CaliforniaHighway reopens after long mudslide closureA coastal California highway swamped by deadly mudslides reopened Sunday after a nearly two-week closure that caused traffic headaches across the region, state officials said. Traffic began moving again on U.S. 101 in Santa Barbara County shortly after noon, said Jim Shivers, spokesman for the California Department of Transportation. Officials had promised a day earlier that the highway would be open again in time for the Monday morning commute. Storm cancels nearly 200 Denver flights: Officials said that about 190 flights were canceled Sunday at Denver International Airport as a winter storm moved through Colorado. Airport officials said those delays were averaging about 2.5 hours.

Source: Washington Post January 21, 2018 23:37 UTC