Mayor: Inspection needed for condo near the collapsed Surfside tower
The mayor of Surfside said he is working on a plan to temporarily relocate residents of a condominium tower built by the same developer of the nearby building that collapsed earlier in the week.
View ArticleNo more survivors found, death count increases to five as questions arise...
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Saturday the rescue work would go on, insisting there was still hope. An engineering consultant said “failed waterproofing” below the pool deck and entrance...
View ArticleDid driver huffing or truck malfunction cause devastating crash that killed...
Paul Streater was behind the wheel of a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado that collided at 107 mph into the rear of a stopped 2018 Dodge Caravan carrying the victims — two kids and their mom from Mexico, and an...
View ArticleNews quiz for week of June 20
Think you are all caught up with the news? Test your knowledge of current events with the South Florida Sun Sentinel's news quiz, from the week of June 20, 2021.
View ArticleTropical depression could form off southeastern U.S. coast, forecasters say
A tropical depression could form from a low pressure system located several hundred miles off the coast off Georgia, according to the National Hurricane Center.
View ArticleThe death toll in the Surfside condo building collapse reaches 9 as the...
More than 150 people remain missing in the collapse of the Surfside tower. Barring a miracle, it’s clear the disaster will rank with the worst in Florida history, with a death toll that could be more...
View ArticleTreasured but suffering, Florida springs get ‘minuscule’ attention, says...
The Florida Springs Council issued a report Wednesday condemning the state’s caretaking of springs as generally dismal, woefully underfunded and not likely to restore spring health for many decades or...
View ArticleAs the aggressive COVID Delta variant spreads, Floridians don’t know where it...
Want to vacation in Florida, or bring your children to Disney? You will have to make decisions without knowing whether the county you visit or live in is a hotbed for a COVID variant.
View ArticleTransgender athlete ban imminent, despite Title IX ruling
A law banning transgender athletes from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams will officially take effect this week in Florida, even though the U.S. Department of Education says Title IX...
View ArticleExperts focus on possible failure point in deadly Florida building collapse
Experts are focusing on a spot in the lowest part of the condominium complex outside Miami where an initial failure could have set off a deadly structural avalanche.
View ArticleRemembering the dead and missing in Florida condo collapse
Here's what we know about the dead and missing in the condo tower collapse in Surfside, Florida.
View ArticleFuel spill leads to hours-long shutdown of I-95 in Pompano Beach
I-95 was closed to traffic between Atlantic Boulevard and Sample Road while Pompano Beach Fire Rescue crews handled the cleanup.
View ArticleHere’s where to find a coronavirus vaccine in South Florida
Looking to get vaccinated for coronavirus? Here's where you can get a COVID-19 vaccine in South Florida.
View ArticleTwo days before condo collapse, a pool contractor photographed this damage in...
There was nothing unusual about the lobby and pool area at Champlain Towers South condo, which looked clean and well maintained to a commercial pool contractor who visited the building last Tuesday,...
View ArticleGuidance counselor loses license for fraud case, but school district still...
Dorothy Delima-Copeland was indicted on fraud charges related to Obamacare, but pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. Her teaching license had been suspended, but the school district renewed her contract...
View Article‘Frantic search:’ Surfside rescuers keep sifting through debris in desperate...
Four days after the deadly Surfside condo building collapse near Miami, rescue workers on Monday continued to tunnel through debris as they clung to hope of finding some survivors out of the 150 people...
View ArticleRichard ‘Rick’ Asper, chairman and co-founder of Honor Flights South Florida,...
Richard "Rick" Asper, chairman and co-founder of Honor Flights South Florida, died Monday at age 75.
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...
View ArticleTelehealth could suffer as Florida emergency order for COVID pandemic expires
The growing emergence of telehealth, or telemedicine, as a way to deliver health care has been a silver lining during the COVID-19 pandemic. But after Gov. Ron DeSantis let an executive order declaring...
View ArticleFederal judge weighs constitutionality of Florida’s new social media law
A controversial new Florida law that goes into effect Thursday seeks to prevent large social-media platforms from banning political candidates from their sites and to require companies to publish — and...
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