Cities will be able to issue permits that allow cannabis dispensaries to host live performances and serve hot food and nonalcoholic drinks.

A Times investigation found that court-ordered parenting classes in child abuse and neglect cases go largely unregulated in California.

Mary J. Blige will launch her For My Fans Tour in North Carolina in January, and the 27-city tour includes three stops in California in March.

Driving up California’s iconic Highway 1 near Lucia will require a detour through at least 2025 as repairs were recently delayed because of new landslide movement.

A federal judge in Los Angeles cited Jaime Tran’s mental health issues as his reason for not imposing the 40 years prosecutors had asked for.

Anthony Rivera was shot multiple times while riding a Metro bus on his way home from a shift at Dodger Stadium as a parking lot attendant.

Police received a call from the victim’s daughter, who said her mom was being stabbed by her boyfriend, the Simi Valley Police Department said.

A car rolled over early Sunday on the 134 Freeway eastbound connector with the southbound 5 Freeway near Griffith Park, closing lanes for several hours.

A witness at the scene told a local TV news station that the man who was stabbed had tried to assault another man who was carrying a baby in his arms.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bipartisan bill banning octopus farming in the state. California is now the second state to do so.