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Surfside commissioners to review final renderings for condo collapse memorial
Read full article: Surfside commissioners to review final renderings for condo collapse memorialThe Surfside City Commission is expected to make a final review of a new memorial for the 98 people who died in the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South.
Luxury condo project planned for site where Surfside building collapse killed 98 people
Read full article: Luxury condo project planned for site where Surfside building collapse killed 98 peopleA Dubai-based developer plans to build a 12-story luxury condominium project on the South Florida site where a building collapsed in 2021, killing 98 people.
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.
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.
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.
Surfside building collapse: Survivor says her escape was like ‘Mission Impossible’
Read full article: Surfside building collapse: Survivor says her escape was like ‘Mission Impossible’Ileana Monteagudo escaped with her life during the Surfside building collapse. She saw a crack snake down her wall and ran. She rushed down the stairs in her nightgown.
Surfside building collapse: Man uses grandmother’s values to deal with grief
Read full article: Surfside building collapse: Man uses grandmother’s values to deal with griefMichael Noriega said he is still grappling with grief. Hilda Noriega, who left Cuba in 1960, had two children, and he is one of her three grand children.
Boy who survived Surfside building collapse set up nonprofit with his dad
Read full article: Boy who survived Surfside building collapse set up nonprofit with his dadNeil Handler said the phone call came in the middle of the night. On the other end of the line was his 15-year-old son, Jonah, who asked where he was.
Surfside building collapse: Unit owners, grieving families disagree on $83M distribution
Read full article: Surfside building collapse: Unit owners, grieving families disagree on $83M distributionSurfside commissioners created two new committees on Tuesday night that will make recommendations about the way the town will pay tribute to the 98 victims of the Champlain Towers South collapse.
Mayor wants Surfside community to always remember condo collapse victims
Read full article: Mayor wants Surfside community to always remember condo collapse victimsThe newly elected mayor of Surfside is making the town’s response to the deaths of 98 people in the collapse of an oceanfront condominium a top priority in his new administration.
Report: Miami-Dade County employee to blame for deleted audio files related to Surfside building collapse
Read full article: Report: Miami-Dade County employee to blame for deleted audio files related to Surfside building collapseA USA Today investigation revealed that a Miami-Dade County employee deleted critical audio files related to last year’s condominium collapse in Surfside.
Tentative agreement reached for surviving victims, victims’ families of Surfside building collapse
Read full article: Tentative agreement reached for surviving victims, victims’ families of Surfside building collapseA tentative agreement has been reached between lawyers for victims of the Surfside building collapse.
Task Force 1 & 2 first responders from Surfside collapse honored with special memorial coin
Read full article: Task Force 1 & 2 first responders from Surfside collapse honored with special memorial coinFirst responders from Florida’s Task Force1 and 2 received a “Surfside memorial challenge coin” during this year’s United Search and Rescue recognition ceremony Tuesday morning.
Surfside 6 months later: ‘We are healing. ... We’re getting better.’
Read full article: Surfside 6 months later: ‘We are healing. ... We’re getting better.’Six months after the Champlain Towers South collapsed, loved ones and members of the community continue to honor the victims’ memories as they await a permanent memorial.
Surfside: Lawsuit alleges that new construction next door contributed to collapse
Read full article: Surfside: Lawsuit alleges that new construction next door contributed to collapseA class action lawsuit has been filed against the developers of new construction next door to Champlain Towers South, where 98 people died after the condo collapsed in June.
Longtime search dog who helped Surfside rescue efforts retires
Read full article: Longtime search dog who helped Surfside rescue efforts retiresTechnically, Rit the Labrador retriever retired in January, but when the Surfside condo collapse happened in June, he and his Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue handler were among the first on the scene.
Surfside survivors and families surprised with $10,000 checks
Read full article: Surfside survivors and families surprised with $10,000 checksSurvivors and family members who lost loved ones in the Surfside condo collapse were surprised Wednesday with $10,000 checks from a fund that was raised by other city residents.
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Engineers call for more inspections after Surfside condo collapse
Read full article: Engineers call for more inspections after Surfside condo collapseThe state of Florida should consider requiring high-rise buildings near the coast to undergo safety inspections every 20 years, according to a coalition of engineers and architects that formed after a Miami-area condominium collapsed in June, killing 98 people.
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Surfside relatives say leaders must do more to help families
Read full article: Surfside relatives say leaders must do more to help familiesMartin Langesfeld, who lost his sister and brother-in-law in the Surfside condo collapse, had some strong words for local leaders who he says have abandoned his family.
