Surfside Condo Collapse Enter Fifth Rescue Day
Rescuers spend a fifth day atop debris from the Surfside Florida condo collapse using bucket brigades and heavy equipment. Two more bodies were recovered, totaling 11 dead as more than 150 people remain missing. Officials say the effort remains search and rescue, with workers noting ongoing risks and the need to exhaust every option.
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Surfside
Miami
Miami-Dade
Raide Jadallah
Jimmy Patronis
Florida
Patronis
Andy Alvarez
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
ABC
Good Morning America
Alvarez
Alfredo Lopez
Lopez
Associated Press
Daniella Levine Cava
Joseph A. Barbera
George Washington University
Barbera
Delta variant spread and vaccination impact noted
Health officials warn the Delta variant is highly contagious with five to eight secondary infections per case. Vaccination remains crucial to prevent severe illness, with 98 to 99 percent of COVID deaths among the unvaccinated. Children account for about 25 percent of new cases but often avoid severe symptoms. Statewide UK variant counts total 2,200, with California and other variants also present. current vaccination rate is 53.5 percent fully vaccinated.
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Marsh
Mercer County
Monroe County
California
South Africa
Brazil
India
Jim Justice
Charles Boothe
Bdionline
Amish faith and immunity slow COVID-19 vaccine uptake
Health leaders in Lancaster County Pennsylvania aimed at Amish communities with farm store posters and ads but faced resistance rooted in faith and distrust of government. By May, two rural clinics opened, yet only 12 of 400 recipients were Amish, mirroring broader hesitancy across Holmes County Ohio and other Amish regions where herd immunity beliefs and reliance on church guidance limit vaccine acceptance.
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Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
U.S
Ohio
Holmes County
Indiana
Alice Yoder
Penn Medicine
Lancaster General Health
County jail costs stay high as rate freeze passes
Mercer County leaders praised a one year freeze on the regional jail daily rate amid concerns over medical care, uniforms and hygiene. Commissioner Greg Puckett notes jail bills drain county funds, urges more dialogue with regional authorities and highlights lack of home rule for counties.
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Register-Herald
DHS
Mercer County
Greg Puckett
Puckett
West Virginia County Commissions Association Board of
West Virginia
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bdiontine.com
Shooting incident leaves one hospitalized in Franklin County
Deputies from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office along with Boones Mill Police Department, Virginia State Police, and Franklin County Public Safety responded to a shooting. Investigators said a male victim was transported to a hospital and that Southern fled the scene in a dark blue blazer before being taken into custody in Montgomery County during a traffic stop.
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Sheriff's Office
Southern
Montgomery County
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline
E-ZPass revenue boosts West Virginia Roads to Prosperity plan
The E-ZPass program, renewed tolls, and a $13 transponder fee helped raise $595 million for Southern West Virginia roads. Initial $500 million goal was surpassed as out of state and commercial traffic drove 75 percent of revenue. Funds from June bond sale will extend Coalfields Expressway to Welch and support other southern projects.
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Princeton
Charleston
West Virginia
Miller
Coalfields Expressway
Welch
Turnpike Authority
Charles Boothe
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