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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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

The California Highway Patrol was dispatched to the scene around 4:39 a.m. on westbound Interstate 580 near Grant Line Road, online logs show. All lanes were reopened by 1:18 p.m., CHP said.

Eastbound Interstate Highway 580 is fully accessible again in Livermore after a fatal crash and vehicle fire occurred on the freeway early Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Crews are still working Friday to repair a large pothole that appeared on westbound Interstate 580 early Thursday morning. The pothole opened up on the right #2 lane east of Mountain House ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Police say a 44-year-old woman has died after a crash shut down all lanes of eastbound Interstate 580 in Oakland Tuesday morning. The fiery crash happened around 11 a.m ...

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

A car crash was reported Thursday morning in Tracy, California Highway Patrol logs show. CHP was dispatched around 5:43 a.m. to westbound Interstate 580 near the on-ramp for Corral Hollow Road.