Joshua Ceballos/Investigative Editor FIU’s next pedestrian bridge is definitely coming in the next few years. An administrator says the need for a bridge is “even greater” today than it was years ago. “At the time [we got the first grant for the bridge] we didn’t have 109 Tower, 4th Street Commons, Identity or The […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director UPDATE 5/23/18 NTSB confirms knowledge of cracks on trusses: The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report on their website confirming the existence and knowledge of cracks in the support structures of the bridge as early as Saturday,Feb. 24, weeks before the bridge was put up. “The NTSB is […]
Maytinee Kramer and Martina Bretous/PantherNOW Staff Update: 6:20 PM During the press conference, officials confirmed that 4:00-4:03 p.m. was the last time a body was pulled from under the rubble. Dave Downey, Chief of the Fire Department, said that workers are expected to be at the scene throughout the night cleaning the rubble and continuing […]
