Surfside building collapse death toll climbs to 9; 150 still missing

The American Red Cross established a reunion site for family and friends near the site of the partial collapse of a 12-story condominium in Surfside, Florida, early Thursday, June 24, 2021.  About 70 people crowded into a room with chairs and blue exercise mats on the floor.

SURFSIDE, Florida – Nine people are confirmed dead and at least 150 are missing as the arduous and dangerous search for survivors of a condo collapse continued in this coastal city north of Miami Beach on Sunday. Accompanied by dogs trained to find both people and bodies, the searchers dug a 12-meter-deep trench through the … Read more

Death toll at 5, body found

Search and Rescue crews continue to search for signs of life in the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Florida Saturday June 26, 2021.

SURFSIDE, Fla. – Officials found a body Saturday in the rubble at the site of a 12-story beachfront condominium building that collapsed just north of Miami early Thursday morning, killing at least five people and leaving 156 more unaccounted for. Three bodies previously uncovered in the rubble were identified, and next of kin has been notified, Miami-Dade … Read more

Cuomo Aides Rewrote Nursing Home Report to Hide Higher Death Toll

Cuomo Aides Rewrote Nursing Home Report to Hide Higher Death Toll

State health officials learned from the data that significant numbers of residents died after being rushed to hospitals. The State Health Commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker, had already known in June that officials in his department believed the data was good enough to be included in the report, said two people with knowledge of the discussions. … Read more

New Allegations of Cover-Up by Cuomo Over Nursing Home Virus Toll

New Allegations of Cover-Up by Cuomo Over Nursing Home Virus Toll

ALBANY, NY – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and his top aides were again accused Friday of covering up the coronavirus death toll in state nursing homes after admitting withholding data in order to do so prevent possible investigations into government misconduct. The latest revelations came after private statements by the governor’s chief adviser Melissa DeRosa … Read more