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• ‘Reckless and stupid,’ ‘incompetent’: OC work that started Airport fire questioned, blasted

  12-09-2024 16:00 via ocregister.com
  
  So the Airport fire erupted on Monday — during blistering days of triple-digit heat — as Orange County Public Works crews used heavy machinery to move boulders into place along Trabuco Creek Road.
  Why, you’re wondering, were they moving boulders with heavy machinery during blistering days of triple-digit heat? To block access to a wilderness area illegally used by off-roaders, to the irritation of nearby property owners, county officials said.
  A couple ride an ATV along Tr
  
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• Elon Musk’s PAC is spending nearly half a million dollars to boost Rep. Michelle Steel in CA-45

  18-09-2024 00:15 via ocregister.com
  
  A super PAC created by tech tycoon Elon Musk is shelling out major dough in favor of Republican candidates running in tight House races across the country — including in Southern California.
  America PAC is spending six figures in canvassing and field operations in California’s 45th congressional district, according to an expenditure report filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday, Sept. 16, where Republican Rep. Michelle Steel is facing Democrat Derek Tran, an attorney.
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• More secure EBT cards coming to California. Here’s when they’ll go out

  18-09-2024 00:05 via ocregister.com
  
  By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters
  Californians will get cash and food assistance on more secure cards early next year — about six months later than promised, prolonging a massive recent theft wave that has been taking more than $15 million every month from the state’s poorest families.
  New electronic benefits transfer cards that come with embedded microchips for security were originally supposed to go out to families this summer. They’ve been delayed, said state Department of S
  
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• 2 rare human infections of raccoon roundworm discovered in South Bay

  18-09-2024 00:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Los Angeles County public health officials said Tuesday they are investigating two human cases of a rare infection known as raccoon roundworm in the South Bay area.
  No details about the patients were released. The infection, Baylisascaris procyonis, can infect the human spinal cord, brain and eyes, health officials said.
  “While Baylisascaris is rare in people and the risk to the general public is low at this time, it is concerning because a large number of raccoons live near people, and th
  
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• Orange County girls volleyball Top 10, Sept. 17

  18-09-2024 00:02 via ocregister.com
  
  This week’s Orange County girls volleyball Top 10.
  GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOP 10
  (Records through Sept. 16)
  1. Mater Dei (13-3): The Monarchs beat  Dana Hills in their only match last week. They play in the prestigious Durango Fall Classic this Friday and Saturday in Las Vegas.
  2. Huntington Beach (18-1): The Oilers swept Marina and Newport Harbor in Sunset League matches, and will play in the Durango tournament this weekend.
  3. Santa Margarita (13-4): The Eagles did not play last week; the
  
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• Man in custody after police shot him twice Monday night in Anaheim

  17-09-2024 23:56 via ocregister.com
  
  A man is in custody after police responded to a domestic disturbance and shot him twice following a confrontation in Anaheim on Monday night, Sept. 16.
  Two officers responded to a domestic disturbance around 8 p.m. in the 700 block of West Santa Ana Street, where they had a confrontation with the suspect, 33-year-old James Brasher, according to Sgt. Matt Sutter, a spokesperson for the Anaheim Police Department.
  The officers then opened fire on Brasher and struck him twice, Sutter said.
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• Supervisor Andrew Do sold Westminster home in August

  17-09-2024 23:44 via ocregister.com
  
  Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do, facing calls to step down amid investigations into a nonprofit he directed millions in COVID relief funds to, has sold a house he owned in Westminster, making it unclear whether he lives in the district he was elected to represent.
  The sale last month was recorded a week after federal investigators raided a North Tustin house also owned by Do and his wife, a superior court judge.
  Do’s voter registrar information has been declared confidential and not to
  
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• Alexander: There really is optimism about Dodgers’ postseason chances

