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From The Newsroom: A Naval Reserve Unit Goes Dark; All About COPD

Richard W. Rodriguez
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The Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The 9th Naval Construction Regiment was decommissioned yesterday in Fort Worth. The unit has served for 71 years.

The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: A World War II-era reserve unit was decommissioned in Fort Worth yesterday. Also, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can start innocently with shortness of breath and a cough. We’ll learn more about the cluster of diseases called COPD in this week’s Vital Signs.

Photo credit: Richard W. Rodriguez, The Star-Telegram

You can listen to the segment weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on 90.1 FM.

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.