California Wildfire Damage at $25.4B and Rising October 29, 2019 By Nic Querolo and Brian K. Sullivan Damages from the fires ripping across California stand at $25.4 billion, and they’re bound to keep rising. The Kincade fire...
California Braces for Biggest Blackout Yet as Massive Wildfire Burns October 25, 2019 By Mark Chediak, David R. Baker and Brian K. Sullivan As wildfires rage and utilities race to restore power, the worst may be yet to come for California residents. PG&E...
500K-Plus Californians Lose Power; Large Wildfire Rages October 24, 2019 By Mark Chediak, David R. Baker and Brian K. Sullivan More than half a million people have lost power across California as part of a deliberate blackout designed to keep...
California Wildfire Victims in PG&E Bankruptcy See $13.5B in Claims October 8, 2019 By Jim Christie A lawyer for the committee representing wildfire victims in the bankruptcy of PG&E Corp said at a hearing on Monday...
Retrial for Founder in California Warehouse Fire That Killed 36 October 7, 2019 The founder of an artists’ work-live collective in the San Francisco Bay Area where a fast-moving fire trapped and killed...
Supreme Court Rejects Sempra’s Bid to Recover $379M from 2007 California Wildfire Payouts October 7, 2019 By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric Co...
22 New California Laws Take Aim at Wildfire Danger October 4, 2019 By Don Thompson California is adopting nearly two dozen laws aimed at preventing and fighting the devastating wildfires that have charred large swaths...
May Tornadoes Losses Among Highest Insured Losses in Ohio History August 21, 2019 Insured losses from Memorial Day tornadoes that ravaged parts of Ohio will be among the largest in the state’s history....
Elk Damage to Washington Farms Estimated at $1.4M June 11, 2019 The growing elk population in the Skagit County, Wash. is costing farmers $1.4 million a year, according to a new...
Hammer Sparks Led to California’s Mendocino Blaze June 11, 2019 California fire officials say sparks from a hammer driving a metal stake into the ground ignited a 2018 blaze in...