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• Relocating elsewhere

  19-09-2017 09:00 via ocregister.com
  
  I’ve been following the potential move of Amazon to Orange County. Last week, the city of Irvine was the potential landing spot for the new headquarters, but this week the Inland Empire is getting the nod.
  Having been a 50-year Orange County resident, my bet is nobody from Amazon is going to look forward to living in Barstow or Victorville. The executives are looking at houses in Irvine, Mission Viejo or Newport Beach, while the workers are destined for apartments in the outlying areas of
  
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• Lakers rookie Adou Thiero to miss at least 4 weeks with MCL sprain

  01-01-2026 06:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Lakers rookie Adou Thiero will be sidelined for at least one month because of a right knee injury.
  The team announced on Wednesday night that Thiero was diagnosed with a right MCL sprain and will be re-evaluated in about four weeks.
  It was unclear at the time of the Lakers’ announcement how and when Theiro suffered the injury. The 6-foot-7 forward played in the team’s past six games, including three fourth-quarter minutes in Tuesday night’s home loss to the Detroit Pistons, and
  
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• Mt. Baldy trails closed through Jan. 7 after three hikers found dead

  01-01-2026 06:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Following the deaths of three hikers on Mt. Baldy, the U.S. Forest Service is working with local authorities to close seven trails on the mountain and in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7, amidst what authorities are calling “extreme environmental hazards” — windy, snowy and icy conditions — posing risks to hikers and other visitors.
  The closed trails are:Forest System Trail No. 7W12 – Mt. Baldy Trail
  Forest System Trail No. 7W02 &nda
  
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday, Dec. 31

  01-01-2026 06:10 via ocregister.com
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowScores and stats from Orange County games on Wednesday, Dec. 31.
  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.
  WEDNESDAY’S SCORES
  GIRLS BASKETBALL
  WHITTIER TOURNAMENT
  Championship
  Pacifica Christian 48, Long Beach Wilson 36
  PC: Tournament MVP Vivian Villagrana,
  
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• Costa Mesa man charged with manslaughter in 2022 crash that killed a woman

  01-01-2026 05:29 via ocregister.com
  
  SANTA ANA — A 31-year-old Costa Mesa man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in connection with an alleged alcohol-fueled crash that killed a woman in March 2022.
  Ramiro Rodriguezsegura was charged March 5 with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing bodily injury, and driving with a blood alcohol level at or above the legal limit of .08%, all felonies. He also faces sentencing enhancement for allegedly inflicting great bodily injury on the v
  
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• Cotton Bowl: Miami ousts defending champ Ohio State to reach CFP semifinals

  01-01-2026 05:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer
  ARLINGTON, Texas — Keionte Scott returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown, Carson Beck threw a scoring pass and 10th-seeded Miami shocked defending national champion Ohio State, 24-14, on Wednesday night at the Cotton Bowl in the first College Football Playoff quarterfinal.
  The Hurricanes (12-2) have won two playoff games to get into football’s final four after needing an at-large berth to make the 12-team field, even without playing in th
  
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• Mater Dei girls soccer edges Harvard-Westlake to claim Excalibur tournament

  01-01-2026 03:18 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowSANTA ANA — Mater Dei’s girls soccer team added a historic feat to its sizzling start Wednesday in the finals of the Excalibur Tournament of Champions at Foothill High.
  Valentina Labuschagne converted a penalty shot that she drew in overtime, and Addy Rodriguez scored twice on free kicks outside the penalty box as the Monarchs defeated Harvard-Westlake 3-2 to capture the tournament for the fir
  
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• Defensive energy has helped turn the tide for surging Clippers

  01-01-2026 03:04 via ocregister.com
  
  Whether it was their crosstown opponent, an impassioned locker room speech, or the notion of falling deeper into the Western Conference cellar, something shook the Clippers out of their malaise 11 days ago.
  Sometime between tipoff and the conclusion of a 103-88 victory over the Lakers on Dec. 20, the Clippers changed their attitude and the trajectory of their season. That victory was the beginning of a five-game winning streak and a lot more.
  Not only are the Clippers (11-21) winning, but they a
  
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• Trump vilifies Kennedy family hours after Tatiana Schlossberg’s death

