West News for April 2026
- California Utility Bills Are 20% Higher Due to Wildfires
- Five Charged With Murder in Deadly California Fireworks Warehouse Blast
- Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Colorado Over State’s New AI Law
- Toilet Paper Warehouse Fire Investigators Review Viral Video
- People: The Doctors Company Names Hayes Interim SVP of Claims
- People Moves: Booher Named President & CEO of CopperPoint Insurance
- Berkshire-Owned PacifiCorp Wins Ruling That Could Reduce Oregon Wildfire Damages
- California Workers’ Comp Bureau Upping Fee for Special Inspections
- Toilet Paper Warehouse in California Destroyed by Fire; Employee Arrested
- Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Seitz Insurance in Montana
- Avalanche Experts Question Decisions by Guides on Deadly California Backcountry Trip
- California AG Opposing Oil Pipeline Special Permit to Waive Safety Regulation
- Record Low Colorado Mountain Snow Doesn’t Bode Well for Drought-Stricken West
- San Francisco House Prices Hit Record $2.15 Million on AI Boom
- California Wildfire Almost Fully Contained as Evacuation Orders Lifted
- California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant OK’d to Run Through at Least 2030
- Delos Says It Has Expanded Eligibility by 1M California Homes in Wildfire-Stressed Areas
- Fleet Lender Pays $1.64M to California to Settle False Claims Allegations
- People Moves: Lockton Expands California Footprint in Life Sciences
- California Drought, Wildfire Risks Grow as Snow Falls Short
- Viewpoint: California’s Surplus Lines HO Market Driven by Access, Not Wildfire Risk
- California AG Bonta Says Sable Restart Won’t Lower Oil Prices