TIJUANA, Mexico — Ten suspects have been detained in connection with last month’s shooting death of Tijuana photojournalist Margarito Martínez Esquivel, the top prosecutor for the state of Baja California confirmed Friday. Attorney Gen. Ricardo Iván Ca…
Bryce Miller: Women’s soccer trailblazer Casey Stoney shapes San Diego Wave FC
SAN DIEGO — As a 12-year-old living in South London, a tall-beyond-her-age girl romping around a neighborhood field caught the eye of the manager for the Chelsea Ladies program. Unlike many others in Chelsea’s senior division, Casey Stoney did not own …
Former Chargers star Lionel ‘Little Train’ James dies at 59
SAN DIEGO — Lionel “Little Train” James, who starred at Auburn and set NFL records for the San Diego Chargers, died Friday after a lengthy illness, the university said. He was 59. James was drafted by the Chargers in the fifth round in 1984 and played …
San Diego Symphony launches $125 million renovation of Jacobs Music Center and Copley Symphony Hall
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Symphony aimed sky-high with last summer’s opening of The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, its $85 million outdoor concert venue nestled between the bay and the downtown skyline. Now, the 112-year-old orchestra is aiming even higher…
Rock Hall of Famer Rick Wakeman, a ‘Yes’ man who said ‘No’ to David Bowie: ‘It was very difficult’
David Bowie? Or Yes? Young keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman was just 21 years old in the summer of 1971 when he received simultaneous invitations — literally on the same July day — to join two very promising but very different bands in his native England. …
Supreme Court declines emergency order in San Diego schools vaccine mandate case
SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Friday to grant an emergency order blocking San Diego Unified School District from enforcing its COVID-19 vaccine requirements, citing the district’s decision to delay implementing the policy. “Because respon…
Aircraft carrier commander fired over COVID outbreak warning is reportedly set to retire
SAN DIEGO — The former captain of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt — fired from command after sounding the alarm on an out-of-control coronavirus outbreak on board in 2020 — will retire from the Navy next month, the Navy Times newspaper reported…
Sailor found with possible bomb-making materials at San Diego County Navy base
SAN DIEGO — The main entrance to North Island Naval Air Station on Coronado shut down for several hours Tuesday after a driver was found with possible bomb-making materials, a base spokesperson said. The incident started about 9 a.m. when a driver appr…
ESPN Top-100: Keeping the faith in Padres prospect MacKenzie Gore
The 2022 season is not necessarily a make-or-break year for MacKenzie Gore, but the Padres no doubt would like to see him put a good foot forward after his stuff backed up considerably during the pandemic. Count ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel among the prospect…
Bryce Miller: Real shame in Russian skater Kamila Valieva’s doping scandal belongs to others
The fate of a 15-year-old girl skating at the Winter Olympics for a country stripped of its name and competing without its flag because it ran a state-sponsored doping program is being decided in the most modern of Olympic ways. Not on the ice, to the …