World & Nation
Coastal communities around the world are adding a tropical twist to shoreline protection, courtesy of the humble coconut.
March 17, 2023
California
Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra and three Bay Area prosecutors said well-known company broke California law by failing to hold in a fully refundable trust more than $100 million customers paid for the cremation plans.
Dec. 2, 2019
Science & Medicine
Scientists peering at a “warm Neptune” roughly 430 light-years away have discovered far less water in the gassy planet’s atmosphere than they expected — which puts it at odds with the ice giants in our own solar system.
May 11, 2017
Allegations that two Southern California cemeteries have conducted multiple cremations, commingling the ashes of the deceased and returning the commingled remains to unsuspecting relatives, will be investigated by the California Cemetery Board, a state official said Wednesday.
March 24, 1988
When Palos Verdes Estates became a city nearly 60 years ago after a close incorporation election, the victors were said to have danced around the landmark Neptune Fountain at Malaga Cove Plaza.
Jan. 16, 1997
Three Neptune Society funeral homes, including one in San Pedro, mishandled the cremations of three men and failed to put more than $12.5 million of consumers’ money in a trust fund, according to a state agency.
Dec. 29, 1994
Business
An heir to the Disney fortune is trying to bolster urn-ings.
Aug. 27, 2003
Joyce Adams wanted to have her father’s ashes scattered over the sea, but instead, she contends, they were dumped in the bottom of a creek bed, many miles from the ocean.
Jan. 27, 1998
The Neptune Society has offered to pay $2,675,000 in damages to Southern California residents who claim a Costa Mesa crematory illegally burned and in some cases lost the remains of loved ones.
Jan. 23, 1988
The Neptune Society Inc. in Burbank said it has completed the acquisition of the Cremation Society of Iowa.
April 11, 2000