8+ hour, 2+ min ago   (821+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — Wheee! And Whew! The Padres won their seventh consecutive game on Sunday, jumping to their biggest lead in the playoff race since May. Their 6-4 victory over the Giants, which moved the Padres 2½ games ahead of the Diamondbacks in…...

14+ hour, 49+ min ago   (455+ words) Nick Pivetta won’t have to deal with Rafael Devers in his second start off the injured list. The Giants placed their white-hot slugger on the 60-day injured list with a core muscle injury before Sunday’s 4:20 p.m. first pitch (Peacock…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (438+ words) But over the past few years, several businesses have arrived on the scene, filling in gaps, finding success, and offering hope for members of the craft-beer industry. Not surprisingly, Jensen is behind one of those businesses, a South Park beer…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (580+ words) Members of the San Diego State football strength staff will be joined early Friday morning by 22 freshmen players, a variety of first responders and some members of the naval special forces community to honor the victims of 9/11. They will push…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (252+ words) Teen Volunteers in Action Chapter 2 launches new year with inspiring kick-off event San Diego Union-Tribune Teen Volunteers in Action, Chapter 2 (TVIA-SD2) launched its new year of service on Aug. 30 with its annual kick-off event, bringing together returning members in 8th-12th grades…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (640+ words) The mariners who offered their ships to help evacuate lower Manhattan. The rescue dogs who looked for survivors among the debris. The staff and residents of a homeless shelter who served food and water to fleeing New Yorkers. These stories…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (982+ words) By JOSEPH FREDERICK, DAVID R. MARTIN and LEAH WILLINGHAM Holding her child, she went outside. Around her, people stared up at a gash in the north tower of the World Trade Center, smoke billowing from the building just blocks from her…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (757+ words) The Padres acquired Casey Mize from the Detroit Tigers at the trade deadline with hopes that the right-handed starting pitcher would help their playoff push. An Alabama native, Mize and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter, last October....

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (183+ words) The concert will be open to the public. Tickets go on sale today, Thursday, at 9 a.m. at musicares.org/events/person-of-the-year/. Paul McCartney honored at all-star concert U2 will become only the fourth band in the event’s history to be honored, following…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (249+ words) San Diego Union-Tribune By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer The Labor Department’s producer price index — which captures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose 5.4% in August from a year ago, up from 4.7% in July, the government said Thursday. Annual wholesale inflation…...