La Niña is likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere winter, with a 95% chance it will continue from January through March, according to the National Weather Service. The meteorologists said a majority of models predict there is a 50% …
Los Angeles County’s health director acted “arbitrarily” and didn’t prove the danger to the public when she banned outdoor dining at restaurants as coronavirus cases surged last month, a judge ruled Tuesday in a case other businesses may use to …
The City of Seattle will pay the family of Che Taylor $1.5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed after two police officers shot and killed Taylor outside a Wedgwood neighborhood home. A federal judge two months ago …
Houston-based NOW Insurance, an AI-enabled insurance platform aimed at matching small business owners and professionals with commercial insurance coverage plans, has secured another $1.25 million in seed funding led by The MFO Group, bringing its total funding amount to $2.5 …
The city of Tacoma, Wash., has agreed to an $8 million settlement for a man who was paralyzed and had his legs amputated after being shot by a police officer during a low-speed car chase in 2011. The settlement came …
A Buckeye, Ariz., woman who ran an insurance brokerage firm but kept premiums her clients intended to pay for their policies has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in state prison. The Arizona Department of Insurance announced the sentence for …
Coloradans like residents of other states have seen an increase in delivery vehicles as many households shifted to ordering more online amid the pandemice. Colorado workers’ compensation insurer Pinnacol Assurance analyzed its claims data to identify trends for this rapidly …
Illinois Department of Insurance Director Robert Muriel is leaving his post on Dec. 11, 2020, the department reported. IDOI’s Chief Deputy Director of Product Lines Shannon Whalen will fill in as interim acting director. Muriel was appointed to the position …
The cause of a fire that destroyed a marina building with hundreds of boats might never be known because of the extensive damage, an official said. The building’s roof and sides collapsed Dec. 4 at Toledo Beach Marina in Monroe …
Seven contractors were injured, four critically, when a storage tank at a petroleum facility in Texas exploded after catching fire on Dec. 5, according to fire officials. The fire began about 10 a.m. near a crude oil storage tank in …