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Negotiations went nowhere, and now Alpine teachers are striking. The SDPD finds itself with a third case of sexual misconduct on its hands. Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan get help to avoid homelessness. -
Fallbrook resident Jeffrey Reynolds, 44, was one of two Navy SEAL veterans found dead aboard the Maersk Alabama on Tuesday. Media outlets are reporting drugs were found in the room with the bodies of the dead men. -
Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kenneth Conover of Fallbrook was awarded the Silver Star this week for his heroic actions during a six-day battle in Afghanistan in 2012. -
Two Navy SEAL veterans, Jeffrey Reynolds and Mark Kennedy, were found dead Tuesday aboard the Maersk Alabama. Reynolds and Kennedy, both 44, were working as security officers aboard the container ship made famous in the movie "Captain Phillips." -
A group of Camp Pendleton Marines drove 235 miles to make the birthday wish of a 5-year-old Lompoc boy come true. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe 2014 Women and the Law Conference at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law this Friday will focus on women in the military, explore how the military handles sex assault cases and the topic of women serving in elite combat units. -
U.S. Marine Master Sgt. Aaron C. Torian, 36, died Feb. 15 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. His mother told a Kentucky television station he was killed by an improvised explosive device blast. -
San Diego community groups came together on Tuesday to help provide veterans with the tools they need to transition back into civilian life. -
Camp Pendleton Marine Staff Sgt. James Sides recently became the first human being to be fitted with a cutting-edge prosthetic arm he can control using own muscles. Sides lost his arm in Afghanistan on July 15, 2012 to an improvised explosive device. -
Larry Wilske, a Navy veteran and former command master chief of SEAL Team 7, has thrown his hat into the ring to represent California's 53rd Congressional District. The seat currently belongs to Rep. Susan Davis.
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