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• Make a splash this summer!

  27-06-2017 05:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Olivia Matz, 6, of Ladera Ranch at the beach in Laguna Beach on Monday, May 15, 2017. (Photo by Raymona Chin, contributing photographer)Chloe Hirth, 6, of Laguna Niguel plays on a beach in Laguna Beach on Monday, May 15, 2017. (Photo by Raymona Chin, contributing photographer)Six-year-old twins Gavin Puebla, left, and Connor Puebla of Rancho Santa Margarita at the beach in Laguna Beach on Monday, May 15, 2017. (Photo by Raymona Chin, contributing photographer)Connor Puebla, 6, of Rancho Santa Ma
  
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• USC QB Husan Longstreet transfers to LSU, will play for Lane Kiffin

  15-01-2026 01:19 via ocregister.com
  
  Husan Longstreet, the former Corona Centennial star who spent one season at USC as its backup quarterback, is headed to LSU to play for Lane Kiffin.
  Longstreet announced that he had signed with the Tigers in a social media post shared Wednesday afternoon after reportedly visiting LSU on Saturday.
  Kiffin, a former USC assistant and head coach, drew the college football world’s attention when he made the controversial decision to leave Ole Miss to take a head coaching job with the Tigers. He
  
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• New DHS rule aims to shorten visa wait times abroad for religious workers serving US congregations

  15-01-2026 00:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By TIFFANY STANLEY and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO
  WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of tightening immigration restrictions, the Department of Homeland Security is attempting to make it easier for visa-holding religious workers to serve their U.S. congregations with less disruption.
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• Lakers coach JJ Redick defends ‘remarkable’ LeBron James amid criticism

  15-01-2026 00:44 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Within minutes of wrapping up a dominating victory, LeBron James was in an ice bath on Tuesday night, soaking his taxed muscles. It was the final piece of a game-day routine that would ensure the Lakers’ 41-year-old star will be ready to play the next game.
  “He’s going to do everything he possibly can to play,” Coach JJ Redick said. “His 23rd year. It’s remarkable. His competitive stamina is off the charts.”
  James had been listed
  
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• Alexander: Ross Porter’s interview archive, in book form

  15-01-2026 00:39 via ocregister.com
  
  There are times, hard as it might be for some of our loved ones to believe, that being a pack rat has its benefits. (Trust me. I speak from experience.)
  Ross Porter ran into that a while back. He had kept 217 recorded videos with sports figures, dating to his days as the nightly sports anchor at KNBC-TV and encompassing his 28 years as a member of the Dodgers’ broadcast team.
  A few years ago – “I think it was 2021,” he said in a Zoom session this week – he received
  
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• Recalled ‘Super Greens’ diet supplement powder sickens 45 with salmonella

  15-01-2026 00:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By JONEL ALECCIA
  At least 45 people in nearly two dozen states have been sickened with salmonella food poisoning tied to a brand of “super greens” diet supplement powder, federal health officials said Wednesday.
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• Renaming the Department of Defense the ‘Department of War’ could cost up to $125 million

  15-01-2026 00:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War could cost U.S. taxpayers as much as $125 million depending on how broadly and quickly the change is made, according to an analysis released Wednesday from the Congressional Budget Office.
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• Hundreds of laid-off researchers at US workplace safety center are being reinstated

  15-01-2026 00:08 via ocregister.com
  
  By MIKE STOBBE
  NEW YORK (AP) — Federal officials are reinstating hundreds of U.S. health workers who were laid off last year from a small health agency that aims to protect workers.
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• Carlsbad homeowner fighting multimillion-dollar fine over beach access, pickleball court

  14-01-2026 23:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By Deborah Brennan | CalMatters
  Carlsbad homeowner John Levy’s lawsuit against the Coastal Commission disputes penalties over two locked gates, native vegetation, a wedding site and pickleball court. It also challenges the commission’s authority to exact multi-million dollar fines without judicial review.
  The commission, which protects public access and environmental quality in the Coastal Zone, a strip of land that follows California’s shoreline, accused Levy of blocking publ
  
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• How long will this nice summer-like weather last?

