A woman was arrested after she pushed a burning shopping cart into a Los Angeles police station, damaging the lobby, authorities said. Mishauna Eaton, 30, was arrested on suspicion of arson and was being held on $250,000 bail, police said. …
Cannabis regulators have halted operations at several outdoor pot farms and processing facilities on a stretch of former fruit orchards in north- central Washington state after testing found high levels of chemicals related to a dangerous pesticide used decades ago. …
A legal battle over a dress code for bikini baristas at coffee stands is ending after a city north of Seattle agreed to pay $500,000 to the owner and employees who sued over it six years ago. The Everett City …
Amwins Access launched its new Excess Wildfire Product, which is intended to complement a self-insured retention plan or the California FAIR plan or a similar plan. The product is written in partnership with PartnerRe Insurance Solutions Bermuda Ltd., which is …
A freight train carrying iron ore derailed in a remote area of the Mojave Desert but there were no injuries, authorities said. The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District said in a tweet that “numerous” cars derailed. “No current threat …
About 25 train cars derailed Sunday in northwestern Montana, with no injuries or evacuations reported, authorities said. The cars, which were not believed to be carrying anything hazardous, derailed near the town of Paradise along the Clark Fork River, said …
Snowcapped mountains in the Southwestern U.S. signal a possible delayed start to the wildfire season for some higher elevations, but officials in New Mexico and Arizona warned that dry, windy conditions in other areas are increasing wildfire risks and prompting …
A first-in-the-nation bill to punish oil companies for profiting from price spikes at the pump breezed through the California Senate on Thursday at the urging of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, the first major vote in an effort to pass the …
AccuWeather issued preliminarily estimates on Thursday showing the total damage and economic loss from the series of recent intense storms to hit California to be an additional $6 billion to $8 billion. The recent storms caused deaths, widespread power outages, …
A city in New Mexico and five counties in Colorado ranked in the top 10 for lowest-risk areas for natural catastrophes. A study by global property information provider CoreLogic detailed the least risky places to live in the U.S. from …