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Recovered items will be returned to Surfside condo collapse victims
Read full article: Recovered items will be returned to Surfside condo collapse victimsPersonal property recovered from the destroyed units of a South Florida condo building that collapsed will be divided into two categories: soft items and hard items.
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Judge approves sale of oceanside property in Surfside where building collapsed killing 98
Read full article: Judge approves sale of oceanside property in Surfside where building collapsed killing 98Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman approved on Thursday a sale agreement of the property in Surfside where a 12-story building collapsed on June 24 killing 98 people.
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Miami-Dade Police Department adopts service dog that helped comfort families impacted by Surfside building collapse
Read full article: Miami-Dade Police Department adopts service dog that helped comfort families impacted by Surfside building collapseThe English Pointer mix is two years old and named Dottie.
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Surfside families call for memorial at site of condo collapse
Read full article: Surfside families call for memorial at site of condo collapseRepeating that “we do not build over dead bodies,” family members of Surfside condo collapse victims pleaded Thursday for a memorial to be placed at the site where the Champlain Towers South once stood — not new construction.
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Nearly $1 million found at Surfside collapse site, getting it to victims is a challenge
Read full article: Nearly $1 million found at Surfside collapse site, getting it to victims is a challengeA hearing was held on Thursday morning to discuss several topics surrounding the aftermath of the Surfside condominium collapse, including procedures for connecting families and victims with their belongings, and even more pressing — discussing what to do with the multiple safes and loose cash found on property grounds.
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Mental health counselors provide free services to those suffering after Surfside building collapse
Read full article: Mental health counselors provide free services to those suffering after Surfside building collapseA foundation hired Wellspring Counseling to provide mental health services to those who were impacted by the Surfside building collapse.
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New study aims to track search-and-rescue workers’ exposure to carcinogens in Surfside
Read full article: New study aims to track search-and-rescue workers’ exposure to carcinogens in SurfsideIf you worked at or near the site of the building collapse in Surfside, researchers want to examine your toenails.
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Surfside mayor gives tenants 45 days to leave his building in Miami Beach
Read full article: Surfside mayor gives tenants 45 days to leave his building in Miami BeachLate Thursday night, Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett released a copy of the letter that he said was sent to the tenants who live in the four-story building he owns in Miami Beach.
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Surfside identity thieves had credit card makers, other tech to carry out crimes
Read full article: Surfside identity thieves had credit card makers, other tech to carry out crimesThe team of fraudsters accused of stealing the identities of Surfside condo collapse victims had high-tech tools at their disposal, including a machine that embossed names on credit cards, investigators tell Local 10 News.
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4th Surfside ID theft suspect used name of deceased to buy $130 sneakers, detectives say
Read full article: 4th Surfside ID theft suspect used name of deceased to buy $130 sneakers, detectives sayDetectives say Nelson Ronaldo Garcia-Medina, 20, used the name of a person killed in the tragedy to buy a $130 pair of Jordan sneakers.
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Surfside identity theft ‘devastating’ to families of victims
Read full article: Surfside identity theft ‘devastating’ to families of victimsAfter feeling the community’s love and support after the tragic Surfside condo collapse, a family says the identity theft case that authorities cracked Wednesday is a cruel reminder of how callous some people can be.
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Trio stole identities of Surfside victims to shop for luxury items, investigators say
Read full article: Trio stole identities of Surfside victims to shop for luxury items, investigators sayLaw enforcement and prosecutors took three people into custody Wednesday in connection with the stolen identities of victims of the Surfside condo collapse.
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Rosh Hashanah at Shul of Bal Harbour: Rabbi comforts families of building collapse victims
Read full article: Rosh Hashanah at Shul of Bal Harbour: Rabbi comforts families of building collapse victimsRosh Hashanah, which begins at sundown on Monday and ends on Wednesday evening, is more than just the Jewish New Year. It is a time for family to be together, so it will be a somber occasion for all of those who lost loved ones in the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside.
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Could rezoning hurt Surfside survivors financially?
Read full article: Could rezoning hurt Surfside survivors financially?Rezoning cuts the property size — now just short of two acres — and reduces the number of units. With that, former Champlain Towers South condo residents fear their financial return on the eventual sale of the land may be limited.
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Surfside memorial wall taken down in order to preserve items left to honor victims
Read full article: Surfside memorial wall taken down in order to preserve items left to honor victimsThe Wall of Hope is where family and friends would gather to remember the 98 victims who died when the Champlain Towers South building collapsed.
