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June 27, 2021

FEMA chief in Florida to coordinate building collapse federal support efforts

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is in south Florida on Sunday, coordinating with officials as the official death toll in the Miami-area condominium collapse rose to at least nine people, with some 152 building occupants remaining unaccounted.

June 27, 2021

Miami condo collapse: Death toll rises to 9, Surfside sister building to be probed by 'army of engineers'

The mayor of Surfside, Fla. stressed Sunday that the first priority of rescue crews is to find the some 156 building occupants who remain unaccounted for and reunite them with their families – as the cause of the 12-story building collapse remains unclear four days later and alternate housing will be provided for residents in a sister building as an "army of engineers" is set to set to begin a "top to bottom" review of its infrastructure.

June 27, 2021

Florida family gets 16 calls from grandparents who remain unaccounted for in condo collapse

As surviving family members of the collapsed Surfside condominium cling to all signs of hope, one family says it received 16 calls from a landline belonging to their grandparents who remain among the 156 unaccounted for as rescuers continue to search through debris for signs of life.

June 27, 2021

DeSantis: If Florida didn't lead fight against federal COVID overreach, US would look like Canada

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his record on handling the COVID-19 pandemic, remarking that if he did not stand up to the continued overreach by the federal government, the U.S. as a whole would be as severely locked down and economically depressed as Canada.

June 27, 2021

Florida family hopeful after missing grandmother's mementos found in condo rubble

A photo of 92-year-old Hilda Noriega with her late husband and baby and birthday cards given by her prayer-group friends just two weeks ago were found by her family among the heaps of rubble and twisted metal that was once the south wing of the Champlain Towers in Surfside, Florida, north of Miami Beach. 

June 27, 2021

LIVE UPDATES: Florida rescuers continue search in rubble of collapsed condo building; 4 victims identified

Follow for updates on the rescue operation.

June 26, 2021

Florida Gov. DeSantis: Miami sister building of collapsed condo may have to be evacuated

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned that residents of the Champlain Towers’ sister building may need to evacuate out of an abundance of caution as investigators have yet to determine the cause of the South building’s unexpected collapse Thursday morning.

June 26, 2021

Daytona cop-shooting suspect Othal Wallace garners praise on social media

Othal Wallace, the suspect in a manhunt that ended Friday morning after a Daytona, Florida, police officer was shot in the head while on duty Wednesday, is garnering support on social media.

June 26, 2021

First post-pandemic cruise ship readies to sail

The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill is preparing to set sail with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board.

June 26, 2021

Building inspector was on roof of Florida condo hours before collapse

The Surfside, Florida, town building official was on the roof of the beachfront condo tower 14 hours before half of the building collapsed.