The family of a girl who was critically wounded two years ago when a gun went off inside a classmate’s backpack at her Washington state elementary school agreed Friday to a $1.2 million legal settlement. The Bremerton School District is …
Despite the uncertainty over the scale and the speed of climate change, Idaho leaders are working on how to adapt and how to reduce its impacts. Boise law firm Holland & Hart held a workshop for its Idaho clients and …
A pair of wildfires burning without restraint about 8 miles apart in northeast California became the focus of state and federal firefighters Sunday as authorities reported that one of the blazes had destroyed eight homes and prompted the precautionary evacuation …
Salt Lake City, Utah-based The Buckner Co. is making several leadership changes. Terry H. Buckner, formerly the president and CEO, will now serve as chairman and CEO. Buckner plans to focus more of his attention now on external growth and …
State regulators have rejected a motion by ride-sharing service Lyft for a stay on a pending cease and desist order against the company. The Albuquerque Journal reported that the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission unanimously declined Wednesday to issue a …
The Buckner Co. has opened new Denver, Colo. office and named Keith Braxton president. As head of the Salt Lake City, Utah-based commercial insurance brokerage’s Colorado office, Braxton is charged with recruiting talent, building the company’s brand in the market …
Leaders of a San Francisco Bay Area city approved a $1 billion upgrade of Chevron’s troubled 1960s-era oil refinery, the largest in Northern California, after the company agreed to safety and piping upgrades and greater community investment, a newspaper reported. …
American Modern Insurance Group named Elvia Alaniz vice president of the sales west region. Alaniz has more than 18 years of insurance experience in marketing, underwriting and sales. She previously served as director of marketing for American Modern and assistant …
A decision by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones to fine UnitedHealth Group $173.6 million for violations having to do with the Unfair Business Practices Act, the Unfair Insurance Practice Act and unfair claims settlements may be a wakeup call for …
A group testing West Coast waters for radiation from a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant says no evidence of contamination has been found in Oregon. Massive amounts of contaminated water were released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan …
