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Sgt. Manuel Levi "Manny" Loggins Jr. Family to Get $4.4 Million from County to Settle Lawsuit

The County of Orange will shell out $4.4 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a Marine sergeant shot to death by a sheriff's deputy at San Clemente High School in February.Howard Sutter, a spokesman for the county chief executive's office, explained no other details would be released ... More >>

Jonah Mowry of Anti-Bullying Viral Video Fame Among Next OC Human Relations' Honorees

Lake Forest's Jonah Mowry, who at 14 posted a video on YouTube that went on to be seen by more than 10 million people worldwide and led to his becoming a national spokesman against bullying, is to be honored by OC Human Relations.Mowry is among the people, groups, agencies, schools or companies the ... More >>

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Protest to be Held Outside OC District Attorney's Office Over OC's Killer Cops

The focus of controversial officer-involved shootings in Anaheim will turn to the Santa Ana office of the Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckus tomorrow morning. Family members who have lost loved ones will hold a demonstration at 9 a.m. asking supporters to join in the effort."We've been ... More >>

Brig. Gen. Vincent Coglianese Reacts to DA Probe of Camp Pendleton Sgt. Loggins' Killing

Camp Pendleton's commander says he "respects" the Orange County District Attorney investigation into the fatal shooting of Marine Sgt. Manuel Levi "Manny" Loggins Jr. by a sheriff's deputy.But Brigadier General Vincent A. Coglianese added his thoughts, prayers and support remain strong for the Loggi ... More >>

[UPDATED with Sheriff's Reaction:] DA Clears Deputy Darren Sandberg in Fatal Shooting of Marine Sgt. Manuel Loggins Jr.

See Update No. 3 at the end of this post on Sheriff Sandra Hutchens' reaction.See Update Nos. 1 and 2 on the Orange County District Attorney's office declining to pursue criminal charges against Deputy Darren Sandberg and the sheriff's deputy union reaction. ORIGINAL POST, SEPT. 28, 12:37 P.M.: Ora ... More >>

Dr. Robert Sears Takes on Both Sides of the Great Vaccination Divide

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Manuel Levi "Manny" Loggins Jr.'s Family Sues County and Sheriff Over Marine's Slaying

With the County of Orange having rejected the claim filed by the family of the late Manuel Levi "Manny" Loggins Jr., the Camp Pendleton Marine sergeant gunned down by Deputy Darren Sandberg on Feb. 7, the family has now filed a federal lawsuit against the county, the sheriff's department and Sandber ... More >>

Manuel Levi Loggins Jr.: Attorney for Family of Marine Slain by Deputy Defends "Crash" Video

Various media sites are reporting that surveillance video released today shows an SUV driven by Marine Sgt. Manuel Levi "Manny" Loggins "crashed" through gates at San Clemente High School early Feb. 7--and moments before he was shot to death by an Orange County sheriff's deputy. But the Loggins fami ... More >>

[UPDATED with Legal Claim:] Family of Manuel Loggins Jr., Marine Sgt. Killed by Deputy, Plans Suit

​UPDATE, MARCH 8, 12:36 P.M.: As expected, the family of the late Manuel "Manny" Levi Loggins, Jr., a U.S. Marine sergeant who was gunned down by a sheriff's deputy near San Clemente High School last month, has filed a claim against the County of Orange, beginning a legal process that often leads ... More >>

[UPDATED with Memorial Today:] Manuel Levi Loggins Jr., Marine Sergeant Killed by Sheriff's Deputy Darren Sandberg

​UPDATE, FEB. 24, 9:21 A.M.: A memorial for Sgt. Manuel "Manny" Levi Loggins Jr., the Marine shot to death by a sheriff's deputy, is scheduled this afternoon at Camp Pendleton.However, the public and media are not invited to the service in the camp's chapel, at the request of the Loggins family, t ... More >>

Jonah Mowry and Daniel Mendez of OC Among Bullied Teens Honored at National Event

​Some Orange Countians are in the Bay Area this hour not to take in the sights this holiday weekend but to be featured speakers at a national anti-bullying event.The Monster March Against Teen Bullying, which pushed off at 10 a.m. and is to end at the steps of San Francisco City Hall, honors the l ... More >>

What We Learned, Jan. 21-Jan. 27

​A random collection of this week's randomness randomly tagged with random observations of what we learned from it.JAN. 21: Orange County's Democratic establishment is thrown into a tizzy as Julio Perez, formerly of the Orange County Labor Federation, handily gets more votes than his 69th Assembly ... More >>

Daniel P. Morgan, Navy Corpsman Whose Bomb Scare Cleared High School, Gets More Brig Time

