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• Fire in Tustin fully contained

  11-10-2017 14:49
  A three to five acre brush fire behind Pioneer Middle School off Portola Parkway and Tustin Ranch Road, caused the evacuation of two streets in Tustin Estates. There were no reported injuries.
  
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• Actor T.K. Carter dies at Duarte home. He was 69

  11-01-2026 02:32 via ocregister.com
  
  T.K. Carter, a prolific actor with roles in television shows and feature films stretching over six decades, has died at the age of 69, his publicist confirmed Saturday.
  Carter died Friday at his home in Duarte. The entertainment website TMZ reported that authorities responded to a call for service at the home at about 5:45 p.m. No foul play is suspected, but the cause of death has not been provided.
  HOLLYWOOD, CA – MAY 25:Actor T. K. Carter attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Sony Pictures
  
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• Matthew Stafford leads Rams past Panthers in NFC wild-card round with game-winning drive

  11-01-2026 02:29 via ocregister.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A year ago, the Rams and quarterback Matthew Stafford got the ball back, down six, with the chance to steal a road playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The failure to do so sent the team home downtrodden and full of what-ifs.
  Given an opportunity to redeem himself Saturday in the wild-card round against the Carolina Panthers, Stafford delivered, driving the Rams 71 yards in 2:01 of game time and completing 6 of 7 passes, the last a towering throw that tight end C
  
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• Supercross kicks of new season in Anaheim

  11-01-2026 02:20 via ocregister.com
  
  With homebase at Angel Stadium under a pile of dirt for the next month, all eyes were instead on the finish line Saturday, Jan. 10, as AMA Monster Energy Supercross kicked off its off-road motorcycle racing season in Anaheim.
  Cooper Webb, left, crosses paths with Christian Craig during the 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross qualifyinground at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Saturday, January 10, 2026. Webb was last year’s champion. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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• Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78

  11-01-2026 02:07 via ocregister.com
  
  By ANDREW DALTON | AP Entertainment Writer
  LOS ANGELES — Bob Weir, guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at age 78.
  Weir’s death was announced Saturday in a statement on his Instagram page.
  FILE – This undated file photo shows members of the Grateful Dead band, from left to right, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, Brent Mydland, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir. (AP Photo/File)
  FILE – Bob Weir arrives at Willie Nelson 90, celebrating the si
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Saturday, Jan. 10

  11-01-2026 01:49 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Saturday, Jan. 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.
  GIRLS WATER POLO
  SANTA BARBARA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
  Mater Dei 12, Orange Lutheran 9
  Corona del Mar 10, Harvard-Westlake 9
  Oaks Christian 10, Newport Harbor
  
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• UCLA football keeps tapping into the transfer portal

  11-01-2026 00:54 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — UCLA has yet to take its foot off the transfer portal pedal.
  Saturday was yet another day of full speed ahead on transfer commitments – hauling in another five players – to bring the Bruins’ total from the transfer portal to 30 players. As of Saturday afternoon, UCLA ranks 19th in the 247Sports ranking and 12th on On3’s ranking of transfer portal recruiting classes.
  The highest-profile commit of the bunch came Saturday afternoon when South Carolina wid
  
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• Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon

  10-01-2026 23:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By REBECCA SANTANA
  MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two people in Portland, Oregon, as Minnesota leaders urged demonstrators to remain peaceful.
  The Minneapolis gathering was one of hundreds of protests planned in towns and cities across the country over the weekend. It came in a city on edge since the killing of Renee Good on Wednesday by an Immigration and
  
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• Man steals $1,700 in caviar from Whole Foods in Irvine, police say

  10-01-2026 23:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of stealing about $1,700 worth of caviar from a Whole Foods store in Irvine over the holiday season.
  The theft occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 29 at the Whole Foods Market on Irvine Center Drive, Irvine Police Department spokesman Kyle Oldoerp said.
  At first, the caviar culprit appeared to be shopping normally, selecting items and placing them in a basket, police said. He then concealed 12 cans of caviar inside a paper Who
  
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• KPC Health workers reach tentative agreement to avert strike in OC and IE

  10-01-2026 23:34 via ocregister.com
  
  The union representing health care workers at three Orange County and three Inland Empire hospitals has reached a tentative contract agreement with KPC Health executives, averting a strike the workers had authorized for next week, officials announced Saturday.
  The workers had previously authorized a five-day strike beginning Monday at Anaheim Global Medical Center, Chapman Global Medical Center and South Coast Global Medical Center, along with Hemet Global Medical Center, Menifee Global Medical
  
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• Nicaragua’s government says it’s freeing detainees after pressure from the US

  10-01-2026 23:00 via ocregister.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s Interior Ministry said Saturday the country would release dozens of prisoners, as the United States ramped up pressure on leftist President Daniel Ortegaa week after it ousted former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
  On Friday, the U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua said Venezuela had taken an important step toward peace by releasing what it described as “political prisoners.” But it lamented that in Nicaragua, “more than 60 people remai
  
