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Surfside police looking to add officers as residents complain about prowlers
Read full article: Surfside police looking to add officers as residents complain about prowlersPolice in Surfside are looking into several suspicious incidents after residents said they believed a prowler was casing their homes.
Feds delay release of report into the cause of 2021 Surfside building collapse
Read full article: Feds delay release of report into the cause of 2021 Surfside building collapseFederal investigators of the building collapse that killed 98 people in Surfside announced they expect to release their report in 2026, not next year as planned.
Automated gate in Surfside helping to cut down on traffic, but not confusion
Read full article: Automated gate in Surfside helping to cut down on traffic, but not confusionIn the last month, people driving in Surfside have started seeing new automated gates and signs that say you need a sticker to get through.
Police: Unlicensed driver jailed after injuring woman in crash after Surfside fireworks show
Read full article: Police: Unlicensed driver jailed after injuring woman in crash after Surfside fireworks showPolice said they arrested an unlicensed driver who struck and critically injured a woman following a Fourth of July fireworks show in Surfside.
Surfside survivor, 91, reunites virtually with man who saved her: ‘Our lives will forever be linked’
Read full article: Surfside survivor, 91, reunites virtually with man who saved her: ‘Our lives will forever be linked’At 91 years old, Esther Gorfinkel remembers everything that happened on June 24, 2021, including the man who carried her out of Champlain Towers when the building collapsed.
Body camera video shows Surfside mayor interrupting officer during traffic stop
Read full article: Body camera video shows Surfside mayor interrupting officer during traffic stopSurfside Mayor Charles Burkett has raised some questions after posting a video of himself interrupting a police officer’s traffic stop.
Surfside mayor blasts town cop’s treatment of Gisele Bundchen: ‘Wholly unacceptable’
Read full article: Surfside mayor blasts town cop’s treatment of Gisele Bundchen: ‘Wholly unacceptable’In a letter addressed to the town’s police chief, Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett is blasting a police officer for what he calls a “dismissive posture” towards supermodel Gisele Bundchen during a traffic stop Wednesday.
Shlomo Danzinger files to run for Miami-Dade mayor after losing Surfside reelection
Read full article: Shlomo Danzinger files to run for Miami-Dade mayor after losing Surfside reelectionShlomo Danzinger — who recently lost his reelection in Surfside — plans to run against Miami-Dade Mayor Daniela Levine Cava.
Members of Surfside Police Department push back against comments from new mayor, commissioners
Read full article: Members of Surfside Police Department push back against comments from new mayor, commissionersMembers of the Surfside Police Department showed a united front during a town commission meeting on Thursday.
Someone bought a $1M winning Powerball ticket at a Florida supermarket — here’s which one
Read full article: Someone bought a $1M winning Powerball ticket at a Florida supermarket — here’s which oneA Florida grocery shopper is cashing out big after they won $1 million, before taxes anyway, playing the Powerball.
After top cop’s abrupt resignation, Surfside swears in interim chief
Read full article: After top cop’s abrupt resignation, Surfside swears in interim chiefAs Local 10 News exclusively reported Thursday, Surfside is getting a new police chief after the abrupt resignation of Chief Antonio Marciante amid a swirl of political controversy.
Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back news and political content
Read full article: Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back news and political contentMeta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics.
Sources: Charges to be dropped against Surfside activist; town’s top cop stepping down
Read full article: Sources: Charges to be dropped against Surfside activist; town’s top cop stepping downLocal 10 News has learned that Miami-Dade prosecutors are set to drop charges against Surfside activist Joshua Epstein — and that’s not the only significant development in the small Miami-Dade island town that’s seen a significant amount of political drama and intrigue.
Charles Burkett wins Surfside mayoral race
Read full article: Charles Burkett wins Surfside mayoral raceSurfside voters elected the man who will be mayor for the next two years on Tuesday. They chose between two businessmen who had done the job before: Shlomo Danzinger and Charles Burkett. Most voted for Burkett, who was the mayor when a building collapsed, killing 98 people in 2021.
