A threat to a California state senator has led to the arrest of a Santa Clara man and the confiscation of explosive materials and a loaded handgun, authorities said.

The California Highway Patrol said Tuesday that it's offering free monthly classes aimed at improving safety among teenaged drivers.

With two accidents in about three weeks, neighbors are grateful to hear safety improvements are planned for a crosswalk in front of North High School. In both cases, a pedestrian was hit while in the crosswalk on China Grade Loop. Now, school and...

The California Highway Patrol has created a set of written guidelines on motorcycle "lane-splitting," the at-times hair-splitting maneuver that allows riders to legally pass vehicles in adjacent lanes by driving between them.

A 21-year-old man's body was found Sunday night in a Bakersfield roadway, apparently hit by a vehicle. The Kern County coroner's office identified the man as Anthony Matthew Saldana.

An antifreeze spill closed the Highway 99 northbound transition ramp to eastbound Highway 58 on Friday morning.

The coroner's office has released the name of a motorcycle rider killed in a head-on crash with a pickup.

The California Highway Patrol says a man was struck and killed by a train in Tulare County after returning to retrieve his lunch and other items from the car he had abandoned on the tracks.

A 50-year-old Northern California woman is in critical condition after authorities say her boyfriend accidentally ran over her with a truck.