Paradise Struggles to Rebuild Amid High Home Insurance Costs November 8, 2023 By Janie Har SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heidi Lange was among the first to rebuild after the deadliest wildfire in California history destroyed...
As Death Toll from Maui Wildfire Reaches 93, Effort to Find and Identify the Dead is Just Beginning August 14, 2023 By Claire Rush, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Beatrice Dupuy LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town climbed to 93,...
Feds Send $930 Million to Curb ‘Crisis’ of US West Wildfires January 20, 2023 By Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday will announce $930 million for reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western...
Wildfire Victims Left With Nothing Get Hope From Donated RVs September 24, 2021 By Noah Berger QUINCY, Calif. (AP) — Clutching a bag full of duct tape and snacks, Woody Faircloth climbs aboard a motorhome complete...
Presenters Stress Importance of a Broad Search for Evidence August 11, 2021 By Jim Sams GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Fire claim investigators should carefully document evidence and be prepared to prove their conclusions to a...
California Fire Victims See Little Payout From Settlement May 10, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked...
These Scientists Are Studying Why California Keeps Burning September 16, 2020 Residents of fire-ravaged Western states, and an entire world of observers looking on in horror, have asked themselves, “How can...
California Homeowners Are Doomed to Repeat Their Past Mistakes July 14, 2020 By Leslie Kaufman On Oct. 8, 2017, sparks from private electric equipment set fire to the dry hills of Northern California’s wine country,...
PG&E Exits Bankruptcy After Wildfires Pushed It to Brink of Ruin July 2, 2020 By Mark Chediak Nearly a year and a half after collapsing under $30 billion in liabilities from wildfires sparked by its equipment, PG&E...
PG&E Plan Has Broad Support From Fire Victims, Lawyers Say April 6, 2020 By Scott Deveau Lawyers for more than half the wildfire victims who negotiated a $13.5 billion settlement with PG&E Corp. say their clients...