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Tornado-damaged Pfizer Plant in North Carolina Restarts Production

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — A major Pfizer pharmaceutical plant in North Carolina that makes critical supplies for U.S. hospitals has restarted production about 10 weeks after it was heavily damaged by a tornado, the company announced Monday. Getting a …

NC Family Sues Google After Man Drove off Collapsed Bridge Following Map Directions

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence, claiming it had been informed of the …

Judge Tosses Fraud Against Exec in SC Nuclear Debacle, But New Case Could Follow

A judge has ordered criminal charges dropped against the final executive accused of lying about problems building two nuclear reactors in South Carolina that were abandoned without generating a watt of power. The judge tossed the charges Wednesday because ratepayers …

Skanska Must Face the Music: Maritime Law Does Not Protect it from Fla. Storm Claims

A construction company whose barges came loose from their moorings during Hurricane Sally and damaged the Pensacola Bay Bridge will have to cope with some 900 claims by businesses and other parties that say they suffered economic damages while the …

Atlanta Police Motorcycles Burned in Arson Attack

Atlanta Police Department motorcycles were damaged in an intentional fire caused by devices set inside a training facility early Saturday, officials said. The Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department responded to reports of a multi-vehicle fire around 2:20 a.m. and found …

Safety Concerns Dominate Norfolk Southern CEO’s Job Since Derailment

Norfolk Southern’s CEO has spoken often of safety and better service since he took the job over a year ago, but it’s safety that has dominated discussions after one of his trains derailed and caught fire in February in Ohio, …

Catholic Church in Florida Struck as Insurance Costs Soar Toward the Heavens

It seems that few are safe from soaring property insurance rates in Florida, not even those with strong connections to a higher authority. The Crux, a Catholic news outlet, reported that the Catholic Church’s Pensacola-Tallahassee Diocese has been unable to …

Tennessee, Kentucky EV Battery Plants on Track for $9.2B Federal Loan

Massive battery plants planned in Tennessee and Kentucky for Ford’s electric vehicles are on track to receive up to a $9.2 billion federal loan in what would be the biggest award under the U.S. Department of Energy’s loan program since …

Atlanta City Clerk Sued for Denying ‘Stop Cop City’ Petition Lets Effort Move Forward

Facing a lawsuit from opponents of Atlanta’s proposed police and firefighter training center, the city clerk on Wednesday approved a petition that seeks to force a voter referendum on halting the complex. The approval of the petition, which the clerk …

Man Behind 2021 Walmart Fires Along Gulf Coast Sentenced to 18 years

An Alabama federal judge has sentenced the man who admits being the leader of a scheme to set fires to Walmart stores along the Gulf Coast to 18 years in prison – double the recommended sentence. As part of a …