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California Lawmakers’ Skip Vote on Wildfire Victims’ Compensation Bill
The California Assembly opted not to vote Tuesday on legislation meant to help wildfire victims, deciding at the last minute to push back a decision on a bill that some Democrats, including Gov. ...
Labor Day Travelers Face Higher Costs, Heavier Traffic: AAA
Labor Day travelers face heavier traffic, higher fuel, airfare, and hotel costs this year, according to AAA. Booking data shows strong demand for destinations across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. The ...
Blackout Risk Rises as Heat Wave Stresses Largest U.S. Electric Grids
The risk of power outages is expected to escalate across a broad swath of the United States on Wednesday as intense heat will test the capacity of electricity supplies serving millions of homes and ...
Investigators Find Washington Chemical Tank Called Unfit for Service Before Deadly Failure
An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill "not fit for continued service" 10 months before it failed in May, killing 11 in one of the deadliest U.S. workplace ...
Over $1M in Stolen Goods Recovered by CHP During Organized Retail Crime Crackdown
Participation in a recent National Organized Retail Crime Blitz helped the California Highway Patrol recover $1.05 million in stolen goods. From August 1-9, the CHP Organized Retail Crime Task Force ...
Steep Declines in Child Restraint Use Prompt AAA Safety Reminder
New analysis of nationwide crash data finds that child safety seat and booster seat use declines sharply with age, starting when kids are just 3 years old, according to AAA. Between 2020 and 2024, ...
LaGuardia Air Traffic Controllers Left an Hour Early Before Deadly Crash
Two air traffic controllers could be fired for leaving the tower at New York's LaGuardia Airport about an hour early on the night that an Air Canada jet smashed into a fire truck crossing the runway, ...
California Lawmakers File Wildfire Plan, Without Newsom Asks
California legislators introduced a bill Saturday that would update the state's wildfire response without shifting liability away from publicly traded utilities. The move comes after extended ...