NBC 6 Investigators

Sophisticated medical technology can be used in Florida hospitals to help COVID-19 patients stay alive. It’s rare and risky. It’s a machine of last resort for hospitals treating patients with COVID-19.  Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO) machines have become so needed during the coronavirus pandemic that hospital leaders share them with each other over hundreds of miles. ECMO machines are for...

ECMO machines have become so needed during the pandemic that hospitals will share them with each other over hundreds of miles. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports

The pain on Derek Harvey’s face said it all. “That’s a hard pill to swallow and it takes time to heal from that,” he said from his home in Pembroke Pines. Harvey’s painful journey is like 44,000 other families in Florida now. They lost someone they love to COVID-19. Harvey’s wife, Pamela Ford Harvey, isn’t with him to make him laugh...

NBC 6’s Willard Shepard shares Derek Harvey’s story about losing his wife and mother-in-law.

A former lawmaker accused of violating election law was working for a powerful Republican political operative, according to court records released before the case goes to trial.  Prosecutors in the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office accuse former Republican state senator Frank Artiles of offering third-party candidate Alex Rodriguez nearly $45,000 to run last November to siphon votes away from the...

Records show Frank Artiles had an exclusive political contract with Data Targeting, Inc., whose owner is a powerful Republican political operative based in Gainesville. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports

Florida will decide whether to require more inspections in condo buildings after the Surfside condo collapse of the Champlain Towers South. Who will conduct those inspections is still up for debate. Just more than one month ago, the collapse shook Florida. Policymakers are already talking about what changes are needed for older buildings. The changes could be big.  According to…

Engineers and inspectors have their work cut out for them if the state requires more inspections following the Surfside collapse. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports.

After the Surfside condo collapse, the Florida Bar created a task force that will make recommendations to the state Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis. NBC 6 Investigator Phil Prazan spoke with the chair of the task force about the changes that are on the table, including requiring statewide condo inspections.

NBC 6 Investigator Phil Prazan looks into the history of condo regulations in the state of Florida, which has the most condo boards in the country.

NBC 6 Investigator Tony Pipitone discusses the latest on the condo collapse investigation with Surfside engineer consultant, Allyn Kilsheimer..

Residents at the Champlain Tower South raised concerns about construction next door two months after a town official received a report on “major structural damage” but reassured them the building was in “very good shape.”

The people living in Champlain Towers South, two years prior to the collapse, had concerns about construction next door — and voiced it to city officials. NBC 6 Investigator Phil Prazan has more

The engineer’s report that in 2018 found “major structural damage” in Champlain Towers South apparently did not raise an alarm with the man in charge of Surfside’s Building Department at the time.

NBC 6 investigator Tony Pipitone has more on what officials in Surfside said about the building that collapsed last week.

With thousands behind in mortgage payments, foreclosures are expected to rise. NBC 6 Investigators have one family’s fight against foreclosure and how they were hit with tens of thousands in unexpected fees.

With thousands behind in mortgage payments, foreclosures are expected to rise. NBC 6’s Willard Shepard has one family’s fight against foreclosure and how they were hit with tens of thousands in unexpected fees.

More than half a million COVID-related deaths have been reported in the United States.   While the death toll attributed to the pandemic has been devastating, one South Florida family says their father didn’t die from COVID complications but his death certificate says otherwise. Nelson Linares’ family told NBC 6 Investigators the 78-year-old died on Nov. 30 after being hospitalized...

The economic crimes unit in the Miami Police Department is investigating a new case of financial real estate fraud. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Martin Zilber, who was at the center of a NBC 6 Investigators story over allegations of inappropriately behavior toward an assistant, has announced his resignation. In a letter dated Friday, Zilber said it was a “privilege to serve the people of Miami-Dade County.” Former judicial assistant Dixie Dent told NBC 6 investigator Tony Pipitone in April she…