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Broward County, state leaders working to ensure older buildings are properly maintained
Read full article: Broward County, state leaders working to ensure older buildings are properly maintainedLocal leaders describe it as the Wild West, saying some South Florida condos are mismanaged, and there’s little-to-no accountability.
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Report: Evidence of extensive corrosion in collapsed condo
Read full article: Report: Evidence of extensive corrosion in collapsed condoVideo released by a team of federal investigators shows more evidence of extensive corrosion and overcrowded concrete reinforcement in a Miami-area condominium that collapsed in June, killing 98 people.
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Beach cleanup honors Surfside victims who loved the ocean
Read full article: Beach cleanup honors Surfside victims who loved the oceanFamily and friends of Surfside condo collapse victims Marc, Anaely, Lucia and Emma Guara got together on the beach at Haulover to honor their memory by protecting the one thing they loved more than anything.
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NIST establishes team of experts to investigate cause of Surfside building collapse, releases video of evidence gathered
Read full article: NIST establishes team of experts to investigate cause of Surfside building collapse, releases video of evidence gatheredThe National Institute of Standards and Technology held a news conference Wednesday morning to discuss its investigation into the June 24 partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building.
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Road closures near condo collapse site create dangerous situation in Surfside
Read full article: Road closures near condo collapse site create dangerous situation in SurfsideResidents fear someone could be seriously hurt or killed if traffic continues to flow through neighborhoods instead of main roads designed to handle it.
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Potential buyer looking to purchase Surfside building collapse land for up to $120 million
Read full article: Potential buyer looking to purchase Surfside building collapse land for up to $120 millionThe town has already received an offer on the property, but what the future holds for this land is in limbo.

DeSantis travels to Surfside to deliver $1,000 bonuses to first responders
Read full article: DeSantis travels to Surfside to deliver $1,000 bonuses to first respondersGov. Ron DeSantis traveled to Surfside Tuesday morning to deliver some of the $1,000 bonuses that the Florida Legislature approved earlier this year for first responders.
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Surfside security guard saved resident’s life — now they speak again
Read full article: Surfside security guard saved resident’s life — now they speak againFor the first time since the day after the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium, a security guard reconnects with a woman whose life she saved.
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What will happen to Surfside memorial wall? Officials try to figure that out.
Read full article: What will happen to Surfside memorial wall? Officials try to figure that out.Just west of the collapsed Champlain Towers South condo the memorial wall started with a few pictures and flowers and expanded into a blocks-long tribute to the 98 victims killed in the tragedy.
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Surfside security guard describes climbing through rubble to escape building collapse
Read full article: Surfside security guard describes climbing through rubble to escape building collapseThe security guard working at the Champlain Towers South building the night the condo collapsed described the tense moments to Local 10 News' Rosh Lowe.
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Bodycam footage shows initial Surfside condo collapse response
Read full article: Bodycam footage shows initial Surfside condo collapse responseBodyworn camera footage shows Surfside police officers arriving at the scene of the Champlain Towers South condo collapse in the early morning hours of June 24.
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Support Surfside 5K event raises funds to help families impacted by horrible building collapse
Read full article: Support Surfside 5K event raises funds to help families impacted by horrible building collapseSouth Floridians took part in a very special 5K event at Markham Park in Sunrise, with all the proceeds going to the official Support Surfside donation fund.
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Firefighter who worked for nearly a month at Surfside building collapse is suffering and needs help, attorney says
Read full article: Firefighter who worked for nearly a month at Surfside building collapse is suffering and needs help, attorney saysA 47-year-old veteran firefighter who worked at the site of the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people is suffering and needs help, his attorney said late Friday night.
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Feud between mayors: Surfside pushes for access to site of building collapse; Miami-Dade keeps denying it
Read full article: Feud between mayors: Surfside pushes for access to site of building collapse; Miami-Dade keeps denying itRecent letters between Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett show there has been tension behind the scenes in the aftermath of the June 24th building collapse that killed 98 people.
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Firefighter who worked Surfside site arrested, asks for leniency
Read full article: Firefighter who worked Surfside site arrested, asks for leniencyA Miami-Dade County firefighter who worked at the site of the Surfside condo collapse has been arrested, and his attorney asked a judge to take that into account when setting his bond Wednesday.
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‘We need a place’: Surfside building collapse survivors still need help after tragedy
Read full article: ‘We need a place’: Surfside building collapse survivors still need help after tragedySteve Rosenthal and Zulia Taub were among the survivors of the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people and rendered dozens homeless. They attended a nonprofit organization’s event to receive aid on Wednesday in Doral.
