Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who always has been afraid of flying, says he's glad to be alive after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash last month. "I hate planes," Barker said in an interview with Us Weekly magazine.

By Tom Charlier charlier@commercialappealcom At the critical Walnut Grove-Interstate 240 interchange, the cycle of construction and destruction resumes this week with the rerouting and periodic shutdown of traffic, the opening of a new bridge and the dismantling of an old one.

By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Feb. 13--Bill Shelton has lived in Walnut Grove since 1926. In that time, he's seen a lot of things in the Sacramento River.

By The Commercial Appeal Commuters who use Walnut Grove can expect long delays today getting through the construction at Interstate 240, state transportation officials warn. Traffic in both directions will be shifted to a temporary road just north of Walnut Grove.