LOS ANGELES—A federal jury in Los Angeles awarded $6.3 million to actor Shannen Doherty on Monday in a lawsuit alleging that State Farm failed to pay sufficiently for damage to her house in a 2018 California wildfire. The jury found that the insurance giant’s failure to pay policy benefits for Doherty’s Malibu home was “unreasonable…
Jury Awards $6.3 Million to Shannen Doherty in State Farm Fire Suit
October 5, 2021
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Toy Donation and Other Relief Efforts Help Victims of Caldor Fire
Ashlee Smith started Ashlee’s Toy Closet when she was eight years old, after she lost her house to the Angora Fire in 2007. Now, at 22, she’s still giving out toys, this time to children impacted by the Caldor Fire in California’s Grizzly Flats. She participated in a relief effort for fire victims on Sept….
Toy Donation, Other Relief Efforts Help Victims of Caldor Fire
Ashlee Smith started her nonprofit organization, Ashlee’s Toy Closet, when she was 8 years old, after she lost her house to the Angora Fire in 2007. Now, at age 22, she’s still giving out toys, this time to children affected by the Caldor Fire in the town of Grizzly Flats, California. Smith participated in a relief…
PG&E Charged in California Wildfire Last Year That Killed 4
September 25, 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO—Pacific Gas & Electric was charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment sparked a Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes last year, prosecutors said. It is the latest legal action against the nation’s largest utility, which pleaded guilty last year to 84 counts of…
Smoke from Central California Wildfires Continues to Affect LA County
LOS ANGELES—Smoke from Central and Northern California wildfires is expected to affect areas of Los Angeles County for a second straight day Sept. 24, the South Coast Air Quality Management District said. The heaviest smoke will be present in the upper atmosphere, so air quality index levels throughout the South Coast Air Basin, which includes…
The World’s Largest Tree Remains Standing Amid Nearby Wildfires
As wildfires continue to run throughout Northern California and the Sequoia National Park, the world’s largest trees remain standing. Earlier last week, officials rushed to cover the base of the 275-foot-tall, 25-foot-wide General Sherman Tree with fire-resistant material as the upstate blaze threatened its stability. As of Sept. 19, Southern Area Blue Team’s Operations Section…
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Congress questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the Afghanistan withdrawal, President Joe Biden visits the West Coast to speak with local officials about the wildfires and to survey wildfire damage, and a former Trump-appointed federal prosecutor joins Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race.
Lake Tahoe Evacuation Orders Lifted, but Fire Threat Remains
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.—The lifting of a mandatory evacuation order for South Lake Tahoe’s 22,000 residents is a confident milestone in the fight against the Caldor Fire, but it remains only 48 percent contained and still threatens areas south of the resort town. Firefighters are confronting aggressive winds and flames in some southeast sections of…
Lake Tahoe Residents Relieved Homes Spared From Wildfire
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.—Connor Jones sunbathed with his dog on the otherwise empty beach at Ski Run Marina on Monday, as residents trickling back into town filled up their cars at a gas station behind him and employees of a water sports rental company docked jet skis and boats they had anchored away from the…
Orange County Fire Authority Assists in Northern California Fire Crisis
The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) continues to assist in Northern California as the fires persist, causing local hospitals and all National Forests to temporarily close. Five fire engines, a helicopter, and 22 firefighter personnel are stationed fighting the Dixie Fire that is 52 percent contained as of Sept. 1. Other command positions from the…
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