Exclusive: California Broker Plans Parametric Quake Product That Pays Even If No Damage July 21, 2017 By Don Jergler A California broker is promising to bring a “first-of-its-kind financial resource” that pays homeowners after an earthquake for a low...
Authority Wants 1952 Quake Anniversary to Remind Californians to Prepare July 21, 2017 Friday marks the 65th anniversary of the 1952 magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck Kern County, Calif., considered the largest quake...
Academics in Hawaii Developing Flood Alert System July 21, 2017 An alert system is being developed to give West Maui residents a six-day heads up when large wave and flooding...
Alaska Fatal Airplane Crash Getting NTSB Hearing July 21, 2017 A National Transportation Safety Board investigative hearing in Alaska next month on a fatal commercial airplane crash will be the...
50 Homes Destroyed in California Wildfire July 21, 2017 By Scott Smith and Olga R. Rodriguez The town of Mariposa, with its century-old saloons and covered sidewalks, normally bustles with summer visitors on their way to...
California Officials Clear Way for Reopening of Gas Field That Made L.A. Residents Sick July 21, 2017 The planned reopening of a massive Los Angeles natural gas storage facility that spewed methane for months has only renewed...
Fire Investigators Pinpoint Unit Where Deadly Honolulu High-Rise Blaze Began July 20, 2017 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Caleb Jones Fire investigators said the apartment where a deadly fire began in a Honolulu high-rise was near the two units on...
Fire Destroys 3 Mobile Homes in Oregon, 2 Were Uninsured July 20, 2017 A fire southeast of Eugene, Ore., destroyed three mobile homes and sent a man to a Portland hospital. Residents of...
Yosemite Park Wildfire Burns Dozens of Structures And Heads Toward California Towns July 20, 2017 By Scott Smith A wildfire in foothills west of Yosemite National Park destroyed dozens of structures and forced thousands to flee towns but...
Wal-Mart Greeter Who Became Plaintiff in Historic Class Action Dies In California July 19, 2017 By Kristin J. Bender The Wal-Mart greeter who took the retail giant all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court in the largest gender...