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• Anaheim Police pursuit ends with PIT maneuver, crash and shots fired

  17-04-2025 06:54 via ocregister.com
  
  ANAHEIM — A possibly armed person suspected of an assault with a deadly weapon against a big rig led police on a pursuit Wednesday night on and off the Riverside (91) Freeway and onto surface streets in the Anaheim area.
  The suspect drove on both the eastbound and westbound 91 Freeway, as well as streets, during which they discarded an object from the vehicle, narrowly avoiding several other cars while trying to evade law enforcement.
  While pursuing the suspect, officers executed multiple
  
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• Dodgers hit 5 home runs including 2 by Shohei Ohtani in rout of A’s

  16-05-2025 07:16 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers can be forgiven for scheduling a lot of Shohei Ohtani bobblehead nights.
  Beyond the obvious marketing benefits, Ohtani certainly seems to find them invigorating. He has homered on three of the first four giveaways, including a walkoff homer earlier this season and a two-homer, six-RBI night Thursday as the Dodgers sent the A’s back to wherever they call home these days with a 19-2 thumping – and a commemorative 50-50 Ohtani bobblehead…
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• El Modena softball holds off Pacifica in first round of CIF-SS playoffs

  16-05-2025 07:05 via ocregister.com
  
  ORANGE – By the third inning of the CIF-SS Division 1 first-round softball playoff game between Pacifica and El Modena on Thursday, the Vanguards seemed on the verge of winning the game by virtue of the mercy rule.
  By the seventh inning, the Mariners had stormed back and had the bases loaded with two outs and the tying run on first base at El Modena High School.
  Vanguards pitcher Ashley Driskill, who had come in to relieve starter Sara Pinedo earlier in the inning, got a strikeout for the
  
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• Villa Park, Laguna Beach, San Juan Hills earn dramatic wins in baseball playoffs

  16-05-2025 06:21 via ocregister.com
  
  Val Lopez scored the winning run in the seventh inning on a passed ball to give Villa Park an 8-7 victory over Bishop Amat in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs Thursday at Villa Park High.
  Val Lopez and Nate Lewis hit back-to-back singles for Villa Park (23-6) to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning. After both runners advanced to scoring position, Bishop Amat intentionally walked Jake Nobles to set up a force out at home plate. On the third pitch of the ensuin
  
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• Santa Margarita edges Newport Harbor in playoffs with Brennan Bauer’s shutout

  16-05-2025 05:50 via ocregister.com
  
  Santa Margarita’s Brody Schumaker, right, scores a run in the first inning against Newport Harbor in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 baseball playoffs in Newport Beach on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
  Santa Margarita catcher Warren Gravely IV tags out Newport Harbor’s Cole Harrison trying to take third in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 baseball playoffs in Newport Beach on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (Photo by Paul Rodrigu
  
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• Los Alamitos baseball knocks off La Mirada in first round of Div. 1 playoffs

  16-05-2025 05:28 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Alamitos pitcher Logan Anderson (11) reacts after striking out the last batter to win the game against La Mirada in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 baseball playoffs at La Mirada High School on Thursday May 15, 2025. Los Alamitos defeated La Mirada 4-2. (Photo by Keith Durflinger, Contributing Photographer)
  Los Alamitos pitcher Tristin Dalzell (23) makes a pitch against La Mirada in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 1 baseball playoffs at La Mirada High School on Thursday May 1
  
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• Santa Anita horse racing consensus picks for Friday, May 16, 2025

  16-05-2025 04:56 via ocregister.com
  
  The consensus box of Santa Anita horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, May 16, 2025.
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• Dodgers believe Dalton Rushing is ready for majors

  16-05-2025 04:44 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Why now?
  That Dalton Rushing would get to the big leagues sometime this season was expected. That it would cost Austin Barnes playing time was inevitable.
  But the timing of the move to promote the top prospect and designate the veteran backup catcher for assignment this week seemed sudden. But the equation had shifted against Barnes, prompting the move.
  Rushing had done everything he could do at Triple-A and it was time to find out if he is ready for the big leagues, GM Brand
  
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• Ex-OC elementary school teacher gets 8 years for distributing child pornography

