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A storm moving through Northern California on Saturday is expected to bring widespread rain and heavy mountain snow.
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A storm moving through Northern California on Saturday is expected to bring widespread rain and heavy mountain snow.
Somehow, four people escaped without being injured after the car they were in crashed off of Highway 50 in the high country.
There was stop-and-go traffic in and out of the Tahoe basin all day Saturday on Highway 50 as cars put chains on at Smith Flat to head up the mountain.
One person is in the hospital and another is behind bars following a crash on Highway 50 in the Sierra late Thursday morning, the CHP said.
A large rockslide had Highway 50 closed near South Lake Tahoe overnight.
A big rig that caught fire had both directions of Highway 50 near South Lake Tahoe closed Monday morning.
A 72-year-old man from Monterey has died after crashing on Highway 50 in the Sierra Nevada, authorities say.
Highway 50 will be closed again on Monday night after someone crashed into the new pedestrian bridge and died, authorities say.
Sacramento's first major freeway toll lanes are one step closer to becoming a reality.
At least one person was hospitalized after a seven-vehicle pile-up on Highway 50 in Rancho Cordova, officials said late Wednesday afternoon.
Long-term closures are beginning Sunday night and will continue for several weeks. This is part of an effort to create a new carpool lane and repave the roads.
A crash has traffic clogged along westbound I-80 through West Sacramento leading up to the Yolo Causeway early Monday morning.
Lanes are back open after a crash on Highway 50 stalled traffic in the Sacramento area early Friday morning.
The splits, the bumper-to-bumper traffic, and slowdowns may be paying off.
While there has been major progress, Caltrans warns that the gridlock is expected to get worse before it gets better.
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While traffic was heavy on Highway 50 Friday afternoon, it was steady with no major gridlocks.
Travelers are hitting the road in the Central Valley for the long weekend.
A tractor-trailer hauling monster trucks caught fire along Highway 50 in Sacramento Tuesday morning.
Two people were hospitalized after a Saturday morning motorcycle crash on Highway 50 in Folsom, the California Highway Patrol said.
Crews battled fire just off Highway 50 in the Folsom area on Monday.
The fire started around 8:15 a.m., possibly from a tire on the truck that had caught fire.
The big rig was headed eastbound on Highway 50 in downtown Sacramento during the morning commute when it caught fire, burning several wood pallets it was hauling in the trailer. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Two several lanes were expected to remain closed until later Friday afternoon.
A crash involving a big rig shut down part of Highway 50 in Placerville on Tuesday night.
A big rig crash caused a significant slowdown on westbound Interstate 80 out of Sacramento towards Davis on Tuesday morning.
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