Florida

As the search and rescue operations continue, here's how you can help the victims in Thursday's building collapse.

A wing of the Champlain Tower in Surfside, Florida, crumpled, killing at least one person and trapping residents in rubble.

"The building is literally pancaked," Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said during a press conference. "That is heartbreaking because it doesn't mean to me that we are going to be as successful as we wanted to be in finding people alive."

At least one person has died after the apartment building located north of Miami Beach, Florida, collapsed at around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday.

A manhunt is underway to apprehend the suspect and a $100,000 reward has been set for information that leads to their arrest.

At least one person has reportedly died after a 12-story tower partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida. Search-and-rescue efforts are still underway.

The bodies of 9-year-old Destiny Hogan and her 7-year-old sister, Daysha, were pulled from the water in Lauderhill, Florida, several hours apart on June 22.

A manhunt is underway to apprehend the 29-year-old suspect, as Volusia County has been put on lockdown.

Miami Dade Fire and Rescue were on the scene of the collapse in Surfside, with more than 80 emergency response units responding.

According to the bill, the state's board of education will be required to annually compile the survey results and publish an assessment at the beginning of each school year. The bill, however, does not explicitly state what will be done with the results of the surveys.

An outbreak at a Manatee County government administration building led to the deaths of two people last week.

Found separately, hours apart, the bodies of two young girls were pulled from a canal in Lauderhill, Florida, on Tuesday. No families have come forward to report a missing child and police are investigating as possible homicide.

Assistant Scout Master Andy Waltrip said the children were not initially "freaked out" by the discovery, thinking they had found "chicken bones."

Paul Miller, a white supremacist who has called for a race war in America, admitted to having 400 rounds of high-powered rifle ammunition and a hand-built, unregistered short-barreled rifle hidden in his Florida home.

A highway sign in Miami was hacked early Tuesday morning to flashing messages of "Arrest Fauci," and "COVID-19 was a hoax" while calls for Fauci's removal continue amidst email theories.

Anna Paulina Luna, who plans to run for Florida's District 13 House seat, filed for a permanent restraining order against fellow candidate William Braddock.

Police also confirmed the incident at the Stonewall Pride Parade on Saturday was an accident.

Police said their investigation found that the tragedy was likely not intentional but a horrible accident that was caused by the driver's health ailments.

Florida, Texas and Mississippi have the worst levels of "civic engagement," while Montana, Vermont and Minnesota ranked as the highest.

The vacationing children, aged 16, eight and six, were not "familiar with the laws in the state of Florida."

A Florida bartender has been praised for his quick-thinking when he saw two women being harassed by a male customer, and wrote instructions for them if they needed help.

After traveling through the Carolinas on Monday morning, Tropical Storm Claudette is expected to head out to the Atlantic Ocean and travel to Nova Scotia on Tuesday.

"This was a terrorist attack against the LGBT community; this is exactly what it is," Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis told reporters after a truck drove into a crowd at a Pride parade.

One person has died and another seriously injured after a truck drove into a crowd of people at an LGBTQ parade on Saturday.

"Florida leads the nation in people facing criminal charges related to that insurrection," said former Florida Governor Charlie Crist.

The MyPillow CEO claimed Trump "will be in office by this fall" after a July "cyber symposium" he plans to hold.

"Guests eligible but not fully vaccinated or able to show proof of vaccination will be subject to testing and additional health protocols at their own expense," the company said. "Children not eligible for vaccines will be subject to complimentary testing and health protocols."

Officials in Florida said the victim had visible bite wounds to the upper body and chest area.

As arrests in connection to the deadly attack on the Capitol continue to pile up, Florida has emerged as the state with the highest number of residents arrested for charges related to the insurrection.

"We're now living in an age where people feel empowered to go out and deface a synagogue, or a mosque or this week, a memorial to the LGBTQ pride community," said Rand Hoch, president of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council.