The San Diego Union-Tribune

The Padres offense could suddenly become what it was expected to be. Everyone could start hitting. Even if just a few guys started hitting and continued doing so at the same time for a while, that would be an improvement. But it probably won’t happen. …

Each week I’ll list the best widely available free agents for fantasy football — I define “widely available” as being owned in around half of all ESPN or Yahoo leagues — and some guys who are probably better off in the free agent pool than collecting d…

SAN DIEGO — After patiently waiting decades for a trio of endangered Indian turtles to reproduce, San Diego Wildlife Alliance officials are celebrating the arrival of 41 hatchlings this summer. This marks the first successful captive breeding in North…

SAN DIEGO — Developments in the Midwest went the San Diego Padres’ way Thursday. A playoff berth is creeping up on them. But the plastic and champagne and goggles will remain in storage at least one more day, as the Padres could not beat the team they …

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed the state’s pay transparency law that will require California businesses to disclose compensation and demographic data for their workers starting next year. Under the new law, companies with 15 or more employees will…

SeaWorld is doubling down on coasters yet again, with the announcement Tuesday that it will be opening next year Arctic Rescue, a straddle-style ride that will allow passengers to experience the sensation of riding a snowmobile at speeds as high as 40 …

SAN DIEGO — Jaime Jarrin has been a member of many thousands of baseball fans’ families over parts of eight decades. That includes the man who owns the Padres and the man who calls their games on Spanish-language radio. “He’s a living legend,” Padres p…

A bill that supporters say will help reduce the incidence of deadly wildfires — especially in the Northern California service territory of Pacific Gas & Electric — by streamlining efforts to place power lines underground awaits the signature of Gov. Ga…

SAN DIEGO — Former President Barack Obama said Sunday that the Republican Party is standing in the way of immigration reform and embracing rhetoric that is dangerous for the country. Obama’s comments came during an in-person question-and-answer keynote…

DENVER — Sunday was one of those days in the Rocky Mountains they put on postcards, so pretty and pleasant it makes a mile high seem like a delightful place to do just about anything. Even play baseball. Not that anyone would go that far. But it was th…