201810.20
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Booooo! Vote for your favorite scarecrow in Mission Viejo

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More than a dozen scarecrows will welcome visitors for the next couple weeks at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center in Mission Viejo. Robin Lopez takes a selfie with one of her favorite scarecrows as several are displayed for the second annual Scarecrow Contest during Community Fair & South County Disaster Preparedness Expo…

201810.20
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Orange County’s 2.8% unemployment for September is lowest this century

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Orange County ‘s employment winning streak grew to 98 months as local bosses added 9,600 workers in the 12 months ended in September while joblessness fell in a month to 2.8 percent. Here are nine noteworthy Orange County job market trends for September that my trusty spreadsheet found in the state Employment Development Department’s monthly…

201810.20
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Performer jumps off stage at UCI event, crowd surges, event canceled

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IRVINE – The Shocktoberfest event at UC Irvine’s Bren Event Center to kick-off the men’s and women’s basketball season was canceled after a performer jumped off the stage and into the crowd, creating a dangerous situation, a campus official said Saturday, Students were told to exit the arena Friday night after the second of three…

201810.20
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Some trucks need the company name on the side, others don’t

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Q. In Los Angeles County, a friend of mine who is a contractor received a ticket for not having his company name on his truck. Is that right? – Gloria Rankin, Huntington Beach A. Maybe. Trucking laws are quite complex, so Honk spent enough time on the phone with expert Ron Mack to raise a redwood…

201810.20
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Cravings Food Village, an Asian-inspired food hall, opens in Chino

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Lifestyle blogger Connie Yang with friend, Jeff Zhang, both of Walnut, sample musubi, a popular Japanese rice snack, from Tenori during its debut at Cravings by 99 Ranch Market Food Village, a new warehouse-style global grocery store and food hall in Chino on Thursday, October 18, 2018. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Hayaku (hurry)…

201810.20
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Saudis blame ‘fistfight’ for Jamal Khashoggi’s death

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By SUZAN FRASER, SARAH EL DEEB and JON GAMBRELL ISTANBUL  — Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a “fistfight” in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, the kingdom claimed early Saturday, finally admitting that the writer had been slain at its diplomatic post. Authorities said 18 Saudi suspects were in custody and intelligence officials had been…

201810.19
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Mega Millions: 15, 23, 53, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 7

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DES MOINES, Iowa — The Mega Millions numbers that could win an estimated $1 billion jackpot have been announced. They are 15, 23, 53, 65, 70 and Mega Ball 7. The jackpot is the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. lottery history. Mega Millions says it may take an hour or two to determine if any winning…

201810.19
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Election: Voter registration at DMV churns up big numbers, big questions

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Get a driver’s license. Register to vote. That’s how California’s new ‘Motor Voter’ law is supposed to work. And, for most, the law that automatically registers voters has worked just fine. But there have been glitches; more than 100,000 of them, including the Department of Motor Vehicles registering some people who aren’t eligible to vote….