SACRAMENTO — The California Highway Patrol said Wednesday that it is temporarily banning rallies at the state Capitol and other state facilities because of the pandemic. The change in policy came after hundreds of protesters gathered on the Capitol grounds in Sacramento on Monday, many without wearing masks or following...
Los Angeles Aims to Avoid 'Carmageddon' Freeway Closure
BURBANK — It could be “Carmageddon II,” and it's coming to a major Los Angeles freeway on the last weekend of April. The question, as Southern Californians fire up their traffic apps, is whether this latest freeway shutdown — of a section of busy Interstate 5 through Burbank — might...
Maryland Man Held in Bus Shooting That Killed 1, Injured 5
LOS ANGELES — A gunman who killed a woman and wounded five others on a Greyhound bus in on the Grapevine was cursing and muttering incoherently before the attack, passengers and authorities said. Investigators are trying to determine a motive for the apparently random assault Monday that left two people...
Highway 41 Now Open at Cholame Intersection After Fuel Tanker Crash
Update, 2 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22: Caltrans reports that Highway 41 is now open between highways 33 and 46. Original Story Motorists headed to the central coast via Highway 41 can expect traffic delays after a fuel tanker crashed north of the San Luis Obispo County line at about 6...
Freeway Destruction Rampage Ends in Arrest Near Dos Palos
DOS PALOS — A man who may have been high on methamphetamine smashed into eight cars on two Northern California freeway on New Year’s Day, repeatedly ramming some with his pickup truck and injuring three people before plunging his pickup truck into an irrigation ditch and breaking into a home,...
Car Caught on Video Plunging off Cliff. Search Suspended.
PACIFICA — The search for a vehicle that went off a Northern California cliff has been suspended because of rough sea conditions, authorities said Thursday. Crews began looking for the dark SUV on Monday after a motorist reported seeing the vehicle speed on a curvy section of Highway 1 in...
Baby Ejected From Car Window in Turlock Crash, Survives
TURLOCK — A baby in a car seat that was ejected from a car in when it crashed last weekend survived with only minor injuries, police said. Six-week-old Ezra Benitez was in a sport utility vehicle that crashed Sunday in Turlock and flipped several times, the California Highway Patrol said....
Former CHP Officer Charged With Receiving Child Pornography
REDDING — A retired California Highway Patrol officer from Redding was arrested Monday after being indicted on federal child pornography charges on Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Timothy Allen Horwath, 50, knowingly received depictions of children in sexually explicit conduct from February to October of this year, according to...
Fresno CHP's Message to Mountain Drivers: Chains Required!
The Fresno office of the California Highway Patrol used social media Wednesday morning to warn about the dangers of driving in snowy conditions in the foothills and mountains. The CHP's main message in the midst of the Valley's first winter weather event: "Yes really! Chains ARE required." The CHP also...
Fresnans Plead Guilty to Pointing Laser at CHP Aircraft
Remember the two Fresnans who were arrested for pointing a laser beam at a California Highway Patrol airplane? They entered guilty pleas in federal court this week and are scheduled for sentencing Jan. 30. According to their plea agreements, on July 22, 2018, Carlos Villa-Lozano and Paulina Silva Aguilar used...