  01-01-2026 01:56 via ocregister.com
  
  No sooner had John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter died of leukemia at age 35, than President Trump got busy dusting off previous social media posts to cast shade at her bereaved family.
  Though he didn’t mention the late Tatiana Schlossberg by name or reference her death, Trump harvested screenshots of his supporters’ posts belittling the famous family after his newly handpicked board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted to tack the president’s name onto
  
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• Chargers QB Trey Lance ‘super excited’ to start for Justin Herbert

  01-01-2026 01:48 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Trey Lance’s response was short and to the point when Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh told him earlier this week he, not Justin Herbert, would start at quarterback in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Denver Broncos, only his sixth career start in four NFL seasons.
  “Let’s go,” Harbaugh said Lance told him.
  “I’m super excited,” Lance said when he spoke with reporters Wednesday. “Just thankful, very thankful that I&rsquo
  
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• Rams open tight end Tyler Higbee’s practice window

  01-01-2026 01:42 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — As the Rams (11-5) try to turn the corner from their first losing streak of the season, one of the team’s leaders will be back on the practice field.
  The Rams opened tight end Tyler Higbee’s practice window on Wednesday, giving the veteran 21 days to return to the active roster. Wednesday was just a walk-through day for the team before Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Arizona Cardinals (3-13), but it still allowed Higbee back on the field working t
  
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• Laguna Beach home, one of 8 on the sand in Three Arch Bay, seeks $30M

  01-01-2026 01:30 via ocregister.com
  
  A Laguna Beach home, one of only eight directly on the sand in Three Arch Bay, is on the market for $29.95 million.
  The three-story, 5,072-square-foot house, completed in 2007 and newly remodeled, boasts four bedrooms, six bathrooms and private steps that descend to the backyard and Mussel Cove, accessible by land only to residents of the guard-gated community.
  Sited on a 9,040-square-foot, cul-de-sac lot, the house enjoys ocean views from inside the open floor plan, courtesy of floor-to-ceiling
  
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• Chief Justice says Constitution remains ‘firm and unshaken’ with major Supreme Court rulings ahead

  01-01-2026 01:24 via ocregister.com
  
  By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon.
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• Zohran Mamdani chose a Quran full of symbolism for his mayoral oath

  01-01-2026 01:15 via ocregister.com
  
  By SAFIYAH RIDDLE
  NEW YORK (AP) — Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani will take his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City uses Islam’s holy text to be sworn in and underscoring a series of historic firsts for the city.
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• US imposes sanctions on 4 Venezuelan oil firms and 4 more tankers in Maduro crackdown

  01-01-2026 01:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By FATIMA HUSSEIN
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four firms operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers, which the U.S. accuses of being part of a shadow fleet serving Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government, as blocked property.
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• Orange Bowl: Oregon, Texas Tech set for showdown in CFP quarterfinal

  01-01-2026 01:02 via ocregister.com
  
  By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The formula for getting to this season’s Orange Bowl apparently went like this: Score a ton of points, allow very few points, have a big play on basically every possession, excel on third downs offensively, be stingy on third downs defensively.
  That was Texas Tech’s path.
  That was also Oregon’s path.
  Numbers-wise, Texas Tech and Oregon have basically been mirroring images of one another this season. They’re both
  
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• Ducks’ skid hits 4 games after OT loss to Lightning

  01-01-2026 01:00 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — The Ducks chased another opponent and nearly caught them, falling in overtime 4-3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday afternoon at Honda Center.
  The Ducks lost their fourth straight game and dropped their eighth decision of their past 10, while Tampa Bay captured its fifth straight victory.
  Jansen Harkins, Beckett Sennecke and Mason McTavish all lit the lamp for the Ducks. Lukáš Dostál made his sixth straight start and 24 saves.
  Nikita Kucherov scored a g
  
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• Disney World worker is injured trying to stop runaway boulder at Indiana Jones show

  01-01-2026 00:52 via ocregister.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Walt Disney World worker in Florida was injured while attempting to stop a large runaway prop boulder from rolling into seated spectators at the Indiana Jones live show.
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• Pasadena gets a steady dose of New Year’s Eve rain, a precursor to likely showers on Rose Parade

