Traffic crawls after big-rig fire on I-5 near Encinitas

The blaze erupted around 12:30 a.m. Friday as the semi-truck was southbound on Interstate 5 near the Birmingham Drive ...

Possible freeway jumper closes traffic on I-5 northbound in Del Mar

A possibly suicidal man perched on an Interstate 5 overpass near the Del Mar Fairgrounds forced several partial closures of ...

Traffic starts to move on Interstate 5 after multi-hour, miles-long gridlock

A potentially suicidal man led to repeated closures of Interstate 5 near Del Mar on Friday, causing traffic chaos for miles and sparking a tense negotiation effort.

I-5 closure snarled traffic as officers talked with man on bridge. Angry motorists have questions.

For eight hours on Friday, Interstate 5 at Del Mar Heights Road was closed, at times in both directions, as police talked ...

California lawmakers demand answers after 8-hour traffic jam on I-5

Several California lawmakers are questioning the efficacy of the state’s transportation agencies after a major interstate in ...

Interstate 5 reopens after man threatening to jump from overpass is taken into custody

A SigAlert was issued early in the afternoon, and lanes for the freeway and on the overpass were shut down by 12:30 p.m., according to CalTrans. As of 3 p.m., the lanes remained closed going into the ...

Officials demand answers after repeated shutdowns of Interstate 5

Local and state leaders say recent I-5 shutdowns exposed major communication failures and raised public safety concerns.