Beth Ford Roth
Home Post BloggerBlogger Beth Ford Roth was born into a military family and has covered issues important to service members and their loved ones for many years. She has worked as a broadcast journalist in both commercial television and public radio.
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The commanding officer of the San Diego-based USS New Orleans announced this week that 16 of his sailors have been busted for using the designer drug Spice. One of those sailors has already been kicked out of the Navy. -
The troops of the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division got a new commanding officer today during a change of command ceremony at Camp Pendleton. -
A new Department of Veterans Affairs policy denies benefits for veterans who need service dogs to help treat their post-traumatic stress disorder. According to the policy, there isn't enough scientific evidence support the medical need for PTSD service dogs. -
Army Pfc. Shane W. Cantu, 20, died August 28 in Afghanistan of wounds caused by shrapnel from an explosion. Cantu had been in Afghanistan for just a month when he was killed. -
Four Camp Pendleton Marines have been arrested for allegedly beating a gay man until he was unconscious outside of a Long Beach, California bar on Labor Day weekend. Police are investigating whether the assault was a hate crime. -
Camp Pendleton Marine Lance Cpl. Alec R. Terwiske, 21, was killed September 3rd in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was on his first deployment to Afghanistan.
- In Escondido, a school board member changes her name but not her politics
- Community reacts after school board member comes out as transgender
- SCUBA divers volunteer at San Diego's Birch Aquarium
- San Diego City Council approves parking fees in Balboa Park
- San Diego Unified is getting rid of some K-8 middle schools