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• Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb case

  10-01-2026 22:56 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.Brian J. Cole Jr., of Woodbridge, Virginia, entered the plea at a brief hearing on Friday.He is facing two counts of transporting and attempting to use explosives.
  Justice Department prosecutors have said that Cole confessed to placing pipe bombs outside the Republ
  
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• US launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after deadly ambush

  10-01-2026 22:36 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.
  The large-scale strikes, conducted by the U.S. alongside partner forces, occurred around 12:30 p.m. ET, according to U.S. Central Command. The strikes hit multiple Islamic State targets across Syria.
  Saturday’s strikes are part of a broader operation that
  
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• No. 21 USC women seek ‘change of heart, change of mind’ reset

  10-01-2026 22:28 via ocregister.com
  
  USC’s women’s basketball players want to go into Minnesota as a changed team. The Trojans are on a two-game losing streak for the first time since the 2023-24 season, which doesn’t sit well with the high standard they’ve built.
  “It’s time that we make a change,” senior guard Kara Dunn told reporters. “We need to be as hungry as we can be. And going into the next game, we have to have a change of heart, change of mind and get after it.”
  No. 21
  
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• Alexander: How many streaming services does a sports fan need?

  10-01-2026 21:57 via ocregister.com
  
  The world according to Jim:
  • If his music career and judge’s role on “The Voice” somehow stalls (not likely), maybe Snoop Dogg has a future in basketball commentary. He was hilarious on Peacock’s broadcast of Clippers-Warriors Monday night, especially his running patter as Golden State coach Steve Kerr was arguing himself into an ejection.
  Then again, did you see and hear it live? Or have you resisted paying for Peacock, Netflix, Amazon Prime, or any of the other st
  
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• Chargers confident in AFC wild-card playoff return

  10-01-2026 21:02 via ocregister.com
  
  The Chargers have been here before. Exactly one year ago, to be precise.
  They had 11 regular-season victories going into their AFC wild-card game, a game they appeared to have set up against an opponent they seemed capable of defeating and moving on to the next round, to a deeper and more fulfilling playoff run in Jim Harbaugh’s first season as their coach.
  Jan. 11, 2025, proved to be the end of the line, though.
  The Chargers’ 32-12 loss to the Houston Texans was one of those head-sc
  
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• Eagles start title defense against 49ers in NFC wild-card game

  10-01-2026 20:45 via ocregister.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles declared from the first day of training camp and throughout another season that included an NFC East title that the word “repeat” is not part of the locker-room vernacular for the 2024 Super Bowl champions.
  “We’re not defending nothing,” offensive lineman Jordan Mailata said.
  However the Eagles want to spin it, this much is true: Philadelphia is a contender to repeat.
  Yes, the offense has lacked the spark of a season ago, when every s
  
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• Lawyer gets 1 year in jail for deadly drunken driving crash in Garden Grove

  10-01-2026 20:44 via ocregister.com
  
  A 34-year-old lawyer was sentenced on Friday, Jan. 9 to a year in jail and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service for a DUI crash that killed a United States Postal Service driver in Garden Grove.
  A news release issued after his conviction in October by the Orange County District Attorney’s office said Lotfullah Sohaib Latif would face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison at his sentencing.
  Latif was driving nearly 90 mph on the 22 Freeway, near the 405 freeway and Valley Vi
  
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• Bills bring experience versus upstart Jaguars in AFC wild-card game

  10-01-2026 20:30 via ocregister.com
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills don’t have to beat Kansas City, Cincinnati or Baltimore to reach the Super Bowl.
  The team with the reigning MVP and the AFC’s most playoff experience faces a new path, beginning with a wild-card game in Jacksonville. Although this journey doesn’t seem as daunting as those in recent years that included Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow or Lamar Jackson, it might be equally treacherous.
  Especially with the Bills being on the r
  
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• Orange County boys basketball standings, Jan. 10

  10-01-2026 20:25 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowStandings for the Orange County boys basketball leagues through Friday, Jan. 9.Trinity League
  League
  Overall
  JSerra
  1-0
  14-8
  St. John Bosco
  1-0
  12-4
  Mater Dei
  1-0
  13-7
  Santa Margarita
  0-1
  19-3
  Orange Lutheran
  0-1
  14-6
  Servite
  0-1
  16-6
  South Coast League
  League
  Overall
  San Juan Hills
  2-0
  12-8
  Tesoro
  1-0
  18-3
  San Clemente
  1-0
  11-9
  Capistrano Valley
  0-2
  10-11
  Dana Hills
  0-2
  7-12
  Sea View League
  League
  Overall
  Al
  
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• Chargers at Patriots: Who has the edge in the AFC wild-card game?

