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CHP plucks teens from Sacramento River

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:10:57 -0400

REDDING, California - Five teenagers are safe after being plucked from a rock in the Sacramento River near Redding by a California Highway Patrol helicopter.

Calif. man who said he fled zombies pleads guilty

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:53:28 -0400

TEMECULA, California - A Tennessee man who stole a big-rig truck in California, caused several accidents and told investigators he was fleeing zombies when he did it has pleaded guilty to several felonies.

CHP officer injured following high-speed chase

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:55:05 -0400

SAN BERNARDINO, California - A California Highway Patrol officer was shot in the leg Thursday during a high-speed chase that ended with a murder suspect dead and another injured, authorities said.

Lives on the edge are part of Golden Gate beat

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:32:14 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - As he shivered on a narrow iron bar 220 feet above San Francisco Bay, 22-year-old Kevin Berthia heard a voice. It did not belong to the old wounds, crushing worries and inner demons that had driven him to the Golden Gate Bridge.

2 dead, 5 hurt after van crashes on Highway 99

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:56:06 -0400

FRESNO, California - Two men died and five others were hospitalized with injuries early Saturday after a van carrying farmworkers overturned on a Fresno highway, authorities said.

Gov: Man caught trying to break into his apartment

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:42:40 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday that a man was recently caught trying to break into his Sacramento apartment while he was away.

CHP to expand Oakland patrols

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:31:12 -0400

OAKLAND, California - The California Highway Patrol has renewed a deal to help Oakland's undermanned police force by patrolling the city's streets.