California Wine Country Adapting to Annual Wildfire Threat SAN FRANCISCO — Harvest season in Northern California’s wine country is what dream weddings are made of: ripe grapevines and... Read More
Judge Warns PG&E for Removing Potential Evidence From California Fire Site A federal judge warned PG&E Corp on Friday for removing potential evidence using a helicopter from the site of the... Read More
Portland, Oregon Commissioner’s Home Vandalized After Vote PORTLAND, Ore. — People in Portland threw flares and paint-filled balloons at the house of a city commissioner for Oregon’s... Read More
Washington Supreme Court: Farmworkers to Get Overtime Pay SEATTLE — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday the state’s dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they... Read More
Uber, Lyft Shares Jump as California Set to Pass Gig-Worker Ballot Measure Nov 4 — Uber and Lyft stocks soared on Wednesday after California voters endorsed the gig economy’s blistering campaign not... Read More
Settlement in Deadly Crab Boat Sinking Calls For Over $9M SEATTLE — The owners of a Seattle-managed crab boat have reached a settlement of more than $9 million with two... Read More
Colorado Wildfires Burn Large Areas, Hundreds of Buildings DENVER — A pair of wildfires in northern Colorado set records as the largest and second-largest in the state’s history,... Read More
Researchers Say More Data Needed to Determine Cost-Effective Wildfire Solutions While California wildfires cost property insurers billions each year, the impact of the smoke emitted by those fires may be... Read More
Calmer California Winds Help Firefighters Beat Back 2 Blazes LOS ANGELES — Calmer weather on Wednesday allowed firefighters to beat back twin blazes that drove nearly 100,000 Southern California... Read More
Mobile Home Parks in Oregon Burned. Now Rent is Due. TALENT, Ore. — In mid-October, 78-year-old Joseph Powell moved back into his mobile home in Talent Mobile Estates. His view... Read More