I-680 closure in Fremont causes major traffic backup

As the weekend-long shutdown of part of I-680 northbound in Fremont continues, drivers being detoured around that closure are finding themselves spending a couple of hours in bumper-to-bumper traffic. 

WATCH: Woman loses it on I-680 during Caltrans road closure

Kellee Hollinger experienced Caltrans' handiwork – and slowdowns – this summer when the southbound portion of I-680 was closed for the weekend. And she pretty much lost it.

55-hour closure on I-680 in Fremont

Drivers should prepare for the closure of part of Interstate 680 in Fremont for the entire weekend. 

Missing Fremont teenager found safe, police say

Police said Katie left behind a note for her family, indicating she may have run away to meet people she had connected with online.

Fremont teen still missing; family wants to hire private investigator

The parents of Katie Hong, who are both deaf, are seeking donations to help cover the cost of a private investigator, and legal and communication support.

Missing Fremont girl may have run away to meet with online associates, police say

Katie was last captured by surveillance video walking through the gas station on the corner of Blacow Road and Grimmer Boulevard, toward Irvington Community Park.

16-year-old girl reported missing in Fremont

Katie Hong was last seen about 6:20 p.m. on Friday at her home on Queens Court, near Rix Park, according to the Fremont Police Department.

Day 6: Fremont plans garbage pickup despite ongoing strike

Solidarity strikes with Republic Services continued Monday on the sixth day of garbage strikes in the Bay Area, which is impacting residents of two dozen cities in Northern California.

2 dozen Bay Area cities impacted by nationwide garbage strike

Trash has been piling up on curbs in more than two dozen Bay Area cities as Republic Services garbage collectors join a labor strike in solidarity with workers across the country. 

Fremont labor unions blast city for letting contracts expire with no deal

The city of Fremont is embroiled in a budget battle, with all nine labor unions entering the new fiscal year without a single union contract signed for the first time in the city's history.

Nationwide sanitation strike hits Bay Area

A nationwide sanitation strike led by the Teamsters union impacting Republic Services customers is hitting the Bay Area.

1 killed in Fremont shooting, possible suspect detained

One person was killed and another was detained following a shooting in Fremont on Tuesday morning, police said.

Fremont shooting kills 1, city's first homicide of 2025

One person was killed in a home in Fremont Friday evening, and another person was injured after they were both shot.

Fremont police advise to avoid area where SWAT unit is present

The Fremont Police Department is warning the public to avoid an area where there is police activity on Friday evening. 

Heir to Hills Bros. Coffee charged in Fremont vehicle-ramming attack

The heir to a 19th-century San Francisco coffee company has been charged after allegedly chasing a Tesla security guard in a Land Rover, ramming another car, and leading police on a brief chase, according to court records.

Fremont man who disappeared hiking in India found alive

His family said he was found after nine days of "intense searching" and called the discovery a "huge miracle."

Hiker missing in India, San Francisco family desperate to find him

A Bay Area family is frantic after their 44-year-old son disappeared while hiking in India's Dharamsala region, where there are glaciers late last week.

Several Bay Area cities among worst cities to start a business

Several Bay Area cities are considered to be among the worst large cities to start a business, according to a report by WalletHub.

Car gets stuck underneath big rig in Fremont

A car got stuck undernear the cargo portion of a big rig on Wednesday, shutting down a portion of Fremont Boulevard.

This Bay Area native just unseated Taylor Swift as world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

At age 30, a Bay Area native and artificial intelligence entrepreneur has now dethroned celebrity powerhouse Taylor Swift as the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire, in a new Forbes review.