A 41-year-old convicted felon accused of hitting a California Highway Patrol officer while fleeing a traffic stop just east of Hemet, leading to a brief chase, was charged Thursday with assault on a peace officer using a deadly weapon. Richard Scott Stewart of Riverside was arrested Monday after the alleged assault on Chicago Avenue near Ballew Way in Valle Vista….

A big-rig carrying 16,000 pounds of boxed avocado overturned on northbound Highway 13 just south of Joaquine Miller Road in Oakland, the CHP reported.

A husky is rescued from prowling around the riverside freeway at midnight. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.

A suspected drunken driver was in custody on Friday in connection with the hit-and-run death of a 65-year-old woman in Little Rock, then being involved in a multi-vehicle crash a short time later in Palmdale that injured seven people, two critically. The woman was walking a friend’s dog westbound in the 7600 block of Pearblossom Highway about 8 p.m. Thursday…

A person was killed and at least one other was injured in a crash Sunday morning involving a vehicle and a motorcycle on the Angeles Crest Highway in La Canada Flintridge, authorities said. County firefighters and paramedics were dispatched about 9 a.m. to Angeles Crest Highway at Gould Mesa, where two people were rushed to an area hospital, according to…

California Highway Patrol officials in San Diego recognized five citizen heroes Friday who recently saved lives on local freeways, including a man who placed his truck in front of a driver who was losing control on State Route 94. On Nov. 13, 2019, a Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) driver experienced a medical emergency while driving on SR-94 in Spring Valley….

A woman whose toddler was killed when a California sheriff’s deputy rear-ended her car has died of her injuries, authorities said Thursday. Kalesha Johnson, 23, died Wednesday at a hospital, the Los Angeles Times reported. Johnson’s 1-year-old son, who was in the backseat, died at a hospital hours after the Saturday night collision on Interstate 5 near Stockton. The California Highway...

A soldier who was ready to deploy to Japan and was loading up her car with gifts, clothes, military ID’s and more had her car stolen. Rick Montanez reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.12, 2019.

A former California Highway Patrol officer from Redding is charged with receiving child pornography while serving as an officer and is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento said. Timothy Allen Horwath, 50, allegedly received videos of children in sexually explicit conduct from February to October of this year while still serving as a...

Two California Highway Patrol officers parked in a construction work zone were injured Friday morning in a chain-reaction crash touched off by a DUI driver, according to the authorities.

Relatives of an off-duty Los Angeles County Fire Department captain killed in January when his Jeep crashed into the back of a stopped Caltrans dump truck on the northbound Antelope Valley 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita are suing the state of California.

A California Highway Patrol sergeant riding a patrol motorcycle suffered major injuries to his chest and right leg in a crash on the southbound 405 Freeway in Long Beach, the CHP said Saturday.

Two people died from injuries they suffered when a vehicle being chased by police in La Verne slammed into another vehicle and a total of three passengers in the two cars were hospitalized this morning in critical condition.

A car only 20 seconds into a pursuit slammed into an innocent driver, leaving an aunt on her way to church dead, and left another woman with severe injuries. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, 2019.

Law enforcement officers will be out in force throughout Los Angeles county starting Friday evening and continuing though Monday night to look for people driving while impaired or violating other traffic laws as part of the annual Labor Day weekend enforcement campaign.

California Pizza Kitchen will hold a fundraiser in honor of fallen CHP Officer Andre Moye Jr. on August 27 at all California locations.

A person was found dead Thursday morning in the southbound lanes of the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles, but the circumstances of the person’s death were unclear.

A California Highway Patrol officer killed in a shootout at a traffic stop in Riverside was remembered Tuesday for his selfless dedication to serving his community and the unwavering enthusiasm he had for his dream job.

A moving funeral was held for slain CHP Officer Andre Moye in Riverside. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday morning for fallen CHP Officer Andre Moye who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Riverside on August 12.