Officer Jim Bettencourt with California Highway Patrol discusses the new driving laws taking effect in California this year.

(FOX40.COM) — California Highway Patrol officers will be out in larger numbers over the New Year holiday to keep impaired and reckless drivers off of the state’s roadways. The CHP said that ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share PLYMOUTH, Calif. (AP) — A man was fatally shot during an encounter with a highway patrol officer in ...

I applaud his effort to extend the Oakland Police Department's partnership with the California Highway Patrol into the new year and welcome the advice and counsel of his team. Over the past year ...

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled from office this year amid voter concerns about crime. (Noah Berger / Associated Press) ...

CALIFORNIA - In the final shopping days leading up to Christmas, the California Highway Patrol conducted a statewide operation targeting organized retail crime. The effort, launched on Friday, ...

The California Highway Patrol and several other police departments carried out the operation on Dec. 20, resulting in the arrests of 117 people and recovering $38,000 in stolen merchandise ...

The California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) statewide “Operation Holiday Watch” led to the arrest of 117 retail theft suspects last week at shopping destinations across the Golden State.

The California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) statewide “Operation Holiday Watch” led to the arrest of 117 retail theft suspects last week at shopping destinations across the Golden State. In the days leading ...

California Highway Patrol recovered 767 stolen items worth more than $38,000 in the coordinated daylong crackdown Friday that resulted in the sweeping arrests. “Through proactive enforcement ...

WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal vehicle collision that happened Tuesday afternoon in Williamsburg County. The collision happened at ...