The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $1 million settlement against the Cheesecake Factory Restaurants Inc. and two janitorial contractors for reportedly underpaying 589 janitorial workers. The investigation began in 2016 after receiving complaints of possible wage and hour violations …
A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the actor. Special prosecutors brought the case before a …
The odds are rising that California and the West will be struck by a plume of moisture known as an atmospheric river from Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, the US Climate Prediction Center said in a social media post. The …
The day after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century destroyed a seaside community on Maui, the barrage of 911 calls didn’t stop: Reports of missing people, stranded family members and confused tourists trapped without food or water lit up …
A small airplane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast on Sunday was constructed piece by piece over nearly a decade, one of tens of thousands of home-built aircraft that are part of a high-flying hobby taking off …
Dale Gunter joined Aspire General Insurance as general counsel. Gunter’s previous role was with National General/Allstate. He has over 30 years of insurance experience, joining National General Insurance when it was known as Integon Insurance in 1991. Gunter served as …
A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland, Oregon, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and mountain highways treacherous in the Pacific Northwest. Shortly before noon on Wednesday, dispatchers …
The family of a California college student who vanished nearly three decades ago sued the school, alleging it caused Kristin Smart’s murder through negligence. Smart, then 19, disappeared from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo on the state’s …
A new report shows Colorado has the most car thefts, while populous California made the top 10 list. The report’s authors analyzed data from the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer, which showed the amount of motor vehicle thefts in each state …
The excess and surplus lines homeowners’ insurance market in California has undergone significant changes in recent years. The number of policies has changed substantially in over the last decade—first increasing, then declining rapidly. However, new data suggests the market may …
