Merced man arrested for DUI while riding a horse

A California Highway Patrol officer arrested a man in Merced who was spotted riding a horse while carrying an open-container. 

California officer escorts horse after rider's DUI arrest

A person on horseback in central California was arrested for riding drunkenly, prompting a police officer to use a patrol car to help guide home the steed. 

5 detained for carjacking of woman with child in Piedmont: Police

A carjacking was reported out of Piedmont Sunday morning involving a woman with a child, police said. Police have since recovered the car and arrested a suspect.

CHP motorcycle officer struck in San Francisco crash

A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer collided Sunday afternoon in San Francisco with a vehicle.

Westbound I-580 snarled as police investigate freeway shooting

Traffic on westbound Interstate Highway 580 in Oakland was blocked for about two hours Saturday afternoon as police investigated a freeway shooting, the California Highway Patrol said.

Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run of 18-year-old in North Bay

An arrest was made in a hit-and-run that left an 18-year-old pedestrian dead in Santa Rosa, according to the California Highway Patrol.

2 dead, 2 hurt in head-on collision on Highway 84 near La Honda

Two people were killed and two were hospitalized Friday after a head-on collision on state Highway 84 near La Honda in southern San Mateo County, the California Highway Patrol said.

CHP arrest driver after 20-mile chase into Lafayette

The California Highway Patrol on Wednesday arrested a driver after a 20-mile chase into Lafayette, which ended in a crash.

24-year-old Vallejo man, 5 others arrested after freeway shooting

Authorities announced the arrest of a 24-year-old Vallejo man in connection with a freeway shooting and five others police say are connected to several robberies and stolen cars.

Man found dead in vehicle on I-580 in Oakland

A man in his 30s was found dead in his vehicle Saturday morning on an Oakland freeway, a spokesperson for California Highway Patrol said.     

San Francisco mother, daughter who lost family members in 2008 mistaken-identity murders, killed in crash

Two San Francisco women, who suffered the unimaginable loss of family members in a mistaken-identity triple murder in 2008, were among those killed in a head-on crash in Calaveras County.

Freeway shooting in San Leandro leaves 1 hospitalized: CHP

The California Highway Patrol confirmed a freeway shooting that occurred Sunday afternoon in San Leandro.

Community bike ride in honor of East Bay man killed by law enforcement

Family and friends of Juan Diego Bernal Yuriar, a man killed by police, held a bike ride to "demand justice for the tragic police killing" Saturday in the East Bay.

1 found dead on U.S. 101 in San Jose

One person was found dead Friday night on U.S. Route 101 in San Jose, according to the California Highway Patrol.