Both directions of Interstate 80 from Colfax to the Nevada state line were closed due to multiple spinouts and crashes.

CBS News California built a first-of-its-kind public accountability tool tracking state audit recommendations to lawmakers — detailing what lawmakers were told to fix, how audit-backed bills died, and what remains unresolved.

Refinery closures including Valero's Benicia facility leave California with six operating refineries, driving gas prices to the highest in nation at $4.58 per gallon.

California faces a barrage of storms this week with threats ranging from flash flooding and isolated tornadoes to Sierra pass closures and Southern California mountain snow.

Weather officials are warning residents in burn scar areas and other vulnerable communities to take precautions ahead of time and be prepared if conditions become dangerous.

US supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the Bahamas before finally ending up in California, a state battling shrinking fuelmaking capacity and high pump prices.

More than 16 million people are under flood watches alone as a trio of storms bears down on California this week:

State lawmakers are promising accountability after a CBS News California investigation found they failed to enact three out of four state audit recommendations. CBS News California built an audit accountability tracker to help.