July 7, 2021 Florida grand jury to explore ways to prevent another building collapse A Miami-Dade grand jury will look into ways to prevent a disaster similar to the collapse of a condo building last month that has so far killed 46 people and prompted concerns over the structural integrity of high-rise buildings in the region.
July 7, 2021 Condo collapse: 'Rescue' operation switches gears into 'recovery,' with little hope of more survivors Florida officials have shifted gears at the Surfside high-rise collapse site from search and rescue to recovery Wednesday – meaning that they don't expect to find additional survivors.
July 7, 2021 Sheriff: Alligator attack suspected in Florida woman's death An alligator apparently attacked a woman whose body was found in a retention pond near Tampa, sheriff’s officials said.
July 7, 2021 Sisters in Florida condo collapse buried in same coffin The bodies of two young sisters pulled from the rubble of a Florida condo building – so tiny that the 4- and 10-year-olds were placed in the same casket – were buried alongside their parents Tuesday, their white coffin draped with pink and purple ribbons.
July 7, 2021 Condo collapse: 10 more victims found in Surfside rubble, making death toll 46 The search for victims of the collapse of a Miami-area high-rise condominium reached its 14th day on Wednesday, with the death toll at 46, scores still unaccounted for and authorities sounding more and more grim.
July 7, 2021 14 days after Florida condo collapse, no signs of survivors The search for victims of the collapse of a Miami-area high-rise condominium reached its 14th day on Wednesday, with the death toll at three dozen, more than 100 people still unaccounted for and authorities sounding more and more grim.
July 7, 2021 Ex-Florida cop convicted of forcing teens to strip, run naked to avoid arrest begins 10-year sentence A former police officer in Florida who was convicted of forcing a teenage boy and girl to strip naked during a traffic stop to avoid arrest was set to begin a 10-year prison sentence last week.
July 7, 2021 Tropical Storm Elsa weakens, heat persists in West Tropical Storm Elsa is weakening as it approaches the Northern Florida Gulf Coast, making landfall later this morning into the early afternoon.
July 7, 2021 Florida man allegedly ambushed officer outside police HQ, wrestled for his gun A man in Florida is facing several charges, including attempted premeditated murder, after allegedly flagging down an officer outside the Hollywood Police Department headquarters and following him into the lobby -- before wrestling him to gain control of the officer’s gun.
July 6, 2021 Missing Georgia boy, 6, found dead on Florida beach The body of a 6-year-old Georgia boy who went missing while vacationing with his family in Florida was found on a beach, officials said Tuesday, a day after a wide-scale search on land, sea and air was launched in an effort to find him.