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CAC Group Acquires Media Guarantors in California

CAC Group acquired Media Guarantors in Hollywood, California. Janet Comenos will assume the role of entertainment practice leader at CAC Group. Fred Milstein, president and CEO of Media Guarantors, will continue to lead the firm under the new structure. Media …

California Fire Agency Employee Arrested on Suspicion of Starting 5 Blazes

A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection employee was arrested on suspicion he started five brush fires in Northern California in recent weeks, officials said. Robert Hernandez, 38, was arrested at the Howard Forest Fire Station in Healdsburg, California, …

Officials Identify 2 Men Killed in Idaho Gas Station Explosion

Authorities have identified two people killed when a gas station exploded and started a fire in a remote Idaho town last week. The Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office said Brandon Cook, 53, of Orofino and Wesley Lineberry, 62, of Pierce were …

Hackers Demand $6M for Files Stolen From Seattle Airport Operator in Cyberattack

Hackers are demanding $6 million in bitcoin from the operator of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for documents they stole during a cyberattack last month and posted on the dark web this week, an airport official said. The Port of Seattle, …

GM’s Cruise to Begin Testing Autonomous Vehicles in California

General Motors’ self-driving unit Cruise said on Thursday it will begin supervised testing with up to five autonomous vehicles in fall this year in California’s Bay Area. Cruise will deploy several manual mapping vehicles in Sunnyvale and Mountain View, following …

California’s Lara Orders 1-Year Moratorium for 750K Residents Following Wildfires

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for 750,000 policyholders affected by the Airport, Bridge, and Line fires in the counties of Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino. …

Washington Metal Fabricator Faces Felony in $340K Workers’ Comp Scam

A Washington man who claimed he was too injured to work while operating a metal fabrication shop faces a felony charge in an alleged $340,000 workers’ compensation scam. Travis Lee Johnson, 52, of Spokane Valley, pleaded not guilty recently to …

All 4 Dead Aboard Plane After Crash Near Runway in Rural Alaska

A crash of a plane roughly a half-mile from a runway near the southwest Alaska community of St. Mary’s killed all four occupants on board the aircraft, authorities said. Alaska State Troopers said they received a report of an overdue …

California Labor Commissioner Gets $1.7M Settlement in Wingstop Wage Theft Case

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $1.7 million wage theft settlement for 550 workers in an alleged scheme in which the owner of multiple Wingstop locations in Bakersfield created separate corporate entities to circumvent labor laws. The franchisee must …

Wildfire Risk Upends California’s Cannabis Heartland as Insurance Vanishes

Hannah Whyte is one of thousands of Californians who have struggled to insure their property in the event of wildfire. Her 77-acre farm nestled deep in a wildfire-vulnerable forest lost its coverage from State Farm after the mountainous region burned …

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