@Alex_Riggins

San Diego Union-Tribune reporter covering federal courts and law enforcement. Tips: alex.riggins(at)sduniontribune(dot)com.

 San Diego, CA
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Joined October 2011
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Laura Wingard@laura_wingardAug 31
North Carolina teen charged with murder in Islamic Center of San Diego shooting. Chilling details in this story by ⁦@TeriFigueroaUT⁩ @karenkucher and @Alex_Riggins sandiegouniontribune.com/202…

North Carolina teen charged with murder in Islamic Center of San Diego shooting

She is accused of disseminating the livestream of the May 18 rampage by two teens and releasing their manifesto.

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Roy Nemer@RoyNemerJul 15
THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
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Thank you, @kellylynndavis, for inspiring me and so many other reporters and fighting so hard to tell stories that would otherwise have gone untold. San Diego County is a better place because of your work. We’ll make sure the stories you fought so hard to tell aren’t forgotten.
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Kelly Davis, intrepid reporter who exposed death and despair in San Diego County jails and gave voice to the downtrodden, dies at 53 sandiegouniontribune.com/202…

Kelly Davis, intrepid reporter who exposed death and despair in San Diego County jails and gave...

The 2023 San Diego journalist of the year beat cancer for more than a decade before being diagnosed with a new tumor earlier this year; she leaves a lasting legacy in her adopted hometown.

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Laura Wingard@laura_wingardJul 1
Amazing journalist whose investigative reporting made San Diego a better place by exposing government neglect and wrongdoing, particularly in San Diego County jails. May you rest in peace Kelly.
The San Diego Union-Tribune@sdutJul 1
Kelly Davis, intrepid reporter who exposed death and despair in San Diego County jails and gave voice to the downtrodden, dies at 53 sandiegouniontribune.com/202…

Kelly Davis, intrepid reporter who exposed death and despair in San Diego County jails and gave...

The 2023 San Diego journalist of the year beat cancer for more than a decade before being diagnosed with a new tumor earlier this year; she leaves a lasting legacy in her adopted hometown.

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Major League Soccer
@MLSMar 31
Big time moments, big time players. 👏 Anders Dreyer’s assist ties Denmark’s @FIFAWorldCup qualifier in ET!
FOX Soccer
@FOXSoccerMar 31
KASPER HØGH FOR DENMARK 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰 THEY FIND THE EQUALIZER IN EXTRA TIME AGAINST CZECHIA 😱
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Federal prosecutors in San Diego announced today that two men who ran a fake charity that involved staffing concessions stands at Petco Park and Snapdragon Stadium have pleaded guilty to wire fraud. @voiceofsandiego deserves to take a victory lap for exposing the scam in 2023.
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Here is today's quick story on the guilty pleas: sandiegouniontribune.com/202…

2 plead guilty to running fake charity involving concessions at Petco Park and Snapdragon Stadium

The pair admitted they pocketed more than $2 million in funds meant for a softball charity.

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And here is @willhuntsberry's original story exposing the fraud voiceofsandiego.org/2023/08/…

Nonprofits Get a Cut of Petco Park Food Proceeds, But One of the Biggest Nonprofits at the Stadium...

The founders of Chula Vista Fastpitch shut down the charity in 2014. But for nearly a decade two men have been using the name at Petco Park.

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Former San Diego sheriff’s deputy convicted of civil rights violation in fatal 2020 shooting sandiegouniontribune.com/202…

Former San Diego sheriff’s deputy convicted of civil rights violation in fatal 2020 shooting

Aaron Russell was convicted in the shooting death of Nicholas Bils, after a previous jury had deadlocked in the case.

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El Mencho reported killed… milenio.com/policia/el-mench…

El Mencho, líder del CJNG, es abatido a los 59 años

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, era ubicado por el gobierno como líder absoluto del CJNG.

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RIP to an absolute legend
The San Diego Union-Tribune@sdutFeb 7
Chet Carney, San Diego State superfan and an Aztec ‘for eternity,’ dies at 70 trib.al/zWpEvXY

Chet Carney, San Diego State superfan and an Aztec ‘for eternity,’ dies at 70

Former SDSU yell leader “just seemed immortal.”

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Soccer is back in San Diego. SDFC beats Pumas UNAM 4-1 tonight at Snapdragon Stadium. @sdut
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San Diego FC
@sandiegofcFeb 4
🎶Olé Olé Azul & Chrome 🎶 WE ARE SAN DIEGO FOOTBALL CLUB.
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San Diego FC
@sandiegofcFeb 4
And just like that, we're back!
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El Faro English
@elfaroenglishJan 3
The United States’ attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife are a direct affront to all Latin Americans. Trump has not liberated Venezuela; he has seized it. #efEditorial beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e…

Trump Seizes Venezuela

The United States’ attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife are a direct affront to all Latin Americans. Trump has not liberated Venezuela; he has seized it.

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Noah Hurowitz
@NoahHurowitzJan 3
The Trump administration’s abduction of Maduro is an extension of long-running efforts to topple the Venezuelan president. W/ @nickturse, via @theintercept theintercept.com/2026/01/03/…

“We Are Going to Run the Country”: Trump Boasts of Regime Change in Venezuela

U.S. forces attacked Caracas and multiple states in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

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Noah Hurowitz
@NoahHurowitzJan 3
Let’s not mince words
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Chase Izidoro
@chaseiziJan 1
Keionte Scott pick 6 vs Aidan Sayin in the CIF San Diego Section Open Championship ✅ Keionte Scott pick 6 vs Julian Sayin in the CFP Cotton Bowl ✅ Incredible moment for the Helix alum! xitter.cf/fsh733/status/20065371…
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San Diego FC
@sandiegofc25 Nov 2025
Us vs. the Whitecaps for the West.
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Twenty years ago today, members of the U.S. Marines killed 25 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. What really happened that day—and why was no one held accountable? Season 3 of our Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast, In the Dark, investigated. Listen here. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/YV…

In the Dark: Season 3

The New Yorker investigative podcast examines the killings of twenty-four civilians in Haditha, Iraq, and asks why no one was held accountable for the crime.

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