  16-05-2025 04:07 via ocregister.com
  
  A former Anaheim elementary school teacher was sentenced Thursday, May 15 to eight years in federal prison for distributing child pornography.
  Joseph William Page, 43, was arrested in May 2021 at Guinn Elementary School, where he previously taught sixth grade, according to an Anaheim Police Department news release following the arrest.
  Police had received a tip suggesting that Page was sharing child pornography online. After executing a search warrant, investigators found he had thousands of ima
  
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• Kings introduce Ken Holland as general manager

  16-05-2025 03:55 via ocregister.com
  
  EL SEGUNDO — Ken Holland was formally introduced as the 10th general manager in Kings’ franchise history on Thursday, holding court alongside team president Luc Robitaille at a well-attended news conference.
  Much of the Kings’ roster was on hand, ownership was represented by AEG’s Dan Beckerman and Jim Hiller’s coaching staff, which, along with the rest of the hockey ops group, will be retained barring any unforeseen development, was also present. Holland, 69, said
  
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• Jerri Rosen, founder of Working Wardrobes, lived to empower people

  16-05-2025 03:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Jerri Rosen is being remembered for the decades she spent working to empower and lift others. She died Wednesday, May 14, at age 79.
  Thirty-five years ago, Rosen founded Working Wardrobes, a nonprofit dedicated to giving people affected by domestic violence, homelessness, drug abuse, incarceration and many other barriers the clothing and tools to find employment and regain stability in their lives. She spent more than 30 years as the organization’s CEO.
  In 1990, Rosen and a group of five f
  
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• PGA Championship: Jhonattan Vegas surges to lead after 2nd round

  16-05-2025 02:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Jhonattan Vegas, of Venezuela, reacts after missing a eagle putt on the seventh hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
  Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, chips to the green on the 12th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Quail Hollow Club, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt York)
  Jordan Spieth chips to the green on th
  
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• In-N-Out Burger’s leader shares how the chain improves its ingredients

  16-05-2025 02:52 via ocregister.com
  
  This week In-N-Out Burger became the center of the discussion of synthetic additives in foods when news broke that the Southern California fast food chain had stopped using artificial colorings in its Signature Pink Lemonade and Strawberry Shakes and is in the process of replacing its current ketchup made with high fructose corn syrup to one made with sugar.
  Several news stories drew a connection between In-N-Out’s actions and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s recent moves to
  
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• 12 people with Southern California ties charged with distributing fentanyl that killed victims

  16-05-2025 02:43 via ocregister.com
  
  Twelve people with Southern California ties are among cases filed so far this year against alleged drug dealers accused of selling fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills with each resulting in the death of at least one person, federal officials announced on Thursday, May 15.
  There were more than 80,300 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2024, mostly related to fentanyl, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  Southern California residents charged with the distribution of fentany
  
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• Trump administration officials say Secret Service is investigating Comey’s ’86 47′ social media post

  16-05-2025 02:05 via ocregister.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that federal law enforcement is investigating a social media post made by former FBI Director James Comey that she and other Republicans claim is a call for violence against President Donald Trump.
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• UN forecasts slower global economic growth following Trump’s tariffs and trade tensions

  16-05-2025 02:01 via ocregister.com
  
  By EDITH M. LEDERER
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations on Thursday forecast slower global economic growth this year and next, pointing to the impact of the surge in U.S. tariffs and increasing trade tensions.
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• Menendez brothers’ have a parole hearing in less than a month

  16-05-2025 01:57 via ocregister.com
  
  A bid for parole by Erik and Lyle Menendez, who have served about 35 years behind bars for the 1989 shotgun slayings of their parents, was expedited this week following a judge’s decision to reduce their sentence, with a parole hearing now set for the brothers in mid-June.
  On Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic re-sentenced the brothers to 50 years to life in prison, making them immediately eligible for parole consideration because they were younger than 26 when the cri
  
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• New York ends paper routes for younger kids, but the job has mostly faded away for teens

  16-05-2025 01:41 via ocregister.com
  
  By MICHAEL HILL
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For decades, a carveout in New York’s child labor laws allowed kids as young as 11 to legally partake in the time-honored tradition of a paper route.
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• National Guard helicopter crew landed on Montana ranch and trespassed to take antlers, citations say

