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California Jury Awards $2.28 Billion in Child Sex Abuse Suit

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California jury has awarded $2.28 billion to a woman who was molested for years by her stepfather, her attorneys announced. The panel in Riverside County Superior Court awarded damages on Tuesday to a woman …

$1.6B Trial Starts Against Utility over Fatal 2020 Wildfires

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A trial connected to a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon started Tuesday in Portland. The fires in 2020 killed nine people, burned more than …

Yosemite Closes over Flooding Threat as Huge Snowpack Melts

LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — Ron Caetano is packed and ready to go. His family photos and valuables are in the trailer and he’s put food in carry totes. He moved the rabbits and chickens and their automatic feeders to higher …

New Mexicans Affected by Last Year’s Wildfire Get FEMA Aid

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office, charged with administering nearly $4 billion in emergency financial aid for survivors of last year’s record-breaking wildfire in New Mexico, is expected to open its …

As Epic Snow Melts, a California Community Braces for Floods

Ron Caetano is packed and ready to go. His family photos and valuables are in the trailer and he’s put food in carry totes. He moved the rabbits and chickens and their automatic feeders to higher ground. He and his …

Failure to Improve Health Not Enough to Overcome Presumption

A retired police officer who continued to gain weight after his doctors told him to exercise more often and reduce his fat intake is still entitled to a statutory presumption that his heart disease arose out of and in the …

$50M Claim Filed over Fatal Eviction Shooting in Tucson

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The family of an Arizona property manager who was fatally shot during an attempted eviction in Tucson last year has filed a $50 million claim against Pima County and others. An attorney representing Angela Fox’s family …

Evacuations Ordered After Flooding in Small Arizona Town

CHINLE, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials ordered evacuations Sunday for some residents of Chinle after floodwaters filled washes and overflowed berms and dirt dams. They said many residents are refusing to leave, however, because they want to protect their …

Animatronic Dragon Bursts into Flames During Disneyland Show

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Spectators at Disneyland’s popular “Fantasmic” show got a shock this weekend when the feature’s fire-breathing animatronic dragon suddenly burst into flames. No injuries were reported following the blaze Saturday night at the Southern California theme park, …

Early Morning Fire Destroys Wing of Idaho High School

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An early morning fire destroyed part of a large high school in the southern Idaho city of Pocatello on Friday. No one was injured in the fire, but Pocatello Fire Department Assistant Chief Shane Grow said …

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