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Hallandale Beach condos The Hemispheres in need of repairs but city has been slow with approving permits
Read full article: Hallandale Beach condos The Hemispheres in need of repairs but city has been slow with approving permitsAn engineer called the City of Hallandale Beach Building Department dysfunctional and incompetent in the wake of Champlain Towers South collapse.
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This Week in South Florida: Joseph Zahralban
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Joseph ZahralbanIt was some of the most difficult work every for those people who do profoundly difficult work for a living, recovering those who were lost in a matter of minutes as Surfside's Champlain Towers South collapsed last month.
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Surfside, Miami-Dade not ‘taking any chances’ after report collapse site still unsafe
Read full article: Surfside, Miami-Dade not ‘taking any chances’ after report collapse site still unsafeMiami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett are looking into concerns raised about Collins Avenue by a structural engineer hired to probe the condo collapse.
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Surfside crews saluted as condo collapse recovery mission ends
Read full article: Surfside crews saluted as condo collapse recovery mission endsAfter 29 emotionally and physically difficult days of search, rescue, and recovery efforts at the site of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse, members of two task forces were saluted as they demobilized Friday.
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Aventura implements new requirements for homeowners associations following Surfside condo collapse
Read full article: Aventura implements new requirements for homeowners associations following Surfside condo collapseThe city of Aventura is now requiring homeowners associations, condominium associations and cooperative owners associations to provide city officials with engineering and architectural reports within 24 hours of receiving such a report.
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Surfside condo collapse: NY attorney who recently moved to penthouse is one of last to be identified
Read full article: Surfside condo collapse: NY attorney who recently moved to penthouse is one of last to be identifiedIt was the photo that became the picture that showed the tragedy of the building collapse at Surfside. Linda March rented Penthouse 4 after moving from New York only months before.
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Now that rubble is gone from Champlain Towers site, emptiness sets in for Surfside mayor
Read full article: Now that rubble is gone from Champlain Towers site, emptiness sets in for Surfside mayorThere's now just emptiness where the Champlain Towers South once stood and the mayor of Surfside is feeling the magnitude.
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Surfside condo collapse: Montreal woman came for vacation with friend who was visiting father
Read full article: Surfside condo collapse: Montreal woman came for vacation with friend who was visiting fatherTwo best friends from college take a trip to Surfside from Montreal to visit one of the girls' parents. Anastasia Gromova is the latest victim to be identified in the tragic collapse of the Champlain Towers South.
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Judge: $150M initially for victims in Surfside condo collapse
Read full article: Judge: $150M initially for victims in Surfside condo collapseA judge says victims and families who suffered losses in the collapse of a 12-story oceanfront Florida condominium will get a minimum of $150 million in compensation initially.
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Some Surfside residents want new condo built at collapse site
Read full article: Some Surfside residents want new condo built at collapse siteSeveral condo owners stood before a Miami-Dade circuit court judge to convince him to let a developer construct a new building on the site of the Champlain Towers South because they want to keep living on the oceanfront in Surfside.
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As recovery effort nears end at Surfside site, experts needed to assist in victim identification
Read full article: As recovery effort nears end at Surfside site, experts needed to assist in victim identificationThe passage of time has led to a more complicated hunt for DNA. Now, some experts in the field have been brought in to assist in the final stages of recovery.
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Governor Ron DeSantis, Major Food Group host lunch for Miami-Dade first responders following Surfside tragedy
Read full article: Governor Ron DeSantis, Major Food Group host lunch for Miami-Dade first responders following Surfside tragedyThree weeks after the Surfside condo collapse, Miami-Dade’s Urban Search and Rescue Task Force-1 and Task Force-2, who have been on the ground since day one, were treated to a well-deserved Italian lunch by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Major Food Group’s Jeff Zalaznick of Carbone Miami.
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Los Angeles music exec had arrived night before Surfside building collapse to visit parents
Read full article: Los Angeles music exec had arrived night before Surfside building collapse to visit parentsMiami-Dade County police identified 36-year-old Theresa Velasquez as the latest victim of the Surfside building collapse. The L.A. executive with Live Nation had arrived the night before to visit her parents.
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Surfside condo collapse: Video shows federal probe in action
Read full article: Surfside condo collapse: Video shows federal probe in actionThe footage shows portions of the building preserved and tagged for evidence by engineers with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which investigates building failures.
