NFP Acquires Excel Bonds & Insurance Services in California June 21, 2019 NFP has acquired Sacramento, Calif.-based Excel Bonds & Insurance Services Inc. The deal closed May 1. Cathy Skeen and Dave...
California Governor Wants Wildfire Fund to Help Utilities June 21, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Romy Varghese California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pressing lawmakers on a wildfire fund that may be financed through bonds to help utilities...
Bird Knocks Out 84% of Massive California Solar Farm June 21, 2019 By Millicent Dent An “avian incident” sparked a fire at one of California’s biggest solar farms, affecting 1,200 acres and knocking out 84%...
Most Local Governments on Sidelines of California Cannabis Rush, But for How Long? June 20, 2019 By Don Jergler The number of licensed cannabis businesses in California continues to rise. For the state’s three types of licenses – temporary,...
Climate Change Forcing Some Alaskan Villages to Relocate June 20, 2019 Accelerating erosion is forcing villages in western Alaska to begin making plans to move, officials said. Erosion caused by climate...
Utah Movie-Filtering Company Ordered by Jury to Pay $62M to Studios June 20, 2019 A Utah-based movie-filtering company has been ordered to pay more than $62 million to Disney and other Hollywood studios. A...
Cancer Patient Another to Accuse UCLA Gynecologist of Assault June 20, 2019 A cancer patient is the latest woman to accuse a retired University of California, Los Angeles gynecologist of sexually abusing...
How PG&E’s $1B to Local Governments for Wildfire Damage Will be Paid June 20, 2019 By Adam Beam A California utility agreed Tuesday to pay $1 billion to 14 local governments to cover damages from a series of...
Police Say Defects May Have Caused Balcony Collapse that Injured Utah Couple, 5 Kids June 19, 2019 A Utah couple and five of their nine children are recovering from injuries after the balcony on their home collapsed....
Nevada’s Attorney General Files Wide-Ranging Opioid Lawsuit June 19, 2019 By Michelle L. Price Nevada’s attorney general expanded the state’s lawsuit against the maker of the opioid OxyContin this week to include the company’s...