Evening Edition: Engineer warned of ‘major structural damage’ years before Florida building fell

'They were on their balconies, screaming:' The final minutes at Champlain Towers South ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     The scene as rescuers dig through the debris. (Ricky Carioti/The Post) Engineer warned of 'major structural damage' years before Florida building fell The 2018 structural survey report detailed damage to a concrete slab below the pool deck, cracks in the parking garage, a "major error" in waterproofing and other problems at the Surfside, Fla., building. By Jon Swaine, Joshua Partlow, Beth Reinhard and Antonio Olivo ●  Read more »   'They were on their balconies, screaming:' The final minutes at Champlain Towers South By Marc Fisher, Laura Reiley, Lori Rozsa and Meryl Kornfield ●  Read more »   Fire, smoke complicating rescuers' efforts to find survivors By Timothy Bella, Caroline Anders, Antonia Noori Farzan, Kim Bellware and Meryl Kornfield ●  Read more »   Infrastructure deal could make it harder for tax cheats to elude IRS By Yeganeh Torbati ●  Read more »   A bipartisan deal, an angry GOP reaction and the (still) long road ahead for Biden's agenda The Take | Analysis ●  By Dan Balz ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The remarkably unremarkable White House Pride ceremony The Debrief ●  By Annie Linskey ●  Read more »   Trump endorsements: Revenge against enemies, reward for friends By Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   A whiff of pot alone is no longer airtight probable cause for police to search cars in several states By Caren Chesler ●  Read more »   More than a century after a Native American girl was taken from her home, her remains are returning from Pennsylvania By Amy Worden ●  Read more »   The surprisingly durable second act of Liam Neeson By Scott Tobias ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Pakistan's leader sparks protests by blaming women 'wearing very few clothes' for sexual assaults By Antonia Noori Farzan ●  Read more »   A prisoner in home confinement didn't answer her phone during a class. She was sent back to jail. By Justin Wm. Moyer and Neena Satija ●  Read more »   Bolsonaro said hands-off pandemic response was to protect Brazil's poor. They're suffering the most. By Terrence McCoy ●  Read more »   British health secretary quits after photo of kiss with aide, breaking social distancing rules By Jennifer Hassan and Antonia Noori Farzan ●  Read more »   Cities are making covid-era street changes permanent. Some are facing pushback. By Michael Laris and Luz Lazo ●  Read more »   'Dangerous, prolonged and unprecedented' heat wave swells over Pacific Northwest By Jason Samenow and Diana Leonard ●  Read more »   Supreme Court sides with credit agency, oil refineries and Native Alaskans in flurry of rulings By Robert Barnes ●  Read more »   In the Biden White House, art selections come with a personal touch By John Anderson ●  Read more »   Scientists excavating Tulsa Race Massacre site unearth skeleton with bullet wounds Retropolis ●  By DeNeen L. Brown ●  Read more »   Here are 17 of the week's best photos By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Coronavirus Updates for news to help you stay safe and informed during the pandemic. Access to all stories in the newsletter is free. Sign up »

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