Westbound Interstate 80 was shut down Monday near Colfax after a big-rig fire led to a 75-gallon diesel spill, officials said. The fire was reported shortly before 10 a.m. on westbound I-80 east of ... Read More

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Westbound Interstate 80 lanes are closed near Colfax due to a big rig crash that caused a 75-gallon diesel spill on the roadway, ... Read More

Westbound Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada was blocked after a big rig hauling pigs overturned late Monday night in Placer County. Read More

Westbound Interstate 80 lanes in Placer County are shut down after a big rig carrying pigs overturned, resulting in some of the swine running loose before being corralled. Read More

A water tanker trailer crossed into oncoming traffic moments before the crash. Read More

Authorities are looking for a big rig driver after a detached tanker trailer caused a crash that killed a pickup driver on Interstate 80 late Tuesday night. California Highway Patrol said, a little ... Read More

A crash on Interstate 80 in Placer County left one person dead, and authorities are looking for the driver of a big rig involved in the collision, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash ... Read More

A disabled big rig is seen on the Colfax offramp of Interstate 80 following an oil spill Sunday, May 24, 2026. Caltrans District 3 Westbound lanes of Interstate 80 were closed Sunday near Colfax, with ... Read More

Multiple Sierra highways face chain controls, truck restrictions and closures as snow creates dangerous travel conditions across the region. Read More

Severe weather conditions continue to impact roads, closing down certain areas of the South Lake Tahoe region. Westbound I-80 from Colfax to the Nevada State Line due to zero ... Read More

Interstate 80 was shut down from Colfax to Nevada as heavy Sierra snow stranded drivers, causing spinouts and outages. Closures could last into Wednesday. Read More

Whiteout conditions forced a traffic hold on Interstate 80 from Colfax to the Nevada state line on the evening of7.Footage from Caltrans District 3 shows heavy snowfall and near-zero ... Read More

Interstate 80 through the Sierra Nevada shut down Tuesday morning as intense snowfall, high winds, and near zero visibility made travel dangerous. Caltrans said the stretch in Northern California is ... Read More

A minor was killed and three others severely injured in a solo vehicle crash on I-80 near Colfax. Causes remain unknown, though speed and weather may have contributed. Read More

A minor died and three others suffered major injuries in a crash on I-80 near Colfax, involving a single vehicle that spun out. Read More

Westbound Interstate 80 was closed down on Thursday after a major injury crash in Colfax, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened on westbound I-80 at Highway 174 in ... Read More

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An overturned big rig was blocking westbound lanes on Interstate 80 in Placer County Tuesday afternoon near Colfax. See LiveCopter 3 footage. 26,596 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you ... Read More

A fatal vehicle collision Saturday morning caused lane closures on eastbound Interstate 80 in Colfax, law enforcement officials said. The Placer County Sheriff's Office announced on X, formerly ... Read More

The sheriff's office has not yet said what vehicle the two people were inside of at the time of the crash or released any information about the driver. Eastbound I-80 is closed, a ... Read More

The Placer County Water Agency broke ground just north of Interstate 80 on the new Colfax water treatment plant, serving foothill communities from Colfax to Applegate. Read More

EMIGRANT GAP - A big rig fire has both directions of Interstate 80 closed in the Sierra Nevada on Monday morning ... and a Sacramento-area native who has been covering Northern California for more ... Read More

A bicyclist was hit and killed by a pickup truck early Thursday morning on Highway 174 near Colfax, California Highway Patrol said. Read More

COLFAX - It's a cold winter morning for the Northern California high country on Friday ... traffic around at Truckee along westbound Interstate 80 due to spinouts over the summit. Read More