A 72-year-old driver died in a rollover crash off Highway 50 in El Dorado County on Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. Read More

Highway 50 is closed in both directions just east of Kyburz due to an overturned big rig and vegetation fire, according to the California Highway Patrol. Read More

KYBURZ - Highway 50 will remain closed ... There was no estimated time for the road to reopen. US Hwy 50 slide cleanup - takes time to remove hazards from the roadways. Read More

The stretch of highway, which is about a mile long, was reopened shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday. Caltrans vehicles are now escorting drivers eastbound through the area starting at Elder Bridge and ... Read More

Highway 50 will remain closed overnight in both directions near Kyburz Drive because of a wildfire ... Firefighting planes key to slowing Northern California blazesDrivers needing to get to ... Read More

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service says it expects to have the Kyburz Fire fully contained by Friday. Officials said Wednesday morning that the fire near Kyburz is now 615 acres ... Read More

With the Kyburz wildfire in the El Dorado National Forest 40 percent contained, Caltrans re-opened the sierra stretch of U.S. Highway 50 at 4:42 p.m. on Tuesday. The road had been closed to one ... Read More