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Loved ones remember Surfside victims as permanent memorial nears

A rabbi gave a personal prayer on Wednesday in front of rubble that was salvaged from the 2021 Surfside building collapse as families and leaders continue working toward a permanent memorial.

Notorious cross-country Rolex scammer struck in Surfside, police say

A man from the Chicago area who’s apparently notorious for traveling the country to sell counterfeit watches took his scam to South Florida in 2025, authorities said. One year later, he’s now back to face a fraud charge.

Man busted in Surfside after brief chase following gun-toting road rage incident, cops say

A man was arrested over the weekend in Surfside after allegedly flashing a gun during a road rage incident.

Local 10 gets inside look as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu visits South Florida synagogue

Local 10 News got an inside look Wednesday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a rare South Florida visit at the Shul of Bal Harbour in Surfside amid tight security and large crowds.

New video shows driver crashing into parked cars, sidewalk in Surfside; 4 hospitalized

Four people were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle crash in Surfside on Thursday night, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

Pool deck design flaws likely triggered Surfside condo collapse, federal investigators say

Federal scientists investigating the 2021 collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside that killed 98 people say they are zeroing in on what initiated the tragedy.

‘He keeps getting popped’: Video shows Surfside police arresting wanted serial thief

Newly released body camera footage shows Surfside police taking an accused serial thief into custody.

Loved ones gather to honor Surfside condo collapse victims on 4-year anniversary

A small group gathered at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday morning at Veterans Park in Surfside to remember the 98 people who lost their lives on this day four years ago in the Champlain Towers collapse.

Surfside police say serial shoplifter tried slipping away on bus: ‘He keeps getting arrested’

Surfside police arrested a man they described as a serial shoplifter Sunday.

Surfside post office will close temporarily

The Surfside post office branch will close temporarily next month, as the U.S. Postal Service looks for a new location.

Crooks pickpocket woman dining at Flanigan’s, quickly buy $4k handbag at Saks Fifth Avenue across street

Aileen Flory was having dinner with her family back in early March.

VIEW RESULTS: 3 Miami-Dade municipalities hold elections

Elections were held Tuesday in three Miami-Dade County municipalities – Miami Springs, Surfside and Bay Harbor Islands.

Man arrested in Surfside after odd behavior with ‘Chucky’ doll

A 35-year-old man’s behavior with a Chucky doll was disturbing enough that police officers recently arrested him in Surfside.

Surfside commissioners to review final renderings for condo collapse memorial

The Surfside City Commission is expected to make a final review of a new memorial for the 98 people who died in the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South.

First look at new Surfside memorial for condo collapse victims

Plans for a new memorial in Surfside are coming to light.

Drama between Surfside mayor, police department main topic of discussion at town commission meeting

Surfside residents voiced their concerns at a town commission meeting on Tuesday night.

Surfside residents react to ‘sinking’ buildings as officials set to address concerns

Residents of Surfside were caught off guard by new findings that several buildings in the coastal town are sinking.

Surfside police chief calls it quits after just 3 weeks on job

Surfside Police Department Chief Wayne Holbrook, who took over from a chief who lasted less than a year on the job before resigning, called it quits himself Thursday — after lasting less than a month as the turbulent town’s top cop.

Teen arrested for high-end car theft in Miami Beach wanted for similar crimes in Surfside

Police are searching for a minor who they say is behind a string of high-end car thefts out of Miami-Dade County.

New Surfside police chief says he wants to bring ‘stability’ amid ongoing tension

Surfside’s new police chief is speaking to Local 10 News in the wake of the arrest of a suspect in a “series of thefts” — and the wake of his ascension to the position, which came after the town’s police chief resigned after mere months on the job amid drama between the mayor and the police union.

3 injured at construction site in Surfside

Three people were injured Friday morning at a high-rise building in Surfside where construction work was being done, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials confirmed.

New body cam video shows Surfside mayor again involving self in police activity

About five months after body camera video was released showing Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett interrupting a town police officer during a traffic stop, another clip has surfaced of the mayor involving himself in police activity.

Big bills about to come due for some South Florida condo owners, thanks to law spurred by Surfside

Deadlines are looming for hundreds of thousands of South Florida condominium owners. Skyrocketing association fees, a result of the 2021 Surfside collapse, are about to come due.

