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Platoon's shortest Marine stands tall
Lance Cpl. Oziel Camacho of San Clemente is only 5-foot-6 and 140 pounds, but thanks to hard work and strong 'bearing,' he was selected as his company's top recruit.
22 lbs of meth worth $445K seized in Orange County
U.S. Border Patrol agents say they've seized more than 22 pounds of methamphetamine a man was smuggling in the body of a minivan in Orange County.
Lab: Burning rocks had elevated phosphate levels
A 1-month-old baby was found dead Friday in the trunk of a car in Florida, and the boy's father has been taken into custody, police said.
It's National Donut Day! Tell Us Your Favorite Kind
By the time you read this, it might seem a little late to get a donut. It's never too late to get a donut.
Crime in your San Clemente neighborhoods
Disturbance. 200 block Avenida Monterey. A married couple were yelling, throwing objects and possibly hitting each other, a caller said.
Camp Pendleton to Hold Controlled Burn this Weekend
The Camp Pendleton Fire Department is scheduled to conduct a seasonal hazard reduction burn Saturday and Sunday near the School of Infantry-West area of the base.
Lab: Burning rocks have elevated phosphate levels
Beach rocks that severely burned a Southern California woman when they spontaneously ignited in her pocket contained elevated levels of phosphate.
Tree-killing Bug in SJC, San Clemente
It's one-eighth of an inch big, but it has the power to bring an entire agricultural community to its knees; and it's been found in San Juan Capistrano and San Clemente.
Burning rocks covered in elevated levels of phosphate, tests show
The beach rocks that ignited and seriously injured a San Clemente mother earlier this month were covered with an elevated level of phosphate, Orange County health officials announced Thursday.
Surfer, 13, hasn't missed a day in a...
Before school starts Meg Roh, 13, of Dana Point, surfs at San Onofre State Beach south of San Clemente.
Sometimes you have to stop and smell the goats
"There are goats in my back yard!" my friend texted, pinning hers as the lucky Talega neighborhood of the day.
'Bath salts' seized from San Clemente tobacco shop
Investigators seized more than 100 grams of a synthetic drug known as "bath salts" during a raid this week of a San Clemente tobacco shop, the Orange County Sheriff's Department announced.
New tests shed no light on mystery of 'burning rocks'
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For O.C. Elderly, a Slippery Economic Slope
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last in a three-part series on poverty in Orange County, particularly in the areas covered by our network of Patch websites.
Orange County's biggest beauty secret isn't tucked away in a cozy two-room salon in Laguna Beach or San Clemente.
San Clemente icon Truman Benedict recalled as man of honor
SAN CLEMENTE Truman Benedict World War II fighter pilot, former San Clemente mayor, retired schoolteacher, principal and superintendent, and namesake of San Clemente's Truman Benedict Elementary School was remembered Wednesday at a crowded memorial service at St.
Conviction in TapouT founder's death upheld
An appellate court has affirmed the manslaughter conviction of a San Clemente man in street race that killed a millionaire mixed-martial arts entrepreneur.
Liverpool News: Ocean Countess suffers engine breakdown just hours...
CRUISE liner Ocean Countess suffered an engine breakdown only hours after a tumultuous civic send-off from Liverpool to inaugurate the new turnaround facility.
O.C. woman missing in Panama now homicide case
The case of a former south Orange County woman missing in Panama is now a homicide investigation, according to a prosecutor there.
Sign Commemorates Marine Slain by Deputy
Supporters of the late Sgt. Manny Loggins have placed a sign at the first overpass leading in to San Clemente on the I-5 Freeway.