Padres close to signing Robinson Cano as infield depth, lefty bat off bench SAN DIEGO — The Padres could be acquiring another infielder on a low-risk contract. Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022
Lost footage of Bob Dylan's 1969 Isle of Wight performance unearthed by San Diego company SAN DIEGO — David Peck's birthday gift came early this year. The founder of San Diego's 30-year-old Reelin' in the Years Productions — a leading archive for rare music film and video footage — on Monday announced the discovery of previously unseen 1969 concert footage of Bob Dylan and The… Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022
Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki: Padres’ Yu Darvish ‘good influence’ and ‘superstar’ Suzuki and Darvish exchanged jerseys before the Cubs’ 7-5 win over the Padres on Wednesday. Chicago Sun-Times · May 12, 2022
UCSD student accused in shooting of CHP officer pleads not guilty by reason of insanity SAN DIEGO — A UC San Diego physics graduate student pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday to attempted murder of a peace officer stemming from an incident last month when a CHP officer was shot during a struggle over his gun along a busy freeway in Mission Valley. Tribune News Service · May 10, 2022
Cubs snap five-game losing streak with 6-0 win over Padres, dominant Kyle Hendricks The Cubs opened a three-game series at San Diego on Monday. Chicago Sun-Times · May 10, 2022
Frank Schwindel — less than a day after being optioned to Triple-A — is set to rejoin the Chicago Cubs SAN DIEGO — First baseman Frank Schwindel’s time with Triple-A Iowa didn’t last long. Chicago Tribune · May 9, 2022
Cubs’ Frank Schwindel to quickly rejoin team after being optioned to Triple-A Frank Schwindel will join the team in San Diego, a Sun-Times source confirmed. Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2022
MC5, a 6-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee, revs up for first album in 51 years and new tour SAN DIEGO — How many 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees are now recording their first new album in more than half a century — and performing at a 230-capacity San Diego music bar this month? Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022
Alfaro's walk-off homer lifts Padres to victory over Marlins SAN DIEGO — After 20 innings without a run and with Jurickson Profar having improbably run into an out and down to their final chance, no one watching could have had much confidence the Padres would win Sunday. Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022
Plot twist: Crime novelist Winslow retires from writing to take up political activism SAN DIEGO — In Don Winslow's crime novels, characters regularly face dangers they should have seen coming. Those who ignore the warning signs often wind up dead. Tribune News Service · May 8, 2022
San Diego nets first conviction under new ghost guns ordinance SAN DIEGO — San Diego recently netted its first conviction under the city’s ordinance barring anyone from having ghost guns, the City Attorney’s Office said Friday. Tribune News Service · May 7, 2022
More families call for investigations into special Border Patrol units accused of cover-ups SAN DIEGO — More families whose loved ones were killed by border officials are calling for investigations into secretive Border Patrol units that have been accused of covering up what really happened in use-of-force cases. Tribune News Service · May 7, 2022
Machado, Hosmer get things started, Darvish strong, bullpen holds on in victory over Marlins SAN DIEGO — Manny Machado believes the way he and Eric Hosmer are preparing and playing is setting a tone. Tribune News Service · May 7, 2022
Padres expect to add number of good players in next month or so SAN DIEGO — Imagine if a team traded for Mike Clevinger, Blake Snell, Fernando Tatis Jr. and a handful of quality relief pitchers in the next several weeks. Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022
Tribune News Service · May 6, 2022 Calif. state leaders promise haven for women seeking abortions SAN DIEGO — California will take a national role in abortion access in the event that the landmark ruling Roe v. Wade is overturned, state and local leaders said at a roundtable discussion Thursday.
The Independent UK · May 5, 2022 AP analysis finds growing number of poor, high-hazard dams An Associated Press analysis has found a growing number of hazardous dams in poor condition across the U.S. The AP tallied more than 2,200 dams in poor or unsatisfactory condition that are rated as high hazard, meaning their failure likely would kill someone
Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022 Tom Krasovic: NFL draft sent Matt Araiza to AFC favorite, spotlighted challenges facing punter SAN DIEGO — The recent NFL draft was memorable for only one quarterback going in the top-70, for a record run on receivers, for Chula Vista's Devin Lloyd hoisting Roger Goodell two feet above the Las Vegas stage on Draft Night.
Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022 Navy investigation explains why rotor spun helicopter off naval ship A Navy investigation says an August helicopter crash off the coast of San Diego was not pilot error, but was caused by the mechanical failure of a hose funneling hydraulic fluid to the helicopter’s rotor.
Benzinga · May 4, 2022 New Billboard In San Diego Highlights Lack Of Legal Medical Cannabis Access For Military Veterans "Restricting access to cannabis = increased opioid addiction and suicide." That's the message commuters driving down Miramar Road in Mira Mesa are seeing, thanks to a billboard placed by military veterans' advocacy group, Weed for Warriors.
Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022 Customs and Border Protection organizes to process a limited number of asylum seekers SAN DIEGO — Two vans and a car pulled into the restricted access parking lot by El Chaparral Plaza on the Tijuana side of the San Ysidro Port of Entry a little before noon on Monday.
Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022 Volkswagen picks San Diego's Qualcomm to supply chips for autonomous driving efforts Qualcomm has inked a deal to supply chips to Volkswagen Group to help power driver assistance and autonomous driving features in the German auto maker's vehicles starting in 2025.
Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022 Bryce Miller: How and why Steve Lavin wound up coaching basketball in San Diego SAN DIEGO — In a horseshoe-shaped booth at bustling Manhattan of La Jolla, Steve Lavin used the better part of 3 1/2 hours to explore the people who have influenced his life, being a 32-year-old college basketball coach under the withering spotlight at UCLA, the prostate cancer that reconfigured perspective…
The Independent UK · May 3, 2022 Leonard Ignelzi, renowned AP photographer, dies at 74 Leonard Ignelzi, who produced breathtaking images of Hall of Fame careers, wildfires and major news events over 37 years as an Associated Press photographer in San Diego, has died
Los Angeles Times · May 3, 2022 Amazon plans to add 2,500 office jobs in Southern California LOS ANGELES — Amazon is significantly expanding its white-collar presence in Southern California, announcing office leases to accommodate 2,500 new corporate and technology jobs in Santa Monica, Irvine and San Diego.
Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Davis revives ‘X,’ his prescient 1986 opera about Malcolm X: ‘A tragic hero’ SAN DIEGO — Serendipity and irony. Foresight and hindsight. A handwritten musical score giving way to a software program. A pandemic giving way to a rebirth.