California
An F-14A Tomcat jet fighter based at Miramar Naval Air Station crashed Thursday in the Nevada desert, bringing to three the number of F-14As that have gone down in the last 10 days.
Sept. 23, 1988
Navy SEALs were beached Wednesday, when the Point Loma sewage spill made it too risky for the elite commando unit to conduct underwater training in the Pacific.
Feb. 6, 1992
An electronic warfare jet operating from the aircraft carrier Constellation was reported missing early Monday during a routine training mission over the eastern Pacific, a Navy spokesman said.
Dec. 6, 1988
Archdiocese of San Francisco admits abuse but urges “reasonable compensation.”
April 6, 2005
The body of a Navy SEAL who was reported missing by his wife when he failed to return from a recreational dive was discovered in the water off La Jolla, officials said.
Nov. 12, 1991
A Navy flier died Tuesday of injuries suffered when he and a fellow aviator ejected from their disabled jet over downtown El Cajon Monday shortly before it crashed upside down at Gillespie Field.
Sept. 14, 1988
Books
Beryl Graves, the wife of the late British poet and novelist Robert Graves who collaborated with him on several of his books, died Monday on the Spanish island of Majorca.
Oct. 31, 2003
Authorities conducted an air and sea search for a Navy SEAL diver who reportedly disappeared during a recreational dive off La Jolla, Navy officials said.
Nov. 11, 1991
Politics
Polls: GOP convention boosts the nominee and impresses some voters, but undecideds still a hard sell.
Aug. 5, 2000
World & Nation
Four former inspectors on the trans-Alaska pipeline told Congress on Wednesday that the massive oil-transit system suffers from dangerous safety defects that could result in deadly accidents and potentially fatal explosions.
July 15, 1993