Caltrans: Highway 50 In Sierra Closed At Least Until Monday Night Due To Mudslides
Authorities say Highway 50 in the Sierra will be closed indefinitely due to mudslides.
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Authorities say Highway 50 in the Sierra will be closed indefinitely due to mudslides.
Repair crews are hoping boulders will help be the stopgap against erosion at the Oroville Dam emergency spillway.
A California National Guard official says they will provide eight helicopters to assist with emergency spillway reconstruction at the nation's tallest dam located about 150 miles northeast of San Francisco.
Thousands evacuated their Northern California homes Sunday evening after authorities warned an emergency spillway in the country's tallest dam was in danger of failing and unleashing uncontrolled flood waters on towns below.
Butte County Sheriff has issued an evacuation notice for the low levels of Oroville and areas downstream from the Oroville Dam.
Authorities are investigating the death of a Missouri man who identified himself as an "imperial wizard" of the Ku Klux Klan.
Fire officials say former NFL linebacker end Quentin Moses and two other people have died in a house fire in Georgia.
Officials say water will continue to flow over an emergency spillway at the nation's tallest dam for another day or so.
Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau has died in a Los Angeles hospital just days after announcing his retirement from touring due to exhaustion.
A federal lawsuit by an Orange County politician alleges that a website in his name was "hijacked" and repurposed to advertise pornography.
Sacramento authorities say a man shot and wounded by police during a gunbattle with officers is a 28-year-old suspected in a previous shooting this month.
Police say they've made a second arrest in connection with a series of robberies and sexual assaults of elderly women in Long Beach.
The family-friendly "Lego Batman Movie" has proved to be more of a draw than "Fifty Shades Darker" at the box office.
The nearly century-old American Civil Liberties Union says it is suddenly awash in donations and new members as it does battle with President Donald Trump over the extent of his constitutional authority, with nearly $80 million in online contributions alone pouring in since the election.
