‘Hindcasting’ Study Investigates Extreme 2013 Colorado Flood July 25, 2017 In September 2013, severe storms struck Colorado with prolonged, heavy rainfall, resulting in at least nine deaths, 1,800 evacuations and... Read More
New Mexico Insurance Regulator Says No to Dividend Freeze July 25, 2017 By MORGAN LEE New Mexico’s top insurance regulator said Thursday he would not put a freeze on insurance provider payments to investors and... Read More
Armed Arizona Drivers Told How to Avoid Deadly Police Stops July 24, 2017 By JACQUES BILLEAUD Gun-friendly Arizona is trying to avoid deadly encounters between police and people behind the wheel by teaching armed drivers how... Read More
High Death Toll in Arizona Raises Questions About Flood Warnings July 20, 2017 By ANITA SNOW and ANGIE WANG The search for a man who was swept away in a flash flood that killed nine others at a swimming... Read More
Fire Officials Identify Honolulu High-Rise Unit Where Fire Started July 20, 2017 By CALEB JONES and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Fire investigators said Monday the apartment where a deadly fire began in a Honolulu high-rise was near the two units... Read More
Struggle to Recoup Costs Related to Fighting Utah Wildfires July 19, 2017 Many of the state’s wildfires over the last two years have been sparked by people, but recouping firefighting costs that... Read More
Seattle Police Ordered by Mayor to Wear Body Cameras July 19, 2017 Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Monday ordered the city’s police department to equip patrol officers with body cameras, saying he... Read More
In Odd Weather Twist, Rain Sparks Wildfire in California July 18, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan Forest fires are picking up once again in California. The cause this time: rain and snow. Really, rain and snow?... Read More
Jumbo Tanker Debate Continues as Wildfires Rage in West July 17, 2017 By KEITH RIDLER A giant aircraft that can fly high above oceans on intercontinental flights instead jets in low and slow over a... Read More
Jury Awards $17M to California Man Who Lost Leg in Forklift Accident July 17, 2017 A Riverside Superior Court jury awarded Steven Meier $17 million after he had his right leg amputated below the knee... Read More