Locales in Florida and elsewhere cancel celebrations and ask citizens to instead honor victims of condo collapse and first responders waiting to resume search and rescue mission

Precarious standing part of condo to be demolished to make area safer for emergency crews, though delay in search 'devastating' for families of missing

Confirmed death toll in Florida building collapse rises to 24, with 124 still missing; authorities vow to bring down rest of crumbling structure before Tropical Storm Elsa hits

Engineers looking at different methods for demolition and how to proceed to make site 'safe for ongoing rescue operations,' official says

US president says federal government has 'the power to pick up 100% of the cost' of search and cleanup effort following collapse of 12-story beachfront condominium

10-year-old Lucia Guara and 4-year-old Emma Guara were found alongside their mother Anaely Rodriguez; number of residents unaccounted for stands at 145

With 150 people still unaccounted for, state authorities ask federal government to send another rescue team to help scour the site ahead of potential stormy weather

Col. Golan Vach maintains there is still a chance of pulling people out alive from rubble nearly 6 days after disaster; says team built 3D model of site before they flew out

Body of 12th victim pulled from rubble of Surfside building six days after it crumbled, but authorities insist survivors can still be found and families pray for miracles

Topic of over $15 million in repairs had engulfed residents before Florida building came crashing down, as representative warned that waiting would only make problem worse