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• Niles: Disneyland fans have a lot to look forward to on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

  18-06-2024 15:33 via ocregister.com
  
  Ever since Disney announced that it would be closing Splash Mountain to convert the popular log flume into a “The Princess and The Frog” ride, many fans have been worried about the result. Would Disney ruin a beloved experience?
  The new Tiana’s Bayou Adventure ride will open at Disneyland later this year, but the ride is now in previews at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Florida. I rode it during a press event last week, and am pleased to report that Disney’s I
  
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• New state law bans use of campaign funds to pay legal fees if official convicted of public crimes

  28-09-2024 00:31 via ocregister.com
  
  A new state law will require candidates who use campaign funds to defend themselves from felony public crimes or election fraud and are later convicted to return that money.
  Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, who sponsored the bill AB 2803, said the need for the law became apparent after former Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu used $300,000 from his campaign account for the 2022 election cycle to hire his defense attorney.
  “Campaign funds are intended to be used for broadcasting and communicating y
  
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• California Crown spotlight on trainers Bob Baffert, Phil D’Amato

  28-09-2024 00:31 via ocregister.com
  
  ARCADIA — It will be a new stage but an old plot when Santa Anita presents five stakes races on the inaugural California Crown card Saturday afternoon.
  The California Crown, mixing racing for enhanced purses with live music by Shaboozey, Gryffin, Lil Yachty, Frank Walker and Zach Bia, and food and drink offerings from Delilah, Funke and Wally’s, is an attempt by Santa Anita operator 1/ST to draw a new audience to the track.
  As on most big days in Southern California racing, Bob
  
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• Street medicine team takes to Anaheim streets to care for homeless, encourage services

  27-09-2024 23:57 via ocregister.com
  
  Matt Hurst, 52, a formerly homeless man who lived on the streets for “10 years or more,” had always been “standoffish” when offered services in the past.
  It was an offer of dog food for his bull terrier, Minnie, from Health Care in Action’s Street Medicine Team that cracked through his wall of skepticism, he said.
  “When they did that, it just opened me up.”
  With repeated interactions with the team, trust was established and Hurst accepted the offer of se
  
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• “Carve Out Some Fun: Why Pumpkin Patches Are a Seasonal Essential”

  27-09-2024 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Ah, Fall. That magical time when the air turns crisp, the leaves begin to change, and cozy sweaters make their annual comeback. And with the arrival of the season comes a universal truth: Fall simply isn’t complete without a trip to the local pumpkin patch. But if you’re looking for a place that offers much more than just pumpkins, Live Oak Canyon Pumpkin Patch & Christmas Tree Farm in Redlands, California, should be at the top of your list.
  Pumpkin patches have evolved over the
  
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• At UN, Netanyahu vows that Israel will keep ‘degrading Hezbollah’ until objectives are met

  27-09-2024 23:28 via ocregister.com
  
  By TIA GOLDENBERG
  UNITED NATIONS — Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu signaled to the world from the United Nations on Friday that the multiple conflicts in the Middle East were far from resolved, and he vowed to continue battling the Lebanese Hezbollah and defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip until “total victory.”
  Shortly after the prime minister spoke, blasts rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut and the Israeli military said it had struck Hezbollah’s headquarters. The exact tar
  
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• No. 8 Oregon at UCLA: Who has the edge?

  27-09-2024 22:52 via ocregister.com
  
  No. 8 Oregon (3-0, 0-0) at UCLA (1-2, 0-1)
  When: 8 p.m. Saturday
  Where: Rose Bowl
  TV/radio: FOX (Ch. 11)/1150 AM
  Line: Oregon by 25.5
  Notable injuries
  UCLA: OUT: DB Kanye Clark (undisclosed, season-ending); DL Keanu Williams (undisclosed, season-ending)
  OREGON: OUT: WR Gary Bryant Jr. (undisclosed); DB Dakoda Fields (knee); DB Jahlil Florence (leg); DL My’Keil Gardner (foot); OL Dave Iuli (foot); DOUBTFUL: OL Matthew Bedford (knee); QUESTIONABLE: OL Fox Crader (undisclosed); LB A
  
