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Georgia Coliseum Closed for Repairs after Concrete Chunk Falls from Ceiling

Georgia’s Stegeman Coliseum has been closed for repairs after a small piece of concrete fell from the ceiling of the nearly 60-year-old facility that hosts several of the university’s sports teams and school graduation ceremonies in the spring. No one …

United Insurance Holdings Moves Forward With Specialty Commercial Business: CEO

United Insurance Holdings Corp. Corp. said it will move on to focus on specialty commercial lines business following news last month that its subsidiary United P&C Insurance Company (UPC) being was placed in receivership. During a short conference call to …

Florida Home Fire and Welding Site Explosion Kill Five People

Two people were killed and three others injured Tuesday when at least two tractor-trailers exploded at a truck and welding business in Miami. The Miami Herald and local TV news outlets reported that the explosion and fire in the Medley …

Alaska Building Collapse Kills One Victim, Second Hospitalized

A building collapse in Alaska evening killed one person and briefly trapped two others, including a victim who communicated with firefighters before being freed and transported to a hospital, officials said. The Anchorage Fire Department confirmed the death of one …

Neighbors Recoil at Florida Pool Shaped Like Gun

The swimming pool in the backyard of Louis Minardi’s home may be distinctive to Florida: The custom-built pool is shaped like a six-shooter revolver, in a state made famous – sometimes infamous – by guns, gun politics and gun culture. …

Trial Lawyers Push Back Against Florida Plan for More Insurance Tort Reform

It’s now clear what the regular session of the Florida Legislature will focus on when lawmakers convene March 7: More litigation measures that would bring property insurance-type reforms to automobile, liability and other lines of insurance. The rough outlines of …

Code Inspections Conducted on Dozens of Rental Units Following Fatal Las Vegas Fire

Code enforcement inspections of more than 30 aging multi-unit and extended-stay properties in Las Vegas, spurred by the city’s deadliest residential fire in history, has been completed. City officials this week released the findings of the first year of the …

NOAA Says Tennessee Drought Management Plan Lacks Specifics

Drought affects everything from water quality and public health to ecosystems and infrastructure. But when does a drought become severe enough to warrant water restrictions? Tennessee state agencies do not have that answer, according to a new report funded by …

Three Children Killed in North Carolina House Fire

Three children under the age of 5 are dead and their mother was taken to a hospital after a house fire in North Carolina on Monday morning, authorities said. Greensboro Deputy Fire Chief Dwayne Church says firefighters called to a …

Oregon Hemp Plant Fire Injures 5, Town Temporarily Evacuated

A small town in central Oregon was evacuated and five people were hurt due to a hemp manufacturing plant fire Sunday. The Sherman County Sheriff’s Office said five employees were burned in the blaze, including one who suffered significant burns, …