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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Temporary communities of tiny homes may be one of the options the City of San Diego eventually considers, as it looks for ways to move the growing number of people who are homeless off the streets. -
An accident involving an amphibious landing vehicle at Camp Pendleton left 15 Marines injured Wednesday, authorities reported. -
A City Council committee Wednesday unanimously directed the City Attorney's office to draft an emergency declaration over a lack of shelter space, which has exacerbated a deadly outbreak of hepatitis A among San Diego's homeless population. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn the latest effort to house the growing number of homeless in the San Diego region, city officials Wednesday said three new temporary shelters will open, the first one or two by the end of this year. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe Littoral Combat Ship has not lived up to its loftier promises as it ends its production run. The question for Congress is whether to buy more while the Navy plans a new ship. -
The military has more than 130 bands with more than 6,000 musicians. But their cost — about a half-billion dollars a year — has made them a target for budget cutters in Congress and at the Pentagon. -
Homeless encampments are reappearing in an Oceanside canyon that was partially stripped of trees to discourage overnight camping. -
KPBS Midday EditionRetired Marine Thomas J. Brennan suffered a traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan that ended his military career. -
KPBS Midday EditionAn adviser to San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said Councilman David Alvarez's call Thursday for a declaration of a state of emergency in the city due to a shortage of homeless shelters and an associated health crisis caused by an outbreak of Hepatisis A is not needed. -
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer is scheduled to visit Naval Base San Diego Tuesday and hold an "all hands" meeting with area sailors and tour the recently commissioned littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords.
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