Fire in California Wine Country Expands as Thousands Flee September 29, 2020 By Mark Chediak, Brian K. Sullivan and David R. Baker A wildfire ripping through Northern California’s wine country has more than tripled in size, forcing thousands of evacuations and endangering...
Gravity is NOT Your Friend. But the Chase for Water Leaks is Over! September 29, 2020 By Skip Rawston This post is part of a series sponsored by The Detection Group. Gravity is not your friend when it comes...
After Refusing $30K Settlement Offer, Bad Faith Suit May Cost GEICO $2.7M September 29, 2020 By Jim Sams More than eight years after Bonnie Winslett tore up and threw away a summons that notified her she was being...
U.S. Pension Funds Sue Allianz After $4B in Coronavirus Losses September 28, 2020 By Tom Sims FRANKFURT — Pension funds for truckers, teachers and subway workers have lodged lawsuits in the United States against Germany’s Allianz,...
California Wine Country Wildfire Forces Evacuation of Hospital, Hundreds of Homes September 28, 2020 By Stephen Lam and Steve Gorman ST. HELENA, Calif. — A wind-driven wildfire erupted on Sunday in the heart of northern California’s Napa Valley wine country...
Agriculture Workers Risk Safety and Health During Pandemic September 28, 2020 By Frank Hernandez States such as Virginia, Oregon and Washington have created their own enforceable rules to control, prevent and mitigate the spread...
Power Company Plans Series Of Shutoffs To Prevent Wildfires September 28, 2020 By John Antczak LOS ANGELES — One of California’s largest power companies announced Saturday it plans to temporarily shut off power to residents...
Residents Debate Mountain Living Amid Wildfire Concerns September 28, 2020 By Sam Tabachnik RED FEATHER LAKES, Colo. — Amanda Harmon spent years dreaming of living in Colorado’s mountains. And she worked for it,...
Hacked Software Provider Acknowledges Ransomware Attack September 28, 2020 By Jake Bleiberg DALLAS — A major U.S. provider of software services to state and local governments acknowledged Friday that it was hit...
California Braces for Power Shutoffs and Warm, Windy Weekend September 28, 2020 By Daisy Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO — Firefighters and officials at California’s largest utility company braced for hot, dry and windy weather in northern...