Excavator Bucket That Crushed Worker Leads to $170K Fine for Washington Contractor December 9, 2025 A contractor was fined $170,000 for workplace violations that resulted in a 3,000-pound excavator bucket falling on an employee in...
Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake Hit Remote Area Along Alaska-Canada Border December 8, 2025 A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon...
San Diego Considers $30M Settlement in Shooting Death of Black Teen December 8, 2025 The San Diego city attorney’s office has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old youth who...
Atmospheric River to Flood Pacific Northwest Through Week December 8, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan A massive Pacific storm called an atmospheric river will sweep off the ocean into the Pacific Northwest starting Monday, bringing...
Honolulu Settling Lawsuit Over Shooting of Micronesian Teen for $1M December 8, 2025 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Honolulu’s city council authorized $1 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a 16-year-old boy who was shot...
California Resources Reports Oil Fluid Spill in Monterey County December 5, 2025 A pipeline owned by California Resources Corporation subsidiary Aera Energy spilled 96 barrels of produced fluid — a mixture of...
People Moves: Affordable American Insurance Hires Haskett as Sales VP December 5, 2025 Affordable American Insurance Inc. naned Ross Haskett vice president of sales. Haskett has a decade of experience in insurance-industry lending...
Arizona Study Group Issues Report on Homeowners Insurance and Wildfire Risk December 5, 2025 A report from a regulator-created group found that a multifaceted approach to addressing wildfires and lack of insurance affordability in...
California AG Settles With National Sanitation Company Over No-Poach Agreements December 5, 2025 California Attorney General Rob Bonta settled with a national cleaning and sanitation company to resolve allegations that the company used...
Nevada Governor Signs Sweeping Crime Bill as State Seeks to Boost Tourism December 4, 2025 By Jessica Hill Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed his sweeping crime package into law over the weekend that will help revive a unique...