  17-09-2024 23:29 via ocregister.com
  
  There seems to be a disconnect in the way the Dodgers are perceived these days.
  From the outside – i.e., observers who don’t see the team every day – they’re still considered favorites, or close to it, to go all the way. The smart guys in Vegas, in fact, listed Los Angeles as the favorites to win the World Series as of Monday, at odds ranging from +310 to +350, followed by the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees in the +500 range.
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• All-County player another weapon for Mater Dei girls volleyball

  17-09-2024 22:42 via ocregister.com
  
  Mater Dei’s girls volleyball team improved significantly this week.
  Monday was the final day of the girls volleyball sit-out period. CIF Southern Section high school student-athletes who transferred are granted immediate athletic eligibility if they make a verified change of residence. Transfers who did not make the residence change must sit out the first 30 days of their sport’s season before becoming eligible; the sit out period varies by sport because different sports start their
  
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• 20 mystery novels and crime collections for your fall book reading

  17-09-2024 22:38 via ocregister.com
  
  This year has had a little something for everyone when it comes to books — fans of romantasy, science fiction, horror, and young adult fiction have plenty to choose from every time they visit their local bookstores.
  But mystery readers are really in for a treat. There has been a bumper crop of whodunits, thrillers, and crime novels for those who prefer to read on the edge of their seat. And the year’s not over yet — high-profile books from crime fiction titans Michael Connelly,
  
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• Galaxy, with MLS playoff berth clinched, focuses on winning the West

  17-09-2024 22:35 via ocregister.com
  
  The Galaxy accomplished the first goal Saturday, defeating LAFC and clinching a playoff berth.
  Now comes the next challenge of finishing first in the Western Conference.
  The Galaxy leads second-place LAFC by seven points heading into midweek action. The Galaxy has five games remaining, including Wednesday’s road game against the Portland Timbers. Meanwhile, LAFC has seven games left.
  “I think what we saw (Saturday night) for us and the message in there was the win shows exactly why i
  
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• Harris condemns Trump rhetoric, says voters should make sure he ‘can’t have that microphone again’

  17-09-2024 22:14 via ocregister.com
  
  By MATT BROWN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday decried Republican Donald Trump for inflammatory rhetoric about migrants in Springfield, Ohio and on other topics, saying voters should make sure he “can’t have that microphone again.”
  Sitting down for a rare extended campaign interview Tuesday with trio of journalists from the National Association of Black Journalists, Harris said her heart breaks after thre
  
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• UCLA football trying to generate new energy ahead of LSU game

  17-09-2024 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  LOS ANGELES — The UCLA football team bucked its typical practice schedule on Tuesday morning.
  The Bruins had completed their team warmup and special teams period as normal but then returned to the team warmup once again. They huddled as a team when it was finished and Ethan Garbers was at the center of it all.
  “He was just saying it’s all about us,” cornerback Kaylin Moore told reporters. “We’ve gotta work hard each day. Never get relaxed.”
  Head coach De
  
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• Insomniac’s Countdown NYE: Zedd, Alesso, Marshmello, Chris Lake, Diplo, Galantis are set to play

  17-09-2024 22:00 via ocregister.com
  
  Insomniac Events has announced the lineup for its annual Countdown NYE, hosted at NOS Events Center in San Bernardino on Tuesday, Dec. 31.
  The 10th edition of the New Year’s Eve festival will close out 2024 across five stages with more than 40 artists including Alesso, Bassrush Experience, Basswell, BIIA, Biscits, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Carv, Chris Lake, Clawz, Deathpact, Dennett, Deorro, Diplo, Discovery Project, Galantis, Ghost In Real Life, Girl Math (VNSSA b2b Nala), GRAVEDGR, Insomn
  
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• At least 9 dead, thousands injured as Hezbollah is hit by a wave of exploding pagers

  17-09-2024 21:54 via ocregister.com
  
  By BASSEM MROUE, ABBY SEWELL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB
  BEIRUT — Pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday, killing at least nine people – including an 8-year-old girl — and wounding several thousand, officials said. Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed Israel for what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack.
  Among those wounded was Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon. The mysterious inc
  
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• The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in at least 8 states

