High Surf Warnings Issued for Most of West Coast and Parts of Hawaii December 29, 2023 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued high surf warnings for much of the West Coast and...
Study Finds Walking Faster Key to Surviving a Tsunami April 15, 2015 By JEFF BARNARD About 5,500 more people could survive a major tsunami hitting the Pacific Northwest if they just walk a little faster...
Breckenridge Insurance Services Hires Michael J. Foley as Area President to Lead West Coast Brokerage Expansion July 16, 2014 KENNESAW, Ga., July 16, 2014 — Breckenridge Insurance Services, the wholesale commercial brokerage division of Breckenridge Insurance Group, has named...
Rise in West Coast Oil Trains Spark Fears May 28, 2014 By GOSIA WOZNIACKA Residents along the Columbia River want regulators to reject plans for what would be the Pacific Northwest’s largest crude oil...
Suspected Tsunami Debris Continues Washing Ashore September 24, 2013 By BECKY BOHRER Two-and-a-half years after an earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of Japan, suspected debris from the disaster continues to quietly wash...
Experts: Expect Bigger, Fiercer Wildfires in West July 10, 2013 Scientists say the deadly Arizona wildfire and other blazes raging across the West are becoming more common as the planet...
Explosions Highlight Dangers of Making Hash Oil March 12, 2013 By GREG RISLING Nicholas Broms was trying to squeeze a better high from marijuana when his Oregon condo caught on fire. An explosion...
First Party Claims Conference Expands to the West Coast January 13, 2013 The First Party Claims Conference (FPCC) has gone bicoastal for the second year. FPCC West, a one-day seminar that is...
Debris From Japanese Tsunami Reaches West Coast December 19, 2011 Some debris from the March tsunami in Japan has reached the West Coast. A black float about the size of...