California Highway Patrol Archives

Services Set for Fresno County Firefighter Killed in Crash

June 11, 2019

Funeral services in Clovis have been scheduled for a Cal Fire firefighter who died in a car crash in Merced County. A celebration of life is set for Monday, June 17, for Stacy Hamilton, a Fresno County resident and Cal Fire captain. He was 49. The servic...

Baby Sea Lion Rescued from Bay Area Highway

AP News

April 30, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — A baby sea lion wandered onto a busy highway in South San Francisco Tuesday, stopping vehicles and alarming motorists before officials whisked it away. SFGATE reports California Highway Patro...

Four Mountain Climbers Rescued From Sierra Nevada Peak

AP News

April 9, 2019

LONE PINE — A California Highway Patrol helicopter crew rescued four climbers from a Sierra Nevada peak. The effort began Sunday when the Inyo County Sheriff's Office received an emergency satellite transmis...

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California Editorial Roundup: Police Transparency, Rent Control, Death Penalty

Bill McEwen

March 21, 2019

Santa Cruz Sentinel (March 19) on police being able to build trust by backing transparency reforms: Recent stories published in this newspaper have uncovered cases of police misconduct that resulted in officers losing their jobs. These reports were part of ...

Wrong-Way Driver Kills Fresno Police Officer Phia Vang

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February 5, 2019

Fresno police have identified veteran officer Phia Vang, 48, as one of the victims in a double fatal traffic collision that occurred early Monday evening at Freeway 180 and McCall Avenue. Vang was driving ho...

Video Shows Helicopter Rescue of 2 Hikers in Yosemite

AP News

January 23, 2019

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK — The California Highway Patrol has released video of the dramatic rescue of two British tourists who were trapped on the edge of a massive granite cliff overlooking the Yosemite Valley. ...

California’s War on Plastic Pollution Targets Tiny Hotel Toiletries

Trump, Outsider Turned Insider, Sells Himself as Rebel for 2020

Investigation: Many US Jails Fail to Stop Inmate Suicides

Trump Threatens to Deport Millions Beginning Next Week

Fewer Babies as US Birth Rate Fails to Rise With Economy

Fact Check: Trump’s Falsehoods on Electoral College, Border Wall

Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

Soul-Crushing Cost of College in California, Explained

Fresno Celebrates Juneteenth in Style on Saturday

Thanks to Warriors (Ouch), Everyone Can Get a Free Taco Today

Former Fresno City College, Clovis High Wrestler Arrested on Sex Charge

Modesto Educator, Avid Rock Climber Dies in Yosemite

The Days of Rubber-Stamping Liquor Licenses Are Over

Cities Pledge to Find Solutions to California’s Homeless Crisis

Your Dog Isn’t a ‘Furry Little Human.’ A Bioethicist Explains.

What Orwell’s ‘1984’ Tells Us About Today’s World, 70 Years After It Was Published

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

O'Rourke's Immigration Plan Calls for Pathway to Citizenship

A Look at Fresno’s Judiciary as Mangano Takes His Robe

California Poll: Biden the Choice of Likely Democratic Voters

Trump Says He’d ‘Want to Hear’ Foreign Dirt on His Rivals

Services Set for Fresno County Firefighter Killed in Crash

Baby Sea Lion Rescued from Bay Area Highway

Four Mountain Climbers Rescued From Sierra Nevada Peak

California Editorial Roundup: Police Transparency, Rent Control, Death Penalty

Wrong-Way Driver Kills Fresno Police Officer Phia Vang

Video Shows Helicopter Rescue of 2 Hikers in Yosemite

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