Riverside County has declared a state of emergency after severe flooding forced hundreds of people from their homes.

Firefighters are getting close to containing a wildfire that had threatened hundreds of homes outside of Ukiah.

Prosecutors say they won't be filing perjury charges against a retired priest who testified in the trial of a Northern California man charged with assaulting him.

The sentencing of the former mayor of a Central Valley farming community on grand theft charges has been delayed because of his health problems.

San Francisco officials say a judge has upheld a law scheduled to go into effect next month that will extend the city's ban on the use of plastic bags in retail stores and food establishments.

The brother and stepfather of the U.S. ambassador killed in the brazen attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya remember his fearless nature and remarkable composure, even when facing danger.

Police officers from across the state and the nation are expected to pay their respects Thursday to the California Highway Patrol officer who was gunned down during a traffic stop on a San Francisco Bay area freeway.

A Northern California man has died from the West Nile virus, the state's fifth death to the mosquito-borne virus this year.

Investigators say a Southern California man arrested three months ago for marijuana cultivation is in jail again after a deputy discovered his new five-acre pot farm in the Mojave Desert.

A federal appeals court has upheld the firing of a California traffic court commissioner who claimed she was a victim of retaliation for running against an incumbent judge.

A homeless man has been arrested after he's suspected of setting 16 fires in downtown San Diego and Hillcrest.

A police chief has scolded his officers for the Internet posting of a photograph of a traffic citation given to San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed.

Nine anti-genetic foods activists have been arrested for blocking the gates to a large Southern California seed plant.

Firefighters have found a charred body in a burning sport utility vehicle near downtown Los Angeles.

Investigators say an apparently suicidal man has jumped from a bridge into the path of an Amtrak train near downtown Los Angeles.

Customs officers have found an elephant weevil in a shipping container of Australian oranges at the Port of Los Angeles.

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The San Diego Stock Exchange Index closed higher Thursday at 122.03, up 1.13 percent from Wednesday. Advancing issues beat decliners 56 to 22, and 62 issues were unchanged.
Pricesmart Inc. (Nasdaq: PSMT) was the top dollar gainer, up $1.49 to $78.98.
HomeFed Corporation (OTC: HOFD) was the top dollar loser, down 75 cents to $25.75.
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