Economy Mar 23 PG&E to plead guilty to lethal crimes in 2018 wildfires No one from PG&E will go to jail. Instead, the company will pay a $4 million fine and help pay to restore water access. …
Health Mar 10 New York sending in National Guard to control virus New York's governor announced he is sending National Guard troops to scrub surfaces and deliver food in and around a New York City suburb at the center of the nation's biggest cluster of coronavirus cases.
Nation Mar 10 Thousands on virus-hit cruise ship wait their turn to leave The Grand Princess ship had been held off the coast since Wednesday because of evidence that it was the breeding ground for more than 20 infections tied to a previous voyage.
Nation Mar 09 Thousands prepare to get off ship hit by virus in California About 1,100 crew on the ship, 19 of whom have tested positive for the new virus, will be quarantined and treated aboard the ship, which will dock elsewhere, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
Health Mar 07 Coronavirus concerns stall cruise ship off California Thousands of people were confined to a cruise ship circling in international waters off the San Francisco Bay Area Saturday after 21 passengers and crew members tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Health Mar 05 Cruise ship is held off California coast for virus testing Princess Cruises did not immediately disclose how many people were aboard the vessel — which has a capacity of 3,650 passengers and crew — but said fewer than 100 had been identified for testing.
Nation Oct 09 Millions face power outages in California due to wildfire threat California's main utility announced is shutting off power to customers in 34 northern, central and coastal California counties to reduce the chance of fierce winds knocking down or toppling trees into power lines during a siege of hot, dry, gusty…
Nation Sep 05 1 acquitted in deadly Ghost Ship warehouse fire; jury deadlocks on 2nd A jury on Thursday acquitted one man of involuntary manslaughter but could not reach a verdict for the leader of an artists' commune accused of turning a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse into a cluttered maze that trapped 36 partygoers…
Nation Jul 05 Aftershocks hit California following strongest earthquake in 20 years A widely felt magnitude 5.4 quake before dawn Friday was the strongest aftershock thus far.
Politics Apr 30 Ellen Tauscher, former congresswoman and finance trailblazer, dies at 67 Tauscher, who served in Congress for more than a decade before joining the Obama administration, died of complications from pneumonia, her family said Tuesday.