West News for September 2012
- Fatal Las Vegas Bus Stop Crash Driver Was Drunk
- Fire at California Jewelry Plant Causes $10,000 in Damage
- Idaho Woman Claims She Was Dragged Behind Bus
- New Mexico Plant Shut After Peanut Butter Recall
- Human Finger in Idaho Trout Belongs to Wakeboarder
- California Regulator Settles Fire Claims With Insurer
- Washington Construction Inspectors Target Underground Contractors in Sweep
- California Governor Gives Green Light to Driverless Cars
- Honolulu Gets Tsunami Radiation Detection Device
- California Pipeline Safety Rules Strengthened
- Los Angeles Fields Motorcycle Emergency Response Team
- Coast Guard Plans Southeast Alaska Spill Exercise
- Southern California Wildfire Destroys at Least 20 Homes
- Study Finds Gaps in New Mexico Fire Service
- Asbestos Found in New Mexico State Office Building
- 3 Hurt in New Mexico Hot Air Balloon Mishap
- Study Suggests Alaska Will See Most Tsunami Debris
- Colorado Resorts Wants Avalanche Lawsuit Dismissed
- 2 Workers Injured in Washington Construction Accident
- California Law Bans Predatory ADA Lawsuits Against Businesses
- Colorado Man Wins $7M in Popcorn Lung Lawsuit
- Metal Thieves Targeting California Fire Hydrants
- Colorado Builders Confident Fire Victims Home Demands Will Be Met
- More Than 2M California Homes Exposed to High Wildfire Danger
- Injury Wrecks Up 45 Percent on Nevada Interstate Under Construction
- Fire Causes $2M in Damages to Idaho Hop Shed
- Caltrans Seeks Nearly $75K in Highway Safety Suit
- No Increase in Washington Workers’ Comp Rate for 2013
- Caliber Collision Doubles Capacity With Move to New California Facility
- Hawaii Kayak Company Permit Revoked After Teen Swept Out to Sea
- Pilot Lands OK After Confusing Arizona Road With Airport
- Montana Supreme Court Denies Mental Evaluation in Hit-and-Run Case
- Alaska Borough to Present New Flood Risk Maps
- California Allows Emotional Distress Damages in Dog’s Death
- Caltrain: Train Operator Tested Positive for Drugs
- Wyoming Lower Court to Reconsider Errant Golf Ball Lawsuit
- Tinfoil Protects Washington Ranger Station During Fire
- Arizona Police Investigate Multiple Car Fires
- Bank Heist Suspects Hurl Cash During Los Angeles Chase
- Feds: Pipe Wall in California Refinery Fire Was Thin as Penny
- Wildfires Pose Risk to Quarter-Million Western U.S. Homes
- Turkish Pedicab Drivers Ordered to Leave U.S.
- Utility Hit With Lawsuit Over Utah Wildfire
- Alaska to Get $1M for Tsunami Debris Cleanup
- Submerged Forest Suggests Massive Sierra Drought
- 4 Faulty Oregon Highway Bridges Being Demolished
- 2 Boys Injured After Falling From SUV on Utah Highway
- 20 Years Since Hurricane Iniki Struck Hawaii Islands
- Extra DUI Patrols Nab 1,600 Washington Drivers
- California Metrolink Victims Claim Inadequate Compensation
- Landing Gear Door Falls on Washington Neighborhood
- Risk of Lawsuits Preventing Abandoned Mine Cleanup
- Oregon Hotel Fire Probe Advancing
- Fiery Car Crash Into Los Angeles Pizzeria Kills Three People
- California Drivers Can Use Phones to Prove Insurance
- Arizona Hospital Reviewing Huge Bill for Scorpion Sting
- Wind Storm Knocks Out Power in Alaska’s Largest City
- Lawsuit Claims Discrimination by In-N-Out Chain
- Determining Oregon Hotel Fire Cause Could Take a Week
- Beverly Hills Police Officer Arrested for DUI
- Alaska City Declares High-Rise Unfit for Occupancy
- Paraplegic Awarded $1.5M From California Hospital
- Cigarette Caused Montana Group Home Fire
- Crash Involving 100-Year-Old Driver Rekindles Age Debate
- Lawmakers Pass Workers’ Compensation Changes
- Arizona Officers Make Nearly 400 DUI Arrests
- Company, Insurers Sues Oregon Utility Over Power Outage
- Repeat Offender Gets Up to 10 Years for Insurance Fraud