Highway 50 Reopens In High Country After Caldor Fire; Rebuild Just Beginning For Many Residents
Highway 50 is back open in the Sierra Tuesday morning after being closed for weeks because of the Caldor Fire.
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Highway 50 is back open in the Sierra Tuesday morning after being closed for weeks because of the Caldor Fire.
Highway 50 opened temporarily between Kyburz and Meyers Monday to just property owners and delivery drivers.
The closed portion of Highway 50 in El Dorado County will reopen to the general public Tuesday morning, a Caltrans spokesperson said in a Caldor Fire Community Meeting on Sunday.
A case that started out as a deadly hit-and-run on Highway 50 last month has taken a darker turn. The family of Dominic Dagsher, 22, is pushing for answers after learning he was stabbed repeatedly the same night of the crash that killed him.
As the flames from the Caldor Fire begin to simmer and families return to Grizzly Flats, the cleanup on the routes to get others home is just beginning.
The Caldor Fire grew to more than 186,000 acres as it pushed east and north east towards South Lake Tahoe.
Two people were hospitalized after a driver fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed on Highway 50 in Rancho Cordova over the weekend, the California Highway Patrol said on Monday.
Red flag conditions fanned the flames and created smoky, orange skies around a closed Highway 50, only miles away from the evacuated tiny town of Kyburz.
A 40-mile stretch of Highway 50 in El Dorado County shut down Friday due to safety concerns with the Caldor Fire. Caltrans expects the closures to last through the weekend.
A driver who apparently got out of their car after a crash on Highway 50 in Folsom has died after being struck by another car, officers say.
Investigators are looking into what caused a crash involving a car and a street sweeper in Sacramento early Wednesday morning.
The woman who died in a crash while exiting Highway 50 in Rancho Cordova on Saturday has been identified.
A six-car pileup on Highway 50 Monday morning could have been a lot worse. No one was seriously injured, but the California Highway Patrol is asking drivers to slow down, especially in construction zones.
A box truck has rolled over onto its side on Highway 50 in Sacramento and is blocking lanes of traffic.
The person who died after their car was shot at on Highway 50 near Sacramento late Wednesday night has been identified.
Authorities say a person has died after a crash involving multiple vehicles along Highway 50 in Sacramento early Wednesday afternoon.
A massive road project is planning to connect two of the fastest-growing parts of the Sacramento region.
Caltrans says all lanes on Highway 50 have reopened near Echo Summit after crews removed boulders that fell to the roadway during a rockslide.
A fiery crash blocked multiple westbound lanes on Highway 50 near Stockton Boulevard Friday evening.
A person was struck and killed by a vehicle near a Highway 50 on-ramp in Rancho Cordova on Thursday morning, authorities say.
Two police officers in Washington D.C. helping with security for the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Wednesday decided it was the perfect time to meet - especially since they're usually separated by more than 3,000 miles of freeway.
A sideshow brought freeway traffic to a halt Saturday afternoon in Sacramento.
Bats have made a home under Highway 50 in Downtown Sacramento, so Caltrans has nailed cones to the bottom of an overpass to get rid of them.
Snow in the Sierra is making for beautiful sights up in the mountains but that also means roads are challenging.
I-80 was covered in slush for miles on Friday, causing some cars to spinout and traffic to come to a near stop.
Waymo said a pregnant passenger headed to a San Francisco hospital ended up giving birth inside the self-driving vehicle. A remote employee also called 911 after being alerted to "unusual activity."
Officers were called around 2:20 p.m. Sunday for a report of an "angry man" wielding a knife at an apartment complex.
First responders are at the scene of a possible explosion at an apartment complex in Sacramento on Tuesday.
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More than a week after the Stockton mass shooting that left four people dead, the investigators and city leaders gave an update about the investigation.
Officers were called around 2:20 p.m. Sunday for a report of an "angry man" wielding a knife at an apartment complex.
First responders are at the scene of a possible explosion at an apartment complex in Sacramento on Tuesday.
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Waymo said a pregnant passenger headed to a San Francisco hospital ended up giving birth inside the self-driving vehicle. A remote employee also called 911 after being alerted to "unusual activity."
Sacramento police said the suspect was arrested by the California Highway Patrol in connection with a pursuit and firearm charges.
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The Supreme Court heard arguments over the president's authority to remove members of many independent agencies that Congress has sought to insulate from political pressure.
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More than two dozen structures were destroyed in a wildfire in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
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A vegetation fire near El Dorado Hills broke out on Labor Day, quickly growing in size and prompting evacuations, officials said.
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First responders are at the scene of a possible explosion at an apartment complex in Sacramento on Tuesday.