Tribune Preps Bid for Orange County Register

USA Today: Tribune Publishing, owner of the Los Angeles Times, has begun taking steps to buy the Orange County Register, offering $3 million to fund operations and the bankruptcy case of the Register’s parent company. Earlier this week, Freedom Communications, the privately held company that owns the Register and the Press-Enterprise in Riverside, Calif., filed for bankruptcy protection, subjecting its assets to potential bids from prospective acquirers.