Mississippi ICU Capacity ‘Extinguished’ by Latest COVID Spike July 30, 2021 By Emily Wagster Pettus Mississippi’s top public health official said that intensive care units are filling up in some hospitals and COVID-19 outbreaks are...
Global Empowerment Mission Provides Housing Assistance for Surfside Victims July 30, 2021 By Terry Spencer Sharon Schechter escaped the South Florida condominium tower collapse with just the nightclothes she was wearing, so she cried shortly...
Alabama COVID Hospitalizations Soar July 29, 2021 By Kim Chandler The number of COVID-19 patients in Alabama hospitals Monday climbed to more than 900 _ a number the state has...
People Moves: Monarch E&S Hires Currier; Howden Specialty Names Two Executive Directors for Financial Lines Division July 29, 2021 Monarch E&S Monarch E&S Insurance Services has named Heather Currier operations manager. Currier will be based out of Monarch’s Florida...
West Virginia Lawsuit Over Opioids Reaches Closing Arguments July 29, 2021 By John Raby Three major U.S. drug distributors should be held responsible for sending a “tsunami” of prescription pain pills that caused a...
In Opioid Trial Closing, West Virginia Blames Drug Distributors. Distributors Blame Doctors. July 28, 2021 By Brendan Pierson CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawyers for a West Virginia city and county hard hit by the opioid crisis began wrapping up...
North Carolina County to Pay $1.25M to Family of Woman Killed in Accident With Sheriff’s Deputy July 28, 2021 The family of a woman killed in a crash with a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy earlier this year will receive...
Officials Propose $1M Fine for Georgia Nitrogen Leak That Killed 6 July 27, 2021 By Jeff Amy Federal workplace safety officials are proposing nearly $1 million in fines against four companies following a liquid nitrogen leak in...
Disney to Resume Florida-Based Cruises in August July 27, 2021 Walt Disney Co’s cruise division said on Friday it would start operations from U.S. ports again next month, following a...
Court Affirms Miami Condo Tower Hurricane Damage Award That Disappointed Both Sides July 27, 2021 By Jim Sams The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a jury verdict that found an insurer liable for $2.6 million in damages...