Vote 2024: Local elections take spotlight as voters head to polls
Read full article: Vote 2024: Local elections take spotlight as voters head to pollsWith Donald Trump as the presumptive Republican nominee and Democrats not holding a presidential primary in Florida in 2024, local races will be the most consequential items on the ballot in Tuesday’s Florida elections.
This Week in South Florida Podcast: March 17, 2024
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Podcast: March 17, 2024On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg speaks to Rep. Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick, State Rep. Dotie Joseph, Surfside Mayor Shlomo Dazinger and Surfside Mayoral Candidate and former mayor Charles Burkett.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: March 17, 2024
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Full Episode: March 17, 2024On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg speaks to Rep. Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick, State Rep. Dotie Joseph, Surfside Mayor Shlomo Dazinger and Surfside Mayoral Candidate and former mayor Charles Burkett.
This Week in South Florida: Shlomo Danzinger and Charles Burkett
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Shlomo Danzinger and Charles BurkettIn many ways, Surfside is a microcosm of South Florida cities, featuring the same issues, like development, traffic, rising flood waters and quality of life.
Probe launched into possible Surfside voter irregularities: ‘We just want a fair election’
Read full article: Probe launched into possible Surfside voter irregularities: ‘We just want a fair election’A Surfside mayoral candidate claims there are people registered to vote in Surfside who don’t live there — or even in Miami-Dade County. Prosecutors are looking into it and so did Local 10 Investigates.
Surfside police chief talks arrest of ex-commissioner’s son in latest case of town drama
Read full article: Surfside police chief talks arrest of ex-commissioner’s son in latest case of town dramaSurfside Police Chief Antonio Marciante spoke to Local 10 News on Tuesday about the arrest of Joshua Epstein, the son of former commissioner Eliana Salzhauer.
Investigators say tenant garage below collapsed Florida condo tower had many faulty support columns
Read full article: Investigators say tenant garage below collapsed Florida condo tower had many faulty support columnsFederal investigators determining why a Florida condominium tower partially collapsed three years ago have determined there were many faulty support columns in the tenant garage that ran below it and the adjoining pool deck.
NIST provides update on investigation into Surfside building collapse
Read full article: NIST provides update on investigation into Surfside building collapseThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provided an update Thursday on its investigation into the Surfside building collapse, as well as the impacts of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico.
‘Third World thuggery’: Surfside ex-commissioner says politics fueled son’s arrest
Read full article: ‘Third World thuggery’: Surfside ex-commissioner says politics fueled son’s arrestFormer Surfside Commissioner Eliana Salzhauer says her son’s arrest after being accused of battering a current commissioner after a meeting Wednesday was politically motivated.
VIEW RESULTS: Florida Presidential Primary Election, South Florida races on March 19, 2024
Read full article: VIEW RESULTS: Florida Presidential Primary Election, South Florida races on March 19, 2024The Florida Presidential Primary Election was held Tuesday, March 19, although former President Donald Trump had already been declared the presumptive Republican nominee following the March 12 primaries in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington.
VIEW RESULTS: Miami-Dade County Primary Election on March 19, 2024
Read full article: VIEW RESULTS: Miami-Dade County Primary Election on March 19, 2024Republican voters in Miami-Dade County are heading to the polls Tuesday, March 19, for the Presidential Preference Primary as former President Donald Trump has already been declared the presumptive Republican nominee following the March 12 primaries in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington.
Surfside commissioner accuses son of ex-commissioner of battery
Read full article: Surfside commissioner accuses son of ex-commissioner of batterySurfside politics took a strange turn this week. Commissioner Jeffrey Rose, the town’s vice mayor, accused former Commissioner Eliana Salzhauer’s son Joshua Epstein of battery on Wednesday.
