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Former Oregon State University Dean Wins $600K Whistleblower Lawsuit

A jury has awarded over $600,000 to a former Oregon State University dean who sued the school for whistleblower retaliation. University officials disagree with the verdict issued earlier this month and plan to appeal, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. Grace Kuo, …

California’s Final State Emergencies Winding Down 3 Years Into Pandemic

California’s coronavirus emergency officially ended Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation’s first statewide stay-at-home order and just days after the state reached the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths related to the virus. As California’s emergency …

Officials Say Heavy Ice a Possible Factor in Deadly Alaska Gym Collapse

An Anchorage official says thick, heavy ice had accumulated on the roof of a gym that collapsed earlier this month, killing one person and trapping two others. Ross Noffsinger, acting building official for the city, said “tremendous” ice buildup on …

5 Dead, Including Patient in Medical Flight Crash in Nevada

All five people aboard a medical transport flight, including a patient, were killed in a plane crash in northern Nevada, according to an air ambulance company. The Lyon County Sheriff’s office said authorities began receiving calls about the crash near …

New Mexico Law Signed to Help Wildfire, Flooding Recovery

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed to use zero-interest loans to help local governments in the arid, Southwest state repair or replace public infrastructure damaged by wildfires or subsequent flooding. The law follows last year’s historic Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon …

California Airport, 50K in Bay Area Lose Power Due to Fire

A power substation fire temporarily caused outages at the Oakland International Airport and left 50,000 customers around the east San Francisco Bay Area without electricity Sunday, Oakland fire officials said. The Oakland Fire Department responded to a fire on Pacific …

Gas Pipeline to Las Vegas Resumes Operating After Shutdown That Interrupted Homes and Businesses

A pipeline facility in California that was forced to shut down deliveries of gasoline and diesel from the Los Angeles area east to areas including Las Vegas and Phoenix due to a leak, resumed operations over the weekend, according to …

Ohio Residents Can Return After Air Deemed Safe from Derailment

Evacuated residents can safely return to the Ohio village where crews burned toxic chemicals after a train derailed five days ago near the Pennsylvania state line, East Palestine Fire Chief Keith Drabick said. Authorities in East Palestine had warned that …

Earthquake Recovery Continues on Northern California Coast

Humboldt County authorities have released the latest statistics on recovery from the December earthquake and aftershocks that struck the Northern California coast. Roughly 91 structures have been red-tagged as unsafe to occupy and more than 300 structures have been yellow-tagged, …

Code Inspections Conducted on Dozens of Rental Units Following Fatal Las Vegas Fire

Code enforcement inspections of more than 30 aging multi-unit and extended-stay properties in Las Vegas, spurred by the city’s deadliest residential fire in history, has been completed. City officials this week released the findings of the first year of the …