California Court to Weigh Fate of Law Treating App-Based Drivers as Contractors May 21, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner California’s top state court on Tuesday will consider a labor union’s challenge to a ballot measure allowing app-based services such...
Cal/OSHA Beefing Up Safety Enforcement to Protect Workers Against Silicosis May 21, 2024 California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health reports seeing growing number of silicosis cases among stone workers in California, and...
Hawaii Outlines Efforts to Prevent Another Devastating Wildfire Ahead of a Dry Season May 21, 2024 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher As Maui continues to recover from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, Hawaii officials are looking at...
Arizona Wildfire Growing Amid Windy Conditions May 20, 2024 A wildfire has led the U.S. Forest Service to shut down a portion of the Tonto National Forest has grown...
California’s Scenic Highway 1 to Big Sur Finally Opens to Around-The-Clock Travel May 20, 2024 A section of California’s scenic Highway 1 leading to the famous Big Sur coast reopened to around-the-clock traffic Friday after...
Landslide Forces Closure of Iconic California Chapel May 20, 2024 By Stefanie Dazio A decades-old landslide that’s rapidly accelerating has forced the dismantling of Wayfarers Chapel, an iconic Southern California church that was...
Hawaii Study: Nearly 75% of Wildfire Survey Participants Have Respiratory Issues May 20, 2024 By Audrey McAvoy A University of Hawaii study examining the health effects of last year’s deadly wildfires on Maui found that up to...
Family of California Veteran Who Died After Officer Knelt on His Neck Settles for $7.5M May 17, 2024 By Olga R. Rodriguez Family members of a Navy veteran who died in 2020 after a police officer pressed a knee to his neck...
Washington Contractor, Grower Face $650K in Fines After Worker Dies in Apple Storage Room May 17, 2024 Two Washington companies face a combined $650,000 in fines for violations in connection with a worker who died from asphyxiation...
Former Raiders Coach Loses Nevada High Court Ruling in NFL Emails Suit May 17, 2024 By Ken Ritter Former NFL coach Jon Gruden lost a Nevada Supreme Court ruling in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit he filed...