In this July 12, 2020, file photo, smoke rises from the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego after an explosion and fire on board the ship at Naval Base San Diego. AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File SAN DIEGO -- The Navy has filed charges against a sailor in ...

Several people working on a navy ship at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard were taken to local hospitals after suffering smoke inhalation, authorities said Sunday. The USS Harpers Ferry landing ship dock was undergoing maintenance when the incident ...

Parts of the 5 Freeway could be shut down between Los Angeles and San Diego due to concerns of live fire during a military event.

1846: U.S. Marines and Navy sailors take possession of San Diego during the early months of the Mexican-American War. Two years later, the warring parties sign a treaty in which Mexico cedes huge amounts of land to the U.S., including all of present-day California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom raised concerns over a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a military anniversary celebration off Camp Pendleton's coast — where his office says Navy ships are expected to fire over Interstate 5 and onto the base.

A live-fire beach assault that will include amphibious vehicles, aircraft, and Navy ships to commemorate the Marines’ 250th anniversary on Saturday at Camp Pendleton will be conducted off one of the base’s many training ranges and not cause road closures, Marine officials said.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's office is weighing whether to close parts of Interstate 5 beginning Friday amid concerns over what it says is a White House-directed plan to use live ordnance during a military anniversary celebration off Camp Pendleton's coast — where Navy ships are expected to fire over the freeway onto the base.