SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — A fire official says four more victims have been found in the rubble of a collapsed condominium building in Florida, bringing the death toll to 32. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah gave the news to family members during a closed-door morning briefing Tuesday. He said rescuers have also been locating […]

After demolition of the remaining building, searches resume, with 117 people still missing in condo collapse

MIAMI (AP) — As crews peel away layer after layer of the collapsed condo tower in South Florida, the death toll increases — and so does the burden of collecting and identifying the dead, as rescuers and pathologists balance the rigors of their duties with relatives’ desperate need for closure. Nobody has been found alive […]

Crews in 'full search and rescue mode,' with 118 people still missing after 12-story Champlain Towers South crumbled over a week ago in Surfside

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Fire official: Three found dead in condo rubble in resumed search after demolition; death toll rises to 27.

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Rescuers were given the all-clear to resume work looking for victims at a collapsed South Florida condo building after demolition crews set off a string of explosives that brought down the last of the building in a plume of dust. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told the Associated Press that […]

Search-and-rescue teams hope to gain access to parts of the garage area for 1st time; mayor expresses 'relief' that danger of unstable structure removed

Teams could get the go ahead to re-enter the rubble of the Florida building in an hour or less and may now have access to parts of the garage previously blocked off

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Demolition crews have set off explosives to bring down the damaged remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condo. The demolition Sunday night was key to resuming the search for victims of the June 24 collapse and even expected to open new areas for rescue teams to work in. No one […]

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