Southern California Begins Assessing Damage From Largest Earthquake in 20 Years July 7, 2019 By John Antczak, Daisy Nguyen and Marcio Jose Sanchez RIDGECREST, Calif. — Crews in Southern California assessed damage to cracked and burned buildings, broken roads, leaking water and gas...
Oregon Agency Charged with Earthquake Study and Preparation Could Be Abolished July 3, 2019 The state agency in charge of earthquake study and preparation, as well as monitoring mining efforts in Oregon, could be...
Officials Say 4 Wildfires in North-Central Nevada Were All Human Caused July 3, 2019 The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says four separate wildfires that broke out in north-central Nevada this week all were...
Phoenix Buildings Continue to be Without Power After Fatal Fire July 3, 2019 A fire in an underground utility vault killed one worker, injured a second and cut power to numerous high-rise buildings...
California Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in $250K Insurance Fraud Scheme July 3, 2019 A California Department of Insurance, Employment Development Department and U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service investigation that uncovered a...
Hawaii Including Gender X on State Driver’s Licenses July 2, 2019 Hawaii will soon provide drivers the option to select “X” as their gender on licenses. Democratic Gov. David Ige was...
$6M Death Claim Filed in Arizona Police Shooting July 2, 2019 A law firm says it has filed a $6 million claim against the city of Phoenix in the death of...
Hot Weather May Fuel South-Central Alaska Wildfire, Some Residents Evacuate July 2, 2019 Meteorologists say a new wave of hot, dry weather is expected to fuel a wildfire burning on the Kenai Peninsula,...
HP Enterprise Gender Pay Gap Lawsuit in California Making Headway July 2, 2019 By Robert Burnson Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. isn’t poised to win a quick escape from a class-action lawsuit accusing it of paying female...
Sale of Applied Underwriters Still Under Review; Cayman Islands Insurer Likely Involved July 1, 2019 By Don Jergler It appears that the Berkshire Hathaway workers’ compensation unit Applied Underwriters is being sold in a large acquisition, which likely...