Bay Area Rallies Put Focus on Material Support for Ukraine

People across the Bay area are pitching in to help support Ukraine however they can, from attending rallies to collecting goods and supplies for relief efforts.

• Feb 25

Traumatic Images From Invasion of Ukraine Take a Psychological Toll

The unavoidable images of the violence happening in Ukraine create a lot of fear and anxiety. For Bay Area families who have loved ones in Ukraine, the news has been devastating.

• Feb 25

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Analyzes Putin's Invasion Intentions

As the Russian military continues its assault on Ukraine, the former U.S. ambassador to that country spoke with KPIX to talk about his take on the escalating situation.

• Feb 24

Silicon Valley Congressman Joins With Bernie Sanders for Anti-War Legislative Effort

U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna of Silicon Valley is teaming with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders in a legislative effort to block funding they say the Pentagon and President Donald Trump could otherwise use to launch the country into war with Iran.

• Jan 3, 2020

East Bay Community Bands Together To Protect, Maintain 'Lafayette Crosses'

For 13 years, a hillside in Lafayette has served as a memorial to the high cost of war. Now, groups are banding together to protect and maintain the 'Crosses of Lafayette.'

• Apr 16, 2019

Rep. Barbara Lee Slams Obama's Decision To Keep 8.4K Troops In Afghanistan

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) criticized the White House decision to keep 8,400 U.S. military troops in Afghanistan through the end of the year.

• Jul 6, 2016

Facebook Inadvertently Declares State Of War In Philippines With Independence Day Message

Facebook issued an apology after inadvertently declaring a state of war in the Philippines with an Independence Day message.

• Jun 13, 2016

Hayward Memorial Wall Honoring Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan War Vets

A traveling war memorial wall will be up for one more day on Memorial Day in Hayward to honor members of the United States armed forces who lost their lives in The Gulf War, Iraq War and Afghanistan War.

• May 29, 2016

Research Shows PTSD Could Take Years Off A Veteran's Life

As if returning from the battlefield with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome wasn't bad enough, new research shows that war can take years off a veteran's life as well.

• Feb 15, 2016

Concord Man From Afghanistan Survives Taliban War, Refugee Ordeal To Graduate From College

After surviving war in his homeland as a boy along with years as a refugee in hopeless conditions, a young Afghan man whose family resettled in Concord has graduated from college and is now setting his sights even higher.

• Jul 7, 2015

San Francisco Veterans Struggle With Life On The Streets; Memories Of Wartime

20 percent of those who enjoy a free meal at St. Anthony's Diner in San Francisco's Tenderloin are veterans. KCBS talks to some of the vets this Memorial Day who've endured hardships even after the war.

• May 25, 2015

Bay Area Veteran Trains $15K PTSD Therapy Dogs To Help Others Heal From War

Veterans coming home from war are finding that dogs are one of the best ways to cope with PTSD. But the dogs are very expensive to train and are currently not covered by the Veterans Affairs.

• May 15, 2015

GOP Budget Targets Boosts War Spending, Takes Aim At Affordable Care Act

House and Senate GOP negotiators are sealing agreement on a budget blueprint that would enable Republicans to more easily target the Affordable Care Act while delivering an almost $40 billion budget boost to the Pentagon.

• Apr 27, 2015

Santa Cruz Surfing Program Connects Troubled Veterans, Saves Lives

A Santa Cruz surfing program connects wounded and troubled veterans, who may be suicidal or suffering from PTSD, to not only one another, but to nature's gnarly waves.

• Apr 22, 2015

Bay Area Veteran Visits Vietnam On 50th Anniversary Of U.S. Landing

A Bay Area veteran visited the shores of Vietnam on the 50th anniversary of the U.S. troops landing there.

• Mar 8, 2015

Can The U.S. Combat ISIS Without Playing Into The Terrorist Group's Strategies?

Will it take United States military ground intervention to defeat ISIS or the Islamic State or does that play into the plans of these radicals? We talked to an Iranian studies expert specializing in international relations.

• Feb 16, 2015

Oldest Survivor Of USS Arizona From Pearl Harbor Attack Dies At 100 In Yuba City

The oldest living crew member of the battleship USS Arizona to have survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has died in Northern California at the age of 100.

• Feb 10, 2015

Weekend Magazine: Cyber Security, Food Justice, And The Mexican Museum

• Dec 3, 2014

Collectors From Around The World Buy Military Vehicles At Portola Valley Auction

Collectors from around the world have snapped up more than 100 tanks and other military vehicles amassed by a Silicon Valley engineer.

• Jul 13, 2014

Obama: U.S. To Send Military Advisers, Not Soldiers, To Iraq

President Barack Obama says the U.S. is prepared to take targeted military actions in Iraq if they would help fight a growing threat from extremist militants. He also says the U.S. is ready to send as many as 300 military advisers to Iraq.

• Jun 19, 2014