his preferred position in right field. By midseason, though, his defense there became a liability for the Dodgers and the subject of criticism.
  The 33-year-old Hernandez’s offseason response was evident when he arrived in spring camp th
  
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• Trump administration backs Kalshi, Polymarket as states move to ban prediction markets

  17-02-2026 23:36 via ocregister.com
  
  By KEN SWEET
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is throwing its support behind the prediction market operators Kalshi and Polymarket in a critical legal battle between the growing prediction market industry and states that wish to ban these platforms.
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• Orange County boys basketball Top 25: Top teams still alive in playoffs

  17-02-2026 23:27 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County boys basketball rankings as of Tuesday, Feb. 17.
  Notable this week: Top-ranked Santa Margarita won its first game in the elite CIF-SS Open Division playoffs last week. … No. 2 Crean Lutheran and No. 3 JSerra both won their first two games in the Division 1 playoffs to reach the quarterfinals. … Fairmont Prep is back in the Top 10 after it reached the Division 1 quarterfinals. … Aliso Niguel moves up to No. 18 after two wins in the Division 3 playoffs. &hell
  
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• Young the Giant will headline the Kia Forum in Inglewood in July

  17-02-2026 23:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Young the Giant is hitting the road for their first headlining shows in three years to support their upcoming studio album, “Victory Garden.”
  The tour, featuring support from Cold War Kids, Almost Monday and KennyHoopla on select dates, will stop at the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre in San Diego on July 15 and the Kia Forum in Inglewood on July 17. Cold War Kids will be on the road celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their debut record “Robbers & Cowards.”
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• 4 dead in pileup of over 30 vehicles in ‘brown out’ conditions on Colorado interstate

  17-02-2026 23:24 via ocregister.com
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Four people died in a pileup involving over 30 vehicles, including six semitrailers, on an interstate in Colorado Tuesday after blowing dirt made it hard for drivers to see, authorities said.
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• Japan’s Ami Nakai leads Olympic skating; American Alysa Liu in 3rd

  17-02-2026 23:23 via ocregister.com
  
  MILAN — Russia’s ban from international competition has created a new world order in women’s figure skating, with the U.S. and Japan re-emerging as global super powers.
  The two countries have won the last four World Championships women’s titles, a pattern that continued with the Milano Cortina Olympic Games short program Tuesday night.
  Ami Nakai, the Japanese 17-year-old, won the short program with a score of 78.71, with teammate and three-time world champion Kaori Sakamo
  
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• Crews search for backcountry skiers after avalanche reported in California mountains

  17-02-2026 23:18 via ocregister.com
  
  By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JULIE WATSON
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Search and rescue crews were looking for multiple backcountry skiers feared missing Tuesday after a reported avalanche in Northern California as a powerful winter storm moved through the state, authorities said.
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• Homebuilder sentiment falls to 5-month low on affordability

  17-02-2026 23:15 via ocregister.com
  
  By Michael Sasso | Bloomberg
  US homebuilders’ confidence slipped again this month, bogged down by persistent worries over affordability and high construction costs.
  An index of market conditions from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo edged down in February to 36, the lowest level since September. That fell short of all but one estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists. A value below 50 means more builders see conditions as poor than good.
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• Southern California mountains got plenty of snow — with more on the way

  17-02-2026 23:09 via ocregister.com
  
  The first of three storms to hit Southern California this week dumped several inches of snow atop mountain communities — with more on the horizon.
  “(It’s) going to be, very probably, the best snowfall we’ve had all winter so far this season,” National Weather Service meteorologist Rich Thompson said.
  But with it could come treacherous traveling.
  So far, the San Bernardino Mountains have received 12 to 15 inches of snow, with nearby Wrightwood getting six inches, sai
  
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• USC football adds 3 more to its coaching staff

  17-02-2026 23:06 via ocregister.com
  
  The USC football team made three coaching hires official Tuesday afternoon, elevating one current staff member and bringing in two new coaches.
  Mike Ekeler was hired as the special teams coordinator/linebackers coach, Paul Gonzales was hired to coach the safeties and Skyler Jones was elevated to defensive tackles coach.
  Ekeler is returning to USC after previously serving as the Trojans’ linebackers coach in 2013.
  “Mike’s special teams and linebacker units are elite,” USC
  
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• The Rev. Jesse Jackson is remembered by Southern California leaders

  17-02-2026 22:54 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Local leaders are remembering the Rev. Jesse Jackson Tuesday after the civil rights giant and a two-time presidential candidate died at the age of 84.
  Jackson’s family said he died peacefully on Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family. He had been in declining health for several years.
  “His unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and human rights helped shape a global movement for freedom and dignity,” they said in a statement. “A tireless change
  
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• New Angels OF Josh Lowe confident he can return to 2023 form

  17-02-2026 22:05 via ocregister.com
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. — Josh Lowe has a simple explanation for why he’s so sure that he can be an impact big-leaguer with a mix of power and speed.
  “I don’t think I need to re-prove that because I’ve done it,” the Angels outfielder said Tuesday morning.
  Lowe is one of many players in Angels camp who is trying to return to form after getting derailed by injuries. Lowe was one of the most promising young players in the majors when he hit .292 with an .835 OPS, 20 homers
  
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• USC men host No. 10 Illinois as NCAA Tournament bid looms

  17-02-2026 21:51 via ocregister.com
  
  The USC men’s basketball team is coming off a seven-day break to face No. 10 Illinois on Wednesday, and it will be doing so with six important regular-season games left.
  The Illini are second in the Big Ten Conference and a virtual lock for the NCAA tournament, while bracket projections have USC standing on uncertain ground.
  ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, as of Tuesday, has the Trojans (18-7 overall, 7-7 Big Ten) as an “on the bubble” team that could snag one of 10 projected Big Ten
  
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• Orange County girls basketball Top 25: Sage Hill, Mater Dei set for showdown

  17-02-2026 21:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowThe Orange County girls basketball rankings as of Tuesday, Feb. 17.
  Notable this week: Sage Hill and Mater Dei remain No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, for their showdown in Pool D in the CIF-SS Open Division playoffs on Wednesday. The game at Sage Hill will tip off at 7 p.m. Both teams will advance to the quarterfinals but the winner will earn a home game for Saturday. … Villa Park, Orange Lutheran a
  
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• New Mexico legislators launch investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s secluded ranch

  17-02-2026 21:46 via ocregister.com
  
  By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State legislators in New Mexico launched an investigation Tuesday into past activity at a secluded desert ranch where financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein once entertained guests, and whether local authorities looked the other way.
  A bipartisan, four-member panel of state House representatives are investigating allegations that the ranch may have facilitated sexual abuse and sex trafficking. New Mexico lawmakers also say they want
  
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