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WEATHER ALERT

2 rip current statements in effect for Duval, Coastal, Inland and Nassau, Coastal, Inland Regions

CHAMPLAIN TOWERS SOUTH


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Florida condo owners look at higher costs as new safety regulations take effect in the new year

Read full article: Florida condo owners look at higher costs as new safety regulations take effect in the new year

Florida condominium owners are looking at higher costs from condo associations in the new year.

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About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking

Read full article: About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking

Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels are sinking or settling along South Florida beaches.

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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 columns

Federal 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.

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Probe of Florida building collapse that killed 98 to be completed by June 2025, US investigators say

Read full article: Probe of Florida building collapse that killed 98 to be completed by June 2025, US investigators say

Federal officials say the probe into the 2021 collapse of a beachfront condominium building in South Florida that killed 98 people should be completed by the fourth anniversary of the disaster.

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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 say

Federal 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.

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Following Surfside condo collapse, Jacksonville councilman introduces new mandatory building inspection bill

Read full article: Following Surfside condo collapse, Jacksonville councilman introduces new mandatory building inspection bill

Jacksonville City Councilman Rory Diamond has introduced a bill that would impose new mandatory building inspections for Jacksonville in the wake of the Surfside building collapse last year that killed 98 people.

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Developers, family discuss memorial for collapse victims

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Developers 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.

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Judge invalidates bogus claims in Florida building collapse

Read full article: Judge invalidates bogus claims in Florida building collapse

Hundreds of bogus claims that sought a share of the $1.1 billion settlement in the deadly collapse of a Florida condominium building have been ruled as invalid by a judge.

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Judge: property sale will pay fallen Florida condo’s taxes

Read full article: Judge: property sale will pay fallen Florida condo’s taxes

A judge says money from the sale of Florida beachfront property where a collapsed condominium tower once stood will be used to pay property taxes of the destroyed units.

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One year later: Surfside collapse spurs law change but safety experts remain concerned

Read full article: One year later: Surfside collapse spurs law change but safety experts remain concerned

Regardless of the cause, many have said that one of the deadliest collapses in U.S. history could have been prevented. The tragedy sparked some changes to Florida law.

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1 year later: A family’s journey since the Surfside condo collapse

Read full article: 1 year later: A family’s journey since the Surfside condo collapse

One year after the Champlain Towers South building collapsed, killing 98 people and displacing hundreds of residents, the husband and daughter of Judy Spiegel reflected on what it has been like without her.

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Judge approves $1B+ deal in deadly Florida condo collapse

Read full article: Judge approves $1B+ deal in deadly Florida condo collapse

A judge has given final approval to a settlement of more than $1 billion for victims of the collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium.

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Florida building collapse probe to begin structural testing

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The federal investigation into the deadly collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building is entering a new phase that involves cutting and drilling into concrete and steel to determine what role they played.

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Florida building collapse probe to begin structural testing

Read full article: Florida building collapse probe to begin structural testing

The federal investigation into the deadly collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building is entering a new phase that involves cutting and drilling into concrete and steel to determine what role they played.

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Judge gives initial OK to $1B deal in Florida condo collapse

Read full article: Judge gives initial OK to $1B deal in Florida condo collapse

A Florida judge has given gave initial approval to a settlement of more than $1 billion to families who lost loved ones in the collapse last year of a Florida beachfront condominium building in which 98 people died.

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Florida condo collapse settlement reached, tops $1 billion

Read full article: Florida condo collapse settlement reached, tops $1 billion

Attorneys for the families who lost relatives or homes in last year’s collapse of a Florida condominium tower that killed 98 people have reached a $1.02 billion settlement.

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Florida gov signs condo safety bill after building collapse

Read full article: Florida gov signs condo safety bill after building collapse

Florida will require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall under new legislation Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law.

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Florida passes condominium safety bill in wake of Surfside

Read full article: Florida passes condominium safety bill in wake of Surfside

A bill has been sent to Florida's governor that would require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall, in response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people.