Multiple Great White Sharks just pinged off South Florida, conservation group reports
Read full article: Multiple Great White Sharks just pinged off South Florida, conservation group reportsAn 8-foot, 8-inch Great White Shark is now swimming off South Florida, making it the latest Great White to make the long journey south for the winter.
Body cam video shows police takedown 16-year-old accused of driving stolen vehicle in Surfside
Read full article: Body cam video shows police takedown 16-year-old accused of driving stolen vehicle in SurfsideLocal 10 News obtained exclusive body camera video Thursday of a police pursuit that ended with the takedown and arrest of a 16-year-old boy accused of driving a stolen vehicle in Surfside.
VIEW RESULTS: Miami-Dade County Nov. 7, 2023 Election
Read full article: VIEW RESULTS: Miami-Dade County Nov. 7, 2023 ElectionVoters in Miami-Dade County headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in various races, including in the cities of Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Surfside and Homestead.
Man with Miami relative kidnapped by Hamas; father shares urgent plea
Read full article: Man with Miami relative kidnapped by Hamas; father shares urgent pleaA 22-year-old man with a relative in Miami was kidnapped from a music festival by terrorist group Hamas during its attack on Israel over the weekend.
A physician assistant went to Israel on vacation — she’s now treating patients
Read full article: A physician assistant went to Israel on vacation — she’s now treating patientsA physician assistant went to Israel on vacation, but when war broke out over the weekend, things changed drastically. Instead of fleeing the country, she stayed behind to volunteer at a Tel Aviv hospital, helping to treat patients.
Synagogues in South Florida hire private security to work with police after Hamas attack
Read full article: Synagogues in South Florida hire private security to work with police after Hamas attackIn Miami-Dade County, police officers have been working with the private security that synagogues have hired after the Hamas attack in Israel.
Someone bought a $2M winning Powerball ticket at a South Florida Publix — here’s which one
Read full article: Someone bought a $2M winning Powerball ticket at a South Florida Publix — here’s which oneNo one won Monday night’s $1.55 billion top Powerball prize, but a shopper in South Florida is now $2 million richer — before taxes, anyway.
Powerball jackpot up to $1.4 billion after no one matches all the numbers and hits it rich
Read full article: Powerball jackpot up to $1.4 billion after no one matches all the numbers and hits it richThe Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.4 billion after no players matched all six numbers and hit it rich.
Surfside mayor defends approval of development plan for condo collapse site
Read full article: Surfside mayor defends approval of development plan for condo collapse siteSurfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger is defending a controversial vote to move forward on a redevelopment of the Surfside condo collapse site.
Surfside commission approves development plan for site of deadly condo collapse
Read full article: Surfside commission approves development plan for site of deadly condo collapseSurfside commissioners voted overnight to approve a developer’s plan to place a loading zone and trash dumpsters along an area that is designated for a memorial park for the victims of the Champlain Towers tragedy.
Surfside officials to review ‘premature’ development plans for condo collapse site
Read full article: Surfside officials to review ‘premature’ development plans for condo collapse siteFollowing an outcry from families who lost loved ones in the Surfside building collapse over DAMAC Properties' plan to place a loading zone and trash pick-up along 88th Street, the developer on Tuesday said it has amended its plans.
Surfside mayor faces censure over ‘racist remark’ towards Hispanic commissioner
Read full article: Surfside mayor faces censure over ‘racist remark’ towards Hispanic commissionerSurfside’s mayor faces a possible public reprimand Tuesday over his use of what a proposed resolution describes as a “slur” directed towards a Hispanic commissioner.
Probe of Surfside condo collapse to be completed by June 2025, US investigators say
Read full article: Probe of Surfside condo collapse to be completed by June 2025, US investigators sayThe probe into the Surfside condominium collapse that killed 98 people should be completed by the fourth anniversary of the disaster, federal officials said Thursday.
Surfside families livid over proposed trash loading zone next to memorial; investigation sought
Read full article: Surfside families livid over proposed trash loading zone next to memorial; investigation soughtThere are concerns in Surfside over what will happen to a memorial near the site of the Champlain Towers South condo collapse.
