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Marines Open Another Probe Into Sunken AAV Blamed on Errors
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
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Attorney for Families of 9 Servicemen Killed in Sunken AAV Blames Tragedy on Critical Design Flaws
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
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Military Training Accident Investigation
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.
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Colonel Relieved of Command Following Investigation Into Deadly AAV Training Incident
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.
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Commander Relieved After Training Mishap
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.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Son Charged in Neighbor's Stabbing
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.
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Body of Marine Killed in Training Accident Coming Home to Montebello
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...
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AAV Expert Gives Insight On Deadly Training Accident
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.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Son Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Neighbor
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...
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Some Orange County Beaches Reopen With Strict Rules After Weekend Shutdown
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...
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OC Restaurant Hits Capacity After Opening Doors, Ignoring Stay-at-Home Orders
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...
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San Clemente HS Finds Evidence of ‘Racial Epithet' at Lincoln HS Football Game
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.
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More on Investigation into High School's Racist Slurs
NBC 7’s Audra Stafford has an update.
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Man Wounded in Shooting in Lemon Grove
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.
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Racial Slurs at Highschool Football Game in Orange County
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.
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USA Surfing Championships Paused After Shark Sighting at Trestles
The USA Surfing Championships was put on pause after a shark jumped out of the water near San Clemente, California.
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Carlsbad Fertility Doctor Accused in 2016 Murder of Wife
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.
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Carlsbad Doctor Accused of Killing Wife Arrested
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.
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North County Booms Due to Yearly Marine Training Exercise on Camp Pendleton
Loud booms may be heard in North County through Friday as Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton conducts training exercises at the base.