​Daniel P. Morgan, the Navy medic responsible for clearing San Clemente High School classrooms on the first day of school after Camp Pendleton officials discovered he'd scribbled bomb fantasies involving the campus, was reportedly sentenced Tuesday to four months in the brig--to go with the 137 ... More >>

Daniel Morgan, Navy Corpsman, Still in Brig for San Clemente High Bomb Scare

​Navy corpsman Daniel Morgan is reportedly still in the Camp Pendleton brig for allegedly leaving behind writings while AWOL indicating he planned to blow up San Clemente High School on the first day of classes this year.Morgan has remained there since his arrest by military police under Article 8 ... More >>

[UPDATED with Removal of 100 Trees:] Can Death Be Blamed on Last Week's Small Earthquake?

​UPDATE, SEPT. 21, 9:45 A.M.: Whether or not a small earthquake earlier in the day caused a 10-ton Blue Gum Eucalyptus to fall and crush to death Haeyoon Miller on Thursday afternoon, the city of Newport Beach is cutting down 100 more trees in the same area.The city announced Tuesday evening that ... More >>

San Clemente High School Bus Drivers: Unsung Heroes of the Bomb Scare

​As you may have previously read, an empty bomb threat on the first day of school at San Clemente High School drew a response from the FBI, the Navy, the Marines, U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the Orange County Sheriff's Department, a regional counter-terrorism team, the Capistrano Unified S ... More >>

[UPDATED with Navy Taking Over Probe of Corpsman Daniel Morgan:] Bomb Threat Clears San Clemente High School

​UPDATE, SEPT. 12, 8:55 A.M.: Because no bombs were discovered at San Clemente High School, nor has any evidence of crime turned up outside Camp Pendleton involving Navy medic Daniel Morgan, the 22-year-old corpsman will not be charged in Orange County courts.That does not mean Morgan is off the h ... More >>

Tales From the Surf Ghetto

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[UPDATED with More and Scarier Details:] Young Man Wades Nude, Then Eats Beach Sand

​UPDATE, APRIL 6, 3:34 P.M.: California State Parks confirmed that the naked man arrested after coming out of the San Clemente surf Tuesday morning was Jesse William Sauder, 18, of San Clemente.And, according to district supervisor Ken Kramer, the incident was more dangerous than might be indicate ... More >>

Get Farmer's Tan, Head to OC Film Fiesta

Farmer's Tan​The local film scene heats up this weekend with the San Clemente screening of a film about an Orange County high school student facing shame for taking his farmer's tan to school and the Santa Ana continuation of the OC Film Fiesta.

Crime Time: Late Octogenarian Lesbian Sex Edition

It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local crimes and police calls--now with more . . . um . . . you'll see. (Not that you'll want to.) TUESDAY, NOV. 10 ​ ​ Nothing to See Here Folks. . . . Seriously, You Don't Want to Look This call came in around 1:10 p.m. concerning activ ... More >>

Crime Time: An Especially San Clemente/ Huntington Beach Edition

It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--with an especially heavy emphasis on San Clemente and Huntington Beach. MONDAY, OCT. 5 He died for your remote. Who's the Patron Saint of Stupidity Again? A 50-inch Viso plasma TV was stolen out of the beer tent erected for the weekend F ... More >>

Crime Time: Fight Clubs, Stray Bullets, Car Bashings, Cop Gun Theft, 4 Jewelry Heists

  Jewelry heist fever spreads across Orange CountyIt's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--now with more street fights, bullets flying, dudes getting jumped, cops losing service revolvers and jewelry heists in towns with "Laguna" in the name across the county.   ... More >>

Crime Time: A Weekly Round-Up of OC Police Calls

The "Clean-Cut Bandit": Coming to a bank near you?MONDAY, JUNE 1Shroomin' in Lagoonan: Laguna Beach Police arrested three people at a La Mirada Street property for alleged possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms, heroin, Xanax, Levitra, Alprazolam and "numerous other unknown pills." Steven Christophe ... More >>

What Will Capistrano Unified's Rogue Trustee Say Tonight?

As mentioned in last week's Weekly story about the Capistrano Unified School District, many of the loudest critics of the new "reform" board are concerned about the Education Alliance, a conservative group that helped get the board into power. Are the recall trustees hostile to public education? Do ... More >>

Does Rutabegorz Serve the Best Gabacho Nachos?

Nachos have an interesting existence--enjoyed mostly by gabachos yet of Mexican origins, but created to serve hungry gabachos. Edwin has written about the carne asada nachos Alerto's (or is it Alberto's?), and the county has enough renditions of Chili Billies to placate a Little League squad. But pe ... More >>

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