Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The final Orange County baseball stat leaders for the 2025 season. To be included, teams must have their stats up to date on the MaxPreps.com leaderboards. BATTING AVERAGE Name, school BA H AB Jordan Solis, Westminster .544 31 57 Gabe Segura, Magnolia…
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California’s population is blossoming in places where the lifestyle appeals to a younger, cost-conscious, family-oriented audience. It’s not rocket science. Let me explain by starting with the latest population tally from the state Department of Finance. It shows California with 39.5 million residents as of Jan. 1, 2025. Looking back through the pandemic era, the…
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Before he built Disneyland, Walt Disney knew it was impossible to put a price on dreams. “I could never convince the financiers that Disneyland was feasible because dreams offer too little collateral,” he once said. The same goes for memories. Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every…
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A wall stretching about a quarter mile to hold back a slipping hillside in San Clemente and prevent future rail track damage has approval from the California Coastal Commission, also greenlighting fixes to reconnect a popular beach path destroyed by a 2024 landslide. The projects are part of the Orange County Transportation Authority’s $300 million…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The Orange County high school softball rankings for this week, as of Monday, May 12. Notable this week: Rosary concludes the regular season ranked No. 1 and riding a 16-game winning streak. The final O.C. rankings will be released after the CIF-SS playoffs.…
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By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting Librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said Monday. Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from some conservatives that…
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April showers are said to bring May flowers, and yards look pretty prolific to me with color bursts everywhere. Makes me think of several well-known nearby gardens, like the Huntington gardens in San Marino, Descanso Gardens in La Canada and Sherman Gardens in Corona Del Mar. It also conjures up memories of gardens like London’s…
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SAN FERNANDO — At least 10 people in the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat food products, and a producer is voluntarily recalling several products, federal officials said. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Saturday that federal, state and local officials are investigating the outbreak linked to foods produced…
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Tayrn Brasher, left, embraces volleyball partner, Kristen Nuss, after they win the AVP Huntington Beach Open on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Megan Kraft dives for the ball during finals of the AVP Huntington Beach Open on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) Megan…
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Note from the family: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rev. Linda McNamar on April 14. Her monthly columns were full of insight and inspiration to all our readers, and we know that they will be greatly missed. The following column was submitted before her death. Oh, the places we…
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