
SHASTA-TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) — Interstate 5 usually swarms with trucks and traffic as it winds its way through California. But the main highway between Mexico and Canada was a ghost road Friday morning along a 45-mile (72-kilometer) northern stretch that remained closed since a fire two days earlier swept down and turned hills on either side into walls of flame. Drivers fled in terror and several big-rigs burned Wednesday as the fire erupted on both sides of the artery. Path to Full Story on 29 Eyewitness News