Washington County Paying $1.5M Over Pregnant Mother Shot to Death August 9, 2021 King County has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit filed by the...
Wildfire Weather May Return to Northern California August 9, 2021 By Christopher Weber and Jonathan J. Cooper Thick smoke that held down winds and temperatures began to clear Sunday from the scenic forestlands of Northern California as...
Judge Revives Class-Action Claim Against Wynn Resorts in Nevada August 6, 2021 By Ken Ritter A federal judge in Nevada has revived elements of a securities fraud lawsuit seeking class-action status for allegations that executives...
California City Paying $1M to Family of Man Killed by Police August 5, 2021 The Southern California city of Fontana has agreed to pay $1 million to the parents of an unarmed man who...
California, Nevada Governors Tour Site of Massive Wildfire July 28, 2021 By Sam Metz The governors of California and Nevada called for more federal firefighting assistance Wednesday as they toured a region blackened by...
Elderly Colorado Man Tasered Says Cop Put Knee on Neck in Lawsuit July 28, 2021 A 75-year-old man who suffered a cascade of health problems after a police officer used a Taser on him in...
University Study Poses Possible Future for Western Wildfires as a Decade-Long Burst, Followed by Gradual Decline July 28, 2021 By University of Washington Newswise — In recent years, wildfires on the West Coast have become larger and more damaging. A combination of almost...
Viewpoint: Is California Serious About Addressing the Wildfire Risk? Not So Much. July 27, 2021 By John Norwood Recent state budget actions by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature make a strong argument that the state...
Vermont Town Gauges More Than $200K in Damage from Weekend Storm July 22, 2021 The town of Brattleboro, Vermont, is reporting more than $200,000 in damage to roads and bridges from a weekend rain...
PG&E in California’s Will Pay to Bury Power Lines to Prevent Wildfires July 22, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain California power company Pacific Gas and Electric said on Wednesday it would bury 10,000 miles of power lines in high-risk...