  17-09-2024 21:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By SUMMER BALLENTINE and STEVE LeBLANC
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The FBI and U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday were investigating suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in at least eight states, but there were no immediate reports that any of the packages contained hazardous material.
  The latest packages were sent to elections officials in Massachusetts and Missouri, authorities said. The Missouri Secretary of State’s Elections Division received a
  
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• Russia-linked actors are seeding disinformation about Harris as election nears, Microsoft says

  17-09-2024 21:45 via ocregister.com
  
  By ALI SWENSON
  NEW YORK (AP) — The video was seen millions of times across social media but some viewers were suspicious: It featured a young Black woman who claimed Vice President Kamala Harris left her paralyzed in a hit-and-run accident in San Francisco 13 years ago.
  In an emotional retelling from a wheelchair, the alleged victim said she “cannot remain silent anymore” and lamented that her childhood had “ended too soon.”
  Immediately after the video was posted on
  
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• Man accused of setting Line fire in San Bernardino County pleads not guilty

  17-09-2024 21:44 via ocregister.com
  
  A Norco man accused of deliberately igniting the 39,000-acre Line fire that forced thousands of residents of Highland and the San Bernardino Mountains to flee pleaded not guilty to nine felony arson counts on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
  Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, appeared in Superior Court in San Bernardino via a closed-circuit hookup from West Valley Detention Center in San Bernardino, where he is being held without the possibility of bail.
  Halstenberg stands accused of one count of aggravated arson,
  
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• Cooler temperatures, high humidity continue to help firefighters battling Southern California’s 3 wildfires

  17-09-2024 21:37 via ocregister.com
  
  Cooling temperatures and high humidity keep playing a strong role in aiding firefighters who are battling the three large wildfires in Southern California, with crews continuing to gain footholds on containing the blazes.
  Little growth in the fires has occurred in the last day or so for any of the them, with crews on Tuesday, Sept. 17, focused on strengthening control lines, mopping up hot spots and getting evacuated residents back into their homes.
  Temperatures were expected to climb back into
  
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• Brea Olinda football gaining confidence under first-year coach Justin Villasenor

  17-09-2024 21:32 via ocregister.com
  
  Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe nowBrea Olinda football coach Justin Villasenor saw an opportunity emerge when the Orange County Football Conference announced new league alignments for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
  The Wildcats’ shift to the Kappa League, Villasenor believes, offers his program a chance to reset its culture and grow confidence.
  “Once they releagued everything, it was nice not having Yorba Linda and Villa Park and
  
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• The mythical national abortion ban

  17-09-2024 20:54 via ocregister.com
  
  Elections are just around the corner. A lot will be said by candidates, political operatives and campaigns that simply isn’t accurate. Consider, for example, all of the rhetoric being thrown around about a national abortion ban supposedly supported by Republican candidates for Congress.
  We’ve received the emails, seen the ads , and we’re sure many of you have as well.
  We’ve read from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee  that, “[Republican Congresswo
  
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• Well-preserved Cliff May ranch in Anaheim lists for just under $1 million

  17-09-2024 20:44 via ocregister.com
  
  (Photo by Made by Charm for Sotheby’s International Realty)
  The dining area. (Photo by Made by Charm for Sotheby’s International Realty)
  The kitchen. (Photo by Made by Charm for Sotheby’s International Realty)
  The primary suite. (Photo by Made by Charm for Sotheby’s International Realty)
  The covered patio. (Photo by Made by Charm for Sotheby’s International Realty)
  One of two secondary rooms. (Photo by Made by Charm for Sotheby’s International Realty)
  Tropical
  
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• States are making it easier for physician assistants to work across state lines

  17-09-2024 20:42 via ocregister.com
  
  By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline.org
  Mercedes Dodge was raised by first-generation immigrant parents from Peru in a modest home in a rural part of southeastern Texas, where there weren’t many health care providers. Sometimes they had to travel to Houston, over an hour and a half away, to get basic health care.
  Partly because of that experience, Dodge became a physician assistant. Since 2008, she has provided psychiatric and primary care services to adults and children, many of whom come from
  
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• Study: Americans’ pay hasn’t fully recovered from inflation. Will it ever?