Surfside’s Jewish mayor under police protection after death threat from self-proclaimed Nazi
Read full article: Surfside’s Jewish mayor under police protection after death threat from self-proclaimed NaziSurfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger was placed under round-the-clock police protection after receiving a chilling death threat, sources tell Local 10 News.
Surfside commissioners meet as Champlain Towers South memorial discussions continue
Read full article: Surfside commissioners meet as Champlain Towers South memorial discussions continueIn the footprint of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, where 98 souls lost their lives when a portion of the condominium building suddenly collapsed in the middle of the night, are stories of lives cut short and of families shattered.
This Week in South Florida: Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Debbie Wasserman SchultzIf there is any doubt that the response to tragedy erases the public political divide, even temporarily, look to a bill filed in congress this week aimed at helping those who are about to face the costs of new safety changes to condominium law.
Surfside community gathers to mark 2-year anniversary of tower collapse that killed 98 people
Read full article: Surfside community gathers to mark 2-year anniversary of tower collapse that killed 98 peopleSaturday marks two years since the Champlain Towers South collapsed in Surfside, killing 98 people.
Surfside building collapse: New findings concern everyone in town, mayor says
Read full article: Surfside building collapse: New findings concern everyone in town, mayor saysThe federal investigators who are looking into the cause of the Champlain Towers South collapse released a preliminary report on Thursday that could have implications for another building. '
Pool deck at collapsed Florida condo building failed to comply with codes, standards, officials say
Read full article: Pool deck at collapsed Florida condo building failed to comply with codes, standards, officials sayFederal investigators say the swimming pool deck of a beachfront South Florida condominium that collapsed two years ago, killing 98 people, failed to comply with original building codes and standards.
Surfside building collapse: Investigators find pool deck showed ‘severe strength deficiency’
Read full article: Surfside building collapse: Investigators find pool deck showed ‘severe strength deficiency’The federal investigators who are looking into the cause of the 2021 Surfside building collapse released a preliminary report on Thursday.
Designs for luxury condominiums on Surfside collapse site submitted for approval
Read full article: Designs for luxury condominiums on Surfside collapse site submitted for approvalNearly two years after one of the deadliest building collapses in U.S. history, design plans have been revealed for what may come next on the site in Surfside.
Surfside hosts flag-raising ceremony in honor of Pride Month despite mayor’s objection
Read full article: Surfside hosts flag-raising ceremony in honor of Pride Month despite mayor’s objectionThe Town of Surfside held a flag-raising ceremony on Friday in honor of Pride Month and its LGBTQ+ community despite opposition from Surfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger.
Surfside building collapse: Federal investigators say they are moving closer to getting ‘critical data’
Read full article: Surfside building collapse: Federal investigators say they are moving closer to getting ‘critical data’Federal investigators who are searching for answers about what caused the 12-story Champlain Towers South building to collapse — killing 98 people on June 24, 2021, in Surfside — recently took over a second larger warehouse to store evidence.
Massive spread of sargassum could cause more health problems for asthmatics, beachgoers in South Florida
Read full article: Massive spread of sargassum could cause more health problems for asthmatics, beachgoers in South FloridaMounds of brown, tangled blobs of seaweed, also known as sargassum, have been spotted this Spring Break all throughout beaches in South Florida.
Miami-Dade judge who handled Surfside building collapse lawsuits resigns
Read full article: Miami-Dade judge who handled Surfside building collapse lawsuits resignsThe judge who most recently handled the lawsuits that resulted from the Surfside condominium building collapse that killed 98 people is preparing to leave the bench.
Miami-Dade judge approves paying Surfside condo collapse victims remaining $2M to $3M from settlement
Read full article: Miami-Dade judge approves paying Surfside condo collapse victims remaining $2M to $3M from settlementMiami-Dade Judge Michael Hanzman gave his approval on where the $2 to 3 million that was left over in a compensation settlement should go after the Champlain Tower South in Surfside collapsed, leaving families and loved ones heartbroken.
