Cal/OSHA has issued serious health and safety citations to Underground Construction Co. Inc. of Benicia, Calif. after two of its employees contracted Valley Fever. The workers were reportedly exposed to the fungal disease while using hand tools to dig trenches …
The Los Angeles City Council has agreed to pay $12 million to a woman who spent 17 years in prison on a murder conviction before a judge declared her innocent. Susan Mellen was convicted of the 1997 beating death of …
Bolder Insurance has named Patrick Mckeon a business and personal insurance advisor. Mckeon previously worked as an intern at Philadelphia Insurance and The Maguire Foundation. Bolder Insurance is an independent insurance advisor. The firm has offices in Boulder and Louisville.
San Diego, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has named Bree Schuman an account manager in the company’s commercial department Among other duties, Schuman is responsible for endorsement processing, billing and cancellation issues, reconciling audits and contract review. Schuman has 10 years …
Federal mine safety officials have cited an Idaho-based company for inadequate safety controls at a gold mine it operates in northeast Nevada where a worker was killed in an underground collapse in October. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration …
Every time Mariana Alvarez leaves her home, she crosses herself in prayer in hopes she will be able to return to her three children. Alvarez moved to Salem from Mexico, and lives in Oregon without proof of legal residence. Under …
A California jury has awarded $9 million to the family of a woman fatally shot seven times by police in Long Beach in 2017 in what the family’s attorneys say is the largest such award in city history. The federal …
Holmes Murphy has moved to a new location in the firm’s Denver, Colo. market. Executives said one reason for the move was to accommodate the firm’s growth. Nearly 40 employees occupy the new location. Including its office in Denver, Holmes …
A Nevada man is suing the corporate owner of a casino restaurant in Elko where he says he was infected with salmonella after eating contaminated ham or eggs there earlier this month. Harry Wiseman of Elko says he is one …
The Oregon Department of Human Services says that a data breach may have exposed the personal information of the 1.6 million residents the department serves. The department said on Thursday it isn’t sure exactly how many people had their information …
