Orange County Register
- Building is a priority in $6.1 billion Orange County budget
Tuesday - 05/10/2016 - 12:25 AMWith the weight of bankruptcy payments finally off its books, Orange County wants to build.
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The county’s proposed $6.1 billion budget for next fiscal year, released Monday, increases funding for capital projects to four times what the county spent... - Newport Beach couple lets their families negotiate marriage on the reality TV show 'Arranged'
Tuesday - 05/10/2016 - 03:00 AMThe first time Maneka Shewa married she married for love, but the love didn’t last and the marriage ended in divorce.
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“And then I had gotten engaged again for love and that didn’t really work out, either,” says the 34-year-old real estate... - Whiting: Pedaling for fun and friendship in Mexico
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 11:06 PMBAJA, MEXICO – A monster hill covered in green chaparral and nearly as tall as the highest skyscraper in California looms above Marti Rogna as she climbs off her bicycle to fuel up.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Angels' Andrelton Simmons to undergo thumb surgery
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 06:50 PMThe Angels on Monday announced shortstop Andrelton Simmons has a full thickness tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb and will undergo surgery.
He is expected to be placed on the disabled list.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Massive recall of frozen fruits, vegetables expands to Kroger brands
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 03:37 PMKroger is recalling bags of frozen green beans, peas and mixed vegetables sold at Ralphs and Food 4 Less, part of a huge, ongoing nationwide recall of frozen produce over possible Listeria contamination.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Ex-NFL punter Chris Kluwe sells Huntington Beach house seen on TV's 'Man Caves' for $1.84 million
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 03:00 AMFormer NFL punter and Los Alamitos High School graduate Chris Kluwe has sold his four-bedroom Huntington Beach house for $1.84 million.
The home in The Peninsula, a guard-gated community, was listed at $1.995 million last year.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Calvary Christian students get new appreciation for shoes in Soles4Souls drive
Sunday - 05/08/2016 - 10:00 AMSANTA ANA – In early 2015, Mackenzie Webster and hundreds of her fellow classmates and staff at Calvary Christian School and Calvary Church followed a trail of shoes to a pile of them arranged in the shape of a cross.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Campaign turning to local races as presidential primaries solidify
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 11:47 PMLess than 18 months after squeaking into office by a 43-vote margin, Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do will be tested again beginning this week as mail-in ballots start arriving in voters’ mailboxes.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- What's behind Orange County's economy recovery? Our shopping habits offer a big clue
Sunday - 05/08/2016 - 03:00 AMWith Orange County’s economic expansion entering its seventh year, the inevitable questions about the longevity of the expansion do crop up.
It’s not emotional baggage from the Great Recession. It’s not economic policy.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Photos: Fans remember Prince at L.A. celebration where Stevie Wonder sings ‘Purple Rain’
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 01:10 AMA downtown Los Angeles park on Friday drew a jubilant crowd of purple-clad Prince fans, who traveled from across Southern California for a musical celebration of the late singer’s life.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Convicted double murderer walks free as more jailhouse snitch questions arise
Tuesday - 05/10/2016 - 12:37 AMConvicted double murderer Henry Rodriguez was released on bail Monday after 18 years in prison, another felony case upended because of questions related to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office’s use of jailhouse informants.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 50 free places to go in a wheelchair
Tuesday - 05/10/2016 - 03:00 AMSometimes, you’ve just got to get out of the house. But that can be a little more complicated when you use a wheelchair, or generally have trouble getting around.
We’d like to help with that.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Some water restrictions to become permanent under Gov. Brown's executive order
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 04:39 PMSome of the temporary water-saving measures imposed on homeowners and water agencies -- including how you wash your car at home and how you water your lawn -- are now permanent under an executive order issued Monday by Gov.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- DESERT TRIP: Tickets on sale for two weekend mega concerts with Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 01:53 PMWhat organizers dubbed as a once-in-a-lifetime concert is happening twice. Tickets are on sale now for both weekends of Desert Trip, which will run Oct. 7-9 and Oct. 14-16 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, with The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Get a raise this year? SoCal's pay hikes ranked top in nation
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 03:00 AMSouthern California is the nation’s hot spot for pay raises, according to one salary benchmark. The federal government’s Employment Cost Index shows private employers in the five-county Los Angeles region upping wages and salaries at a 3.7...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - MUSIC: Everything you need to know before buying tickets to the Desert Trip mega-concert
Sunday - 05/08/2016 - 04:04 PMThey’re calling it the concert of a lifetime and if you weren’t alive for Woodstock, well, they just may be right.Desert Trip will happen Oct. 7-9 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio with The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, The Who, Roger Waters,...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - O.C. surf instructor to hit the beaches of North Korea
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 11:45 PMSteve Jobs smiled.
