Construction begins for toll I-80 Express Lanes between Fairfield, Vacaville
A three-year construction project began Monday to add toll express lanes along the heavily-traveled Interstate 80 corridor between Fairfield and Vacaville.
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A three-year construction project began Monday to add toll express lanes along the heavily-traveled Interstate 80 corridor between Fairfield and Vacaville.
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Police in American Canyon reported the arrest of two men on Sunday after a pursuit of a suspect in a stolen vehicle led them all the way to Richmond.
The Alameda County Deputy Sheriff's Association on Thursday announced a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the death of recruit David Nguyen, who died in an Oakland freeway shooting Tuesday.
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Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin posted a video on social media Wednesday urging drivers from the Bay Area and around the state to avoid non-essential mountain travel until weather conditions improve.
A major Christmas weekend storm caused whiteout conditions with 100 mph winds, closing key mountain highways and ski resorts amid blowing snow in the Sierra Sunday with forecasters warning that travel could be difficult for several days.
Drivers who rely on Interstate 80 through Solano County will be forced to take a major detour late Saturday through early Sunday as Caltrans performs demolition work.
A woman riding in a vehicle was shot dead along the westbound approach to the Bay Bridge toll plaza Thursday morning.
Good Samaritans jumped in to help after a fiery crash along westbound Interstate 80 near Vacaville on Monday morning.
A man was arrested in connection with a road rage shooting near Interstate 80 in Fairfield over the weekend.
A stretch of westbound I-80 in Placer County was completely blocked Friday afternoon due to a semi truck rollover crash.
Two people were detained and a driver was hospitalized following a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash on westbound Interstate 80 past the Carquinez Bridge Wednesday night, authorities said.
The assistant principal of San Francisco's Lowell High School was hospitalized with serious injuries following a freak accident on Interstate 80 on Memorial Day.
People who have been living in their cars and in tents in a state-owned parking lot under Interstate 80 in San Francisco are slated to be removed on Monday but their advocates are arguing they have the right to stay under state law.
The Solano County coroner's office has identified a 27-year-old Sacramento man who died in a solo-vehicle crash on westbound Interstate Highway 80 east of Vacaville early Thursday morning.
A 27-year-old Sacramento man died in a solo-vehicle crash in westbound Interstate 80 east of Vacaville early Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A construction project in Interstate 80 will close sections of the highway near Fairfield for five nights beginning April 5 between Red Top Road and Interstate 680.
Westbound lanes of Interstate 80 were temporarily shut late Saturday night due to an officer-involved shooting midway between Dixon and Vacaville.
Motorists are advised to expect delays starting Thursday, when Caltrans and the Solano Transport Authority begin overnight work on the Interstate 80/Interstate 680/State Route 12 Interchange Project, near Fairfield.
Encampments along the Interstate 80 corridor have grown in size over the last few months. Now, the City of Berkeley is taking action to clean up what it calls an immediate health and safety hazard.
All lanes on Interstate 880 North have reopened after a pedestrian crossing the freeway was struck and killed, causing a multi-car crash at the Grand Avenue exit.
A 19-year-old man died in Vacaville on Friday morning after the utility truck he was driving drifted off Interstate Highway 80, hit a pole and caught fire.
Two suspects were arrested after a 38-year-old Fairfield woman was fatally shot inside a car early Friday morning near Interstate 80 in Fairfield, police said.
A multi-vehicle crash and car fire on Westbound Interstate 80 in Downtown San Francisco has led to major delays on the Bay Bridge early Tuesday morning.
A man convicted in the 2020 killing of a 19-year-old in San Francisco's Portola neighborhood will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars, prosecutors said.
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A teenager who fired a gun during an after-school skirmish at Fairfield High School in September was already awaiting sentencing in a separate gun assault case at the time and will serve six months in detention for both cases, police said.
Two people suspected of stealing nearly $100,000 in items from a construction site in Napa County were arrested following dual pursuits early Thursday, police said.
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A teenager who fired a gun during an after-school skirmish at Fairfield High School in September was already awaiting sentencing in a separate gun assault case at the time and will serve six months in detention for both cases, police said.
Two people suspected of stealing nearly $100,000 in items from a construction site in Napa County were arrested following dual pursuits early Thursday, police said.
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An inmate at a San Francisco County Jail facility was taken to the hospital after being stabbed by another inmate Thursday afternoon, deputies said.
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In 2023, there was a total of 114 murders in the city, 75 in 2024, to just below 60 by the start of December this year.
A former Antioch police officer who was convicted as part of a corruption case involving several officers in the department was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
The mother of a newborn baby who was found dead in Monterey County in 1994 has pleaded guilty to her son's death, prosecutors said.
Officials in Monterey County have issued a warning to people foraging for wild mushrooms amid a rise in poisonings.
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Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced charges against the 17-year-old accused of shooting three people at San Jose's Westfield Valley Fair mall on Black Friday.
Two people were killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash involving Teslas on Highway 87 in San Jose late Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Two people suspected of stealing nearly $100,000 in items from a construction site in Napa County were arrested following dual pursuits early Thursday, police said.
One of two people charged in the Santa Rosa killing of Mark Calgani, the general manger of San Francisco's Condor Club, has pleaded no contest in the case.
A California animal rights activist who took four chickens from a Perdue Farms poultry plant in Sonoma County was sentenced on Wednesday to 90 days in jail following her conviction in October.
Cal Fire said, around 3 p.m., crews were called to Bean Hollow State Beach near Pescadero for a report of a person in the water.
Marin County has passed some new regulations to prevent wildfires that will take effect on Jan. 1.
The 2026 Men's World Cup will be held across the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer.
California has hired Tosh Lupoi as the new head coach, bringing back the former Golden Bears player and assistant.
Rookie VJ Edgecombe and Tyrese Maxey each made huge plays in the final seconds as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors.
The Athletics are on track to open their new Las Vegas stadium on time, officials said Thursday.
Former Angels and Rangers manager Ron Washington is returning to the Bay Area to become infield coach for the San Francisco Giants on new manager Tony Vitello's staff.
A man convicted in the 2020 killing of a 19-year-old in San Francisco's Portola neighborhood will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars, prosecutors said.
A teenager who fired a gun during an after-school skirmish at Fairfield High School in September was already awaiting sentencing in a separate gun assault case at the time and will serve six months in detention for both cases, police said.
Two people suspected of stealing nearly $100,000 in items from a construction site in Napa County were arrested following dual pursuits early Thursday, police said.
The mother of a newborn baby who was found dead in Monterey County in 1994 has pleaded guilty to her son's death, prosecutors said.
One of two people charged in the Santa Rosa killing of Mark Calgani, the general manger of San Francisco's Condor Club, has pleaded no contest in the case.
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An alert sent to people across California warning about a strong earthquake striking Northern Nevada on Thursday morning was sent in error, officials said.
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Officials in Monterey County have issued a warning to people foraging for wild mushrooms amid a rise in poisonings.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
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California state Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco announced Wednesday that he is running for Nancy Pelosi's congressional seat next year.
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Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
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The 76th Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards were held in New York City on Thursday, with San Francisco-based company Dolby being awarded the prestigious Pioneering Emmy Award for its Mastering HDR Display, which forever changed the industry.
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