About a dozen Fresno County Sheriff's deputies descended on the home of WWII veteran Marshall Soria on Saturday afternoon. That's because the deputies wanted to wish Soria a happy 100th birthday. Deputy John Guzman came up with the idea after watching a story about Soria on ABC30. The station reported...
Off-Duty Detective Struck by Car, Killed After Helping Woman
LOS ANGELES — An off-duty sheriff's detective was struck and killed by a car after she helped an elderly woman cross a street in Los Angeles, authorities said. The accident occurred Sunday in the Valley Village neighborhood as Detective Amber Leist was returning to her car after assisting the woman,...
Buttigieg Touts Military Service, Wary of Overstating Role
MASON CITY, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg strides past an oversized photograph of himself dressed in fatigues, the Afghan horizon behind him, as he enters a Des Moines arena for an Iowa Democratic Party gala. In his first Iowa television ad, he holds a rifle and points it toward the rubble...
Mother of Navy Veteran Held in Iran Says He Lost Appeal
SAN DIEGO — The mother of a U.S. Navy veteran from Southern California sentenced to 10 years in prison by the government of Iran said Tuesday he has lost his appeal and she is worried that he is being forgotten by the U.S. government. Michael R. White was convicted of...
Ryan Leaf Uses His Story to Help Other Former NFL Players
Ryan Leaf spent most of his time in prison alone and angry until a military veteran persuaded the former No. 2 overall NFL draft pick to stop self-loathing long enough to help fellow inmates learn to read. Now the once-star college quarterback who is widely considered the biggest bust in...
Suspected Serial Killer Arrested After Bodies Unearthed
A Squaw Valley man described as a serial killer is in custody and faces three counts of murder after remains of his alleged victims were unearthed, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday. Buford King, 33, made an initial court appearance on the charges Wednesday. His bail was set at...
APNewsbreak: Motorist Who Hit Pedestrians Suffered From PTSD
SUNNYVALE — A California man who authorities said drove his car through a crosswalk in a quiet Silicon Valley suburb, slamming into eight people, is an Army veteran of the Iraq War who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, his mother told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Police said in a...
Marine Running Marathon for Fallen Friends Crawls to Finish
A Marine veteran said all he was thinking about as he crawled to the finish of the Boston Marathon was the men who died after an attack on their convoy in Afghanistan nine years ago. Their names were written on his hand, his shoes and his race bib. They were...
Veteran Draws Millions in Donations for Trump's Border Wall
An online fundraiser started by an Air Force veteran to pay for construction of President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall was up to millions of dollars Thursday, bringing further attention to an issue that could lead to a government shutdown. Brian Kolfage launched the GoFundMe page Sunday, and it has...
How Military Service Impacts Student Loan Repayment Options
If you're a veteran with student debt, you have repayment rights unique to military service members that can keep you on track and out of default. Federal student loan default occurs after nine months without a payment. Late notices turn into collection calls, and your creditor —the government — can...