This Year’s California Wildfires Costliest for Insurers Since 1991 The wildfires ravaging Northern California may be the costliest for the insurance industry in more than two decades by the... Read More
California Orthopedic Doctor Charged in $150M Insurance Fraud Scam An orthopedic surgeon was charged as the ringleader in one of the state’s biggest health fraud schemes, which included unnecessary... Read More
California’s Continuous Fire Season Exhausts Firefighters The damage from California’s fast-spreading wildfires is usually expressed in acres destroyed, homes razed or people killed. But for the... Read More
Destructive Wildfire Season a Reminder California is Epicenter for Fire Activity The Valley Fire, which raged through Northern California over the weekend, spread quickly—from 50 to 50,000 acres within a 24-hour... Read More
Google Names Veteran Auto Exec Krafcik to Lead Self-Driving Car Program Google is adding a veteran automotive executive to run its program focused on developing self-driving cars. The technology giant said... Read More
California Wildfire Evacuees Describe Choosing What to Save Hundreds of people rushing to escape a massive wildfire charging across the tinder-dry Sierra Nevada foothills said Saturday that they... Read More
Colorado Flood Zones Could Expand, Raise Insurance Costs New research shows floods like the one that ransacked northern Colorado two years ago, killing 10 people, might be more... Read More
Washington Orchard Owner Fined $105,000 for Exposing Workers to Toxic Pesticide A Yakima, Wash., orchardist is facing $105,000 in fines from the Department of Labor & Industries for multiple serious health... Read More
Parents of Woman Killed on San Francisco Pier by Illegal Immigrant File Claims The parents of a San Francisco woman who was fatally shot by a man in the country illegally may have... Read More
Colorado Judge to Decide on $14M Case of Homes Located on Sinking Soils Homeowners at a golf course subdivision near Glenwood Springs, Colo., are waiting to see if a judge will uphold $14... Read More