Major Cal freeway reopens after snow shutdown Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:28 am, Friday, January 11, 2013 SAN DIEGO (AP) — California authorities have reopened a 40-mile stretch of a major highway north of Los Angeles, some 17 hours after snow shut the route and forced hundreds of truckers to spend the night in their rigs. [...] farmers around the state are trying to protect their crops from a cold snap that sent overnight temperatures plunging into the 20s and 30s in many areas.