Arthur Yu needs a stem cell transplant if he’s going to beat leukemia. But the government is blocking his Filipino cousin from visiting to make the donation.

A youth volunteer at a Riverside church and his wife were arrested earlier this month on allegations of sexually and physically abusing two children a decade ago, authorities announced Wednesday.

Vroman’s, a longtime Pasadena bookstore, is for sale. Its owner is also looking to sell its second Pasadena location and Book Soup in West Hollywood.

Thunder guard Josh Giddey won’t face charges after an investigation into an alleged relationship he had with an underage girl, Newport Beach police said.

Dozens of California studies on psychedelics or addiction treatment that need to be vetted by a little-known government panel are now in limbo. Some scientists want to abolish the panel entirely.

A man who was shot and killed early Wednesday in Hawthorne was remembered by his daughter as a loving father.

Proposed California legislation that would ban tackle football for kids under 12 had gained momentum until Gov. Gavin Newsom made it clear he’d veto the bill.

Two men were seriously injured in a Hollywood house fire when they were unable to escape through a locked security gate. At least one firefighter was also injured.

The facility was originally slated to close a week before Christmas, but last month, ICE extended the contract until mid-February after unionized workers urged the agency to find a way to keep it open.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a no-burn alert for Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties due to high levels of fine particulate matter in the region.