Motorcyclist seriously injured in collision with SUV near Brentwood

The CHP was dispatched at 12:34 p.m. to Marsh Creek Road just east of Deer Valley Road in unincorporated Contra Costa County, where a motorcycle and a white Lincoln SUV collided.

Three Emeryville rail crossings reopen after freight train derailment

Those crossings were fouled when six cars of a UP freight train - three empty tank cars and three refrigerated boxcars - derailed at about 1:45 p.m. Sunday just south of the Powell Street bridge over the tracks.

CHP investigating 2 deadly crashes; 1 involves stolen car

There were two fatal car crashes in the East Bay early Friday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.

Cat rescued from mid-span of San Mateo Bridge up for adoption

The male cat, which has been named Raisin, was spotted hiding inside a utility box on March 17 by an AT&T technician, said Buffy Martin Tarbox, communications manager for the Peninsula Humane Society/SPCA.

CHP: Brick that crashed through car window and killed passenger possibly intentional

The woman, whose name has not been released, was sitting in the front passenger seat of a 2004 Volkswagen Jetta when the brick smashed through the window at about 9:30 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Boy riding bicycle killed in Palo Alto crash

The bicyclist and the truck were both headed east on California Avenue, with boy riding on the sidewalk, about 7:40 p.m. when the truck made a right turn onto El Camino Real and collided with the cyclist, police said.

Driver suffers major injuries in Oakley solo vehicle crash

The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District was called to the scene at O'Hara Avenue and West Cypress Road shortly after 11 a.m., where they found a vehicle had gone off the road and into a parking lot.

Driver dies after solo vehicle crash on I-80/Highway 4 split

The man, whose name was not immediately released, was headed east on I-80 at about 12:40 p.m. Saturday when, at the split onto eastbound Highway 4 his Dodge Dakota pickup veered right across several traffic lanes and into a field near the interchange, the CHP said.

Highway 4 near Discovery Bay expected to reopen at 9 p.m.

State Highway 4 is closed in both directions Thursday evening just east of Discovery Bay due to an overturned big-rig, according to the California Highway Patrol.

12-year-old girl struck and killed in Castro Valley hit-and-run

The California Highway Patrol is seeking the driver of a truck who they say struck and killed a 12-year-old girl in a crosswalk in Castro Valley on Monday afternoon. 

Motorcyclist dies after crashing into San Jose freeway wall

CHP Officer Ross Lee said that at about 3:05 a.m. Sunday, a Yamaha motorcycle driven by the Salinas man was on the connector from southbound state Route 87 to southbound Route 85 when the cycle veered to the right and into a concrete wall.

Richmond-San Rafael bridge bike and pedestrian path to close later this month

The bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday from Monday through March 13 to allow Caltrans to inspect the bridge's structural integrity as required every two years by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration.