A man was arrested days after a woman was hospitalized following a crash and alleged assault on a Rancho Cordova highway, officials said Monday evening.The California Highway Patrol's East Sacramento division said a man and a woman were in a vehicle that crashed around 5:30  on the Mather Field Road off-ramp from eastbound Highway 50.

A reader wonders if the use of Dodge Durangos conflicts with with requirement that agency cars be “a distinctive color specified by the commissioner.”

The California Highway Patrol will launch a "holiday enforcement period" this weekend to promote safe driving and reduce traffic fatalities during the Thanksgiving holiday.

California Highway Patrol officers followed a speeding driver from Santa Monica to southern Orange County before the suspect returned to Los Angeles County and was arrested on Saturday night. Police told CBS Los Angeles that the chase began on westbound lanes of the 10 Freeway near the Robertson Boulevard ramps in Santa Monica.

"We will have additional officers out, especially around the arena area during the game time, and you may see more officers out than you normally do."

Californians should consider several factors when determining how fast to drive, such as the amount of traffic, the speed of other cars, weather, road conditions and whether pedestrians or bicyclists are nearby, according to the California Driver’s Handbook published by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

The California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert for a 60-year-old woman who went missing early Tuesday morning in San Jose.

Two people died in a car fire following a crash on Hickman Road in Stanislaus County. The cause remains under investigation.

As the Thanksgiving holiday kicks off, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is urging drivers to buckle up, drive sober, and adhere to traffic laws. "You've got