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Virginia County School Damage Estimate Could Reach $60 Million

Louisa County officials say it could cost up to $60 million to replace a high school and an elementary school damaged by last week’s earthquake. Officials told a joint meeting of the School Board and county Board of Supervisors on …

Nebraska Ex-School Employee Charged with Arson

Prosecutors have charged a former Lincoln Public Schools employee with second-degree arson in a fire that destroyed the district’s office building. Sharon Brewster was charged on Wednesday. A Lancaster County judge set her bond at $1 million. A preliminary hearing …

Employee Arrested in Nebraska School District Fire

Authorities say an employee with Lincoln Public Schools in Nebraska has been arrested for allegedly setting a fire that destroyed the district’s office building. The Lincoln Journal Star says Sharon Brewster was booked in the Lancaster County jail on Monday …

Tennessee County to Demolish School Damaged by Storm

A Bradley County elementary school that was damaged during the April 27 tornado will be demolished. The Board of Education approved the plan on Thursday and also voted to allow the schools director to go forward with plans to purchase …

Fire Damages New Hampshire Middle School

New Hampshire investigators are trying to determine the cause of an early morning fire that caused more than $40,000 in damage to a Nashua middle school. The fire alarm at the Fairgrounds Middle School sounded at about 4 a.m. Tuesday. …

Fire at Closed Missouri School Determined to be Arson

Firefighters say a three-alarm blaze that caused $250,000 damage at a closed Kansas City school was intentionally set. Fire Department spokesman Joe Vitale says the fire at the former Manchester school started around 5 p.m. Saturday and quickly spread across …

Insurance Problem Disrupts Oregon Charter School

After staying home Monday and Tuesday, students at Trillium Charter School in Portland are returning to class. The Oregonian reports the K-12 school with 360 students had to cancel two days this week because insurers dropped property, liability and workers’ …

Authorities Probe Arson at Maryland High School

Montgomery County fire officials say someone threw an incendiary device into a classroom at Walt Whitman High School, located in Bethesda, causing a small explosion and fire. Assistant Chief Scott Graham of the Montgomery County Fire Department says officials aren’t …