A group of 30 Marines, sailors and soldiers from 16 countries took the oath of citizenship Thursday during a ceremony aboard the USS Midway Museum.
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KPBS Midday EditionA San Diego-based U.S. Navy SEAL will face court-martial charges including premeditated murder in connection with the 2017 death of an ISIS fighter in Iraq. -
The number of troops deployed along the U.S.-Mexico border has been shrinking since the high point after the midterm elections in November. -
The VA in San Diego is pressing charges against Erik Benson, who suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder because he left threatening voicemail messages for his doctor. -
Carlos Jaime Torres's family recently gathered under a tree to watch him lowered to his final resting spot at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission. -
KPBS Midday EditionFor thousands of elderly veterans, long term care means living in a nursing home or institutional care setting. But some have found a much homier option. -
San Diego had the highest number of suicides, higher than Los Angeles County, which has more veterans. Experts struggle to say why. -
New leaders take over at San Diego City Hall, security concerns for Navy Ships on the San Diego Bay and divisive rhetoric about asylum seekers in Tijuana. -
KPBS Midday EditionTrauma from decades earlier linked to older veterans who take their own lives at a rate higher than their peers. -
Ray Chavez, the oldest survivor of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, was laid to rest at Miramar National Cemetery Thursday after a procession around San Diego County. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe private shipyards in San Diego responsible for protecting Navy warships have not been following security protocols meant to protect those billion-dollar assets, and the Navy was alerted to the lapses more than two years ago, an inewsource investigation has found.
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