Fatalities Reported in Washington State Packaging Facility Explosion May 27, 2026 By Ilena Peng and Anna Edgerton An accident at a Washington state packaging facility has left at least one person dead, nine missing and nine others...
California Officials Lift Evacuation Orders for Residents Near Damaged Chemical Tank May 27, 2026 By Amy Taxin, Christopher Weber and Martha Bellisle Southern California officials lifted the final evacuation orders Tuesday night for residents who live near a damaged chemical tank, allowing...
Crest Insurance Group Names Hart Vice President, Employee Benefits May 27, 2026 Crest Insurance Group named Tony Hart vice president, employee benefits in the firm’s Henderson, Nevada office. Hart has nearly 20...
California Narrows Evacuation Area With Risk ‘Off the Table’ May 26, 2026 By Yash Roy There is no longer a risk of a compromised chemical tank exploding in the suburbs of Los Angeles and evacuation...
San Francisco Turns to AI to Avoid Collisions Between Ships And Whales May 26, 2026 By Annika Hammerschlag Ferries, cargo ships and tankers cut through choppy waters in the San Francisco Bay as a whale surfaced nearby, its...
Oil Pipeline Shut Down After East Los Angeles Rupture May 26, 2026 By Ashitha Shivaprasad, Georgina McCartney and Arathy Somasekhar An oil pipeline operated by Plains All American in East Los Angeles, California, was shut down after a rupture, the...
Gov. Newsom Issues Executive Order to Prep Workers, Businesses for AI Disruption May 22, 2026 California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to attempt to deal with the impacts of artificial intelligence on workers...
People Moves: Commissioner Kuderer to Chair NAIC’s Child Care Insurance Group May 22, 2026 Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer has been selected to chair the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ new Child Care Insurance...
What to Know About Midair Collision Between Navy Jets at Idaho Air Show May 22, 2026 By Rebecca Boone and Matthew Brown After the two Navy jets collided in midair, the planes sandwiched together, all four crew members were able to eject...
Containment Grows on California Wildfire That Forced Thousands to Evacuate May 21, 2026 Containment has continued to increase on the Sandy fire in Simi Valley, which prompted evacuation orders for tens of thousands...