West News

Savage winds subsided overnight so firefighters were able to contain 70 percent of the Marek fire in the San Fernando... Read More

Fire officials have partially lifted evacuation orders at the site of a deadly San Fernando Valley wildfire. Residents of Kagel... Read More

Authorities say two wildfires that began on a Camp Pendleton training range merged and forced the evacuations of more than... Read More

Oregon claims for unemployment insurance benefits rose 46 percent in third quarter of 2008 from the third quarter of 2007.... Read More

A California school district could be liable for damages for an inadequate response to peer sexual orientation harassment suffered by... Read More

Fire officials have been battling a wildfire blazing 20 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. “There’s been no open flames... Read More

Fire officials say a wind-whipped wildfire is burning mobile homes and industrial buildings north of Los Angeles. Inspector Ron Haralson... Read More

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has launched a Web site to help address concerns about the security... Read More

A husband and wife pair have been arrested in Sacramento, Calif., in connection with insurance fraud charges, the California Department... Read More

Colorado employers may be paying lower premiums for workers compensation insurance in 2009, due to the announcement that a significant... Read More