ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) __ After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship`s hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said late Saturday that the fire was out and directed the ship to anchor near Dutch Harbor, …
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Afghan Air Force pilot training for a commercial license in Oregon ignored his flight instructor`s advice to not return to a small airport because of low visibility. The plane later crashed, killing the pilot …
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued high surf warnings for much of the West Coast and parts of Hawaii, describing the waves and rip currents expected to hit certain coastlines as potentially dangerous and life- threatening. …
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Colorado man was sentenced Wednesday to prison in Nevada following his arrest last January for setting his car afire at a remote facility in what authorities initially characterized as a terror attack on the electric …
NEW YORK –– Oregon’s utility regulator this week said it would investigate a petition by PacifiCorp to limit its liability from future wildfire-related lawsuits, delaying a decision on the power provider’s request by as long as nine months. In October, …
Near fields awash with strawberries and greens, Ileana Miranda and her family pay $72 a month to get water piped into their home in a rural California community __ and that`s before they consume a drop. They pay to bring …
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A man was fatally shot and three people were hurt as gunfire rang out at a shopping center in Colorado on Christmas Eve, police said Sunday. A fight broke out between two groups of people …
PORT HUENEME, Calif. (AP) — A Pacific storm pounded parts of Southern California on Thursday with heavy rain and street flooding, adding to hassles as holiday travel got underway. The early morning downpours targeted coastal Ventura County, just to the …
A medical provider defending against a malpractice lawsuit cannot introduce evidence about assumption of risk if the patient acknowledges that she gave her informed consent, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Thursday. “Informed consent evidence is inadmissible, and an assumption-of-the-risk defense …
A California appellate panel overturned a Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board ruling that “an administrative irregularity” allowed the board to waive the statutory 60-day deadline to act on an appeal from an administrative law judge’s order. The Second Appellate District issued …