‘Hindcasting’ Study Investigates Extreme 2013 Colorado Flood 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 A Riverside Superior Court jury awarded Steven Meier $17 million after he had his right leg amputated below the knee... Read More