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The Marine Corps is launching a probe looking at the readiness of its troops before they participated in an exercise that ended in tragedy with the sinking of an amphibious assault vehicle off the Southern California coast that killed eight Marines and one sailor

The attorney representing the families of the nine fallen service members said the AAV suffered from documented mechanical issues and says the vehicle’s manufacturer should be blamed

Human and mechanical failures led to the deaths of eight Marines and one Sailor of the coast of San Clemente Island last summer. NBC 7’s Allison Ash explains.

A U.S. marine commanding officer has been relieved of his duties following a deadly “training mishap” with an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) off the Orange County coast in which nine military members died in 2020.

A commanding officer in charge of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit has been relieved of duty due to “loss of trust” following a deadly “training mishap” with an amphibious assault vehicle.

The son of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was charged Tuesday in California with stabbing a neighbor with a hunting knife during an argument over trash cans.

The body of a 21-year-old U.S. Marine, who was one of nine service members killed during a training mission near San Clemente Island, is scheduled to be brought home Monday to Montebello, where he will be laid to rest. Lance Cpl. Marco Barranco was in an amphibious troop-transport vehicle en route to a waiting ship during a maritime training...

NBC 7’s Dave Summers heard from a Marine reservist who spent a lot of time in AAV. Military personnel are continuing to search for marines who went missing following a deadly training incident off San Clemente Island.

The son of NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was arrested this week after allegedly stabbing his neighbor, sheriff’s officials said. On Tuesday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department was called to a San Clemente neighborhood around 10 p.m. They were responding to a stabbing that apparently occurred during a dispute between neighbors. Adam Abdul-Jabbar, 28, allegedly stabbed his neighbor multiple times...

Beaches have reopened on a limited basis in some Orange County communities following a weekend shutdown ordered by Gov. Gavin Newsom. San Clemente and Laguna Beach have reopened with limitations. Video from NewsChopper4 showed early morning visitors enjoying a cool morning ahead of this week’s sizzling heat wave when temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s. “This is...

Some business owners in South Orange County say enough is enough and reopened despite California’s Stay-at-Home order. The owner of Nomads Canteen in San Clemente said he reached out to city and county officials to let them know he was going to reopen and that no one stopped him. Nomads was full to capacity not long after the doors...

Students and community members from Lincoln High School claimed they were taunted with racial slurs by fans and community members of San Clemente High School on Sept. 13. Both schools confirmed Friday they found had evidence of the racial taunting allegations.

NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has an update.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting in Lemon Grove that left one person wounded Monday. NBC 7’s Liberty Zabala has more.

Students of Lincoln High School say they were taunted with racial slurs by fans of San Clemente High School on Friday night. NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has more.

The USA Surfing Championships was put on pause after a shark jumped out of the water near San Clemente, California.

A doctor and co-founder of an infertility clinic in Carlsbad, California, was arrested last week on suspicion of the murder of his wife – who he claimed he found dead after she allegedly fell down the stairs at their home in 2016.

A doctor and co-founder of an infertility clinic in Carlsbad has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife. NBC 7’s Steven Luke has more.

Loud booms may be heard in North County through Friday as Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton conducts training exercises at the base.