By Andrew DeMillo | Associated Press A Texas court on Wednesday tossed out the state’s appeal of an order preventing child welfare officials from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender-confirming care the youth received. The Texas 3rd Court of Appeals dismissed Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appeal of the temporary order a…
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With state and federal leaders placing a renewed focus on mental health care, Orange County officials are showing off the year-old Be Well OC campus in Orange – but they also acknowledge there’s more to be done to meet residents’ needs for services. U.S Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Orange County on…
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By Jeremy Harlan | CNN Tina Peters, the county clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, and her deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, have been indicted by a county grand jury stemming from an election security breach investigation by local authorities. District Attorney Dan Rubinstein announced Wednesday morning that Peters faces 10 counts, including three felony counts of…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Wednesday, March 9 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. WEDNESDAY’S SCORES BASEBALL FREEWAY LEAGUE Fullerton 5, Buena Park 0 Full: Fany (WP) CG, 0 R, Norman 1-2,…
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Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer urged a prosecutor to drop a pending auto theft case against the father of a 9-year-old boy killed in a mass shooting in Orange after top executives at the DA’s office worried that Spitzer’s contact with the father could impact the capitol murder case, according to a report outlining…
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Orange County Board of Education Trustee Tim Shaw – who last year briefly quit the board before being re-appointed to the seat – saw a court challenge to his appointment turned down late Wednesday. Orange County Superior Court Judge Martha Gooding denied a request for a preliminary injunction filed by a resident who sued the…
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The Phoenix Suns shrunk the Miami Heat down to size on Wednesday night in a meeting of conference leaders. Pummeling the Heat on the glass, the Suns played as the far superior of the shorthanded teams, dumping the Heat 111-90 at FTX Arena. With the Heat lacking Jimmy Butler and the Suns without Chris Paul,…
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Observations and other notes of interest from Wednesday night’s 111-90 loss to the Phoenix Suns: — Perhaps it is as simple as the Heat cannot have good things. — Prior to Wednesday night’s game, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra spoke of his team’s ability to overcome adversity. — He was talking about Jimmy Butler being out…
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A desalination plant proposed near Doheny State Beach was unanimously approved Wednesday, March 9, for the first of three necessary state permits, sailing through the San Diego Regional Water Control Board hearing in three hours with no major concerns raised by either the board or the public. That’s a sharp contrast to the regulatory scrutiny…
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The massive rise in gas prices is another harsh reminder that Californians pay the highest gas taxes in the nation. But it’s also a reminder that the state’s roads and bridges don’t always perform or look like they’re some of the most expensive in the country. In addition to the 18.4 cents a gallon federal…
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