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• Man arrested in Santa Maria Courthouse explosion planned to kill deputies and judge, officials say

  27-09-2024 22:48 via ocregister.com
  
  A man who officials say threw a bag into the Santa Maria Courthouse lobby that exploded, injuring five people this week, told law enforcement he had planned to kill deputies working security at the building and also a judge, according to court documents.
  Nathaniel McGuire, 20, has been charged with maliciously damaging a building with an explosive, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles said in a statement. He is expected to appear in federal court in Los Angeles on Friday.
  McGuire was
  
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• Kings, Ducks enter preseason game missing star players

  27-09-2024 22:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Saturday afternoon’s preseason Freeway Faceoff will take the Kings and Ducks off the 5 Freeway and onto the 10 Freeway as they’ll clash in Ontario on the Reign’s home ice at Toyota Arena.
  Though the Kings will technically be the visitors, it’ll be the closest they come to a home game until their delayed Crypto.com Arena opener Oct. 24 as a result of renovations being completed on the building.
  On Friday, the Kings gave a glimpse of their power-play units, without the inju
  
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• Orange County’s top committed football recruits, Sept. 27

  27-09-2024 22:22 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowOCVarsity’s list of the top committed high school football recruits heading toward the Dec. 4 early signing date:
  SENIORS (Class of 2025)
  Name, high school, position, height, weight, college
  Benjamin Alefaio, Orange Lutheran, S, 6-1, 195, Arizona State
  Dash Beierly, Mater Dei, QB, 6-1, 215, Washington
  Phillip Bell III, Mission Viejo, WR, 6-2, 195, Ohio State
  Sebastien Boydell, Corona del Mar, TE, 6-5, 22
  
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• Lincoln Riley says USC’s offensive line is ‘gonna respond’ against Wisconsin

  27-09-2024 22:07 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — When Lincoln Riley arrived in Southern California in November 2021, less than a month remained until much of the 2022 class would put pen to paper, and USC walked away that year without a single offensive lineman up from the high school ranks.
  In many ways, that barren cupboard has signified – and shaped – how Riley has built an entire program at USC. A few returners stayed, and in came a couple transfers, to patch together a 2022 line. In came more transfers, by
  
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• Kei Concepts opens third hand roll bar location in Irvine

  27-09-2024 21:59 via ocregister.com
  
  The idea of a hand roll bar is simple, elegant and, above all, immediate: an expert chef prepares a cylindrical roll of cold fish and warm rice nestled inside a toasted sheet of nori. The handheld delicacies should, ideally, be eaten posthaste so as not to let the crispy, briny shell turn chewy.
  According to LA Taco, the hand roll bar took off in the U.S., most notably in Los Angeles, after the opening of KazuNori in 2014, which helped popularize the sushi style in the Golden State. Ten years la
  
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• Actor Dean Norris starts serving ‘Breaking Bad’ takeout in Temecula

  27-09-2024 21:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Actor Dean Norris, who owns one of the oldest diners in Southern California, has expanded its business to include takeout barbecue and T-shirts.
  The restaurant is the Swing Inn Cafe & BBQ in Old Town Temecula, originally opened in 1927.
  Norris and local dignitaries held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the shop on Friday, Sept. 26.
  Norris and his wife Bridget are longtime Temecula residents. After they acquired the restaurant in 2022, they set about expanding the business. They added dinner hou
  
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• Real Housewives of Orange County: Dinner, drinks, drama!

  27-09-2024 21:44 via ocregister.com
  
  According to reports, housewife Jenn Pedranti‘s boyfriend Ryan Boyajian is no stranger to the world of gambling.
  ESPN.com reported on May 8 that Boyajian was the contact to whom Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Otani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara wired funds to cover losses on bets placed with Boyajian’s associate Matthew Bowyer.
  The Washington Post ran a story on May 9 about Boyajian and Bowyer’s trips as high rollers in Las Vegas in the context of the broader Ohtani stor
  
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• Rams WR Tutu Atwell earning trust and opportunities

