SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The bookends of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s nearly eight years in office have been defined by a crucial question: Who should cover the cost of damage from wildfires caused by utility equipment? The most destructive wildfire in state history, a blaze that killed 85 people and destroyed more than 18,000 buildings in
GARY, Ind. — Tens of thousands of residents in northwest Indiana were in survival mode Thursday as they endured a ninth day without power, throwing out spoiled food, lining up for hot meals and searching for places to charge their phones. In Gary, Indiana, schools remained closed after the deadly Aug. 11 storm downed trees
Crews were working to restore power to thousands of Hawaii residents Tuesday after the outer bands of Lala battered the archipelago over the weekend, causing destructive flooding and killing one person, before weakening from a hurricane to a tropical storm. Crews on the Big Island were working to clear and restore roads. Most public schools
Since the end of last month, several water utilities in the United States have been hit by cyberattacks, causing alarm in the country. For years, water utilities and other critical infrastructure facilities in the power sector, for example, have been targeted by hackers, whether government-backed or individuals. What makes these recent attacks — allegedly carried
Michigan on Saturday joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on nine of the state’s water systems but an official said all systems were operating “safely.” Earlier this week, authorities said cyberattacks targeted over 30 water systems in Minnesota. The source of the attacks is being investigated, but they came amid warnings that Iranian hackers have been
LAKE GENEVA, Wisconsin.- Three people died and seven others were rescued Friday after a boat capsized on Lake Geneva as a strong storm passed through southern Wisconsin, an official said. Many injuries were reported in Walworth County, Wisconsin, after the storm downed trees, downed power lines and damaged buildings, said Tom Hausner, undersheriff of the