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Florida lawmakers take up condo bill in wake of Surfside

Read full article: Florida lawmakers take up condo bill in wake of Surfside

People who owned condominiums in the Florida building that collapsed nearly a year ago but didn’t suffer a loss of life will together collect at least $96 million from a court settlement.

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Dubai developer to buy Florida condo collapse site for $120M

Read full article: Dubai developer to buy Florida condo collapse site for $120M

A billionaire developer from Dubai is set to purchase the site of a South Florida condominium that collapsed last June, killing 98 people, for $120 million after no other bids were submitted by the Friday evening deadline for next week’s auction.

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Surfside families still want answers despite settlement

Read full article: Surfside families still want answers despite settlement

Family members of some of the 98 people killed in a Florida condominium collapse last June say they are too deep in mourning to contemplate the nearly $1 billion settlement their attorneys negotiated on their behalf.

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Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse

Read full article: Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse

Lawyers representing families of victims and survivors of the condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, last June have told a judge that they've reached a nearly $1 billion tentative settlement.

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Judge OKs $83M for property loss in Florida condo collapse

Read full article: Judge OKs $83M for property loss in Florida condo collapse

People who owned units in a Florida oceanfront condominium building that collapsed last year will divide $83 million for property losses, with the compensation for families over the 98 deaths still to be determined.

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Officials: 3 arrests made in condo collapse victim ID thefts

Read full article: Officials: 3 arrests made in condo collapse victim ID thefts

Prosecutors say three people have been arrested on charges involving the theft of the identities of some of the victims of June’s deadly South Florida condominium collapse.

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Beach park seen as site for Florida condo collapse memorial

Read full article: Beach park seen as site for Florida condo collapse memorial

An oceanfront park is emerging as the leading site for a memorial to the victims of the deadly condominium building collapse in Florida.

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Search for bodies concludes at Florida condo collapse site

Read full article: Search for bodies concludes at Florida condo collapse site

Firefighters have officially ended their search for bodies in the debris of the collapsed Surfside condo building.

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Search for bodies concludes at Florida condo collapse site

Read full article: Search for bodies concludes at Florida condo collapse site

Firefighters have officially ended their search for bodies in the debris of the collapsed Surfside condo building.

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Judge: $150M initially for victims in Florida condo collapse

Read full article: Judge: $150M initially for victims in Florida condo collapse

A 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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Recovery effort at collapsed Surfside condo could end soon

Read full article: Recovery effort at collapsed Surfside condo could end soon

Efforts to recover human remains from the debris of a South Florida condominium are nearing an end.

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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 building

A 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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911 recordings show panic, disbelief when Florida condo fell

Read full article: 911 recordings show panic, disbelief when Florida condo fell

Recordings of 911 calls after an oceanfront Florida condominium collapsed show disbelief, panic and confusion as people tried to comprehend the disaster.

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Death toll in Florida condo building collapse rises to 95

Read full article: Death toll in Florida condo building collapse rises to 95

The death toll in the Miami-area condominium building collapse has climbed to 95 as crews worked for a 20th day to find victims in the rubble.

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Searchers recover personal possessions from collapse rubble

Read full article: Searchers recover personal possessions from collapse rubble

Recovery crews at the Florida condominium collapse are cataloging all personal possessions found in the rubble in hopes of returning them to families of the dead or survivors.

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Fletcher High graduate among condo collapse victims

Read full article: Fletcher High graduate among condo collapse victims

One of the victims of the Champlain Towers South condominium building collapse in Surfside grew up in the Jacksonville Beach area.

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Collapsed condo: Weighing how to honor dead at 'holy site'

Read full article: Collapsed condo: Weighing how to honor dead at 'holy site'

Even as crews are continuing their search for the last remaining souls that perished in the collapse of condominium town in Surfside, Florida, questions are swirling across the community about what to do with the property.

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Body of philanthropist identified in condo collapse

Read full article: Body of philanthropist identified in condo collapse

The body of 65-year-old Judy Spiegel was located in the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condominium building collapse in Surfside, her family told News4Jax.

