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Ethan Swope/AP PhotoWildfires and expensive rebuilding wiped out profits among California home insurers. State Farm isn’t the first insurer to retreat from the state, and may not be the last. -
Hanin Najjar/Oregon could see a much hotter July and August as the region shifts to an El Nino weather pattern later this year.
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The federal agency said dozens of firefighters earned $200 a day while working about 70 hours a week. -
The announcement is the latest development in what has been a years-long issue in California: insurance companies dropping homeowners because of the growing risk of wildfires.
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Expert witnesses say the electric utility suffered from a lack of leadership during the 2020 fires.
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A heat wave will bring temperatures in the 90s to the Willamette Valley and other parts of the state later this week
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The bill aimed at consumer insurance protections and Oregon's wildfire risk map passed the Oregon House of Representatives on Tuesday. It now heads to Gov. Kotek's desk to be signed into law.
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A jury heard opening statements Tuesday in a $1.6 billion trial against PacifiCorp over its alleged role in the 2020 Labor Day wildfires.
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A $1.6 billion class-action lawsuit that accuses the utility PacifiCorp of failing to shut off its power lines during extreme fire danger in September 2020 heads to trial Monday. It is likely the first time a utility has taken such a class-action case to a jury trial.
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State officials warned utilities about fire risks and encouraged them to shut down power lines before the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires, newly filed court documents show.
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The bill would update the map, which outlines wildfire risk at the property ownership level across the state. A previous version of the map was withdrawn last summer after receiving intense criticism.
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Oregon lawmakers are considering legislation that would prepare Oregon’s fairgrounds for use as evacuation sites.
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Attorneys in a class action lawsuit for people harmed by the Labor Day fires in Oregon say the messages and other evidence presented in a court filing Tuesday show PacifiCorp knew early on it likely played a role in starting the fires.
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January’s rains flooded farm fields and orchards. Many California farmworkers lost weeks of pay. Advocates say the state should help them weather such crises. A leading proposal would pay $300 a week to undocumented workers.
