ARTICLES BY MARTHA MENDOZA AND ELLEN KNICKMEYER/ASSOCIATED PRESS

'Pineapple Express' pulverizes West Coast

SAN FRANCISCO - A powerful storm churned down the West Coast on Thursday, bringing strong gales and much-needed rain and snow that caused widespread blackouts in Northern California and whiteouts in the Sierra Nevada.

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