Washington Carbon Monoxide Alarm Condition Added Jan. 1 December 6, 2012 By DOUG ESSER A new requirement for carbon monoxide detectors in Washington homes takes effect on Jan. 1. State law has required the... Read More
Earthquake and Drilling Link Prompts Colorado Review December 6, 2012 Recent earthquakes in Colorado and elsewhere were induced by a drilling procedure to dispose of wastewater, federal geologists planned to... Read More
Diocese, Victims’ Lawyers Go Before Montana Judge December 6, 2012 By MATT VOLZ Attorneys for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena and for hundreds of alleged sex abuse victims will update a Montana... Read More
Honolulu Allows Residents to Adopt Sirens December 5, 2012 Honolulu residents can adopt a tsunami siren in their neighborhood. It’s part of a program from the Hawaiian city and... Read More
$370M Settlement Reached Over San Diego Wildfires December 5, 2012 An electrical contractor and tree-trimming company have agreed to pay $370 million to settle lawsuits over wildfires that swept San... Read More
Magnitude 5.8 Quake Shakes Anchorage, Alaska December 5, 2012 By MARK THIESSEN A strong earthquake Monday was felt over a 175-mile (280-kilometer) swath of Alaska, including the state’s largest city, but there... Read More
Burke's Law Insurer Must Show Prejudice to Enforce Proof of Loss Provision in California December 5, 2012 By Burke Coleman A California court of appeals recently determined that a proof of loss condition in a first party insurance policy is... Read More
New Mexico Inmates Clearing Forests to Prevent Wildfires December 4, 2012 A group of New Mexico inmates are helping clear up a patch of Bosque in Pena Blanca, an area devastated... Read More
Third Strong Storm in Week Drenches Northern California December 4, 2012 By JOHN S. MARSHALL The third powerful storm in a week drenched an already saturated Northern California, but concerns of serious flooding eased as... Read More
California Mental Hospital Fined $27K for Worker Safety Lapses December 4, 2012 A California mental hospital has been fined more than $27,000 for failing to implement worker safety measures. The Los Angeles... Read More