Rescue Teams To Help With South FL Condo Collapse | Patch PM

Tampa FL

28 June, 2021

7:03 PM

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Here are some of the share-worthy stories from Florida Patches to talk about tonight: The Search For IL Gov. Pritzker In Florida's Equestrian Capital The Sunshine State is thick with rare birds. The Florida scrub jay, for instance, populates a handful of forests. The rare wood stork, recently downgraded from "endangered" to "threatened," stalks swamps and shallow waters for fish. And, of course, the rarest birds of all — past and present Illinois billionaire governors. 5 St. Pete Teens' Crime Spree Ends In Polk County: Authorities Five St. Petersburg teenagers face multiple felony charges after deputies accused them of driving a stolen vehicle from Pinellas County into Polk County, and taking a gun out of a man's truck in Davenport Friday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. 'Nothing Criminal' After Investigation Of Elite Vaccine Clinic A Manatee County Sheriff's Office investigation found "nothing criminal" in Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh's organization of a vaccine clinic only for those living in the county's wealthiest ZIP codes. That event bypassed the county's vaccine lottery system in place at the time. Baugh also created a VIP list for the clinic. Of the five names on that list, hers was one of them. 1,460 Pounds Of Trash Collected During World Ocean's Day Cleanup Dozens of residents combed the beaches and kayaked along shorelines picking up trash as part of the first Keep Pasco Beautiful World Oceans Day cleanup event June 8. Volunteers donated their time at two Pasco County locations: Anclote Gulf Park in Holiday and Cypress Creek Preserve in Land O' Lakes, removing everything from televisions and sofa cushions to car bumpers and tires. FL Condo Collapse: 5 Things We Know About Champlain Towers Monday Another body was pulled from the rubble of the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South Condo on Monday morning. This brings the total number of confirmed dead at the building to 10, while 151 are still unaccounted for, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a Monday news conference. As search-and-rescue efforts continue at the site, two teams of rescue workers from Tampa are heading to South Florida to assist in Surfside. Grim Task Awaits Tampa Bay Rescue Task Force Deployed To SurfsideThe Phorce Is With Them As Rescue Workers Seek Survivors: Video Also Worth a Look Today Shooter Opens Fire On Group, Kills 1, Injures 1: St. Pete PoliceNearly 12-Foot Gator Wandered Port Manatee Friday$1 Million Florida Lottery Scratch-Off Win For Lakeland WomanMan Arrested In Connection With Shooting Death in JanuaryDoing Good For The Neighborhood With HCSO Deputy, VolunteersAdopt A 'Pocket Pet' For Free; SPCA Waives Adoption FeesCar Flips Over On Big Bend Road, Kills Passenger: Highway PatrolBicyclist Critically Injured In Hit-And-Run Crash: FHPRed, White, & Booze Brunch At Brandon's World Of Beer LocationLargo Seeks Commercial Leasing Representative For New City HallHugh Embry Library Launches New Chapter With Complete MakeoverMan Arrested In Connection With Shooting Death in January Across America Select Committee Called On To Investigate Jan. 6 Capitol RiotCalifornia Lawmakers Seek To Remove 'He' From State LawsU.S. Airstrikes Target Iran-Backed Militias In Syria, IraqFewer Than Half Of States Have Banned Conversion TherapyCaregiver Pay Is Less Than Average In Every State: New Report