California Drought Hurting World’s Top Almond Producer August 19, 2021 By Terence Chea As temperatures recently reached triple digits, farmer Joe Del Bosque inspected the almonds in his parched orchard in California’s agriculture-rich...
California Wildfires Are Exhausting 10,000-Strong Army Fighting Them August 19, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan and David R. Baker There are over 10,000 firefighters battling unprecedented blazes in California, but that isn’t enough, and the state is having a...
Judge Allows Discrimination Lawsuit to Proceed Against University of Idaho August 18, 2021 A federal judge says a discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho by a UI College of Law professor...
California Judge Tosses School Board Member’s $87M Suit August 18, 2021 A federal judge has thrown out an $87 million lawsuit that a San Francisco school board member filed against the...
Wildfires Advancing Through Northern California August 18, 2021 By Terence Chea and John Antczak Northern California wildfires that incinerated two mountain communities continued marching through the Sierra Nevada while a utility purposely blacked out...
J. Morey Acquires Aihara & Associates in California August 18, 2021 The J. Morey Company Inc. Insurance Agents & Brokers acquired Aihara & Associates Insurance Services Inc. in Los Angeles, Calif....
Colorado Home Manufacturer Faces $222K in OSHA Penalties August 17, 2021 Federal workplace safety officials cited a Colorado home manufacturing company for continuing to expose workers to falls at Pueblo facility....
More Homes Threatened as Blazes Burn in California, Across West August 17, 2021 By Christopher Weber and Eugene Garcia Thousands of homes in Northern California remain threatened by the nation’s largest wildfire as unstable weather creates a high danger...
County in Washington to Settle Suit Over Harassment by Deputy for $72K August 17, 2021 Clark County, Washington, has agreed to pay $72,000 to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who said...
People Moves: Alliant Names Caterino Senior VP in Nevada; LP Adds Micco August 17, 2021 Alliant Insurance Services named Karen Caterino senior vice president in its public entity practice. Caterino is based in Nevada and...