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Utah Ski Resort Doesn’t Want Any Part of Lawsuit Against Gwyneth Paltrow

A Utah ski resort where Gwyneth Paltrow is accused of crashing into and injuring a skier asked this week to be dismissed from a lawsuit, contending the dispute should be settled between the Oscar-winning actress and the alleged victim. Deer …

Former UCLA Gynecologist Pleads Not Guilty to Patient Sex Abuse

A retired gynecologist who worked at the University of California, Los Angeles for decades has pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing two patients during examinations and the campus is asking anyone who may have other complaints against him to step …

Union General in California Adds Five to Expanding Team

Concord, Calif.-based Union General Insurance Services has added five people to its team. Included in that group are two managing directors: Scott Lane for Oregon and Nevada, and Ben Bailey for Southern California. Lane has 18 years of wholesale and …

California Heat Stokes Fire Risk, Residents Asked to Curb Power Use

A second day of unrelenting heat is scorching California, sending temperatures to near record levels, raising risk of wildfires and prompting calls for energy conservation. Temperatures surged past 100 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of Northern California Tuesday, with heat advisories …

California Surplus Lines Stamping Fee Goes to 0.25% in 2020

The Surplus Line Association of California board has voted to adjust the stamping fee to 0.25%, effective Jan. 1, 2020, the group announced on Tuesday. The stamping fee has been set at 0.2% for seven years, the longest recorded period …

Elk Damage to Washington Farms Estimated at $1.4M

The growing elk population in the Skagit County, Wash. is costing farmers $1.4 million a year, according to a new estimate. That figure is slightly down from the $1.5 million estimate released in January, the Skagit Valley Herald reported Saturday. …

EPA Drilling into Colorado Mine for Superfund Cleanup Investigation

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to drill a test well into an inactive mine tunnel in southwestern Colorado to get information for a Superfund cleanup, the agency said. The EPA said it will drill into the American Tunnel next …

Hammer Sparks Led to California’s Mendocino Blaze

California fire officials say sparks from a hammer driving a metal stake into the ground ignited a 2018 blaze in Northern California that killed a firefighter and became the largest wildland fire in state history. The California Department of Forestry …

Moose Vs. Auto Incidents on Rise in Western Wyoming

Cars and trucks are killing a lot of moose near an intersection in western Wyoming. Recently vehicles killed two moose in a week near the intersection of Wyoming highways 22 and 390 a few miles (5 kilometers) west of Jackson. …

Wells Fargo Settling California Car Loan Suit for $385M

Wells Fargo has agreed to pay at least $385 million to settle a California lawsuit alleging it signed up thousands of auto loan customers for costly car insurance without their consent, resulting in many having their vehicles repossessed. The bank …

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