Courtesy of City of San Diego
The first Skillbridge interns for the city of San Diego are wrapping up their internships after helping respond to a plane crash in May
MORE STORIES
-
KPBS Midday EditionFrom Washington D.C. to San Diego, a government shutdown will have far-reaching impacts. -
Women in the U.S. military who see combat are more likely to be sexually harassed and assaulted, according to a new study. -
The Navy has suspended Vice Adm. Tim Giardina, the second most powerful man in charge of all U.S. nuclear war-fighting forces at the United States Strategic Command. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation alleges Giardina attempted to pass fake gambling chips at a Hawkeye State casino. -
California Governor Jerry Brown ordered flags above the State Capitol lowered to half-staff today in honor of Navy Lt. Cmdr. Landon L. Jones, of Lompoc. Jones was killed September 22 when his MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter crashed while operating in the Red Sea. He was assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Six, based at Naval Air Station North Island. -
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel sent out a message to the entire force today as the clock ticks closer to a government shutdown. -
Members of the military would get their paychecks, even in the event of a government shutdown, under a bill passed unanimously by the House of Representatives over the weekend. The Senate is expected to vote on that measure today. -
Two Army doctors from Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Madigan Army Medical Center were onboard United Flight 1603 from Houston to Seattle when the pilot suffered a heart attack. The doctors performed CPR on the pilot as the plane made an emergency landing in Boise, Idaho. -
The Pentagon has identified the American soldier killed Thursday in an insider attack. Army Staff Sgt. Thomas A. Baysore, Jr., 31, lost his life when a man wearing an wearing a Afghan National Security uniform shot him to death. -
Loved ones of Cpl. Nicholas Sell gathered today to celebrate the life of the fallen Camp Pendleton Marine, who died at the tender age of 21 in a training accident at Twentynine Palms on September 16. -
For the second time this week, an insider attack has taken the life of U.S. service member in Afghanistan. The assailant who killed the American serviceman was identified as wearing a Afghan Army uniform.
Sign up for our newsletters!
Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS.
- Trump has a welcome message for new citizens. It's different from past presidents
- Campaign to stop human trafficking wants businesses to help
- San Diego Afghan advocacy group 'surprised' by President Trump's offer
- California cannabis companies hoped Trump would be an ally. Then the raids happened
- How California stepped up to fund a crisis hotline