LIVERMORE — A fire that began on a big rig spread to a hillside near the Altamont Pass early Friday and forced an hourslong closure to one direction of a freeway that lasted into the afternoon, the ...

The fire then spread to the vegetation, leading to heavy smoke in the area. Officials have shut down all westbound traffic on I-580 as they clean up the spilled almonds and battle the grass fire. The ...

A vehicle fire is causing traffic backups Friday morning in Alameda County near Altamont, Caltrans traffic cameras show.

All lanes on westbound Interstate 580 at the Altamont Pass are blocked Friday morning after due to a vehicle fire.

An 18-wheeler caught fire Friday morning on Interstate 580, igniting a vegetation fire and forcing a full closure of the freeway’s westbound lanes in Alameda County, fire officials said.

California Highway Patrol was dispatched around 6:17 a.m. westbound Interstate 580 at the off-ramp for Corral Hollow Road.

Westbound Interstate 580 at the Altamont Pass reopened Friday, hours after an big-rig fire led to a closure of the freeway for nearly the entire morning commute.

OAKLAND — The long-stalled Oak Knoll mixed-use village proposed for the East Oakland hills is pushing ahead with a new ...