SEASIDE, Calif. — A rare California coastal wilderness that served as a training ground for generations of soldiers was designated a national monument Friday in a presidential signing ceremony.

The request follows an Associated Press report earlier this week. SANTA CRUZ — Two California congressmembers are asking the federal government to study whether there’s evidence that potential toxic ...

Veterans Worry Polluted Fort Ord Base In California Made Them Sick California’s Fort Ord has been on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of the most polluted places in the nation since 1990 By ...

The Bureau of Land Management has a clear message for visitors to Fort Ord National Monument: Stay on the designated trails. Fort Ord National Monument in Marina on the Central Coast served as a ...

Federal health officials are conducting a new study to determine whether veterans once stationed at a now-shuttered California military base were exposed to dangerously high levels of cancer-causing ...

FORT ORD NATIONAL MONUMENT — For nearly 80 years, recruits reporting to central California’s Fort Ord considered themselves the lucky ones, privileged to live and work amid sparkling seas, sandy dunes ...

For nearly 80 years, recruits reporting to central California’s Fort Ord considered themselves the lucky ones, privileged to live and work amid sparkling seas, sandy dunes and sage-covered hills. But ...