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BART Inspector General Harriet Richardson sits down with Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban for her first interview since announcing her resignation.

BART Inspector General Harriet Richardson sat down with Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban for her first interview since announcing her resignation.

Airliners have nearly collided several times recently. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura looks into the issue and what action could be taken.

Six days of lane closures on Highway 17 begin Wednesday as Caltrans crews clear fallen trees damaged in last month’s storm.

A passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train in northern Greece early Wednesday.

Lanes on Highway 101 in Menlo Park were closed Thursday while PG&E crews replaced a power line damaged by a fallen tree near the highway, according to the utility.

Highway 101 in Menlo Park has reopened after it was shut down in both directions for PG&E crews replacing a power line damaged by a fallen tree near the highway.

A Highway Patrol trooper nearly got hit by a semi-truck on Interstate 80 in Rawlins, Wyoming.

The Angel Island Ferry is going electric.

Dubai again is planning for the takeoff of flying taxis in this futuristic city-state on the Arabian Peninsula.

At least one person was injured Friday when a Metrolink train collided with a vehicle in Covina, Calif.

Crews in Ohio are beginning to release toxic chemicals from five cars of a derailed train near the Pennsylvania state line to reduce the threat of an explosion. Flames and black smoke billowed high into the sky from the derailment site Monday afternoon. The Ohio Emergency Management Agency confirmed the controlled release was underway. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine earlier ordered...

Two bridge toll assistance programs are set to go into effect in early 2023, offering free crossings for eligible military veterans and a penalty waiver for low-income residents.

Blaming the chaos to their flight schedule on this past week’s winter storm, Southwest said in a statement that the winter weather caused disruptions to their full holiday travel plans, causing the catastrophic cancellations.

At long last, one segment of the Central subway opened Saturday in San Francisco. For now, it will only be weekend service and only the segment from Fourth and Brannan streets to Chinatown.

After years of waiting and more than $1 billion spent, San Francisco’s new Central Subway officially opens Saturday with limited service.

Although roads in some Bay Area communities have shown vast improvement, the region’s roads remain in rough shape, according to a recent pavement quality report.

While much of Silicon Valley was working from home, some workers were busy making big changes to Highway 101 along the Peninsula. As commuters return to the office, they’ll find the congested two-person carpool lanes have been replaced by toll express lanes. The system aims to make traffic move faster by using the laws of supply and demand. Here’s how...

The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much more than they received in the initial contract they rejected last week, increasing the chances of a strike.

While much of Silicon Valley was working from home, some workers were busy making big changes to Highway 101 along the Peninsula. As commuters return to the office, they’ll find the congested two-person carpool lanes have been replaced by toll express lanes. The system aims to make traffic move faster by using the laws of supply and demand. Here’s how...