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Reshaped Death Valley park could take months to reopen after damage from Hilary

Officials say it could take months for Death Valley National Park to reopen to visitors after Tropical Storm Hilary

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Copper wire thefts on the rise, causing delays for Metro's rail lines

A section of Los Angeles' Metro rail system that extends from Norwalk to the South Bay was delayed this week because of the theft of copper wires used to power the rail cars.

Los Angeles Times

Proposed Bay Area wildlife crossing is latest effort to save California pumas, other animals

A first of its kind wildlife crossing in Northern California has been proposed over Highway 101 in San Benito County — the latest project in the state's efforts to provide safe passage for mountain lions and other animals over dangerous roadways.

Los Angeles Times

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Tribes say Caltrans bulldozers are poised to destroy sacred burial sites

It didn't take long for a team of highway archaeologists to mark their first find while searching for buried human remains on an aging stretch of U.S. Highway 395 that cuts along the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada range.

Los Angeles Times

That perfect Big Sur road trip? Start rerouting

LOS ANGELES — With storm-damaged Highway 1 under reconstruction in three different places, California Transportation Dept. officials say northbound drivers on that route won’t be able to reach Big Sur directly for at least two months.

Los Angeles Times

How long is the border traffic wait? There will soon be an app for that

SAN DIEGO — Every day, thousands of people in the Mexico border region wake up with the same question: How long is the crossing line to the U.S.?

Tribune News Service

‘We got each other’s backs’: Residents in San Bernardino Mountains rally together after winter storms

LOS ANGELES — During the nearly two weeks he was stranded in his home, Mark Steven Young called about 20 people or agencies to try to get his street plowed and a 6-foot mound of snow cleared from his door.

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‘A shameful situation’: Angry mountain residents trapped by snow ask why help took so long

Officials knew the San Bernardino County mountains were going to be hit by a bad storm days before an unprecedented blizzard rolled in.

Los Angeles Times

"No constitutional right to housing"

Eviction of 300-person encampment in California shows scorn for right to housing

Salon

Southern California's winter storm exits with a bang: Icy downpours at Disneyland and 1,000-foot snow levels

LOS ANGELES — The last in a series of winter storms moved out of Southern California on Wednesday with a blast, bringing hail and graupel to many communities and plunging snow levels to 1,000 feet in some areas.

Los Angeles Times

'It's really bad up here.' Stranded residents in San Bernardino Mountains brace for more snow

LOS ANGELES — Stranded residents of Lake Arrowhead and surrounding communities in the San Bernardino Mountains that were inundated with snow this weekend were hoping on Tuesday that authorities could clear blocked roads and escort residents up and down the mountains before another storm was set to strike late in…

Los Angeles Times

Epic winter storm turns Southern California snow white; more rain and snow on the way

LOS ANGELES — Residents in parts of Southern California who have not seen snow in decades woke up to an icy wonderland Sunday morning following an epic winter storm that broke rainfall records and scattered fresh powder across the normally warm, sunny region.

Los Angeles Times

Winter storm prompts closures, rescues on its way out of Southern California

LOS ANGELES — A powerful winter storm carving a path through Southern California was expected to weaken Saturday, leaving heaps of sleet, snow and record-setting rain in its wake.

Los Angeles Times

Historic storm slams into Southern California; snow closes Interstate 5 in the Grapevine

LOS ANGELES — A frigid winter storm barreled into California on Friday, bringing sea-level snow along the coast at Eureka and whiteout conditions in the Sierra as well as bursts of hail, snow and rain in Southern California that are expected to worsen considerably over the next two days.

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Homeland Security hires outside lawyers for potential impeachment

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California's Highway 1 closures lifting this weekend, but driving the entire span still impossible

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Over a month after the flurry of winter storms buffeted the Big Sur coastline, some road closures are being lifted on Highway 1 this weekend.

Daily Mirror

Enormous sinkhole delving deep into earth swallows two cars amid raging storm

A mum and daughter needed to be helped to safety by rescue teams after their car along with another fell into a sinkhole in Los Angeles during ferocious storms that have led to a major repair operation

Los Angeles Times

California endures a pox of potholes as storms pummel roads and freeways

LOS ANGELES — California drivers may not face rain this week, but potholes caused by recent storms pose new dangers.

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Flooded communities, 500 mudslides, broken bridges: California faces long, costly storm recovery

LOS ANGELES — The atmospheric river storms that pummeled California for weeks inflicted "extensive" damage to as many as 40 of the state's 58 counties, and total repairs could reach as much as $1 billion, according to authorities.

Tribune News Service

Overnight downpours cause damage throughout Bay Area, but forecasts clear for remainder of the week

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Francisco Bay Area was doused with yet another overnight storm late Sunday into Monday. But it appears that the downed trees and power outages could have been a parting gift from the historic downpours, as mostly bright skies crowd forecasts for the foreseeable future.

Capital & Main

As Eviction Notices Arrive, Reclaimers Brace for Last Christmas in El Sereno

Reclaiming Our Homes drew national attention to SoCal’s struggles over housing and poverty. But their time in state-owned houses may be up.

Tribune News Service

6.4 magnitude earthquake causes injuries, damage, power outages on Northern California coast

FERNDALE, Calif. — A large earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted the Northern California coastline near Eureka on Tuesday morning, causing violent shaking that pushed some homes from their foundations and power outages affecting tens of thousands of people.

Tribune News Service

67 years later, California highway upgrade comes to site of James Dean’s deadly crash

Nearly seven decades after the head-on crash that killed actor James Dean, the deadly interchange on the highway linking the San Joaquin Valley to the Central Coast will finally be reconfigured into a four-lane expressway.

Los Angeles Times

Rockslide closes 40-mile stretch of California’s Highway 1 near Big Sur

LOS ANGELES — A rockslide over the weekend left a 40-mile stretch of California’s Highway 1 shut down Monday as authorities assess damage done to the road.

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Caltrans Orders 399 Tesla Model 3s As It Seeks To Electrify Fleet

Valued at more than $18 million, this is the largest known EV fleet order from a US government department at either the federal or state level.

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