  10-01-2026 19:23 via ocregister.com
  
  CHARGERS (11-6) at PATRIOTS (14-3)
  When: 5 p.m. PT Sunday
  Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
  TV/Radio: NBC (Ch. 4)/640 AM, 94.3 FM (Spanish)
  Line: Patriots by 3.5
  Notable injury designations
  Chargers: OUT: WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith (hamstring), S Kendall Williamson (ankle); QUESTIONABLE: T Austin Deculus (oblique), OLB Bud Dupree (hamstring), TE Tucker Fisk (ankle), RB Omarion Hampton (ankle), DB Elijah Molden (hamstring), LB Del’Shawn Phillips (hamstring).
  Patriots: OUT: DL
  
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• Corky: These surfers are in it for life

  10-01-2026 19:06 via ocregister.com
  
  I thought I would talk a little bit about surf “lifers” today.
  A lifer being a person who, in one way or another, has devoted their life to being a surfer, surfing, or somehow involved in the surf culture.  I consider myself one as I have, in pretty much all those ways, been a surfer my entire life from about 7 years old on.  We lived in Surfside on the beach, so I was able to surf all I wanted.
  We have a number of extremely cool lifers here in our beautiful Orange County,
  
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• Lindsey Vonn rising once again

  10-01-2026 18:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Lindsey Vonn’s first tattoo was the outline of a shark on her left ring finger.
  “Because the shark is always moving forward,” she said.
  Amid widespread skepticism of her prospects at the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, Vonn, then 33, had a tattoo of the Greek word for “believe” strategically placed on her right middle finger for those who don’t.
  And when her grandfather, Don Kildow, a veteran of the Korean War, died in November 2017 only weeks before the Wi
  
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• Swanson: Justin Herbert vs. Playoffs – who you got?

  10-01-2026 18:34 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Justin Herbert really needs a win.
  Actually, maybe he doesn’t need a win. He’s talented, he takes home about $52 million a year – he’s tall. The man has a lot going for him already.
  But for the sake of his résumé, his legacy, and all of our collective sanity, a first postseason feather in his cap Sunday would be great.
  You’ve heard the allegations: Herbert has a big arm but he’s missing the clutch gene. That résumé
  
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• Protests against ICE to be held around Southern California on Saturday

  10-01-2026 18:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Protesters against immigration enforcement are taking to the streets across the nation and in Southern California on Saturday Jan. 10 after a federal officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis and another shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon this week.
  The demonstrations come as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security pushes forward in the Twin Cities with what it calls its biggest-ever immigration enforcement operation. President Donald Trump’s administration has said both sh
  
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• Gianna Kneepkens went from long shot to sure shot for No. 4 UCLA

  10-01-2026 18:00 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Gianna Kneepkens was at the top of Cori Close’s wish list.
  Close had no spots on the roster available at the time of Kneepkens’ entrance in the transfer portal. But the Bruins’ coach also knew that the chances of her keeping her team fully intact was “slim to none.”
  “I just want you to know that if we had a spot, you would be our top priority,” Close said she told Kneepkens. “And I don’t even think she believed that we wou
  
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• Friendly shepherd Giselle wants to share your love

  10-01-2026 17:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: German shepherd
  Age: 2 years
  Sex: Spayed female
  Size: 65 pounds
  Giselle’s story: Giselle is an athletic girl, social, friendly and loving, who would do best in a home with adults or children older than 10. She’d be ideal for an active family who hikes, walks, runs or jogs, as she’s a bit of an athlete herself. She’s current on vaccines and was rescued from a shelter. She is microchipped and ready for a home where she can receive love and kindness and show off her i
  
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• There’s no separating this mother-daughter kitty pair

  10-01-2026 17:14 via ocregister.com
  
  Breed: Bella, domestic shorthair tuxedo; Misty, Russian blue
  Age: Bella, 2 years; Misty, 6 months
  Sex: Spayed females
  Bella and Misty’s story: Bella and her daughter, Misty, can be found together constantly – cuddling, grooming one another, playing together. They have a gentle, loving, special connection. Bella is dainty and affectionate with an easygoing nature and soft, silky fur. Misty, with fur like velvet, is curious, loving and playful. Both are outgoing and enjoy being with pe
  
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• Susan Shelley: A reality check on Gavin Newsom’s California

  10-01-2026 17:00 via ocregister.com
  
  After several years of not bothering to show up in the Capitol to deliver the annual State of the State speech, Gov. Gavin Newsom enlisted the building and all the government officials in it, even the justices of the state Supreme Court, to be props in his latest presidential campaign video.
  Copying the president’s entrance for a State of the Union address, Newsom entered the Assembly chamber from the back, followed by an escort committee. He moved slowly down the aisle, shaking hands and
  
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• What to Stream: A$AP Rocky, Madison Beer, Damon and Affleck reunite

  10-01-2026 16:31 via ocregister.com
  
  By The Associated Press
  A$AP Rocky’s first full-length album in eight years, “Don’t Be Dumb,” and Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reuniting again in Netflix’s “The Rip” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
  Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: The pop-R&B vocalist Madison Beer returns with her third LP, “Locket
  
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