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Engineers Call For More Inspections After Condo Collapse

MIAMI (AP) — The state of Florida should consider requiring high-rise buildings near the coast to undergo safety inspections every 20 years, according to a coalition of engineers and architects that formed after a Miami-area condominium collapsed in June, killing …

Cracks Force Closing of $60M Texas High School Football Stadium

A $60 million high school football stadium that opened to massive fanfare in 2012 will be shut down for the upcoming season after cracks were found in the building’s concrete concourse. Administrators in Allen, Texas, northeast of Dallas, had hoped …

Tenants Warned Troubled Ohio Mall May Be Shut Down

Tenants at an Ohio shopping mall have been told to be ready in case county officials decide to shut the place down. Wood County Commissioner Jim Carter tells WTOL-TV that building inspectors have found Woodville Mall near Toledo has structural …