  14-01-2026 23:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Summer-like weather has been lingering across Southern California in recent days — but will it stick around?
  Temperatures in Orange County’s inland areas on Wednesday, Jan. 14, were about 15 degrees higher than the average, reaching into the mid-80s, and were about 10 degrees higher than normal along the coast, said National Weather Service meteorologist Paul Steward.
  Recent windy conditions that brought warm weather in recent days will ease up heading into the weekend, with a marine
  
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• Federal judges allow California to use new US House map ahead of 2026 election

  14-01-2026 23:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By TRÂN NGUYỄN
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved U.S. House map that is designed to boost Democrats in the 2026 midterms.
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• NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation

  14-01-2026 23:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By MARCIA DUNN
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An astronaut in need of doctors’ care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA’s first medical evacuation.
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• Building homes a top priority for California Democrats this year. Voters could get a say

  14-01-2026 23:37 via ocregister.com
  
  By Yue Stella Yu | CalMatters
  California lawmakers showed historic enthusiasm for the abundance movement last year as they passed sweeping housing laws that roll back landmark environmental reviews for most urban developments and allow denser housing near transit — ambitious endeavors that would have gotten nowhere just a few years ago.
  This year, housing advocates are trying to seize the moment again, particularly in the last year in office for the pro-building Gov. Gavin Newsom.
  Just da
  
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• Michael Connelly says same killer committed Black Dahlia, Zodiac murders

  14-01-2026 23:10 via ocregister.com
  
  After nearly 80 years, hope for answers to the infamous 1947 Black Dahlia murder had faded into nothingness.
  It was, as best-selling writer Michael Connelly said in 2024, “an unsolvable case.” One for which he imagined a different outcome in his then-new book, “The Waiting,” to “keep the lure of the case alive, so that in a way it’s solved, but unsolved.”
  “I just thought, ‘Hey, I write about L.A. in novels now for 30 years,” Connelly sa
  
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• ‘High School Musical’ is turning 20 and you can celebrate with one of the film’s stars

  14-01-2026 23:10 via ocregister.com
  
  It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since “High School Musical” premiered.
  The megahit changed what it meant to be a Disney Channel Original Movie. The film premiered on January 20, 2006, and went on to become a franchise with “High School Musical 2” airing on Disney Channel the following summer, and “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” becoming Disney Channel’s first film to have a theatrical release in October 2008. The stars of th
  
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• Trump administration slashes funding for substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide

  14-01-2026 22:56 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALI SWENSON, Associated Press
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has made abrupt and sweeping cuts to substance abuse and mental health programs across the country in a move that advocates said will jeopardize the lives of some of the country’s most vulnerable.
  The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on Tuesday night canceled some 2,000 grants representing nearly $2 billion in funding, according to an administration official with knowledge of the cuts w
  
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• Beware the revenge of Wild Wing

  14-01-2026 22:51 via ocregister.com
  
  Could it be the Curse of Wild Wing?
  Agitated fans have taken to the Interwebs by the thousands, bemoaning the fact that the Anaheim Ducks had a losing streak after the fierce fowl’s statue was removed from its prominent perch in front of the stadium before Christmas.
  View this post on InstagramAre the Ducks … drumroll please … cursed?
  Thousands reacted on Instagram, on Facebook, on Threads. “Coincidence?” “They’ve angered the hockey gods.&rdq
  
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• USC women on 3-game skid with No. 12 Maryland in town

  14-01-2026 22:36 via ocregister.com
  
  Kara Dunn bent down and put her hands on her knees. Her eyes were focused on nothing in particular. Moments earlier, the USC women’s basketball guard had sunk a buzzer-beating 3-point shot in Minnesota’s Williams Arena.
  It wasn’t enough. The Trojans still lost 63-62 and created their first three-game losing streak since the 2021-22 season.
  Dunn made her intentions as part of the USC women’s basketball team clear back in November:
  “I want to be there for my team, be
  
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• Mount Baldy trails reopen following 3 deaths, but dangers persist

  14-01-2026 22:30 via ocregister.com
  
  Recently closed trails around Mount Baldy have reopened, but the local Sheriff’s Department advised that conditions still may not be safe.
  Though trails have reopened, hazardous winter conditions still persist and hikers should come prepared to meet snow-covered trails, icy sections, limited visibility, and the possibility of sudden storms, said the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in a news release. That means evaluating weather conditions, carrying appropriate gear, and u
  
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• Official says law Trump is using to seek legal fees in Georgia election case likely unconstitutional

  14-01-2026 22:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press
  ATLANTA (AP) — The head of a nonpartisan group that supports Georgia prosecutors said the new state law that President Donald Trump and others charged in an election interference case are using to seek millions in attorney fees and costs from the Fulton County district attorney’s office is likely unconstitutional.
  The law has “serious and potentially unconstitutional deficiencies,” notably because it denies county governments any sort of
  
