The death toll from the partial collapse of a condominium near Miami rose by four to 94 on Monday, with 22 people still unaccounted for as workers continued to sift through the rubble of the building, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said. Due to the passage of time, officials are increasingly relying on the…

By Mary Ellen Klas From Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that condominiums in Florida are “kind of a dime a dozen, particularly in southern Florida,” but he would not commit to any state action to address concerns about the aging buildings, suggesting that Champlain Towers South “had problems…

Authorities in Florida said ten more victims were found in the rubble of a collapsed and demolished condominium tower, raising the death toll to 46. More than 100 people are still missing. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Ray Jadallah made the announcement saying that the bodies were recovered after crews “did some significant removal of the pile”…

Rescue workers continue their work after the still-standing portion of the partially collapsed multi-story tower in Surfside, Florida, was taken down via controlled demolition over the weekend, officials said. Fire officials confirmed on July 5 that four more bodies were pulled from the rubble, bringing the death toll to 28. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide…

Rescue workers on Monday continued their work after the still-standing portion of the partially collapsed multi-story tower in Surfside, Florida, was taken down via controlled demolition over the weekend, said officials. In an update on Monday morning, fire officials confirmed that three more bodies were pulled from the rubble, bringing the death toll to 27….

A demolition crew has collapsed the remaining structures of the collapsed condo in Surfside, Florida. Explosives were set off at 10:30 p.m. ET at Champlain Towers South in a controlled operation that officials say will aid search and rescue efforts for the remaining 121 victims still missing following the June 24 collapse. Officials say the detonation…

Rescuers resumed searching for victims on Monday after a demolition crew set off a string of explosives that brought down the remaining structures of the collapsed condo in Surfside, Florida, on Sunday night. Explosives were set off at 10:30 p.m. ET at Champlain Towers South in a controlled operation that officials say will aid search and…

The body of a 7-year-old girl, the daughter of a 10-year firefighter veteran, was identified after rescuers recovered the body from the Surfside condo wreckage in Miami, Florida. Her name was Stella Cattarossi. Her family lived in apartment number 501 on the 12 story building. According to Local10, Stella lived in the same room with…

The body of a 7-year-old girl, the daughter of a 10-year firefighter veteran, was identified after rescuers recovered the body from the Surfside condo wreckage in Miami, Florida. Her name was Stella Cattarossi. Her family lived in apartment number 501 on the 12 story building. According to Local10, Stella lived in the same room with…

The first court hearing was held Thursday for a handful of initial lawsuits stemming from the Surfside condo collapse, and a Miami-Dade judge acknowledged that the building’s $48 million in total insurance coverage likely won’t be enough. “There’s going to be a very serious allocation issue between those people who tragically lost loved ones and…