  01-01-2026 00:23 via ocregister.com
  
  Wednesday brought a steady dose of rain on Wednesday in parts of Southern California, where in Pasadena the prospect of the first rain on the Rose Parade in 20 years — and only the 11th time in its 137 years — didn’t stop the last hustle and bustle of preparations for Thursday’s giant spectacle.
  Decorators were busy decorating. The floats were being moved into position. And spectators were beginning their pilgrimige to Colorado Boulevard and the 5.5-mile parade route.
  The
  
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• Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration

  01-01-2026 00:16 via ocregister.com
  
  By JOSH FUNK and DIDI TANG
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Farmers are now learning how much aid they can expect to receive from a $12 billion package that President Donald Trump announced earlier this month.
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• USC’s Lincoln Riley does his best to manage Alamo Bowl loss

  01-01-2026 00:14 via ocregister.com
  
  USC football head coach Lincoln Riley took a long swig of water before beginning his opening statement after a 30-27 overtime loss to TCU in the Alamo Bowl.
  “We started this journey with this team a little less than a month ago,” Riley told reporters after congratulating the Horned Frogs on the win.
  “We could tell pretty quickly that this team was going to be unique. It’s not completely the team we played with this year, and not completely the team that we’ll play w
  
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• US military strikes three more alleged drug boats, killing 3 and possibly leaving survivors

  31-12-2025 23:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By BEN FINLEY
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck three more boats that were allegedly smuggling drugs, killing three people while others jumped overboard and may have survived.
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• Betty Boop and ‘Blondie’ enter the public domain in 2026, accompanied by a trio of detectives

  31-12-2025 23:52 via ocregister.com
  
  By ANDREW DALTON
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain.
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• Disney to pay $10 million to settle allegations involving children’s data

  31-12-2025 23:40 via ocregister.com
  
  A federal judge approved an order requiring Walt Disney Co. to pay $10 million to settle allegations the company allowed personal data to be collected from children who viewed kid-directed videos on YouTube without notifying parents or obtaining their consent as required, according to court papers.
  A complaint filed in September by the U.S. Department of Justice alleged Disney Worldwide Services and Disney Entertainment Operations violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule by f
  
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• Trump administration terminates lease for Washington’s 3 public golf courses

  31-12-2025 23:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN GROVES
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington, a move that offers President Donald Trump an additional opportunity to put his stamp on another piece of the nation’s capital.
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• Capitol riot ‘does not happen’ without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress

  31-12-2025 23:15 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERIC TUCKER
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Jan. 6. riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers earlier this month in characterizing the Republican president as the “most culpable and most responsible person” in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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• Southern California storm projected to be largest in LA on New Year’s Day since 1934

  31-12-2025 23:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California is ringing in the new year with rain that could be record-breaking in parts of the region, with wet weather expected to continue into early next week, according to forecasters.
  Rain that began New Year’s Eve is expected to intensify overnight and into Thursday morning, Jan. 1 — prompting a flood watch for parts of Orange County, the Inland Empire and nearby mountain areas.
  “It looks like a wet morning for the Rose Parade,” said Bryan Lewis, a National
  
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• Southern California storm could be largest in LA on New Year’s Day since 1934

  31-12-2025 23:07 via ocregister.com
  
  Southern California is ringing in the new year with rain that could be record-breaking in parts of the region, with wet weather expected to continue into early next week, according to forecasters.
  Rain that began New Year’s Eve is expected to intensify overnight and into Thursday morning, Jan. 1 — prompting a flood watch for parts of Orange County, the Inland Empire and nearby mountain areas.
  “It looks like a wet morning for the Rose Parade,” said Bryan Lewis, a National
  
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• Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now

  31-12-2025 23:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHELLE L. PRICE
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move that comes after legal roadblocks hung up the effort.
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• No. 4 UCLA women pummel Penn State for 7th straight win

  31-12-2025 22:58 via ocregister.com
  
  In a matchup that had all the makings of a trap game, the No. 4 UCLA women’s basketball team is the one that pounced Wednesday.
  Coming off a victory at No. 19 Ohio State and days before a crosstown showdown with No. 17 USC, the Bruins jumped all over Penn State for a 97-61 Big Ten victory in University Park, Pa.
  The Bruins (13-1, 3-0 Big Ten) have won seven in a row since suffering a 75-56 loss to current No. 2 Texas on Nov. 26 in Las Vegas.
  Center Lauren Betts, who had 16 points at t
  
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