Los Angeles Faces Another Day of Extreme Fire Risk as Winds Rise January 14, 2025 By Laura Curtis and Brian K. Sullivan Hot, dry winds are pummeling Los Angeles and surrounding areas of Southern California, raising wildfire risks through at least Wednesday...
Edison Utility Sued Over Role of Equipment in Los Angeles Fire January 13, 2025 By Jef Feeley, Mark Chediak and Malathi Nayak Edison International Inc.’s southern California utility was hit with a lawsuit blaming the energy provider’s equipment for igniting one of...
Los Angeles Fires Rage as High Winds Set to Return This Week January 13, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Laura Curtis At least two rounds of vicious, dry Santa Ana winds are expected to blast through Southern California early this week,...
Insured Losses From Los Angeles Wildfires Rising: $8B to $20B January 9, 2025 By Don Jergler Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new AccuWeather total loss estimates. With aerial firefighting returning as strong Southern...
Los Angeles Fires Become Existential Test for California’s Stopgap Insurer January 9, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman The conflagrations tearing across Los Angeles are on track to be among the most expensive wildfire disasters in U.S. history,...
Oregon’s New Rules for Homeowners Living in Certain High-Risk Wildfire Areas January 9, 2025 By Claire Rush Oregon homeowners living in certain areas at high risk of wildfire will face stricter building codes and mandates to reduce...
California Wildfires Will Likely Lead to Large Economic and Insured Losses January 8, 2025 By Don Jergler Active wind-driven wildfires in Southern California that are estimated to have burned more than 1,000 properties and prompted evacuation orders...
Thousands Flee From Uncontrolled Wildfires Burning Near Los Angeles January 8, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Millions of people in California face at least two more days of dry, hot winds that have fanned fires across...
Mercury Insurance to Return to Fire-Ravaged Paradise, California January 8, 2025 Mercury Insurance announced this week that the company will begin writing new homeowners insurance policies in the town of Paradise,...
New NC Governor Issues Orders to Speed Housing Work After Helene January 6, 2025 ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — New North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein took several actions on Thursday to help the short- and...