The Latest Breaking News from San Diego

Navy renames a former San Diego-based ship after slave and sailor Robert Smalls

The U.S. guided-missile cruiser Chancellorsville, which was homeported in San Diego for many years, has been renamed Robert Smalls, honoring a Civil War-era maritime pilot who commandeered a Confederate ship in 1862 and turned it over to the Union forces.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023

Qualcomm lays off more workers in San Diego amid smartphone sales slump

Qualcomm shaved 79 jobs from its San Diego headquarters last month as the mobile chip firm seeks to control expenses amid a slowdown in smartphone sales.

Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023

Appreciation: David Lindley, dead at 78, an arresting music great who was nearly arrested on stage in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — David Lindley may not have been a household name for most music fans, but he most certainly was for his fellow musicians. Witness the classic albums that featured this masterful guitarist, who died last week at the age of 78.

Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2023

Watch Robbie Maddison Ride On Water Again In San Diego

Robbie Maddison is riding on water again, but this time, he's doing it in San Diego, with his whole family, friends, and film crew in tow.

RideApart · Mar 3, 2023

ICE detainees allege retaliation after speaking out about medical conditions at California detention center

SAN DIEGO — Weeks after writing an op-ed for the Union-Tribune about his experience in immigration custody, Erik Mercado, a detainee at Otay Mesa Detention Center, was suddenly moved to a different facility in the middle of the night.

Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2023

San Diego State Football: First Look At The 2023 Schedule

The Aztecs look to rebound from a disappointing 2022. Does next fall's schedule do them any favors?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 3, 2023

‘Thank you for this’: Lifeguard praised for telling girl to leave San Diego beach after bothering sea lions

‘The fact the mom was watching her the whole time boils my blood,’ TikTok user says

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Tijuana sewage isn't only in Imperial Beach waves. It's in the air. And San Diegans are breathing it

SAN DIEGO — Sewage pollution spilling over the border from Tijuana into the San Diego region not only threatens the health of surfers and swimmers but potentially those simply breathing the air.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

San Diego Doesn’t Care About Its So-Called Small Market

What happens when a historically cash-strapped team starts spending like never before? We’re about to find out.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 1, 2023

Structure of Manny Machado's new contract leaves Padres room to add more big names

PEORIA, Ariz. — Manny Machado wanted to remain in San Diego, and he wanted to remain on a winner.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023