  17-09-2024 20:39 via ocregister.com
  
  By Sarah Foster, Bankrate.com
  For 13 years, the 3% annual salary boost that Ricardo M. could count on every October felt like a beacon of stability and a nod that his loyalty as a plumbing supply salesman was being rewarded.
  But in the aftermath of a post-pandemic inflation surge, those raises have since lost their luster. His grocery bills have doubled. The cost of filling up his Toyota 4Runner has jumped to $70 a week, and he’s had to dip into his savings to avoid taking on credit card d
  
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• Orange County boys athlete of the week: Luke Harris, Newport Harbor

  17-09-2024 20:19 via ocregister.com
  
  The Orange County boys athlete of the week:
  Name: Luke Harris
  School: Newport Harbor
  Sport: Water polo
  Year: Senior
  Noteworthy: The Newport Harbor goalkeeper had eight saves in a 14-6 win over JSerra in the championship game of the South Coast Tournament. Harris, who has committed to USC, had 32 saves over five tournament games. Newport Harbor improved to 9-0 and is No. 1 in the Orange County rankings.
  Related ArticlesHigh School Sports | Newport Harbor boys water polo halts JSerra’s strea
  
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• Miley Cyrus sued for allegedly copying Bruno Mars to make ‘Flowers’

  17-09-2024 20:17 via ocregister.com
  
  Miley Cyrus can buy herself flowers… and a lawyer, which the pop star now needs after she was sued for allegedly copying Bruno Mars in her 2023 hit “Flowers.”
  Cyrus, 31, was sued for copyright infringement Monday by Tempo Music Investments, which now owns a copyright share in Mars’ 2013 song, “When I Was Your Man.” The singer, born Peter Gene Hernandez, is not listed as a plaintiff, according to the court documents obtained by People.
  “It is undeniable
  
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• Watch the Star Wars stunt show rarely seen at Disneyland

  17-09-2024 20:10 via ocregister.com
  
  An epic Star Wars lightsaber battle rarely seen at Disneyland between the Resistance and the First Order recently made a brief appearance in Galaxy’s Edge — raising hopes the rooftop stunt show could become a nightly tradition.
  The “Blaze Your Path: The Finale” stunt show was part of a Star Wars-themed Make-A-Wish event last week at the Anaheim theme park.
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• The nation’s last refuge for affordable homes is in Northeast Ohio

  17-09-2024 20:03 via ocregister.com
  
  Tim Henderson | Stateline.org (TNS)
  At 43, Sharon Reese is a housing market refugee — forced to return to her Ohio hometown after 18 years in Las Vegas, despite a successful career training dancers for nightclub acts.
  “If you don’t have between $600,000 and $800,000, you’re not buying a house out there,” Reese said. “Las Vegas has a lot of opportunity, and it was affordable in 2006, but it’s become unaffordable. We quit our jobs and moved across the coun
  
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• Ozempic ‘very likely’ to see prices slashed in drug price negotiations

  17-09-2024 19:55 via ocregister.com
  
  By Gerry Smith and Madison Muller | Bloomberg
  Ozempic, the blockbuster diabetes shot made by Novo Nordisk A/S, is “very likely” to be one of the next drugs to have its price slashed in bargaining with the US government, a company executive said.
  “It is very likely that Ozempic will be part of negotiations in the coming round, and we’re ready for that,” Ulrich Otte, senior vice president of finance & operations for Novo Nordisk, said Tuesday at Cantor Global Heal
  
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• Who regulates our national parks? Ask the lawyer

  17-09-2024 19:53 via ocregister.com
  
  Q: The National Park Foundation received a $100 million grant, the largest in its history. So, I would like to know who regulates our national parks, and also what is the National Park Foundation?
  W.L., San Gabriel
  Ron Sokol
  A: First, let’s start with the National Park Service.
  It is a bureau within the Department of the Interior (thus, an agency of the federal government). The Interior Department’s assistant secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks oversees the operation of the NPL, w
  
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