Bill Murray smiled.
David Robinson, “The Admiral” of NBA fame, smiled, too. And last week, a homeless guy stood on a board and rode a wave and grinned from ear to ear.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - David Whiting: Mom is still showing us how
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 11:56 PMI sit in a coffee shop and ask my 89-year-old mother if it’s okay to write a column about her struggles of the past five months. Some would consider them embarrassing.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Jackson Browne makes his points in Costa Mesa
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 03:03 PM“There are those who build walls/ And those who open doors.” Those lyrics, from Jackson Browne’s translation of a song by Cuban protest singer Carlos Varela, are “especially appropriate today,” Browne said before playing the number to a...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Banning Ranch hearing delayed
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 02:20 AMA decision on the proposed 401-acre Newport Banning Ranch development has been postponed at the request of the developer. The project was scheduled to go before California Coastal Commission on Thursday in Newport Beach, and was expected to draw a...
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- Appeals court clears way for suit against Costa Mesa police union
Tuesday - 05/10/2016 - 12:27 AMCosta Mesa Mayor Stephen Mensinger can continue with his lawsuit accusing the police union and its contractors of illegally planting a tracking device on his vehicle, an appellate court ruled Monday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Muslim student 'saddened, disgusted, hurt and embarrassed' after 'Isis' yearbook error
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 09:48 PMThe Muslim Los Osos High School student who was misidentified as “Isis” in the yearbook said on Monday that her safe space had been violated and her senior year tarnished by the response to the incident.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- A pitch 'tank' at UCI: 12 startups score $100,000 in prizes
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 07:25 PMStudent entrepreneurs pitching an array of products and services – from embryo screening to a robot that supplements home therapies and a diagnostic tool – jockeyed for top prizes at a UC Irvine business competition.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Villa Park High alum Jessica Greenwald has been swimming for Concordia University, next she attempts to qualify for Paralympic G
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 03:25 PMThe swimmers huddled around the pool begin to chant:
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WE BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL WIN!
WE BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL WIN!
WE BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL WIN!
Filmed two years ago at a 2016 Paralympic Games qualifying event, a video uploaded to YouTube shows... - Big wins at World Beer Cup: TAPS, Beachwood, Noble nab coveted awards
Monday - 05/09/2016 - 11:16 AMBreweries from Orange County and Long Beach took home a handful of top awards at the prestigious World Beer Cup in Philadelphia.
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The Friday ceremony, held every two years to celebrate the art and science of brewing, had a record-setting 63 countries... - Everyday Heroes: Teens start Orange County's first Second Harvest food club at Aliso Niguel High School
Sunday - 05/08/2016 - 01:17 PMALISO VIEJO – Kalen Patel recalls how he felt when, at age 5, he first saw someone who was homeless – a man near a Vons grocery store, holding a sign and asking for money for food.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Four moms wanting for their children inspire efforts
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 11:42 PMSome mothers lead by example.
Others ... because they say so.
But however they do it, mothers often tap into an energy that’s unique between parent and child. Sometimes, that energy can lead to big changes.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Crucial witness identification under dispute
Sunday - 05/08/2016 - 01:42 AMScanning a six-photo lineup, the Fullerton bank clerk took only seconds to identify the man she believed pointed a gun at her.
But the woman was less certain a year later as she stood in a Santa Ana courtroom inches from the man she identified.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dana Point mayor: Development and tourism are booming
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 09:26 PMDANA POINT Plans to transform this sleepy seaside village into a bustling destination that welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors are rapidly moving forward.
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“Development is widespread across the city,” Mayor John Tomlinson said Friday during... - Santa Ana College gives SAUSD students one free year, starting this fall
Saturday - 05/07/2016 - 12:03 AMSANTA ANA – Inside a large white tent and surrounded by other high school seniors at Santa Ana College, Leode Vazquez sifted through paperwork and then clicked away on a tablet, registering for his first semester.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share