Southern California has survived a windy night and now it's facing a gustier threat from Santa Ana winds.

Long Beach police have arrested a 27-year-old suspect in a Molotov cocktail attack on a 54-year-old man outside a market.

Orange County authorities say a 28-year-old woman was repeatedly stabbed while she was jogging at night and survived the attack.

Support is slipping for Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative, with 48 percent of likely voters saying they favor the proposal to raise the statewide sales tax and increase income taxes on the wealthy, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California.

Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say two suspects have been shot and injured by deputies in Compton.

A husband and wife accused of killing a retired Northern California school teacher and wanted in a series of crimes in Southern California, including the shooting of a deputy, are a step closer to being returned to California from Washington to face charges, authorities said.

The California Public Utilities Commission plans to vote on whether to open a financial probe into rising costs tied to the damaged San Onofre nuclear power plant.

San Diego County prosecutors will retry a mentally ill man for the 1998 killing of a 12-year-old girl.

Los Angeles schools may have to abandon a plan to protect inner-city schools from massive teacher layoffs.

A Downey police officer who killed a man he mistook for a robbery suspect won't face criminal charges.

Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- If the NFL’s “Bountygate” scandal has become too complicated for you to follow -- what with the appeals, reduced suspensions, recusals and a civil suit -- here’s all you need to know: In Scott Fujita, the league chose the wrong scapegoat.

The San Diego Stock Exchange Index closed higher Thursday at 120.17, up 0.26 percent from Wednesday. Declining issues beat advancers 45 to 39, and 56 issues were unchanged.
Illumina Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN) was the top dollar gainer, up $1.48 to $47.60.
Entropic Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTR) was the top dollar loser, down 69 cents to $4.93.
For the complete, updated San Diego Stock Exchange Index visit sddt.com/stocks.