California Spent $1.8B Fighting 2017 Wildfires March 5, 2018 California state agencies spent nearly $1.8 billion fighting fierce wildfires that killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes...
Fire Chiefs in California Want Money to Prepare for Wildfires March 1, 2018 By Jonathan J. Cooper California fire chiefs said that reinforcements were too slow to arrive in last year’s ferocious firestorms and asked lawmakers for...
California Dam Crisis Driving National Examination February 13, 2018 By Ellen Knickmeyer One year after the worst structural failures at a major U.S. dam in a generation, federal regulators who oversee California’s...
Statewide Claims for California Wildfires Reach Nearly $12B January 31, 2018 Insurers have received nearly 45,000 insurance claims totaling more than $11.79 billion in losses from the wildfires that burned across...
More Cameras on California Mountain Peaks to Boost Fire Protection January 30, 2018 San Diego County, Calif. authorities say new high-definition cameras will be installed on mountain peaks to bolster fire protection, and...
Some California Mudslide Victims Returning to Homes as Evacuation Orders Begin to Lift January 26, 2018 Authorities are allowing some Montecito residents to return home, two weeks after mudslides ravaged the Southern California community and killed...
Conflicting California Mudslide Warnings Were Issued, Report Shows January 25, 2018 In the days before mudslides devastated California neighborhoods, officials released conflicting evacuation orders that left some hard-hit neighborhoods out of...
Homes Destroyed, Power Outages in Texas Storm January 22, 2018 Heavy thunderstorms produced hail and possible tornadoes in northeast Texas on Sunday night, with the communities of DeKalb and Winnsboro...
California City Sues over California Dam Crisis January 22, 2018 A small California city at the base of the tallest U.S. dam filed a lawsuit last week against the state...
Insurers Increasing Payments to California Wildfire Victims Sans Itemization January 18, 2018 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday released the results of the formal notice he issued last month to all...