VIDEO: Local and state fire safety officials are discussing implementing more fire-prevention requirements at large wooden-building construction sites after this month’s massive, deadly blaze in Charlotte. The five-alarm fire killed two construction workers and sparked spot fires on nearby structures.
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VIDEO: ”It had to be a narrative, a documentary or a how-to,” said Shawn Packard, a Cinematography student at Full Sail University. A school capstone project inspired a student to dig deep into his hometown. “I live here, I have lived here my whole life. It has been home for me. It kind of means a lot with family and the traditions and the community that we have built here,” Packard said.
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VIDEO: The past winter was a heavy one for respiratory viruses, dominated by surges of RSV, influenza and Covid-19. But just as it was winding down, a little-known virus that causes many of the same symptoms – a lower lung infection, hacking cough, runny nose, sore throat and fever – was just picking up steam.
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Many of the 19 victims were schoolchildren. The fire service said it was still unclear who had set the building ablaze.

A fire last week at a mosque in St. Paul, Minn., was at least the fifth such act of vandalism against Muslim houses of worship in the state so far this year, officials said. The suspect in the latest fire said he was Muslim and was protesting homelessness.

Representative Ilhan Omar said the man charged with arson, Jackie Rahm Little, had also vandalized her district office in Minneapolis.