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SoCal National Guard Members Deployed to D.C. for Inauguration Security
National Guard troops from Southern California are among the huge National Guard presence providing security for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden this week.
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Local Veterans to Receive COVID-19 Vaccination
According to the Veterans Affairs, COVID cases among veterans has doubled since November. Some veterans are at a higher risk for COVID-19 because of their service, which is why getting these vaccines now is more important than ever. More than 300 veterans live at the CALVet Chula Vista Veterans Home and those in the skilled nursing facility will be some…
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Navy Will Decommission Warship Damaged in Suspected Arson
The USS Bonhomme Richard will be decommissioned after a fire suspected to be caused by arson tore through the ship in July while it was docked in San Diego, according to military officials.
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San Diego Catholics Respond to Joe Biden's Call For Unity
Catholics gathered on the grounds of Mission Basilica San Diego Alcala for Sunday mass. On this rainy morning mass is held inside St. Francis Chapel rather than outdoors.
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‘Racism Lives Here' Signs Pop up in Coronado Yards
Police in Coronado were called out after some residents woke up to find out that signs reading “Racism Lives Here” were installed in their yards.
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2 Marines Accused in Drug Overdose Case of Fellow Marine
Two U.S. Marines have been arrested on a federal grand jury indictment alleging the lance corporals were involved in drug sales, including to a fellow Marine who died of an overdose in May.
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Remains of Troops Killed in Southern California ‘Training Mishap' Recovered
The remains of seven Marines and a Sailor killed following a “training mishap” off the coast of Southern California were recovered on Friday, U.S. Marine Corps officials said. Crews with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) located the amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) on Monday, USMC officials at Camp...
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San Diego Navy Corpsman Shares What Life is Like On Board USNS Mercy
Many of the one thousand members of the U.S. Navy medical team and civil service mariners serving on the USNS Mercy — the hospital ship in the Port of Los Angeles helping hospitals there cope with the growing number of COVID-19 cases — are from San Diego. Among them is Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Billie Soloman from the Tierrasanta area….
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Only 10 Family, Friends Can Attend Marine Vet's Burial Due to Coronavirus
UPDATE ON 3/26: After NBC 7’s reporting, Veterans Affairs, which runs the San Diego national cemeteries, reached out to the Chavez family to tell them 10 people would be allowed at the Marine combat vet’s funeral. The family told NBC 7 they are grateful. Veterans Affairs says that there was a miscommunication with the family about the new guidelines have…
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Owner of Vista Home Charged in So-Called ‘Crack House' Indictment
A North County property owner and five others were arrested Tuesday in a raid at a Vista home believed to be at the center of years of drug deals, thefts and firearms violations in San Diego.
