Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. The company is the parent of Bally Sports Regional Networks, which broadcasts local games across the United States. It holds the rights to 42 teams: 14 from MLB, 16 from the NBA and 12 from the NHL. That includes the San Diego Padres. The impending bankruptcy has left fans in impacted markets with concerns over whether game broadcasts will be interrupted,...
The FBI was asking for the public’s help Sunday to find a missing 77-year-old man last seen in San Diego and headed for Tijuana, Mexico. Johnnie “John” Wiens was last spotted on Nov. 4, 2022 in San Diego. Wiens has ties to Las Vegas, the FBI reported. San Diego News San Diego 4 hours ago Spring Off to...
Spring has sprung in San Diego County, but it’ll feel more like winter this week. The region is again bracing for cold rain, gusty winds and potentially damaging floods as California is met this week by its 12th atmospheric river of the wet season, which typically lasts from October to April, according to the National Integrated Drought Information System. Atmospheric rivers are long, powerful portions of the atmosphere that carry lots of water from the tropical regions near the Earth’s...
Humanity still has a chance, close to the last one, to prevent the worst of climate change’s future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday. But doing so requires quickly slashing carbon pollution and fossil fuel use by nearly two-thirds by 2035, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said. The United Nations chief said it more bluntly, calling for an end to new fossil fuel exploration and rich countries quitting coal, oil and gas by 2040. “Humanity is on thin...
Bruce Willis and his family celebrated the actor’s 68th birthday on Sunday.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday on a three-day visit that offers a strong political boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin as fighting in Ukraine grinds on. China and Russia have described Xi’s trip as part of efforts to further deepen their “no-limits friendship.” The Kremlin has welcomed China’s peace plan for Ukraine and said it would be discussed talks between Putin and Xi that will begin over dinner on Monday. Beijing has called for a cease-fire, but...
Oil changes. Many of our cars need them, and when that little light turns on, we need to find a place to get it taken care of. You pull in, step out, then head to the waiting room to pass the time on your phone or buried in a book until a technician comes to tell you that your service is complete. But, at one Jiffy Lube in Oceanside, you may notice something unique. “I feel like you don’t really typically see, like, a girl working on a car,” Itzel Reyes Rosas said. “It’s like mainly all...
California voters would decide whether to fund a major expansion of housing and treatment for residents suffering from mental illness and addiction, under the latest proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom to address the state’s homelessness crisis. Newsom announced Sunday that he will ask allies in the Democratic-controlled Legislature for a measure on the 2024 ballot to authorize funding to build residential facilities where over 10,000 people a year could live and be treated. The plan is the latest...
Banking giant UBS is buying its smaller rival Credit Suisse in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in global banking, Swiss President Alain Berset announced on Sunday night. Berset, who did not specify a value of the deal, called the announcement “one of great breadth for the stability of international finance. An uncontrolled collapse of Credit Suisse would lead to incalculable consequences for the country and the international financial system.” Credit Suisse is designated...
Actor-comedian Adam Sandler will be honored by comedic and entertainment royalty when he receives the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night. Sandler, 56, first came to national attention as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live.” After being fired from the cast following a five-year stint, Sandler launched a wildly successful movie career that has spanned more than 30 films, grossing over $3 billion worldwide. ...
Snow falls thick as skiers shed their gear and duck into the Sundeck Restaurant, one of the first certified energy efficient buildings in the U.S. – this one at 11,200 feet above sea level atop Aspen Mountain in Colorado. Skiers in brightly colored helmets jockey for a spot at the bar, their bodies warmed by thick, insulated walls and highly efficient condensing boilers. Overhead, WeatherNation plays on the television, looping footage of last year’s mega storms and flashing a headline: “2022...
The San Diego City Attorney’s Office sued automakers Hyundai and Kia Friday for allegedly failing to equip their vehicles with sufficient anti-theft technology, which the city says contributed to a recent uptick in car thefts throughout San Diego. The city alleges Hyundai and Kia’s cars are not equipped with immobilizer technology that ensures cars cannot be started without their keys. The city’s lawsuit covers the period stretching from 2011 to 2021 when it claims other carmakers adopted...