Homes Burned, Evacuations Ordered in California Wildfire June 5, 2020 A grass fire burning northeast of San Francisco destroyed or damaged about a dozen homes Wednesday and prompted evacuations of...
Nevada Governor Declares Emergency After Big Quake May 26, 2020 Gov. Seve Sisolak has declared a state of emergency after Nevada’s biggest earthquake in 65 years caused significant damage to...
Building Owner, Alarm Companies Sued Over Deadly Las Vegas Fire May 14, 2020 The owner of a downtown Las Vegas apartment building where six people died in the deadliest residential fire in city...
California Taking Steps to Reopen Businesses, Public Spaces May 12, 2020 A beach bordering two Southern California counties reopened Monday with some restrictions as parts of the state slowly reopened public...
Alaska Villages Prepare for Possible Flooding Evacuations April 30, 2020 Villages in an Alaska region are preparing for possible evacuations because of an increased possibility of spring flooding. The state’s...
Oregon Wrestles With Building Facilities in Tsunami Zones February 24, 2020 By Andrew Selsky Experts say the big one is coming to the Pacific Northwest: a massive earthquake that will cause buildings and bridges...
Report: Death Toll in 2018 California Wildfire Likely Includes 50 More People February 13, 2020 Doctors and other experts say at least 50 more people, many of them elderly or ill, likely died as a...
Report: 2019 Was 7th Year in Last Decade with 10 or More Disasters of $1B-Plus February 12, 2020 By Don Jergler Last year was a particularly hazardous one, with natural catastrophes causing excessive damages in what appears to be an ongoing...
Wine ‘Smoke Taint’ Disputes Linger 2 Years After California Wildfires February 7, 2020 By Tyler Gerking Recent wildfires in California Wine Country, particularly those that devastated parts of Napa and Sonoma counties in October 2017, have...
A.M. Best Says Insurers Challenged by ‘New Normal’ of California Wildfires October 31, 2019 While the number of burned acres in 2019 is still well below the number reported last year through October, experts...