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Surfside in court: Still no consensus on future of site
Read full article: Surfside in court: Still no consensus on future of siteThe hearing before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman included attorneys representing all parties related to the Surfside collapse, including those who survived the tragedy, families of victims who were killed as well as others whose property was destroyed in the disaster.
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Officials: Hacker stole identities of multiple victims killed in Surfside condo collapse
Read full article: Officials: Hacker stole identities of multiple victims killed in Surfside condo collapseDisturbing reports are emerging of a hacker taking advantage of those who were killed in the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside.
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Judge: All options on table for site of collapsed building
Read full article: Judge: All options on table for site of collapsed buildingA South Florida judge says all options remain on the table as a decision is made over what to do with the property where a 12-story condominium tower collapsed last month.
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Surfside engineer may be shut out because town is part of investigation
Read full article: Surfside engineer may be shut out because town is part of investigationAllyn Kilsheimer, a renowned engineer of 63 years hired by Surfside, is frustrated about a lack of access to the debris from the June 24 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium.
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Surfside building collapse: Police identify 6 more killed including Colombian girl, 14, on vacation
Read full article: Surfside building collapse: Police identify 6 more killed including Colombian girl, 14, on vacationMiami-Dade County police on Thursday released the names of four more people who were killed in the Champlain Towers South condo collapse, including one teenager.
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Boy who survived Surfside building collapse thanks ‘Dave, Charlie, Kenny, Corey, Cesar, and Alex’
Read full article: Boy who survived Surfside building collapse thanks ‘Dave, Charlie, Kenny, Corey, Cesar, and Alex’Building collapse survivor Jonah Handler’s father released a public statement of gratitude to his 15-year-old son’s rescuers and to those who have helped to support them through the traumatic and painful experience.
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Couple changed travel plans to Uruguay before dying in Surfside building collapse
Read full article: Couple changed travel plans to Uruguay before dying in Surfside building collapseBernardo Camou Font and his sister María Inés Camou Font said a change of travel plans caused their 64-year-old sister to die. She was scheduled to return to Montevideo, Uruguay before a section of the 12-story Champlain Towers South collapsed in Miami-Dade County’s town of Surfside.
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Surfside building collapse: Victims’ relatives react to judge allowing process to sell property
Read full article: Surfside building collapse: Victims’ relatives react to judge allowing process to sell propertyThe search and recovery operation continues Wednesday at the site of the former 12-story Champlain Towers South in Miami-Dade County’s town of Surfside.
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Forensic engineer hired by Surfside sidelined and ‘pissed off’
Read full article: Forensic engineer hired by Surfside sidelined and ‘pissed off’Allyn Kilsheimer says he’s leaving Surfside without all the information he needs to get to the bottom of what happened at the Champlain Towers South in the early hours of June 24.
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After Surfside, question raised of school buildings’ structural integrity
Read full article: After Surfside, question raised of school buildings’ structural integrityIn the wake of the Surfside tragedy, Miami-Dade County school board member Maria Teresa Rojas introduced an agenda item that directs the superintendent to present next month a report detailing the structural integrity of the district’s 400+ facilities.
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Police release some recordings of 911 calls after Surfside building collapse
Read full article: Police release some recordings of 911 calls after Surfside building collapseThe search and recovery operation continues Wednesday at the site of the former 12-story Champlain Towers South in Miami-Dade County’s town of Surfside.
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Judge approves sale of site of Surfside condo collapse
Read full article: Judge approves sale of site of Surfside condo collapseMiami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman ordered that the process begin to sell the site of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, which could fetch $100 million, according to court records.
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Death toll in Surfside condo collapse rises to 97, one more victim identified
Read full article: Death toll in Surfside condo collapse rises to 97, one more victim identifiedCrews have recovered the body of one more person in Surfside, bringing the death toll from the Champlain Towers South collapse to 96.
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Casket of nanny killed in condo collapse returns to Paraguay
Read full article: Casket of nanny killed in condo collapse returns to ParaguayThe remains of a young Paraguayan nanny among those killed in the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside has arrived home, her casket wrapped in a national flag and with a photograph of her young face.
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Widow says talk of development to be built at Surfside site disrespectful
Read full article: Widow says talk of development to be built at Surfside site disrespectfulA grieving widow is still waiting for her husband's body to be found and talk of building a permanent memorial at the site has her even further lamenting his death.
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2nd Miami Beach apartment complex set to be evacuated due to safety issues
Read full article: 2nd Miami Beach apartment complex set to be evacuated due to safety issuesA more than 80-year-old structure showed signs of deficiencies after an inspection by the city of Miami Beach forcing a notice for residents to evacuate.