Arson was the cause of a massive weekend fire that charred and indefinitely closed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway, causing major traffic headaches for hundreds of thousands of commuters, California authorities said. Gov. Gavin Newsom said investigators …
A contract worker has died in a machinery accident at an underground precious metals mine in south-central Montana and work has temporarily stopped while the death is investigated, mine officials said. The worker was preparing an area for future mining …
Lee Exton has joined Woodruff Sawyer as vice president, employee benefits. Woodruff Sawyer is based in San Francisco, Calif. Before joining Woodruff Sawyer, Exton spent over 30 years in employee benefits and health care consulting at Marsh McLennan, HUB International, …
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis hoisted a red baseball bat and smashed emergency glass in a silly demonstration for a very real crisis, Colorado homeowners are looking down the barrel of a potential 40% jump in property tax bills. After a …
The owners of a Colorado funeral home were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing there for four years. …
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines in October totaling $607,613.35 against insurance companies and insurance producers that reportedly violated state insurance laws and regulations. Following are the alleged violators and a breakdown of their reported fines: Insurance companies AIG …
A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at least 99 …
A Snohomish, Washington roofing company faces more than $400,000 in fines for reportedly disregarding safety rules it has violated 60 times over the past four years. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries opened an inspection of Allways Roofing …
The 13 largest U.S. tire manufacturers are facing a lawsuit from a pair of California commercial fishing organizations that could force the companies to stop using a chemical added to almost every tire because it kills migrating salmon. Also found …
A radio reporter taken into custody while covering a demonstration the night two sheriff’s deputies were shot three years ago reached a $700,000 settlement with Los Angeles County. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the payout to Josie …
