Nikki Fried rejects Broward officials’ concerns; distributor of food for...
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has decided to proceed with a plan to change the organization that distributes government food aid to the hungry in Broward and Palm Beach counties. The fight...
View ArticleJoy and sorrow amid boy’s dramatic rescue from rubble and his mother’s death
Jonah Handler, 15, and his mother Stacie Fang, 54, were among those who seemingly free fell from their homes early Thursday — oblivious that their condo tower collapsed while they slept.
View ArticleShould you drop your home insurer and go to state-owned Citizens?
As prices for private market insurance skyrocket in Florida and insurers pull out of South Florida and other regions altogether, state-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is picking up the slack....
View Article‘Deep fire’ inside partially collapsed condo tower in southern Florida slows...
Firefighters battling back a massive blaze, sparked deep inside a partially collapsed condo tower in Southern Florida, simultaneously continued their search alongside other first responders on Saturday...
View ArticleInternational tragedy in a Florida town: Victims in Surfside condo collapse...
The Champlain Towers South condominium was a true reflection of Miami’s international mix — South American immigrants, Orthodox Jews, foreign retirees. The 12-story building’s stunning collapse quickly...
View ArticleEngineer found ‘major structural damage’ at condo three years before...
An engineering consultant said “failed waterproofing” below the pool deck and entrance drive had led to significant deterioration of the concrete of the condo tower in Surfside. It's unknown yet...
View ArticleSouth Florida police quietly ran facial recognition scans to identify...
Police photographed protesters and ran protest-related images through a vast and unregulated facial recognition database, records show. That’s like going through a crowd and asking to see driver’s...
View ArticleMayor: Inspection needed for condo near the collapsed Surfside tower
The mayor of Surfside said he is working on a plan to temporarily relocate residents of a condominium tower built by the same developer of the nearby building that collapsed earlier in the week.
View ArticleDid driver huffing or truck malfunction cause devastating crash that killed...
Paul Streater was behind the wheel of a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado that collided at 107 mph into the rear of a stopped 2018 Dodge Caravan carrying the victims — two kids and their mom from Mexico, and an...
View ArticleNews quiz for week of June 20
Think you are all caught up with the news? Test your knowledge of current events with the South Florida Sun Sentinel's news quiz, from the week of June 20, 2021.
View ArticleDeath toll in condo collapse reaches 9 as search continues
More than 150 people remain missing in the collapse of the Surfside tower. Barring a miracle, it’s clear the disaster will rank with the worst in Florida history, with a death toll that could be more...
View ArticleTropical depression could form off southeastern U.S. coast, forecasters say
A tropical depression could form from a low pressure system located several hundred miles off the coast off Georgia, according to the National Hurricane Center.
View ArticleTreasured but suffering, Florida springs get ‘minuscule’ attention, says...
The Florida Springs Council issued a report Wednesday condemning the state’s caretaking of springs as generally dismal, woefully underfunded and not likely to restore spring health for many decades or...
View ArticleAs the aggressive COVID Delta variant spreads, Floridians don’t know where it...
Want to vacation in Florida, or bring your children to Disney? You will have to make decisions without knowing whether the county you visit or live in is a hotbed for a COVID variant.
View ArticleTransgender athlete ban imminent, despite Title IX ruling
A law banning transgender athletes from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams will officially take effect this week in Florida, even though the U.S. Department of Education says Title IX...
View ArticleExperts focus on possible failure point in deadly Florida building collapse
Experts are focusing on a spot in the lowest part of the condominium complex outside Miami where an initial failure could have set off a deadly structural avalanche.
View ArticleRemembering the dead and missing in Florida condo collapse
Here's what we know about the dead and missing in the condo tower collapse in Surfside, Florida.
View ArticleFuel spill leads to hours-long shutdown of I-95 in Pompano Beach
I-95 was closed to traffic between Atlantic Boulevard and Sample Road while Pompano Beach Fire Rescue crews handled the cleanup.
View Article‘Frantic search:’ Surfside rescuers tunnel through wreckage to find survivors...
Four days after the deadly Surfside condo building collapse near Miami, rescue workers on Monday continued to tunnel through debris as they clung to hope of finding some survivors out of the 151 people...
View ArticleShould you drop your home insurer and go to state-owned Citizens?
As prices for private market insurance skyrocket in Florida and insurers pull out of South Florida and other regions altogether, state-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is picking up the slack....
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