  27-09-2024 21:40 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — Sometimes all it takes is a dropped pass for a quarterback to lose faith in a receiver. But when Rams receiver Tutu Atwell dropped a ball Sunday, quarterback Matthew Stafford went right back to him on the next play, finding Atwell on a crossing route for a first-down conversion.
  Stafford’s trust in Atwell didn’t waiver in the Week 3 win over the 49ers, connecting with Atwell on a critical, 50-yard post route to set up the game-tying touchdown.
  “It means a lo
  
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• Rescuers race to free people trapped by Hurricane Helene after storm kills at least 35 in 4 states

  27-09-2024 21:23 via ocregister.com
  
  By STEPHEN SMITH, KATE PAYNE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
  CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the entire southeastern U.S. on Friday, killing at least 35 people in four states, snapping trees like twigs, tearing apart homes and sending rescue crews on desperate missions to save people from floodwaters.
  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said dozens of people were still trapped in buildings damaged by the Category 4 hurricane. The storm had maxim
  
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• Big-truck charging in California draws private money’s attention

  27-09-2024 21:21 via ocregister.com
  
  By Tope Alake and Cailley LaPara | Bloomberg
  Hundreds of millions of dollars in grants awarded by state and federal programs have helped spur an influx of spending to develop EV chargers for the heaviest US trucks, which churn out more than their fair share of emissions but have been some of the slowest to transition away from petroleum-based fuels.
  Greenlane Infrastructure — the $675 million joint venture between Daimler Truck North America, NextEra Energy Resources and a BlackRock fund &
  
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• ‘It’s gone’: In tiny Gulf Coast community, Helene wiped out homes and businesses

  27-09-2024 21:11 via ocregister.com
  
  STEINHATCHEE — As Hurricane Helene pounded this tiny coastal community Thursday night, Charles and Dana Webb abandoned their wooden cottage, seeking shelter in a sturdier concrete house next door. They spent the next two hours huddled in a bathtub with their Great Dane puppy as the Category 4 storm raged outside.
  The decision likely saved their lives.
  “It’s gone. There’s a tree right on top of it,” Dana Webb of the cottage she and her husband moved into just  w
  
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• No. 13 USC vs. Wisconsin: Who has the edge?

  27-09-2024 20:42 via ocregister.com
  
  No. 13 USC vs. Wisconsin
  When: 12:30 p.m. Saturday
  Where: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  TV/radio: CBS (Ch. 2)/710 AM
  Records: USC 2-1 (0-1 Big Ten), Wisconsin 2-1 (0-0 Big Ten)
  Line: USC by 15.5
  Notable injuries
  USC: OUT: TE Lake McRee (leg); DOUBTFUL: WR Makai Lemon (undisclosed), DT Bear Alexander (redshirt); QUESTIONABLE: S Akili Arnold (undisclosed)
  Wisconsin: OUT: QB Tyler Van Dyke (knee), DL James Thompson Jr. (upper body)
  What’s at stake? In USC’s tightly p
  
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• Democrats miss the main point as they lament Chavez Ravine

  27-09-2024 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  SACRAMENTO – In their efforts to protect the downtrodden, progressives typically forget perhaps the most important defense the poor and powerless have against discrimination and government abuse: property rights. A nation that protects property rights also protects human rights.
  “The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown,” 18th-century British Prime Minister William Pitt explained. “It may be frail, its roof may shake, the wind may blo
  
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• There’s nothing ‘special’ about this special session

  27-09-2024 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet again forced the Legislature into special session to continue his war against the oil companies. This time, his proposal is to empower the California Energy Commission to “develop and impose requirements for refiners operating in the state to maintain minimum levels of inventories of refined transportation fuels meeting California specifications.”
  The governor claims this will prevent price spikes but clearly doesn’t understand the laws of supply and d
  
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• UCLA football doesn’t flinch at late kickoff with No. 8 Oregon

  27-09-2024 20:05 via ocregister.com
  
  The UCLA football team will play under the stars Saturday against an electric Oregon offense when kickoff commences at 8 p.m. at the Rose Bowl.
  “I don’t think it’s much different,” Bruins linebacker Kain Medrano said of the late kickoff. “It’s either you wake up, touch your toes and play some football or you get to sleep and watch some more film.”
  UCLA is focused on No. 8 Oregon, an opponent it hasn’t faced since 2022 and hasn’t beaten since
  