Surfside condo collapse evidence transferred to Miami-Dade police

There has been an update in the investigation into the Surfside condo collapse that occurred three years ago.

Surfside police looking to add officers as residents complain about prowlers

Police in Surfside are looking into several suspicious incidents after residents said they believed a prowler was casing their homes.

Feds delay release of report into the cause of 2021 Surfside building collapse

Federal investigators of the building collapse that killed 98 people in Surfside announced they expect to release their report in 2026, not next year as planned.

Newly installed automated gate in Surfside cutting down on traffic, but it has some enemies

A recently installed gate on a public road is causing a stir in Surfside.

Automated gate in Surfside helping to cut down on traffic, but not confusion

In the last month, people driving in Surfside have started seeing new automated gates and signs that say you need a sticker to get through.

Woman recovering after being struck by vehicle following July 4 firework show

A South Florida woman is back home after being struck by a vehicle on the Fourth of July.

Police: Unlicensed driver jailed after injuring woman in crash after Surfside fireworks show

Police said they arrested an unlicensed driver who struck and critically injured a woman following a Fourth of July fireworks show in Surfside.

3 years later, push persists for permanent Surfside memorial

It’s been three years since the catastrophic collapse of the Champlain Towers South. The push for a permanent memorial persists.

Surfside survivor, 91, reunites virtually with man who saved her: ‘Our lives will forever be linked’

At 91 years old, Esther Gorfinkel remembers everything that happened on June 24, 2021, including the man who carried her out of Champlain Towers when the building collapsed.

Body camera video shows Surfside mayor interrupting officer during traffic stop

Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett has raised some questions after posting a video of himself interrupting a police officer’s traffic stop.

Surfside mayor blasts town cop’s treatment of Gisele Bundchen: ‘Wholly unacceptable’

In a letter addressed to the town’s police chief, Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett is blasting a police officer for what he calls a “dismissive posture” towards supermodel Gisele Bundchen during a traffic stop Wednesday.

Body cam video shows Gisele Bundchen in tears during Surfside traffic stop

Local 10 News has obtained body-worn camera video showing supermodel Gisele Bundchen being pulled over by Surfside police Wednesday.

Shlomo Danzinger files to run for Miami-Dade mayor after losing Surfside reelection

Shlomo Danzinger — who recently lost his reelection in Surfside — plans to run against Miami-Dade Mayor Daniela Levine Cava.

Members of Surfside Police Department push back against comments from new mayor, commissioners

Members of the Surfside Police Department showed a united front during a town commission meeting on Thursday.

Another Surfside official expected to quit as town shakeup continues

There are quite a few changes going on at Surfside City Hall.

‘Huge relief’: Case officially dropped against Surfside activist accused of battering vice mayor

Miami-Dade prosecutors formally dropped all charges against Joshua Epstein on Monday.

After top cop’s abrupt resignation, Surfside swears in interim chief

As Local 10 News exclusively reported Thursday, Surfside is getting a new police chief after the abrupt resignation of Chief Antonio Marciante amid a swirl of political controversy.

Sources: Charges to be dropped against Surfside activist; town’s top cop stepping down

Local 10 News has learned that Miami-Dade prosecutors are set to drop charges against Surfside activist Joshua Epstein — and that’s not the only significant development in the small Miami-Dade island town that’s seen a significant amount of political drama and intrigue.

After electoral shakeup, Surfside’s town attorneys quit

Newly elected Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said he is losing his town’s attorney.

Charles Burkett wins Surfside mayoral race

Surfside voters elected the man who will be mayor for the next two years on Tuesday. They chose between two businessmen who had done the job before: Shlomo Danzinger and Charles Burkett. Most voted for Burkett, who was the mayor when a building collapsed, killing 98 people in 2021.

Vote 2024: Local elections take spotlight as voters head to polls

With Donald Trump as the presumptive Republican nominee and Democrats not holding a presidential primary in Florida in 2024, local races will be the most consequential items on the ballot in Tuesday’s Florida elections.

This Week in South Florida: Shlomo Danzinger and Charles Burkett

In many ways, Surfside is a microcosm of South Florida cities, featuring the same issues, like development, traffic, rising flood waters and quality of life.

Surfside police chief talks arrest of ex-commissioner’s son in latest case of town drama

Surfside Police Chief Antonio Marciante spoke to Local 10 News on Tuesday about the arrest of Joshua Epstein, the son of former commissioner Eliana Salzhauer.

