After Years of Fiery Hell, California Gets Less of a Scorching in 2019 October 18, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and David R. Baker Mother Nature has given a bit of a break to California during the 2019 wildfire season, but firefighters say the... Read More
SmileDirect Claims California Dentist Conspiracy Harmed Business October 18, 2019 By John Tozzi and Janet Freund SmileDirectClub Inc., which sells clear orthodontic aligners, alleges dentists who serve on a regulatory board in California conspired to hurt... Read More
Western Governors Want Nuclear Testing Compensation Expanded October 17, 2019 By Keith Ridler BOISE, Idaho — Atmospheric nuclear weapons testing exposed more states and more people to radiation fallout and resulting cancers and... Read More
Earthquake Probed As Possible Cause of California Fuel Fire October 17, 2019 CROCKETT, Calif. — Officials were trying to determine Wednesday if a 4.5 magnitude earthquake triggered an explosion at a fuel... Read More
California Fuel Tank Fire Contained, and Shelter Order Ends October 16, 2019 By Robert Tuttle and Jeffrey Bair A fire at a San Francisco-area fuel terminal is contained after spewing black smoke high in the air, snarling rush-hour... Read More
California Governor Demands PG&E Accountability For Mismanaging Power Shutoffs October 15, 2019 By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES — California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday that utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co should be held... Read More
Edison Report Ties Equipment to a Deadly Los Angeles Wildfire October 15, 2019 By David R. Baker and Mark Chediak California utility giant Edison International has sent state regulators a report on a deadly wildfire that broke out last week... Read More
Homeless Campers not Told of Toxic Chemicals Found at Site October 15, 2019 By Sidney Brownstone, Scott Greenstone And Vianna Davila SEATTLE — This past summer, city of Seattle officials sent a warning to about 60 of its employees: They may... Read More
Deadly Los Angeles Wildfire Burns With Subdued Fury After Change in Weather October 14, 2019 By Steve Gorman Firefighters have tightened their grip on a deadly Los Angeles wildfire burning with subdued fury on Sunday after extremely dry... Read More
One Massive Blackout Is Over, Now California Braces for the Next October 14, 2019 By Lynn Doan, Mark Chediak and Hailey Waller An unprecedented blackout that plunged millions of Californians into the darkness for days is over. And nobody can say when... Read More