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• Trump signs a law returning whole milk to school lunches

  14-01-2026 22:09 via ocregister.com
  
  By JONEL ALECCIA, Associated Press
  Whole milk is heading back to school cafeterias across the country after President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday overturning Obama-era limits on higher-fat milk options.
  Nondairy drinks such as fortified soy milk may also be on the menu in the coming months following adoption of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which cleared Congress in the fall.
  The action allows schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to serve whole and 2% fat mi
  
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• Grand jury indicts suspect in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home

  14-01-2026 21:57 via ocregister.com
  
  By JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury indicted the individual accused of vandalizing the Ohio home of Vice President JD Vance and causing other property damage on federal charges Wednesday.
  The three-count indictment charges William D. DeFoor, 26, of Cincinnati, with damaging government property, engaging in physical violence against any person or property in a restricted building or grounds, and assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
  DeFoor
  
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• John Moorlach: Sacramento still playing a costly game of chicken with Trump

  14-01-2026 21:45 via ocregister.com
  
  Nine years ago this month, the Sunday January 17th edition of the Orange County Register had front-page, top-of-the-fold headlines under the heading “The President-Elect.” It included “Hope and Fear on the Cusp of Trump.”  The subtitle was “Southern California prepares for the inauguration of a president unlike any other.”  It was by long-time reporter Martin Wisckol. 
  It was accompanied by a “Watchdog” piece by staff columnist Teri
  
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• ‘West Wing’ actor Timothy Busfield due in court on child sex abuse charges in New Mexico

  14-01-2026 21:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE, Associated Press
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield is due in court for an initial appearance Wednesday, a day after turning himself in to authorities to face charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing in New Mexico.
  Albuquerque police issued a warrant for his arrest last week on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor
  
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• Trump claims killing of Iran protesters ‘has stopped’ even as Tehran signals executions ahead

  14-01-2026 21:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has indicated fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters.
  The U.S. president’s claims, which were made with few details, come as he’s told protesting Iranians in recent days that “help is on the way” and that his administration
  
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• Discussion extended again for proposed 447-unit housing project at Anaheim Hills Festival center

  14-01-2026 21:37 via ocregister.com
  
  After much discussion and pushback from concerned residents, the Anaheim City Council delayed making a decision on the housing development proposed at the Anaheim Hills Festival shopping center to Feb. 3.
  Developers want to turn the Anaheim Hills shopping center’s shuttered Regal Cinema into a four-story residential building, wrapped around a five-level parking structure. The public hearing held on Tuesday had been rescheduled from early December.
  That project would include 447 apartment u
  
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• A part that broke on a UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky failed 4 times before on different planes

  14-01-2026 21:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press
  Boeing warned plane owners in 2011 about a broken part that contributed to a UPS plane crash that killed 15 in November — but at that point the planemaker didn’t believe it threatened safety, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.
  The UPS plane crashed in November 2025 shortly after taking off in Louisville, when the left engine flew off the wing as the plane rolled down the runway.
  The NTSB said Wednesday that Boeing had documented in
  
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• NASCAR driver Greg Biffle’s North Carolina home burglarized weeks after plane crash, officials say

  14-01-2026 21:30 via ocregister.com
  
  MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an alleged break-in and theft last week at the North Carolina home of retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, one of seven people who died in a plane crash last month.
  The alleged burglary and forcible entry into the Biffle home in Mooresville was reported Jan. 8, according to an incident report from the Iredell County Sheriff’s Office.
  Sheriff Darren Campbell said Wednesday that investigators believe someone entered a sa
  
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• Renee Good’s family hires George Floyd law firm to investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting

  14-01-2026 20:53 via ocregister.com
  
  By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press
  Renee Good’s family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother as she attempted to follow agents’ instructions, and said Wednesday they have hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd’s family to press for answers and accountability.
  Her loved ones said in a statement they want Good, 37, remembered as “an agent of peace” and urged the public not to use her death as a political flas
  
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• Is Verizon down? Nationwide mobile service outage reported

  14-01-2026 20:34 via ocregister.com
  
  Verizon customers experienced a mobile service outage across the nation on Wednesday.
  More than 180,000 unconfirmed reports were made to Downdetector, peaking in the early afternoon. The hotspot map showed most of the reports coming from New York City, Chicago and Portland, Oregon.
  The network status section of the Verizon website appeared to have crashed, as well.
  The outage affected voice, text, and data service, but users reported retaining WiFi connections to use app
  
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