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• Insurance plan on right track, despite its foes

  27-09-2024 20:01 via ocregister.com
  
  Price controls always lead to shortages. When government limits the prices companies can charge for products and services, fewer companies participate in the marketplace and consumers end up scrambling to find what they need. “We economists don’t know much, but we do know how to create a shortage,” said Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman.
  Well, California politicians – and voters – also know how to create a shortage. The latest example involves the state&rsquo
  
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• Two San Clemente surfers named WSL “Rookies of the Year”

  27-09-2024 20:00 via ocregister.com
  
  The young San Clemente surfers made a big impact going up against the world’s best.
  The World Surf League this week named Sawyer Lindblad and Crosby Colapinto the 2024 Rookies of the Year for their “outstanding” first season on the World Tour, the major leagues of the sport.
  The duo finished highest-ranked among all the rookies who competed during the 2024 season.
  Lindblad, 19, ended the year ranked No. 8 in the world, while Colapinto, 23, sat 10th at the end of the competitive
  
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• Stay cool and save energy with the best solar attic fans

  27-09-2024 19:59 via ocregister.com
  
  Which solar attic fan is best?
  As most homeowners already know, attics can get extremely hot. Lacking the proper ventilation found in the rest of the home, these upper rooms can feel like they’re baking in the sun, sometimes leaving you with room temperatures that regularly exceed 100 degrees in the summer.
  Hoping to take advantage of the sun rays that relentlessly beat down on their roofs, many consumers are purchasing solar attic fans because they require no electricity, reduce their car
  
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• The history of Disneyland’s Critter Country from Indian War Canoes to Bayou BBQ

  27-09-2024 19:55 via ocregister.com
  
  A corner of Disneyland that began as an Indian Village with Native American dances and teepees before transforming into Bear Country and then Critter Country will soon change again as Princess Tiana prepares to move into the ever-evolving themed land.
  Critter Country will officially transition to Bayou Country when Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opens on Nov. 15.
  Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme park
  
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• Deadly high blood pressure during pregnancy is on the rise

  27-09-2024 19:51 via ocregister.com
  
  By Katheryn Houghton | KFF Health News
  Sara McGinnis was pregnant with her second child and something felt off. Her body was swollen. She was tired and dizzy.
  Her husband, Bradley McGinnis, said she had told her doctor and nurses about her symptoms and even went to the emergency room when they worsened. But, Bradley said, what his wife was told in response was, “‘It’s summertime and you’re pregnant.’ That haunts me.”
  Two days later, Sara had a massive stroke f
  
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• Top tower fans to keep your space cool and comfortable

  27-09-2024 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Which tower fan is best?
  The right fan can both make you feel cooler and help regulate the temperature in your house, preventing those random hot or cold spots.
  A tower fan is a space-saving option that is specifically designed to produce impressive results. For example, the Vornado Whole-Room Air Circulator Tower Fan will not only increase the comfort level of your home but may also help you save money on your energy bills.
  What to know before buying a tower fan
  Does a tower fan have a blade?
  W
  
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• Study shows how pandemic affected teen boys and girls differently

  27-09-2024 19:48 via ocregister.com
  
  Jayati Ramakrishnan | (TNS) The Seattle Times
  SEATTLE — Being a teen during the first part of the COVID pandemic meant experiencing many milestones — the first day of high school, birthdays, graduation — from behind a computer screen.
  Pandemic isolation had a marked effect on young people. But a recent University of Washington study found teen girls were more adversely affected by the lockdown than teen boys, with girls’ brains aging more than three times as much.
  Researc
  
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• Over 700 pounds of illegal bologna stuffed in suitcases seized at Texas border, feds say

  27-09-2024 19:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Kate Linderman | (TNS) The Charlotte Observer
  A 43-year-old woman crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into Texas told officers that she had cooked meat in her vehicle.
  As agriculture specialists at the Presidio port looked further, they found several heavy suitcases containing 40 rolls, weighing in at 748 pounds, of bologna in her SUV.
  But the rolls were not the type of bologna that can be bought at a deli counter in the U.S., rather it was an illegal meat that posed a threa
  
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