Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant July 7, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel and Sara Merken A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private...
California’s Coming Wildfire Season Points to Potential Non-Renewals Ahead for Homeowners July 6, 2021 By Don Jergler By all accounts the California wildfire season continues to shape up to be a bad one, and another catastrophe modeling...
New Mexico City Settling Ex-Officers’ Suit over Race-Based Enforcement July 6, 2021 Hobbs, N.M., will pay a $1.4 million settlement to three former police officers whose whistleblower lawsuit alleged they were subjected...
Hub Acquires Assets of Oregon-Based Ward Insurance Agency July 6, 2021 Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Ward Insurance Agency Inc. in Oregon. Terms of the deal were not...
Small Earthquake Confirmed in Central Wyoming July 6, 2021 A small earthquake struck a sparsely populated area of central Wyoming on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. There were...
Containment of Northern California Wildfires Grows, Wind a Concern July 6, 2021 Containment of three big wildfires in Northern California has increased but potential for a new round of winds this week...
Machinery at Montana Car Wash Severs Worker’s Lower Leg July 6, 2021 An employee at a car wash in Helena got caught in a piece of machinery that severed his lower leg,...
Takeaways from a Cannabis Half-Year Outlook Conversation July 6, 2021 By Don Jergler After hitting the halfway mark on the year and as we emerge from the pandemic, one has to wonder what...
New Mexico Opening Door to New Era of Civil Rights Lawsuits July 6, 2021 Efforts among a handful of states to hold police accountable for brutality and civil rights violations are expanding Thursday as...
PG&E in California Seeks $3.6B in Rate Hikes for Wildfire Safety July 2, 2021 Pacific Gas & Electric asked regulators Wednesday to grant a $3.6 billion rate hike to help it pay for hardening...