West News Pipeline Operator Agrees to Guilty Plea in California Spill SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A pipeline operator and two subsidiaries agreed Friday to plead guilty to negligently discharging oil... Read More
Editor's Picks News Viewpoint: Can the Florida Insurance Market Withstand a $100B Repeat of Hurricane Andrew? Hurricane Andrew’s landfall in Florida in 1992 changed the face of property cat insurance and kick-started many new initiatives, including... Read More
News 3M Combat Earplug Lawsuits to Proceed, Judge Rules, Despite Bankruptcy Case 3M Co. must face more than 230,000 lawsuits accusing it of selling defective earplugs to the U.S. military, after a... Read More
International News Tropical Storm Ma-on Makes Landfall in Southern China HONG KONG (AP) — Tropical Storm Ma-on made landfall in southern China’s Guangdong province on Thursday after bringing rain and... Read More
Southeast News Flash Flooding: Toddlers Rescued, Fish Flop in Parking Lot JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officers in central Mississippi carried toddlers out of a flooded day care center after... Read More
Southeast News Kentucky Flood Victims File Suit Against Mine Companies JACKSON, Ky. (AP) _ Dozens of eastern Kentucky flood victims have filed a lawsuit that says two coal companies contributed... Read More
News Groups Sue Environmental Protection Agency over Coal Ash NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday over its refusal to... Read More
West News Desert Flooding Damages Los Angeles to Phoenix Highway DESERT CENTER, Calif. (AP) — The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that... Read More
News Congress Wants to Hear What Twitter Whistleblower Has to Say WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. lawmakers are anxious to hear from Twitter’s former security chief, who has alarmed Washington with allegations... Read More
West News Kobe Bryant Widow Awarded $16M in Trial over Crash Photos LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday... Read More