This weekend's races at Naval Air Station North Island are the first NASCAR's ever held at a military base. KPBS reporter Andrew Dyer and Video Journalist Mike Damron show us the event's roaring start on Friday with Military Family Day.
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It used to be rare for immigrants to be arrested at entrances to military bases, but there have been dozens of arrests since President Donald Trump returned to power last year. -
Josh Fryday currently serves in Gov. Gavin Newsom's cabinet as chief service officer. He said as lieutenant governor he'd be in position to address issues important to veterans — cost of living, education and healthcare. -
What is today Marine Corps Air Station Miramar began as a bustling Army camp training soldiers to fight in World War I. -
The San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance fired on the Iranian cargo ship M/V Touska Sunday, the Pentagon said, as the merchant vessel attempted to evade a U.S. blockade of Iran. -
The biannual international adaptive sports event was launched by Prince Harry of Great Britain in 2014. -
One local community organization has seen an increase in military families seeking support. -
Sailors assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship have been undergoing training in preparation for recovering the Artemis II crew, whose space capsule is set to return just after 5 p.m. Friday, the Navy said Monday. -
Two U.S. military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict. -
Anssaf Ali Mayo, a member of Yemen's parliament, alleges in a recently unsealed lawsuit that the three ex-military members gathered in San Diego in 2015 in order to plan his assassination. -
A U.S. Marine who was an ammunition specialist at Camp Pendleton is charged with stealing ammo and weapons, including a shoulder-fired missile system, and conspiring to sell them in Arizona.
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