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1 week ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Chris Stone
Neil Black was blindfolded, his hands bound behind him, and was forced to his knees. In an out-of-body experience, he could see himself while a man yielded a machete over his head and villagers cursed him. “Now I’ve seen enough movies before that and I know what they do in that kind of a situation,” Black thought. “I didn’t think I was going to get back up on my feet.
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2 weeks ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Chris Stone
For retired Rear Adm. Lawrence Chambers, Sunday’s marking of 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War was a red-letter day. “I have to tell you [that] ever since we scheduled this event years ago, my main purpose in life has been to keep me alive for this day so I can stand up here and tell you this story,” said the 96-year-old former ship captain, again aboard the aircraft carrier Midway.
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1 month ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Ken Stone |Chris Stone
Twice this year, Starship rockets built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX have blown up. A version of that biggest-ever booster is slated to launch the manned Orion spacecraft to the moon in the Artemis III and IV missions. Is NASA worried? Not according to a La Mesa-born astronaut and the NASA official in charge of last week’s testing of Orion capsule recovery off San Diego.
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1 month ago | 
timesofsandiego.com | Chris Stone
Frank Hermansen knows baseball. After all, as a pitcher for the Birmingham Barons a line drive knocked him out cold, and he woke up in a hospital with his jaw wired shut. On Thursday, Hermansen and his wife, Eileen, had no problem expressing their love of the game and the San Diego Padres on Opening Day 2025. They were among more than 45,500 fans who streamed into the downtown stadium to watch the home team beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
timesofsandiego.com | Chris Stone
Dressed in pink, participants in the annual Susan Komen 3-Day walk for breast cancer research smiled and waved this weekend as they passed San Diego landmarks. But moods changed when asked why they took part. Lips began to quiver and voices crack. It’s all so emotional. Many of the nearly 2,000 walkers had photos and names of loved ones pinned to their backs. They carry the hurt on their trek. They left Friday morning from the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
timesofsandiego.com | Chris Stone
King Tides estimated at 7 1/2 feet brought excitement and wonder Saturday morning to La Jolla Cove visitors. But while people lined sidewalks hearing and feeling the power of the water pounding the shore, the tide created an extra challenge for some regular swimmers of the La Jolla Cove Swim Club. Just getting off the beach. First, they had to deal with the surf slamming into the staircase down to the sand, and then fight Mother Nature to plunge into the sea. No such problems for a pod of seals.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
timesofsandiego.com | Chris Stone
D-Day veteran Clayton B. Baum seeved as a grand marshal of Monday’s Veterans Day Parade in San Diego. But he will tell the honor isn’t for him. “I’m representing — I am honored to do so – the people who served in Normandy and those that passed away and are buried in a very sacred ground in France,” said Baum, 101. “This is not about me. This is about them.”And Baum knows about loss. One of his sons, Sgt. Douglas Baum, was killed in Vietnam in 1967.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
timesofsandiego.com | Chris Stone
San Diego Wave FC ended a three-game losing streak Sunday, beating host Racing Louisville 3-1. The club capped off its season on a positive note after a dissonant journey. But the victory didn’t propel the local club to the postseason, missing it for the first time in itshistory. The Wave (6-13-7, 25 points) finished in 10th place after winning the Shield as first in the 2023 regular season.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
timesofsandiego.com | Chris Stone
It’s been frustrating. San Diego Wave players recently have made numerous attempts on target. But goals and winning results have been elusive. That changed Saturday night. Attempts found the back of the net. The Wave (5-10-7, 22 points) defeated Portland Thorns (8-10-4, 28 points) 2-0 at Snapdragon Stadium, gaining three points in National Women’s Soccer League standings. The Wave moved into 10th place.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
timesofsandiego.com | Chris Stone
Sunday is San Diego’s final chance this year to see the Navy’s Blue Angels and the Miramar Air Show. Thousands flocked to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Saturday to look skyward at airplane and helicopter aerobatics, simulated combat and thundering jets streaking through the air. While the show is free, you may have a long hike from your parking spot to the flight line. So make sure you have good walking shoes.
