A Canadian climber stranded in a snowstorm was recuperating Tuesday from a mild case of hypothermia after Yosemite National Park rangers rescued him from the face of the largest granite monolith in the world.

Law enforcement officers say they have found two young children and their mother murdered in a suburban Sacramento home. An infant was found alive inside a crib in the back of the house.

Authorities say two 20-year-old Marines from Camp Pendleton have been arrested for shooting out the windows of more than two dozen stores and vehicles, including a car with a woman inside.

Los Angeles prosecutors say they won't file involuntary manslaughter charges against a man Pasadena police blamed for a deadly shooting after he claimed robbery suspects were armed.

Officials in Los Angeles say a woman was injured as an underground explosion blew open the lids off two electrical vaults in the San Fernando Valley.

A former police chief who was fired after revelations of corruption and scandal that unseated most of the city of Bell's government has lost his appeal to double his annual pension.

Riverside County prosecutors say a man wanted for the August murder of a woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase has been arrested in Mexico and is being returned to face charges in the U.S.

The pilot and passenger in a homebuilt plane were killed after the aircraft crashed near Byron Airport in rural Contra Costa County Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

In a closely contested state Senate campaign, Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani has been urging voters to judge her on her legislative achievements, saying on her website that she is “proud to have a record of standing up for the people of my district.”

A Hollywood visual effects specialist fired for reporting on-the-job cocaine use is getting at least $450,000 for wrongful termination.

A federal jury says a knife-wielding Northern California man shot to death by a Yolo County sheriff's deputy was doomed by his own behavior.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is launching a pilot study of cancer risks in people living near six U.S. nuclear power plants, including the San Onofre generating station in Southern California.

It turns out an object that hit a Northern California home and thought to be a meteorite is just a rock.

The nationally recognized Operation Ceasefire violence prevention program has debuted in Oakland.

Bobby Brown has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving for the second time this year.

California's charter schools continue to grow at a rapid clip with more new schools opening than ever before, an industry association said Wednesday.

Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The third and final presidential debate did little to change the race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, who are tied with just two weeks to go. Even so, this week’s inconsequential contest provides a key of sorts to understanding the election.

The San Diego Stock Exchange Index closed lower Wednesday at 119.86, down 0.08 percent from Tuesday. Declining issues beat advancers 40 to 39, and 61 issues were unchanged.
NuVasive Inc. (Nasdaq: NUVA) was the top dollar gainer, up $1.62 to $14.27.
Websense Inc. (Nasdaq: WBSN) was the top dollar loser, down $1.71 to $13.41.
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