Articles by Daisy Nguyen

Associated Press

PG&E Extending Deadline for California Wildfire Damage Claims

Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to extend by two months the deadline to file claims against the company for damages suffered from a series of wildfires in California. Lawyers for the victims asked to extend the original Oct. 21 …

‘Party Houses’ Banned by Airbnb After California Shooting Kills 5

Airbnb’s CEO said the company was taking actions against unauthorized parties in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Halloween party held at an Airbnb rental home in California. In a series of tweets, Brian Chesky said Saturday the …

Trial in Deadly Northern California Warehouse Fire Wraps up

The trial against two men arrested after a deadly warehouse fire in the San Francisco Bay Area is wrapping up. Prosecutors began closing arguments Monday against Derick Almena and Max Harris, both charged with involuntary manslaughter after the December 2016 …

California’s Governor: Earthquakes Are A ‘Wake-Up Call’

The two major earthquakes that hit Southern California should alert people across the nation of the need to be prepared for natural disasters, the state’s governor said as officials expressed relief that the damages weren’t worse. Gov. Gavin Newsom said …

Southern California Begins Assessing Damage From Largest Earthquake in 20 Years

RIDGECREST, Calif. — Crews in Southern California assessed damage to cracked and burned buildings, broken roads, leaking water and gas lines and other infrastructure Saturday after the largest earthquake the region has seen in nearly 20 years jolted an area …

California Warehouse Fire Defendant Says No One Was in Charge

The San Francisco Bay Area warehouse where a fire killed 36 people more than two years ago was an artist enclave where nobody was fully in charge, one of two men blamed for the fire testified this week. Max Harris …

Wrongful Death Suit Filed in California Amid Listeria Outbreak

The family of a California woman whose death was linked to prepackaged caramel apples sued the Safeway grocery chain for selling her the product. The lawsuit filed on Monday in Santa Cruz County Superior Court alleges that Shirlee Jean Frey, …

Jury Awards $150M In Southern California Wrongful Death Case

A jury has awarded more than $150 million in damages to a 13-year-old girl who watched her family burn to death in a fiery crash on a Southern California freeway. “It’s hard for her to comprehend” the scope of the …