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Search in Florida collapse to take weeks; deaths reach 90

Read full article: Search in Florida collapse to take weeks; deaths reach 90

Authorities searching for victims of a deadly collapse in Florida say they hope to conclude their painstaking work in the coming weeks as a team of first responders from Israel departed the site.

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Two weeks later: These 13 photos show the grim reality of Miami condo collapse

Read full article: Two weeks later: These 13 photos show the grim reality of Miami condo collapse

A somber moment of silence marked the end of the two-week search for survivors of a Florida condominium collapse, as rescue workers stood at solemn attention and clergy members hugged a line of local officials while many of them sobbed.

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Work review for ex-official connected to collapsed building

Read full article: Work review for ex-official connected to collapsed building

The vice mayor of a South Florida city says he wants a review of all the work done by a former municipal official who assured condo board members in another city that their building was in “very good shape” three years before it collapsed.

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Building collapse lawsuits seek to get answers, assign blame

Read full article: Building collapse lawsuits seek to get answers, assign blame

Legal action is already underway in the deadly Florida building collapse, even before rescuers have finished searching for victims.

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Identifying the remains a burdensome task in condo collapse

Read full article: Identifying the remains a burdensome task in condo collapse

As rescuers peel away layer after layer of the collapsed condo building in South Florida, the toll increases.

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Florida town responds to issue of delayed building repairs

Read full article: Florida town responds to issue of delayed building repairs

A Surfside, Florida, official pushed back Sunday on the idea that the town was responsible for slowing down a condo board’s plans to make needed structural repairs to a building that eventually collapsed, killing dozens.

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Explosives bring down rest of South Florida collapsed condo

Read full article: Explosives bring down rest of South Florida collapsed condo

Demolition crews have set off explosives to bring down the remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condo.

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Crews on lookout for pets in Florida condo building collapse

Read full article: Crews on lookout for pets in Florida condo building collapse

Crews are trying to rescue a cat seen on a lower floor of the remaining wing of a collapsed 12-story condominium complex near Miami.

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Firefighter’s daughter, 7, found in Florida condo rubble

Read full article: Firefighter’s daughter, 7, found in Florida condo rubble

Official say the body of a Miami firefighter’s 7-year-old daughter was recovered from the site of a South Florida condo collapse by the search and rescue team he had been assisting.

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Fewer people missing in collapse; nearby tower is evacuated

Read full article: Fewer people missing in collapse; nearby tower is evacuated

The number of people missing in the Florida condominium collapse fell following a new review.

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Collapse survivors escaped with their lives, but little else

Read full article: Collapse survivors escaped with their lives, but little else

Dozens who fled the collapse of a condominium tower in South Florida escaped with their lives, but little else.

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Crews devastated after unable to save woman pleading for rescue in Surfside collapse

Read full article: Crews devastated after unable to save woman pleading for rescue in Surfside collapse

She was asking for help and she was pleading to be taken out of there.

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Work stopped on condo’s penthouse during construction, but continued days later

Read full article: Work stopped on condo’s penthouse during construction, but continued days later

The News4Jax I-TEAM continues to uncover more about the history of the Champlain Towers South condo building through documents newly-released by the town of Surfside.

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Stories of survival keep hope alive as rescuers race clock

Read full article: Stories of survival keep hope alive as rescuers race clock

Stories of survival are kindling hopes that rescuers may find more people alive within the rubble of the collapsed Champlain Towers South condo tower in Surfside, Florida.

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Ex-official who said Surfside condo was sound leaves new job

Read full article: Ex-official who said Surfside condo was sound leaves new job

A former city official who assured leaders that a Florida condo building was in “very good shape” three years before it collapsed has left his new job.

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'He went through hell': Relocated widower among the missing

Read full article: 'He went through hell': Relocated widower among the missing

A New York City man bought a beachfront condo in Florida to start a new chapter of his life after his wife and parents died.

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Latest victims in condo tower collapse include 2 children

Read full article: Latest victims in condo tower collapse include 2 children

As more human remains emerge from the rubble of the collapsed Florida condo tower, the dead now include the first children.

