A man who suffered an eye injury clearing trails as part of court-ordered community service has sued Polk County, Ore. saying it failed to provide proper tools and safety equipment. The Salem Statesman Journal reported the suit filed in federal …
Colorado homeowners living in high-risk wildfire areas should be charged fees, and officials need to adopt statewide building requirements to address destructive fires, according to recommendations Monday from a group convened by Gov. John Hickenlooper. The recommendations seek to shift …
President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for parts of New Mexico for June storms and flooding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that federal disaster aid is being made available to supplement state, local and tribal recovery efforts. …
While officials promise that direct aid to Colorado flooding victims won’t be affected by a possible government shutdown, a standoff in Washington could still end up hurting the state’s recovery efforts. Emergency funding distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, …
A former utility worker has withdrawn a lawsuit that claimed San Diego Gas & Electric fired him after he complained that co-workers tied a noose to the back of his truck, used the N-word and posted racist photos in a …
Insurance agents are still waiting to be convinced Idaho’s insurance exchange will benefit their businesses, though the board that established this Internet marketplace for individual and small business coverage sought to make sure they could still earn commissions. The exchange …
The family of a baby who sustained nerve injuries as a result of negligence by a Lane County medical practice should be able to collect the full $1.375 million in noneconomic damages awarded by a jury in 2008, the Oregon …
BB&T Tanner Insurance Services named three staff members to its office in Pleasanton, Calif. Ken Clark was named director of risk control. Clark has more than 25 years of experience. Joe Williams was named vice president of employee benefits. Williams …
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has rescinded the department’s controversial car impound policy that made it easier for unlicensed drivers to keep their cars. The Los Angeles Times reported that Beck issued an internal directive Friday telling officers not …
The parents of a 16-year-old Carbondale girl who was killed in a car crash have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Glenwood Springs bar, saying it served the underage driver alcohol before the accident. The Post Independent reported Jennifer …
