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Mount St. Helens Records Over 400 Quakes Since July; No Signs of Imminent Eruption

More than 400 earthquakes have been detected beneath Washington`s Mount St. Helens in recent months, though there are no signs of an imminent eruption, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Most of the quakes over a three-month span beginning in …

People Moves: Tyndell Joins Lockton’s Seattle Operation

Josh Tyndell joined the Lockton company in its Seattle, Wash. office. Tyndell has 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. Before joining Lockton, he was a founding partner at BK-JET Group which was acquired by HUB International in 2018. …

Low-Intensity Fires Reduce Wildfire Risk by 60%, Study Finds

There is no longer any question of how to prevent high-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires that have become increasingly frequent across the Western U.S., according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Stanford …

Fire That Indefinitely Closed Vital Los Angeles Freeway Called Arson

Arson was the cause of a massive weekend fire that charred and indefinitely closed a vital section of a Los Angeles freeway, causing major traffic headaches for hundreds of thousands of commuters, California authorities said. Gov. Gavin Newsom said investigators …

Worker Dies at Montana Platinum and Palladium Mine, Triggering Temporary Mining Halt

A contract worker has died in a machinery accident at an underground precious metals mine in south-central Montana and work has temporarily stopped while the death is investigated, mine officials said. The worker was preparing an area for future mining …

People Moves: Exton Joins Woodruff Sawyer in California as VP

Lee Exton has joined Woodruff Sawyer as vice president, employee benefits. Woodruff Sawyer is based in San Francisco, Calif. Before joining Woodruff Sawyer, Exton spent over 30 years in employee benefits and health care consulting at Marsh McLennan, HUB International, …

Colorado Legislature Convening to Address Skyrocketing Property Costs

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis hoisted a red baseball bat and smashed emergency glass in a silly demonstration for a very real crisis, Colorado homeowners are looking down the barrel of a potential 40% jump in property tax bills. After a …

Washington Commissioner Issues $607K on Fines for Violations

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines in October totaling $607,613.35 against insurance companies and insurance producers that reportedly violated state insurance laws and regulations. Following are the alleged violators and a breakdown of their reported fines: Insurance companies AIG …

Colorado Funeral Home Stored Bodies for 4 Years, Deceived Families, Prosecutors Say

The owners of a Colorado funeral home were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing there for four years. …

Hawaii Wildfire Burning in Rainforest on Oahu

A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an entire town and killed at least 99 …

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