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One of Two Alleged Smoke Shop Burglars Charged With Murder In Wrong-Way Crash Near Bay Bridge

Two men who were in a vehicle driving the wrong way up an I-580 ramp near the Bay Bridge toll plaza earlier this month and collided with a BMW, killing the driver, are facing multiple charges, and one has been charged with the BMW driver's murder.

Arts & Entertainment

Bay Lights Coming Back On? Organizers Say They've Almost Hit Their $11 Million Goal

The arts organization behind the Bay Bridge’s Bay Lights project says they’re just $250,000 shy of the $11 million they need to turn those lights back on — and this time, cover both sides of the bridge with lights.

Early Morning Wrong-Way Crash Near MacArthur Maze In Oakland Kills One, Causes Major Traffic Backup

An early morning three-car crash Tuesday near the Bay Bridge approach, which stemmed from a police pursuit following an alleged burglary, killed one person and injured three others, and the subsequent investigation led to hours of traffic on westbound I-580 and Highway 24.

78 Bay Bridge Protesters Accept Pretrial Diversion Deal and 5 Hours Community Service

78 of the 80 individuals arrested in connection with a Gaza ceasefire protest that took place on the westbound Bay Bridge during APEC week last November are going to be serving five hours of community service in punishment for the disruption.

Three East Bay Residents Identified In Bay Bridge Crash

The three people killed in an early morning crash on the lower deck of the Bay Bridge have now been identified.

Two Killed After Car Stalls on Eastbound Bay Bridge, Traffic Backed Up Into SF

Two people were killed in a Mini Cooper early Thursday on the lower deck of the Bay Bridge, reportedly after the car stalled and was struck by a pickup truck.

Driver Takes Harrison Street Off-Ramp Too Fast From Bay Bridge, Car Launches Into Building, Lands On Road Below

A female driver apparently speeding westbound into San Francisco from the Bay Bridge took the Harrison Street off-ramp going way too fast Sunday night, and flew right off it into an adjacent building.

SF District Attorney to Begin Filing Charges Against Bay Bridge Gaza Protesters

SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that a slew of charges are going to be filed against 80 people who were arrested while participating in a protest that blocked the westbound Bay Bridge last month.

Wild Bay Bridge High-Speed Chase Ends With Driver's Arrest After Three-County Pursuit

A driver led California Highway Patrol on a 45-minute-long late-night chase Saturday, apparently speeding up to 120 mph while crossing the Bay Bridge.

Bay Bridge Protest Fallout: Transplant Organs Delayed; Two Motorists Claim They Were Wrongfully Detained

The massive traffic nightmare Thursday morning that was caused by a pro-Gaza-ceasefire protest on the westbound Bay Bridge meant that several donated organs that were in transit to and from UCSF hospitals were delayed in getting transplanted into patients.

[Update] Protesters Blocked All Lanes of Westbound Bay Bridge For Four Hours, Dozens Arrested

A few dozen protesters stopped traffic on the Bay Bridge Thursday during the morning commute, locking arms and blocking all the westbound lanes just east of Treasure Island.

Bay Bridge Lane Closures For APEC Snarl Transbay Traffic, and Wednesday Will Be Even Worse

Lanes are shut down on both levels of the Bay Bridge, adding to your list of APEC inconvenience grievances, and further closures Wednesday will muck up Bay Bridge traffic even more.

Vehicle Fire Causes Backup on Westbound Bay Bridge

A vehicle fire and its aftermath caused a significant traffic backup east of Treasure Island on the Bay Bridge Tuesday morning.

Arts & Entertainment

Bay Lights Seeking $2M More In Funding, Nonprofit Founder Confident Lights Will Return

The Bay Lights, which went dark on the Bay Bridge in March a few years earlier than was promised due to corrosion and deterioration of the LEDs, will return again according to the founder of Illuminate, the nonprofit behind the original installation.

Stolen Car Chase Sparks Cross-Bay Pursuit and Dramatic Richmond Standoff

A dramatic high-speed chase led authorities across the Bay Bridge twice before the teenage driver was arrested. No human injuries were reported but a K-9 officer was struck.

Rogue Bike Brigade Once Again Commandeers Bay Bridge, on the Exact Same Day They Did It Last Year

There’s no bike lane on the western span of the Bay Bridge, so a few hundred bicyclists took that matter into their own hands and made the entire eastbound deck a bike lane Sunday, clogging traffic for about a half-hour.

Video: Nude Woman Fires Gun Multiple Times Near Bay Bridge Toll Plaza

We have yet another story involving a Bay Area bridge, someone going through something, and a major traffic backup resulting from the situation.

Wiener Proposes $1.50 Bridge Toll Hike To Save Public Transit From ‘Fiscal Cliff’

With Muni at risk of slashing 20 lines and BART threatening to eliminate weekend service, state Senator Scott Wiener hopes to eliminate their deficits with a $1.50 toll increase on seven Bay Area bridges.

Young Pitbull Pup Found Wandering on Bay Bridge

An orange pitbull puppy was found either abandoned or having escaped some vehicle on the Bay Bridge Friday morning, and SF Animal Care & Control is looking for the dog's owner.

The Bay Bridge Is Getting a New Yerba Buena Island Off-Ramp, Opening On Sunday

The ongoing effort to make Treasure Island a thing hits a new milestone Sunday, as a new and more modern eastbound off-ramp to Yerba Buena Island opens Sunday morning, and bicyclists will be able to access the islands (from the Oakland side) seven days a week.

100 Motorcyclists Took Over the Bay Bridge for Sideshow Saturday Afternoon

Traffic on all lanes of the bridge's upper deck came to a standstill around 5 p.m. for a few minutes, as drivers got out of their cars to take videos of the bikers' stunts.

Thursday Morning What's Up: Fatal Crash on Bay Bridge Leads to Long Backup

All eastbound lanes of the Bay Bridge were blocked for about 90 minutes early Thursday after a fatal collision; some more rain is on the way tonight; and KRON4 puts a 'Focus on Fentanyl'

Car Fire on Bay Bridge Causes Traffic In Both Directions

A car on fire in the eastbound lanes of the Bay Bridge, east of Treasure Island, caused a traffic headache for drivers on the bridge Tuesday morning.

Thursday Morning What's Up: Fatal Collision On Westbound Bay Bridge Causes Early Morning Backup

Two people were killed in a crash on the Bay Bridge and separately there were other crises leading to much traffic; around 68K are still without power in Bay Area; and arrests have been made in a Pittsburg hit-and-run.

Fillmore District Drive-By Leads to Bay Bridge Police Incident, Possible Arrests

Shots were reportedly fired Tuesday just after 6 p.m. on the 12oo block of Buchanan Street, near the end of the Buchanan Mall near Turk Street, in SF's Fillmore District, and this led to a police pursuit on the Bay Bridge.