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Letter from condo association warned ‘concrete deterioration is accelerating’

Read full article: Letter from condo association warned ‘concrete deterioration is accelerating’

A 15 page letter from the president of the condominium association at Champlain Towers South warned owners back in April that parts of the building were deteriorating faster than previously thought.

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Prosecutors will ask grand jury to probe building collapse

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Officials say prosecutors in Florida will pursue a grand jury investigation into the deadly collapse of an oceanfront condominium building.

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Florida officials seek federal help with building collapse

Read full article: Florida officials seek federal help with building collapse

Florida officials say they have requested help from the federal government as they near the end of the sixth day searching the rubble of a collapsed Florida condo building.

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Surfside condo’s board had a duty to act on engineering firm’s findings, attorney says

Read full article: Surfside condo’s board had a duty to act on engineering firm’s findings, attorney says

In the days after a high-rise condo tower in Surfside collapsed, killing at least 10 people and leaving dozens of others missing, the town has released new documents showing that engineers knew about structural deficiencies at the Champlain Towers South Condominium years ago.

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Surfside condo collapse could lead to legislation

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State and federal legislation could be proposed to address construction or engineering issues after the deadly condominium-building collapse in Surfside, where crews continued to search the rubble Monday.

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Despite warning, town deemed condo building in 'good shape'

Read full article: Despite warning, town deemed condo building in 'good shape'

Despite an engineer’s warning of major structural problems, a town building official told board members their Florida high-rise condominium was in “very good shape” almost three years before it collapsed.

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Before condo building collapsed, engineering firm estimated $9M+ in repairs needed

Read full article: Before condo building collapsed, engineering firm estimated $9M+ in repairs needed

Owners of units in a Florida oceanfront condo building that collapsed with deadly consequences were just days away from a deadline to start making steep payments toward more than $9 million in major repairs that had been recommended nearly three years earlier.

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Before building collapse, $9M+ in repairs needed

Read full article: Before building collapse, $9M+ in repairs needed

Owners of units in a collapsed Florida oceanfront condo building were just days away from starting to pay for more than $9 million in major repairs that were recommended three years ago.

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Psychologist: Anxiety is common for people living in high-rise buildings

Read full article: Psychologist: Anxiety is common for people living in high-rise buildings

Ever Since the Champlain Towers South condo collapsed on Thursday, people have been on edge about living in high rise buildings.

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Team of specialists sent to south Florida to probe collapse

Read full article: Team of specialists sent to south Florida to probe collapse

A half-dozen scientists and engineers who specialize in disastrous structure failures are headed to south Florida to collect firsthand information on the cause of the catastrophic collapse of Champlain Towers South.

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2018 engineering report showed ‘major structural damage’ before condo building collapsed

Read full article: 2018 engineering report showed ‘major structural damage’ before condo building collapsed

The ground-floor pool deck of the oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami was resting on a concrete slab that had “major structural damage” and needed to be extensively repaired, according to a 2018 engineering report that also uncovered “abundant cracking and spalling” of concrete columns, beams and walls in the parking garage.

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Report showed ‘major’ damage before Florida condo collapse

Read full article: Report showed ‘major’ damage before Florida condo collapse

Officials don't know what caused a Florida beachside condominium tower to suddenly collapse.

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Engineer suggests corrosion might be to blame for Champlain Towers South partial collapse

Read full article: Engineer suggests corrosion might be to blame for Champlain Towers South partial collapse

While the federal government is sending engineers to investigate the partial collapse of a Florida condominium tower, one engineer says saltwater corrosion might be to blame.

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‘We all want answers’: Forensic engineer says multiple factors likely led to condo collapse

Read full article: ‘We all want answers’: Forensic engineer says multiple factors likely led to condo collapse

Design drawings, maintenance logs and sifting through the rubble will all be key elements as investigators piece together what caused the deadly collapse of a 12-story condo building in South Florida, an engineer with U.S Forensic told The Morning Show on Friday.

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