Travelers get stuck in Colfax for hours waiting for I-80 to reopen: "So inconvenient"
The sudden change in weather had a lot of people unprepared for snow and caused Caltrans to close off the freeway for hours.
The sudden change in weather had a lot of people unprepared for snow and caused Caltrans to close off the freeway for hours.
A Placer County deputy is in the hospital and a suspect is dead after a shooting late overnight in Colfax, the sheriff's office said.
Deputies were urging people to avoid a neighborhood in Colfax as they dealt with a "critical incident" on Thursday.
It's a cold winter morning for the Northern California high country on Friday, despite it being weeks into spring.
Interstate 80, through the Sierra Mountains, remained shut down for the third consecutive day Sunday, as the winter storm blankets the region with heavy snowfall.
It was a race to stop a house fire from spreading to other structures in Colfax early Wednesday morning.
An overturned big rig had eastbound Interstate 80 traffic blocked in the Sierra Nevada Thursday morning.
The spring storm is causing concern for spring flooding in the valley.
On Tuesday, a slide slammed into a house on Ben Taylor Rd. where no one sustained injuries.
A mudslide struck a Colfax home along Ben Taylor Road and forced other residences under evacuation orders Tuesday evening.
The snow had many people at a halt on I-80 heading eastbound Saturday evening. Caltrans closed the interstate between Colfax and the Nevada state line after multiple spinouts in the snow.
A drive up Highway 80 came to a sudden stop at exit 135 in Colfax. Crews shut down the highway where visibility dropped to zero.
Colfax High School was on a precautionary lockdown as authorities investigated reports of a person on campus who is not a student.
Several people were injured Monday after a Greyhound bus crashed into a gas station in Colfax.
The fire started Monday after a big rig crashed on the freeway near Live Oak Road between Colfax and Weimar.
A deputy who was originally dispatched to investigate a silent burglary alarm in Colfax ended up saving the life of a person who was overdosing.
Crews responded to a controlled burn that escaped from a homeowner in Nevada County on Thursday afternoon.
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The National Weather Service has issued the earliest Red Flag Warning to date as a lack of rain and snow in combination with high winds has fire agencies on high alert this weekend.
A vegetation fire in Weimar posed a threat to a structure Friday afternoon, said Cal Fire Neu.
A search has been called off for a terminally ill Colfax man who went missing Monday night.
A search is on for a terminally ill Colfax man who went missing Monday night.
The River Fire burned more than 100 structures and thousands of acres of land. Residents of Colfax were hit hardest and have been waiting for months to find out who was responsible for their loss.
Firefighters are battling a large fire that appears to have completely engulfed a home near Colfax early Friday afternoon.
Two utility workers fell about 50 feet from a telephone pole in Colfax, Cal Fire said.
An investigation is underway after a man was shot and later died in Sacramento on Sunday evening, police say.
By the time the Corral Fire was contained Sunday, it had burned 14,000 acres to become the state's largest wildland fire of the year.
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One home has been deemed a total loss in the Corral Fire and one neighbor said he and another neighbor, tried to save it.
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All evacuation orders caused by the Corral Fire in San Joaquin County were downgraded to warnings at 6 p.m. on Sunday as containment jumped to 50%, officials announced.
An investigation is underway after a man was shot and later died in Sacramento on Sunday evening, police say.
By the time the Corral Fire was contained Sunday, it had burned 14,000 acres to become the state's largest wildland fire of the year.
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A bit of relief is coming this weekend before triple-digit heat arrives in Sacramento next week for the first time this year. Here's what the First Alert Weather team is watching.
A bit of relief is coming this weekend before triple-digit heat arrives in Sacramento next week for the first time this year. Here's what the First Alert Weather team is watching.
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A former professor was sentenced to more than five years in prison for starting three fires behind firefighters working one of California's largest wildfires in state history.
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One home has been deemed a total loss in the Corral Fire and one neighbor said he and another neighbor, tried to save it.
All evacuation orders caused by the Corral Fire in San Joaquin County were downgraded to warnings at 6 p.m. on Sunday as containment jumped to 50%, officials announced.
Hotter days are still to come, putting fire fears top of mind for many. However, it's not just for homeowners who live in wildfire-prone areas but homeowners who call the suburbs home.
Some residents of the area said that while they hope that this may be a good thing in the long run, they aren't sure it will do much to help anyone who needs assistance right now.
El Dorado County fire officials want to remind you of safe burning methods as several vegetation fires have popped up this past month.
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Here's a look at the weather forecast Sunday evening.
The body of a missing person was located in a vehicle that was pulled out of the water at a Sacramento boat launch on Sunday morning, officials said.
All evacuation orders caused by the Corral Fire in San Joaquin County will be downgraded to warnings at 6 p.m. on Sunday as containment jumps to 50%, officials announced Sunday afternoon.
One home has been deemed a total loss in the Corral Fire and one neighbor said he and another neighbor, tried to save it.
Here's a look at the weather forecast Saturday evening.