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Kurt Snibbe

@KurtSnibbe

Visual journalist, husband and Dad.

 Dana Point, California
Joined April 2010
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Pearl Harbor Day: A look at the aviation fields that were hit first – Orange County Register ocregister.com/2025/12/06/pe…

Pearl Harbor Day: A look at the aviation fields that were hit first

The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor lasted about 90 minutes, killing and wounding more than 3,000 military and civilians.

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Sequoia National Park is celebrating 135 years this month ocregister.com/2025/09/19/se…
Sequoia National Park is celebrating 135 years this month

Sequoia National Park is celebrating 135 years this month

Find out the year each National Park was designated.

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Crews stop growth of Beacon fire that prompted an evacuation in Laguna Niguel ocregister.com/2025/08/20/be…
Crews stop growth of Beacon fire that prompted an evacuation in Laguna Niguel

Crews stop growth of Beacon fire that prompted an evacuation in Laguna Niguel

The blaze was reported around 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon.

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Proposed changes to Orange County’s congressional districts emerge ocregister.com/2025/08/15/pr…
Proposed changes to Orange County’s congressional districts emerge

Proposed changes to Orange County’s congressional districts emerge

The redistricting maps emerge the day after Gov. Gavin Newsom began his campaign to counter the proposals to load up GOP House seats in red states.

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Here’s a guide to stargazing during the dog days of summer ocregister.com/2025/08/08/he…
Here’s a guide to stargazing during the dog days of summer

Here’s a guide to stargazing during the dog days of summer

You can spot a few amazing things in our night sky in August.

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As time silences Hiroshima, Nagasaki survivors, race is on to preserve their stories ocregister.com/2025/08/06/as…
As time silences Hiroshima, Nagasaki survivors, race is on to preserve their stories

As time silences Hiroshima, Nagasaki survivors, race is on to preserve their stories

Hundreds of people who lived through the atomic bombings 80 years ago, who many view as the only true nuclear experts, eventually landed in Southern California. On the anniversary of the blasts,...

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Here’s how big our nuclear arsenal is 80 years after the first atomic bomb ocregister.com/2025/08/04/he…

Here’s how big our nuclear arsenal is 80 years after the first atomic bomb

Eight other nations also have atomic weapons.

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80th anniversary: A look at the memorials in Hiroshima and Nagasaki ocregister.com/2025/08/04/80…

80th anniversary: A look at the memorials in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

You can take a virtual tour of the peace memorials in both cities.

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Illegal cannabis is still a big problem in spite of efforts to stop it ocregister.com/2025/07/25/il…
Illegal cannabis is still a big problem in spite of efforts to stop it

Illegal cannabis is still a big problem in spite of efforts to stop it

The illicit market continues to account for about 60% of the cannabis consumption in California.

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On Apollo 11 lunar landing anniversary, we look at future missions to the moon ocregister.com/2025/07/20/re…
On Apollo 11 lunar landing anniversary, we look at future missions to the moon

On Apollo 11 lunar landing anniversary, we look at future missions to the moon

On the anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing we look ahead to the next missions to the moon

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Here’s something you may not know about the painting ‘The Spirit of ’76’ ocregister.com/2025/07/02/he…

Here’s something you may not know about the painting ‘The Spirit of ’76’

How was the first July 4th celebration at the White House? Here’s the answer.

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Here’s 2025 and 2024’s vast difference in illegal border crossings ocregister.com/2025/06/26/he…
2025 illegal border crossing numbers show vast difference compared to 2024

2025 illegal border crossing numbers show vast difference compared to 2024

Apprehensions at the Southern Border dropped below 50,000 per month in February and have been around 10,000 per month since.

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Rent vs. buy: LA-Orange County renters might save $105,000 over 5 years ocregister.com/2025/06/23/re…

Rent vs. buy: LA-Orange County renters might save $105,000 over 5 years

Local tenants enjoy the fourth-largest savings between what landlords charge and the cost of financing a home purchase.

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Here’s how many immigrants have become U.S. citizens in recent years – Orange County Register ocregister.com/2025/06/20/he…
Here’s how many immigrants have become U.S. citizens in recent years

Here’s how many immigrants have become U.S. citizens in recent years

Half of new citizens who naturalized in 2023 lived in California, Texas, Florida or New York

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About 75 migrants arrested in Thermal as feds sweep illegal cannabis operation ocregister.com/2025/06/19/ab…

About 75 migrants arrested in Thermal as feds sweep illegal cannabis operation

The DEA said it led a multi-agency effort — including the National Guard, FBI and ICE — to seize more than 700 acres of marijuana.

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Father’s Day: A look at the Founding Fathers’ dads ocregister.com/2025/06/13/fa…
Father’s Day: A look at the Founding Fathers’ dads

Father’s Day: A look at the Founding Fathers’ dads

Would George Washington’s dad be considered the grandfather of our country?

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Army’s 250th birthday: Here’s what lead to the creation of the Army in 1775 ocregister.com/2025/06/13/ar…

Army’s 250th birthday: Here’s what led to the creation of the Army in 1775

The Navy and the Marine Corps were formed later that year.

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Here’s how current protests compare with those in the past ocregister.com/2025/06/11/he…

Here’s how current protests compare with those in the past

Southern California is no stranger to civil unrest.

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Fans, competitors excited to see Kelly Slater surfing Trestles Pro ocregister.com/2025/06/10/fa…

Fans, competitors excited to see Kelly Slater surfing Trestles Pro

“The battery is running out,” the 11-time world champion said. Slater talked about ongoing injuries, his longtime relationship with Trestles and more.

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Photos: Santa Ana Police declare riot as immigration raids spark day-long protest ocregister.com/2025/06/09/ph…

Photos: Santa Ana Police declare riot as immigration raids spark day-long protest

Protesters said officers initially used pepper bullets, later switching to rubber bullets.

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