99 people unaccounted for in condo tower collapse
Authorities expected the death toll to mount in the collapse of a condo tower in Surfside. A part of the Champlain Towers South condo collapsed around 1:30 a.m., leading to a frantic rescue effort.
View ArticleMelbourne pastor, son and church member arrested for Capitol riot, feds say
James Cusick Jr., Casey Cusick and David Lesperance were arrested in connection to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, according to prosecutors.
View ArticleFormer President Trump plans Florida rally for Fourth of July weekend
Former President Donald Trump plans a rally in Sarasota over the Independence Day weekend.
View Article2 children test positive for COVID-19 on Royal Caribbean cruise ship
Royal Caribbean reported that two children tested positive on this week’s sailing of Adventure of the Seas.
View ArticlePresident Biden signs bill designating Pulse a national memorial
President Biden will sign into law Friday the bill designating the site of the Pulse nightclub as a national memorial, according to the White House.
View ArticleGov. DeSantis: FDLE, Fish & Wildlife, Highway Patrol officers going to Mexico...
Gov. DeSantis gave more details Friday of his controversial decision to send Florida law enforcement to the Mexican border, including which departments were sending officers and when they would be...
View ArticleSurfside condo collapse: How to help
Here’s a list of organizations accepting donations or volunteer help for those affected by the Surfside condo collapse.
View ArticlePrices shooting up amid July 4th fireworks shortages
Supply chain issues and shipping delays from China have left fireworks dealers across the country struggling to stock up, sending prices skyward
View ArticleHurricane forecasters track tropical wave off coast of Africa that may form...
The tropical wave moving west off the African coast has been given a low chance of development over the next five days, but still could be a tropical depression at some point next week.
View ArticleAs tragedy hits South Florida, severe blood shortage looms
As tragedy hit South Florida with the Surfside condo collapse, blood reserves dwindled further, hitting a critical point where local hospitals report a desperate need for blood.
View ArticleFanDuel, DraftKings pursue sports betting ballot measure in Florida
Florida’s new compact with the Seminole Tribe gives it a monopoly over sports betting, but two online betting companies are seeking to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat after being shut out of the...
View ArticleThe number of new Florida COVID cases is rising as Delta variant spreads
The Florida Department of Health reported 11,873 new COVID cases for the week ending June 24, compared with 10,629 for the prior week. Test positivity rose to 3.8% from 3.3% a week earlier.
View ArticleHere’s where to find a COVID-19 vaccine in South Florida
Looking to get vaccinated for coronavirus? Here are the places where you can get a COVID-19 vaccine in South Florida.
View ArticleNikki Fried rejects Broward officials’ concerns; distributor of food for...
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has decided to proceed with a plan to change the organization that distributes government food aid to the hungry in Broward and Palm Beach counties. The fight...
View ArticleHopes dwindle as risky Surfside condo rescue turns up no other survivors so far
Using heavy machinery, search dogs and microphones, exhausted rescue workers labored under heavy rain to find survivors in the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside. But the death toll...
View ArticleJoy and sorrow amid boy’s dramatic rescue from rubble and his mother’s death
Jonah Handler, 15, and his mother Stacie Fang, 54, were among those who seemingly free fell from their homes early Thursday — oblivious that their condo tower collapsed while they slept.
View ArticleShould you drop your home insurer and go to state-owned Citizens?
As prices for private market insurance skyrocket in Florida and insurers pull out of South Florida and other regions altogether, state-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is picking up the slack....
View Article‘Deep fire’ inside partially collapsed condo tower in southern Florida slows...
Firefighters battling back a massive blaze, sparked deep inside a partially collapsed condo tower in Southern Florida, simultaneously continued their search alongside other first responders on Saturday...
View ArticleInternational tragedy in a Florida town: Victims in Surfside condo collapse...
The Champlain Towers South condominium was a true reflection of Miami’s international mix — South American immigrants, Orthodox Jews, foreign retirees. The 12-story building’s stunning collapse quickly...
View ArticleSouth Florida police quietly ran facial recognition scans to identify...
Police photographed protesters and ran protest-related images through a vast and unregulated facial recognition database, records show. That’s like going through a crowd and asking to see driver’s...
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