‘Third World thuggery’: Surfside ex-commissioner says politics fueled son’s arrest

Former Surfside Commissioner Eliana Salzhauer says her son’s arrest after being accused of battering a current commissioner after a meeting Wednesday was politically motivated.

Surfside commissioner accuses son of ex-commissioner of battery

Surfside politics took a strange turn this week. Commissioner Jeffrey Rose, the town’s vice mayor, accused former Commissioner Eliana Salzhauer’s son Joshua Epstein of battery on Wednesday.

Surfside’s old mayor wants job back; current mayor hopes to keep it

Residents of Surfside will soon hit the polls to decide the town's next mayor.

Body cam video shows police takedown 16-year-old accused of driving stolen vehicle in Surfside

Local 10 News obtained exclusive body camera video Thursday of a police pursuit that ended with the takedown and arrest of a 16-year-old boy accused of driving a stolen vehicle in Surfside.

Man arrested in Surfside after fleeing from police in stolen car

Police officers took a man into custody Monday afternoon following a door-to-door search in Surfside.

View Surfside Nov. 7, 2023 Election Results

Voters in Surfside will cast their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

VIEW RESULTS: Miami-Dade County Nov. 7, 2023 Election

Voters in Miami-Dade County headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in various races, including in the cities of Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Surfside and Homestead.

A physician assistant went to Israel on vacation — she’s now treating patients

A physician assistant went to Israel on vacation, but when war broke out over the weekend, things changed drastically. Instead of fleeing the country, she stayed behind to volunteer at a Tel Aviv hospital, helping to treat patients.

Synagogues in South Florida hire private security to work with police after Hamas attack

In Miami-Dade County, police officers have been working with the private security that synagogues have hired after the Hamas attack in Israel.

Exclusive video shows masked thief attempting to steal luxury car in Surfside

Local 10 News obtained exclusive video Tuesday of a pair of brazen thieves attempting to steal a truck in Bay Harbor Islands last month.

Surfside mayor defends approval of development plan for condo collapse site

Surfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger is defending a controversial vote to move forward on a redevelopment of the Surfside condo collapse site.

Surfside commission approves development plan for site of deadly condo collapse

Surfside commissioners voted overnight to approve the development plan for the site of the Champlain Towers South collapse.

Surfside officials to review ‘premature’ development plans for condo collapse site

Following an outcry from families who lost loved ones in the Surfside building collapse over DAMAC Properties' plan to place a loading zone and trash pick-up along 88th Street, the developer on Tuesday said it has amended its plans.

Commission votes not to censure Surfside mayor over ‘racist remark’ towards Hispanic commissioner

Surfside’s mayor faced a possible public reprimand over his use of what a proposed resolution describes as a “racist remark” directed towards a Hispanic commissioner, however commissioners voted early Wednesday morning not to censure Mayor Shlomo Danzinger.

Surfside families livid over proposed trash loading zone next to memorial; investigation sought

There are concerns in Surfside over what will happen to a memorial near the site of the Champlain Towers South condo collapse.

Surfside commissioners meet as Champlain Towers South memorial discussions continue

In the footprint of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, where 98 souls lost their lives when a portion of the condominium building suddenly collapsed in the middle of the night, are stories of lives cut short and of families shattered.

Surfside community gathers to mark 2-year anniversary of tower collapse that killed 98 people

Saturday marks two years since the Champlain Towers South collapsed in Surfside, killing 98 people.

Surfside building collapse: New findings concern everyone in town, mayor says

The federal investigators who are looking into the cause of the Champlain Towers South collapse released a preliminary report on Thursday that could have implications for another building. '

Designs for luxury condominiums on Surfside collapse site submitted for approval

Nearly two years after one of the deadliest building collapses in U.S. history, design plans have been revealed for what may come next on the site in Surfside.

Surfside building collapse: Federal investigators say they are moving closer to getting ‘critical data’

Federal investigators who are searching for answers about what caused the 12-story Champlain Towers South building to collapse — killing 98 people on June 24, 2021, in Surfside — recently took over a second larger warehouse to store evidence.

WATCH: Body camera video of shooting scare at a Flanigan’s restaurant

Police body camera video has been released after a shooting scare at a Flanigan's restaurant.

