Although the cause of California's wildfires may never be known, PG&E may be liable. Will customers have to pay any losses that exceed the insurance coverage available?

Californias chief utility regulator said the state may never determine whether PG&E Corp.s electrical equipment played a role in igniting the deadly blazes near San Francisco earlier this month.

Californias chief utility regulator said the state may never determine whether PG&E Corp.s electrical equipment played a role in igniting the deadly blazes near San Francisco earlier this month.

California wildfires continue to burn throughout Napa and Sonoma valleys, leaving at least 11 dead and 1,500 buildings destroyed.

The state may have been spared the most horrible loss of life and destruction of property so many had predicted, but its hard to overstate the scale of devastation Irmas fury brought to the power grid and those who depend on it.

The state may have been spared the most horrible loss of life and destruction of property so many had predicted, but its hard to overstate the scale of devastation Irmas fury brought to the power grid and those who depend on it.

Hurricane Irma hopscotched up Floridas west coast Sunday, making two landfalls and driving a wall of water and winds that submerged Miami, Naples and other major cities.

More than 1.5 million people are still without power as Matthew on Sunday brought Hurricane-force wind gusts and flooding to the outer banks of North Carolina, where the storm left at least seven dead.