Heat Wave Early Warning, Ranking System Proposed in California February 16, 2022 A pair of California legislators and the state’s insurance commissioner are pushing a bill to create an early warning system...
Fewer Crashes After Utah Sets Nation’s Strictest DUI Law, Study Shows February 16, 2022 By Sam Metz Traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation five years ago,...
Union Pacific Railroad Will Reimburse Arizona City for 2020 Derailment February 16, 2022 Union Pacific Railroad will be reimbursing Tempe nearly $482,000 for expenses related to the July 2020 train derailment, according to...
California Couple Sentenced in $1M Workers’ Comp Fraud Case February 16, 2022 Carmen Hall Soruco, 70, and her husband Antonio Soruco, 75, both of Novato, California, were sentenced after pleading guilty to...
Trustees OK $9M Settlement in Nevada Bus Driver Sex Crimes Case February 15, 2022 School trustees in Las Vegas have approved a $9 million settlement in a case involving a former school bus driver...
Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Acquires LAGG in Arizona February 15, 2022 The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers acquired LAGG in Mesa, Arizona. LAGG was formed in 2016 by Rick Mascolino. The agency...
Oregon Getting $262M in Wildfire Recovery Funding February 15, 2022 The U.S. Forest Service in Oregon will receive more than $262 million in federal disaster funding to help with wildfire...
California Commissioner, Emergency Agencies Issue ‘Safer From Wildfires’ Framework February 14, 2022 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and emergency management leaders in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Administration on Monday announced “Safer from Wildfires,”...
Court Upholds Decision Not to Certify Class in Washington Auto Case February 14, 2022 The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the district court’s decision declining to certify a proposed damages class in...
Criminals Gained Access to Info on 650K Through Washington Database February 14, 2022 Investigators believe hackers stole at least some of the Social Security numbers and other sensitive personal data of 650,000 current...