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Maui’s Mayor Prioritizes Vows to Hire More Firefighters After Hawaii Wildfire

Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more firefighters as his Hawaii community recovers from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. Mayor Richard Bissen outlined the steps in emotional remarks more than …

Older Boeing Plane Found to Have Missing Panel After Flight From California to Oregon

A post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on an older Boeing 737-800 that had just arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday after flying from San Francisco, officials said, the latest in a series of recent incidents involving …

Lawsuit Accuses Oregon Officer of Excessive Force in Shooting of Unarmed Black Man

A police officer in Portland, Oregon, has been accused in a federal lawsuit of excessive force over a 2022 fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man. The officer shot Immanueal “Manny” Clark in the back as he ran away from …

Trial of Armorer in Movie Set Shooting Gives Baldwin’s Team Window Into His Trial

The trial and conviction of a movie armorer in connection with a fatal shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust” has given Alec Baldwin and his legal team a unusual window into how his own trial in the …

Pacificorp Ordered to Pay Oregon Wildfire Victims Another $42M

A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on Labor Day 2020 — the latest verdict in litigation that is expected to see the electric utility on the hook …

Handcuffed Colorado Man Stunned by Taser Settles Lawsuit for $1.5M

A man who was stunned with a Taser while handcuffed, including on his lip, has settled a federal lawsuit with a Colorado sheriff’s department for $1.5 million, his lawyers said. Kenneth Espinoza was arrested after he stopped to wait for …

Lawsuit Claims Isolation and Abuse at Wyoming Boys School

Staff at Wyoming’s state youth detention facility locked juveniles in solitary confinement for weeks at a time, repeatedly buckled one in a restraint chair for up to 12 hours a day and poked fun at another while withholding the leg …

Baldwin to Stand Trial in Summer over Deadly New Mexico Movie Set Shooting

A New Mexico judge has set a trial date for Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from the 2021 deadly shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The scheduling order calls for jury selection to begin …

Oil And Gas Producer Paying Millions to New Mexico Over Pollution Concerns

A company has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the federal government and the state of New Mexico to address air pollution concerns in the largest oil and gas producing region in the United States. The agreement announced last week with …

Dark Skies, Bad Weather Could Have Led to Fatal California Helicopter Crash That Killed 6

Two aviation experts who reviewed newly released photos and video of last week’s helicopter crash that killed a prominent Nigerian banker and five others said the flight likely should have been canceled because of poor nighttime weather conditions in Southern …