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First Lady Visits, Lightning Strikes, Condo Collapse: FL News

Rescue teams search for survivors of the condo collapse in Surfside as the Tampa Bay Lightning head to the Stanley Cup Finals.

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman, left, and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy celebrate after defeating the New York Islanders in Game 7 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup semifinal playoff series Friday.
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman, left, and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy celebrate after defeating the New York Islanders in Game 7 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup semifinal playoff series Friday. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

FLORIDA — The week was filled with tragedies, victories and historic firsts.

Rescue crews continue to search for survivors of the Surfside condominium collapse, the Tampa Bay Lightning head to the Stanley Cups Finals after defeating the New York Islanders, Tampa announces its first Black woman fire chief and a former Tampa Bay Bucs player is the first active player in the nation to announce he's gay. See these stories and more on this week's Florida Patch sites:

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