Miami-Dade judge approves paying Surfside condo collapse victims remaining $2M to $3M from settlement

Miami-Dade Judge Michael Hanzman gave his approval on where the $2 to 3 million that was left over in a compensation settlement should go after the Champlain Tower South in Surfside collapsed, leaving families and loved ones heartbroken.

Former Surfside commission candidate facing first-degree murder charge

A woman who once ran to be a commissioner in the Town of Surfside is now facing a capital murder charge.

Former Surfside mayor accuses current mayor of breaking law at contentious commission meeting

A commission meeting in the Town of Surfside got extremely heated on Tuesday night.

Surfside finds temporary replacements for police chief, town manager amid resignations

Surfside’s police chief, manager, and assistant manager abruptly resigned as the town is still waiting for the results of a federal investigation into the building collapse that killed 98 people last year.

Authorities respond to suspected migrant landing in Surfside

A suspected migrant landing received the attention of Border Patrol on Tuesday night.

Crane barge capsizes in bay before Paddletopia event in Surfside

A crane barge capsized and partially sank into the bay overnight in Surfside, hours before the town’s Paddletopia event.

Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady may be preparing to co-parent in Miami-Dade

Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady may have been preparing to co-parent in Miami-Dade County before announcing their divorce.

Surfside residents still fighting back over beach chair issue

A battle is brewing on the shores of Surfside and it's all over beach chairs.

Surfside settlement legal fees could be hot topic during upcoming court hearing

Surfside families are expected to be back in court on Monday.

Surfside residents push back against proposal to allow more chairs on beach

Surfside resident Camilo Pino is deeply concerned over a proposal by the town's vice mayor to change policy that currently limits that amount of chairs on the beach.

Design District gallery aims to heal with art inspired by the aftermath of Surfside tragedy

A gallery in the Design District opened an exhibit Friday showing works that were inspired by the Surfside building collapse.

Surfside memorials: Mourners release lanterns in honor of 98 lost

Friday evening, an intimate gathering on the beach, near the collapse site in Surfside was organized by Michael Noriega, whose grandmother died last year.

At Surfside, one woman says friend who perished sent her a sign

She found a feather at the site of the Champlain Towers South as she came to pay her respects one year later. Sharon Abadi said she knew it was from her friend.

Surfside: Private memorial marks moment when condo collapsed

A private memorial happening at the exact time the Champlain Towers South collapsed as loved ones still grieve for those lost.

First responders return to Surfside condo collapse site with mixed emotions

For so many people, Friday was a very emotional day, as it marked one year since the collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside that claimed the lives of 98 people.

Surfside 1 Year Later: 65-year-old survivor still struggling to rebuild her life

Ileana Monteagudo escaped with her life during the Surfside building collapse. She saw a crack snake down her wall and ran. She rushed down the stairs in her nightgown.

Surfside building collapse: Man uses grandmother’s values to deal with grief

Michael Noriega said he is still grappling with grief. Hilda Noriega, who left Cuba in 1960, had two children, and he is one of her three grand children.

Surfside building collapse: Security company to pay most of $1B settlement, attorneys say

More than half of the settlement in the civil case penalizing about 40 entities for the Surfside building collapse comes from a security company, attorneys familiar with the settlement said.

Detective remembers building collapse victims with tattoo of 98 wildflowers

Surfside Detective Diana Leon was on call in the early morning when the Champlain Towers South partially collapsed in Surfside.

Lives lost in Surfside building collapse: Grandson honors dynamic duo

The colorful, decorated walls at the James Hotel speak for themselves, but Nick Fusco was recently the one doing the talking.

‘Officer Mike’ lightens hearts at Surfside police station

A new addition to the Surfside Police Department is a lighthearted addition for a force that has undergone a difficult year.

Town officials planning memorial to mark one year since Surfside condo collapse

Friday will mark one year since the Champlain Towers South collapsed in Surfside, killing 98 people.

‘Still having nightmares’: Surfside building collapse left lasting trauma

For a man who is grieving the loss of his mother and grandmother, the first anniversary on Friday of the Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside will be a somber day of reflection.

Condo owners meet to figure out how to comply with new law for reserves

The anniversary of the Champlain Towers South building collapse in Surfside is approaching. The federal investigation into what caused the tragedy is ongoing. Condominium communities are trying to understand a new state law that requires a reserve fund for repairs.