Haiti Earthquake (2010)

Teams, Navy prepare for 'Carrier Classic'

Fox 5 San Diego Reporter

CORONADO, Calif. – For 48 hours, the USS Carl Vinson nuclear aircraft carrier has become a college basketball arena has it hosts the first annual “Carrier Classic”. “It’s amazing,” exclaimed Cmdr. Paul Spedero of...

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Carrier group deploys to Western Pacific

FOX 5 San Diego Staff

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson departed from Naval Air Station North Island Tuesday for a training exercise and deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. During the six-month deployment, the carrier and support ships will carry out...

Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, San Diego (San Diego, California), Armed Forces, Defense, Station North

San Diegans gave $273K to rebuild Haiti

FOX 5 San Diego Staff

More than $273,000 was donated by about 2,300 San Diegans to the American Red Cross to help rebuild Haiti since an earthquake devastated the Caribbean country one year ago Monday. Donations from area residents ranged from as little as $1 to as much as...

Tags: Charity, Haiti, Emergency Planning, San Diego (San Diego, California), Social Issues

3-legged cat, once-abandoned dog honored

A three-legged cat that inspired a series of children's books and a once-abandoned dog that helped save lives after the Haiti earthquake have received national honors. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced its cat and...

Tags: Human Interest, Haiti, California, Children, Animals

Earthquake fears continue to shake San Diegans

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USS Carl Vinson arrives in San Diego

City News Service

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and its crew of about 3,500 arrived Monday morning at its new homeport of San Diego. "San Diego has a long history and rewarding relationship with U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and our sailors are excited to be an...

Tags: U.S. Navy, Haiti, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Ronald Reagan, San Diego (San Diego, California)

San Diego prepares for visit from Michelle Obama

FOX 5 San Diego Staff

First Lady Michelle Obama will stop in San Diego today to tour an urban community farm as part of her "Let's Move" campaign to end childhood obesity. Residents of Oak Park, where the New Roots Community Farm is located, said they are looking forward to...

Tags: Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Obesity, Children, San Diego (San Diego, California)

Michelle Obama tours community garden

FOX 5 San Diego Staff

First Lady Michelle Obama toured an urban community farm in San Diego Thursday afternoon and said it was an example of the kind of community program that can help put an end childhood obesity. The first lady arrived at the New Roots Community Farm in...

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Global Hawk assists in Haiti recovery

FOX 5 San Diego Staff

Some of the first images showing the damage caused by the earthquake in Haiti came from a Global Hawk aircraft. The 50 million dollar plane was developed and engineered at Northrop Grumman in Rancho Bernardo. The Global Hawk does everything from start...

Tags: Entertainment, Gaming, Haiti, Intel Corp., San Diego (San Diego, California)

Tags: Haiti, Health and Safety at School, Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Education

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Bill Clinton hospitalized in New York

FOX 5 San Diego Staff

Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized with chest pains in New York City. An adviser to Bill Clinton says the former president has had two stents placed in one of his coronary arteries. The adviser, Douglas Band, says Clinton was admitted...

Tags: New York City, San Diego (San Diego, California), New York, Hospitals and Clinics, Health