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Palm Beach Elite Are Raising Money to Lure Vanderbilt to Florida

Wealthy Florida residents and developers are looking to raise at least $300 million for Vanderbilt University to build a sprawling campus in West Palm Beach. Billionaire developer Steve Ross hosted a reception at his Palm Beach mansion on Monday for …

Berkeley to Halt Ban on Natural Gas Piping in New Buildings

The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to halt enforcement of a ban on natural gas piping in new homes and buildings that was successfully opposed in court by the California Restaurant Association, the organization said. The settlement follows the …

Subpoenas on Agencies and Officials Delay Release of Key Report into Deadly Hawaii Wildfire

Hawaii’s attorney general blamed a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county agencies that forced investigators to issue subpoenas. The first phase of an independent investigation into the Aug. 8 fire that …

Forecast: Blizzard Conditions Could Bury California Mountain Towns in Feet of Snow

Snow was expected to pick up across portions of Oregon, Northern California and northwestern Nevada by Wednesday night, according to AccuWeather meteorologists, who are forecasting heavy snow to expand through the northern and central Sierra on Thursday. The best chance …

New Storms Hit California as Wet Winter Brings More Flooding, Winds and Heavy Snowfall

AccuWeather meteorologists on Sunday forecasted the “relentless wet pattern” will continue for residents along the West Coast at least the middle of the week, as stormy conditions will moved onshore withrounds of locally heavy rainfall and a renewed risk for …

Mississippi Governor Announces Law Enforcement Ops to Stem Capital City Crime

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officials have surged local, state and federal resources to Mississippi’s capital city for a new operation aimed at curbing violent crime, drug trafficking and other offenses, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Tuesday. Reeves and other …

West Virginia Bill Stokes Fears About Pesticide-Producing Logging Facility

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia bill approved by the House of Delegates on Tuesday that limits counties from regulating agricultural operations is stoking fears that a logging company could resurrect plans to build a toxic-spewing fumigation facility in …

No Insurance on 200-foot Tower Stolen from Alabama Town’s Radio Station

JASPER, Ala. (AP) — The theft of a giant radio tower has silenced what used to be the voice of a small Alabama town and the surrounding county, the radio station’s general manager said. A thief or thieves made off …

Hub Launches High Net Worth Excess Wildfire Program in California

HUB International launched a new program to address the need for enhanced wildfire coverage of high value homes that will be offered exclusively by HUB Private Client to address the insurance and risk management needs of affluent families and individuals …

West Virginia Construction Firm to Buy Bankrupt College Campus

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the sale of a defunct private university’s campus to the owner of a West Virginia construction firm for $5 million. Craig G. Phillips, owner of CGP Construction of Elkins, …