San Diego court officials say budget cuts will force them to cut more than 40 court reporters by the end of year.

Why do some Wall Street executives get to keep their jobs as scandals shake their firms, while others get the ax?

Monsoonal moisture and warm weather are expected to bring thunderstorms to the desert and mountain areas of Southern California that could result in flash flooding.

As the fourth anniversary of a deadly Metrolink crash approaches, many survivors say a federal liability cap has left them inadequately compensated.

A Southern California woman was killed, a second woman was hospitalized and a Walnut Creek motorist faces charges after a pickup truck jumped a curb and hit the two women on a Walnut Creek sidewalk, police said.

Two people have been rescued from a sinking plane that crashed into the ocean off California's central coast.

Gusty winds and arid conditions challenged thousands of firefighters who were struggling to contain a series of wildfires burning across California on Sunday, fire officials said.

Seven scientists have won prestigious medical awards for their contributions to biomedicine, including the development of liver transplants.

The body of a Northern California man has been found a week after he went missing while riding an inner tube on the Sacramento River.

The beachfront home where former NFL linebacker Junior Seau killed himself has been sold for nearly $2 million.

Former PGA Tour golfer and discount golf equipment chain founder Roger Dunn has died in Southern California at 81 years old.

Police Chief Charlie Beck has ordered his 21 stations to hold community meetings to discuss recent videotaped violent arrests that have raised questions about use of force by officers.

Investigators say a Southern California couple has been jailed for shackling their teenage son to a chair in the living room each night for about six months.

Investigators say an off-duty Southern California juvenile hall officer shot a man during an argument at a Covina bar.

Air regulators say mistakes were made in communicating with the public during a fire at Chevron Corp.'s Richmond refinery, and are working to improve pollution monitoring during emergencies.

A jury on Monday awarded casino mogul Steve Wynn $20 million in his slander case against “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis, who claimed the creator of some of Las Vegas' most upscale resorts threatened to kill him over a gambling debt.

Regional air quality monitors are trying to determine whether a foul odor spreading across parts of Southern California is coming from the Salton Sea.

A once prominent Northern California Muslim religious leader recently released from prison after serving two years for a credit card fraud conviction has been taken back into federal custody and has made a brief court appearance.

A former Mexican law enforcement official who worked closely with U.S. authorities on cross-border criminal investigations was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in prison for aiding Mexican drug traffickers.

Internationally renowned artist Mario Armond Zamparelli, best known for creating the distinctive logos and images for reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes' many companies, has died at age 81.

The San Diego Stock Exchange Index closed lower Monday at 119.88, down 0.42 percent from Friday. Declining issues beat advancers 49 to 32, and 59 issues were unchanged.
Pricesmart Inc. (Nasdaq: PSMT) was the top dollar gainer, up $1.18 to $76.65.
Cubic Corp. (NYSE: CUB) was the top dollar loser, down 92 cents to $50.58.
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