California at Risk of New Insurance Bailout Amid Fire Danger March 25, 2025 By Michelle Ma As Los Angeles-area residents recover from one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history, California’s insurer of last resort...
Lawsuit: Downed Municipal Power Lines May Have Caused LA’s Palisades Fire March 25, 2025 By Rhea Rose Abraham, Shubham Kalia and Laila Kearney Several residents of Los Angeles who were affected by the deadly Palisades wildfire sued city authorities over claims that municipal...
Hawaii Islands Sinking Faster in Some Areas, Increasing Flood Risk March 24, 2025 Parts of Hawaii are sinking faster than others, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of...
Nearly a Quarter of Homes in New Mexico Uninsured, Report Shows March 24, 2025 New Mexico has the highest rate of uninsured homes in a report that also shows nearly one-in-seven U.S. homes are...
Edison Says Wildfire Fund May Shield Balance Sheet From LA Fire Claims February 28, 2025 By Laila Kearney and Tim McLaughlin California’s $21 billion wildfire fund may shield Edison International’s balance sheet if equipment owned by the company’s electric utility is...
Newsom Leans on Veteran Republican to Push $40 Billion California Fire Aid February 28, 2025 By Eliyahu Kamisher California Gov. Gavin Newsom is enlisting veteran Republican lawmaker Ken Calvert to help push his $40 billion wildfire aid request...
Explosion at Beachside Hawaii Resort Injured 7 People, Scattered Debris February 25, 2025 A suspected gas explosion in the grill area of a Hawaii beachside resort has injured seven people, including three in...
LA Mayor Removes Fire Chief in Fallout From Palisades Blaze February 21, 2025 By Sarah McGregor Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing failures in the department’s response to the devastating Palisades...
Scientists Racing to Discover Depth of Ocean Damage From LA Wildfires February 19, 2025 By Dorany Pineda On a recent Sunday, Tracy Quinn drove down the Pacific Coast Highway to assess damage wrought upon the coastline by...
Los Angeles Sees Mudslides With Heavy Rains February 14, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides in Los Angeles late Thursday and early Friday, as authorities ordered evacuations and warned...