  16-05-2025 01:26 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATTHEW BROWN
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Three Montana Army National Guard members face trespassing charges after authorities said they landed a Black Hawk helicopter in a mountain pasture on a private ranch to take several elk antlers before flying away.
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• How proper nutrition can help protect your vision from glaucoma

  16-05-2025 01:24 via ocregister.com
  
  Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness in the United States and globally.
  Glaucoma is primarily caused by damage to the optic nerve, often due to pressure buildup in the eye, though other factors can contribute. Optic nerve damage can lead to vision loss and eventual blindness. The good news is that it’s possible to prevent or slow the progression of vision loss associated with glaucoma. Emerging science shows that nutrition plays a role in protecting vision in these cases.
  Certain peopl
  
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• Why was Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with South Africa’s racial politics?

  16-05-2025 01:11 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT O’BRIEN
  Much like its creator, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was preoccupied with South African racial politics on social media this week, posting unsolicited claims about the persecution and “genocide” of white people.
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• Orange County scores and player stats for Thursday, May 15

  16-05-2025 01:00 via ocregister.com
  
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  THURSDAY’S SCORES
  SOFTBALL
  CIF-SS PLAYOFFS
  Round 1
  DIVISION 5
  Irvine 11, Flintridge Sacred Heart 0 (5 innings)
  Irv: Sasaki 2-5, 2B, HR, 6RBI. Shen 2-3, 2
  
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• Family, police appeal for help in finding missing man, 24, last seen in Orange in 2023

  16-05-2025 00:59 via ocregister.com
  
  By PAUL ANDERSON
  The family of a 24-year-old suburban Chicago man who was starting a cannabis business in Orange before vanishing nearly two years ago appealed to the public Thursday for help in finding him or his assistant, who also dropped out of sight.
  Nihar Mehta was last seen at his company’s warehouse at 1440 W. Taft Ave. on June 3, 2023, according to his family. The Ohio State University undergrad had been shuttling back and forth to California and was on the verge of forming his bu
  
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• Space Force, governors at odds over plans to pull talent from National Guard units

  16-05-2025 00:43 via ocregister.com
  
  By TARA COPP
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Space Force is moving ahead with plans to pull talent from Air National Guard units to help build up the still new military service — but several governors remain opposed and argue it tramples on their rights to retain control over their state units.
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• Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them

  16-05-2025 00:38 via ocregister.com
  
  By LOLITA C. BALDOR
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Military commanders will be told to identify troops in their units who are transgender or have gender dysphoria, then send them to get medical checks in order to force them out of the service, officials said Thursday.
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• Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson

  16-05-2025 00:33 via ocregister.com
  
  By ANDREW DALTON
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Thursday that it has opened a criminal investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson.
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• Autopsies misclassified deaths in police custody that were homicides, Maryland officials say

  16-05-2025 00:25 via ocregister.com
  
  By BRIAN WITTE and LEA SKENE
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — An audit of Maryland autopsies has uncovered at least 36 deaths in police custody that should have been considered homicides, state officials announced Thursday following a comprehensive review of such cases spurred by widespread concerns about the former state medical examiner’s testimony in the death of George Floyd.
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• The FBI is disbanding one of its Washington-based public corruption squads, AP sources say

  16-05-2025 00:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By ERIC TUCKER
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is disbanding a Washington-based squad that investigates allegations of fraud and public corruption against members of Congress and other federal officials, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.
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• OC releaguing moves: Trinity League expands, Coast View Conference grows

  16-05-2025 00:14 via ocregister.com
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH – The Trinity League will expand into the Trinity Conference and five Irvine schools will join the Coast View Conference for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years.
  The moves are for all sports other than football.
  The changes were made during the Orange County releaguing meeting Thursday at Mariners Church in Huntington Beach.
  Laguna Beach will move from the Pacific Coast League to the Century Conference that is made up of central county and north county schools for non-foo
  
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• Retail sales slow in April after a spending splurge as Americans sought to front-run tariffs

  15-05-2025 16:04 via ocregister.com
  
  By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, Associated Press Business Writers
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers spent slightly more at retail stores last month after ramping up their shopping in March to get ahead of tariffs.
  Sales at retail stores and restaurants rose just 0.1% in April from March, the Commerce Department said Thursday. That is much lower than the previous month’s 1.7% gain, which reflected a surge in car sales as consumers sought to get ahead of President Tr
  
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