Riders on the Sky Ride pass over the kids carnival rides at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa on Sunday, July 17, 2022. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) Olivia Paternoster, 6, left, and her sister Emma, 7, of Calabasas pose for a photo at the Creep Show ride at the at the OC…
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Universal Studios Hollywood is doing something aggressive this week — and it’s the type of risk that I love to see themed entertainment leaders making. Characters and franchises have helped drive the Universal and competing Disney theme parks to the top of national attendance lists. People come to these parks in large part to spend…
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Has the heat or the latest COVID-19 surge — or the general state of the world — left you comatose on your couch? The good news is that you only need to reach for your remote, or laptop or smartphone, to do something good for the planet. Knowledge, of course, is power. And there’s growing…
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Cartoonist Robb Armstrong says his earliest childhood memories revolve around his love of the “Peanuts” comic strip, and such characters as Charlie Brown and Snoopy that he learned to draw as a preschooler. “I don’t really have many memories that precede it,” says Armstrong, whose “JumpStart” comic strip has run in syndication since 1989. “I…
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A cooling trend sparked by rising mortgage rates continued to chill Southern California’s housing market, with home prices and sales dropping at a time when they typically are on the rise. Home prices dipped from May to June for the first time since 2010. Sales fell from May levels for the first time since 2013.…
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Sometimes common sense prevails. An initiative putting a $18 minimum wage on the November ballot failed to get enough signatures to qualify The current state mandated minimum wage is $15 an hour, or $14 for companies with 25 or fewer employees. Due to an inflation adjustment, the numbers are scheduled to rise to $15.50…
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Four Orange County deputies and a detained suspect suffered minor to moderate injuries when a suspected drunk driver slammed into at least one sheriff’s vehicles in Yorba Linda early Tuesday morning, July 19, authorities said. The deputies were arresting a man on suspicion of committing a misdemeanor when the crash occurred about 12:30 a.m. along…
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Q: Larry Markham of Temecula asked if it’s legal for motor officers to use private property when they clock street speeds of passing drivers using radar, or if police are required by law to be located within the public road spaces when using radar to clock speeds on public streets. A: It is legal, because…
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Three UCF baseball players heard their names called Monday during Day 2 of the MLB Draft. Sophomore infielder Alex Freeland was taken 105th overall in the third round by the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the highest-drafted Knight since Eric Skoglund in 2014. Two rounds later a pair of UCF pitchers were taken with back-to-back picks.…
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Marvin Bracy gave away nearly three years of his track career in a failed attempt to make the NFL as a wide receiver. But the former Boone High School football/track speedster never stopped believing he could be one of the fastest men in the world. He proved to be just that on Saturday with a…
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