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The highway was completely shut down for about an hour beginning around 11 a.m. when an excavation crew knocked down a power pole on Hembree Lane parallel to the highway, causing power and phone lines to droop across lanes of traffic.
It's been just over three months since the Golden Gate Bridge laid off toll takers and switched to an all-electronic system. While bridge officials made the move to save money, one motorcyclist may have found a flaw in the system.
Two drivers narrowly escaped injury when a large eucalyptus tree fell from a hillside and landed across three lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 near Sausalito this morning, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
A woman was sentenced to six years in prison for causing a car accident in 2012 that killed three people and injured 16 on U.S. Highway 101, according to the Monterey County District Attorney's Office.
Construction on the new Presidio Parkway was stopped twice this week after work crews discovered old explosives on the former military base.
A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash on southbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco Tuesday morning, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.
All lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Sausalito have reopened following an injury collision caused by boulders and hillside debris in the roadway Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A Fairfield man suffered major injuries when he was ejected from his motorcycle and fell 40 feet from an overpass onto U.S. Highway 101 near Novato this morning, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
Highway workers have unearthed artifacts used by a Native American tribe as part of a paving project along Highway 101 north of Novato.
One lane of the Golden Gate Bridge remained closed Tuesday afternoon after the road deteriorated during the morning commute, forcing emergency repairs.
Two shooting suspects have been detained and a third remains at large following a vehicle pursuit from San Francisco's Mission District to U.S. Highway 101 Thursday morning, according to police.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the death of a man who was struck and killed after running onto northbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Rafael Tuesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Seven people camping in trees to protest construction of a Highway 101 bypass in Mendocino County were arrested Tuesday by dozens of California Highway Patrol officers who were lifted into the trees on cherry-pickers.
All lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 reopened after a collision blocked three lanes Thursday morning in Burlingame, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A Ross man suffered minor injuries when boulders fell from a hillside onto southbound U.S. Highway 101 near Sausalito Friday morning, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
A 45-year-old man was killed in a crash with a big rig parked on the side of U.S. Highway 101 in Novato Saturday morning.
State Sen. Leland Yee on Friday introduced legislation permanently extending double fine zones for dangerous stretches of 19th Avenue and Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco.
A 21-year-old man ended up in jail after being caught speeding while driving under the influence of alcohol in Petaluma early Saturday morning.
All lanes have reopened on northbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Jose Saturday morning following a pedestrian fatality Friday night.
All lanes have reopened on northbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Mateo County following a fatal pedestrian crash that shut down the freeway for more than two hours.
A second sister has died in the crash that killed a 24-year-old woman and hurt five others, including a California Highway Patrol officer, on northbound U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto on Friday morning.
A 24-year-old woman was killed, and six others, including a California Highway Patrol officer, were injured in a crash on northbound U.S. Highway 101 in Palo Alto.
Three people died in a traffic collision on southbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Jose early Saturday morning.
A three-vehicle crash that blocked all lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco for nearly an hour Monday night did not cause any major injuries.
Police in Belmont continue to look for witnesses to a shooting that took place along a mile of U.S. Highway 101 in San Mateo County on Sunday afternoon.
