A Vallejo, California, resident created a petition calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to send out California Highway Patrol officers to help local officers fight against rising crime.

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It would be like the famous California Highway Patrol, although without a motorcycle unit at first. The section would specialize in traffic offenses, like DUI and speeding and commercial vehicle ...

The L.A. County coroner's office announced Saturday night that it is investigating at least 16 deaths related to the Southern California ... of the Pacific Coast Highway. Surveying the damage ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit, a welcome change after two years of significant budget shortfalls in the nation's most populous state.But the ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — There are reports circulating on social media about Customs and Border Patrol agents making stops and taking people into custody in Kern County. The clips were ...

Caltrans District 7, which serves Los Angeles and Ventura counties, shared on X Wednesday various freeway and highway closures “due to fires or wind-related incidents” in the area it serves.

The scale of the destruction is all the more dismaying given how assiduously California has prepared itself to combat wildfires. The state’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

President-elect Trump blamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for the massive wildfires that are blazing through the Los Angeles area, arguing he should have signed a declaration to pump more ...