Surfside finds temporary replacements for police chief, town manager amid resignations
Read full article: Surfside finds temporary replacements for police chief, town manager amid resignationsSurfside’s police chief, manager, and assistant manager abruptly resigned as the town is still waiting for the results of a federal investigation into the building collapse that killed 98 people last year.
Caught on camera: Crooks create flat-tire distraction to steal $17K diamond ring
Read full article: Caught on camera: Crooks create flat-tire distraction to steal $17K diamond ringA set of crooks came up with the perfect distraction in order to steal a $17,000 diamond ring a man had just purchased at a Surfside jewelry store.
Average long-term US mortgage rates dip to 6.66% this week
Read full article: Average long-term US mortgage rates dip to 6.66% this weekAverage long-term U.S. mortgage rates ticked down modestly this week after six straight weeks of gains pushed rates to heights not seen in more than a decade, before a crash in the housing market triggered the Great Recession in 2008.
Federal team investigating Surfside building collapse completes site testing
Read full article: Federal team investigating Surfside building collapse completes site testingThe federal team investigating the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside announced Thursday that they have completed testing at the site and collected data to evaluate the potential causes.
Bold crooks steal expensive jewelry from tourists outside Surfside supermarket
Read full article: Bold crooks steal expensive jewelry from tourists outside Surfside supermarketTourists visiting South Florida were robbed in broad daylight, ambushed by thieves who followed them to a Publix supermarket.
Developers, family discuss memorial for collapse victims
Read full article: Developers, family discuss memorial for collapse victimsDevelopers and city officials are pushing back on family members’ expectations for a memorial for 98 people who died last year when a beachfront Florida condominium building collapsed.
US wholesale inflation declines in August to still-high 8.7%
Read full article: US wholesale inflation declines in August to still-high 8.7%Inflation at the wholesale level jumped 8.7% in August from a year earlier, a slowdown from July yet still a painfully high level that suggests prices will keep spiking for months to come.
Judge awards $70M to attorneys in $1B Surfside condo collapse settlement
Read full article: Judge awards $70M to attorneys in $1B Surfside condo collapse settlementA Miami-Dade judge has awarded more than $70 million to the more than 130 attorneys and staff who aided in class-action litigation related to the Surfside condominium collapse.
Judge invalidates bogus claims in Surfside building collapse
Read full article: Judge invalidates bogus claims in Surfside building collapseHundreds of bogus claims that sought a share of the $1.1 billion settlement in the deadly collapse of a Florida condominium building were ruled as fraudulent and invalid by a judge Wednesday.
Sign for ‘98 Points of Light Way’ goes up in honor of Surfside condo collapse victims
Read full article: Sign for ‘98 Points of Light Way’ goes up in honor of Surfside condo collapse victimsThe Town of Surfside held a gathering Thursday for the official unveiling of 98 Points of Light Way on Collins Avenue in honor of the 98 victims killed in last year’s Champlain Towers South collapse.
Surfside residents push back against proposal to allow more chairs on beach
Read full article: Surfside residents push back against proposal to allow more chairs on beachSurfside resident Camilo Pino is deeply concerned over a proposal by the town's vice mayor to change policy that currently limits that amount of chairs on the beach.
Surfside memorials: Mourners release lanterns in honor of 98 lost
Read full article: Surfside memorials: Mourners release lanterns in honor of 98 lostFriday evening, an intimate gathering on the beach, near the collapse site in Surfside was organized by Michael Noriega, whose grandmother died last year.
Design District gallery exhibits art inspired by the aftermath of Surfside tragedy
Read full article: Design District gallery exhibits art inspired by the aftermath of Surfside tragedyA gallery in the Design District opened an exhibit Friday showing works that were inspired by the Surfside building collapse.