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Smoke from 1,600 acre Everglades brush fire drifts over Fort Lauderdale, western suburbs

Smoke from two brush fires burning in the Everglades are drifting over Fort Lauderdale and the western Broward County suburbs ...

Judge weighs detainees’ legal rights at Florida Everglades detention center

In the second of two lawsuits challenging practices at the facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” civil rights attorneys ...

Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over Florida Everglades immigration detention center

A federal judge issued a split decision in a lawsuit about detainees’ rights at the “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in ...
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'Everglades Avenger' fights back against massive snakes taking over wetlands: 'They have to go'

"It's a choice between one animal I love and the thousand other animals it would eat." 'Everglades Avenger' fights back ...

Has historic Everglades City railroad depot run out of lives? City considering foreclosure

Everglades City has been fining owner Bill Audrey $150 a day since his roofing permit expired May 27.The city may decide to ...
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Rare Aquarium Fish Discovered Deep in the Everglades

The wild Everglades hide secrets beneath the surface, and one daring trap reveals rare aquarium fish in their natural habitat ...
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Immigrants at Everglades detention facility face 'grave harm' if courts don't intervene to ensure adequate access to legal representation, ACLU tells judge

The hearing addressed issues including allegations that detainees lack the ability to meet privately with their attorneys in ...

From Sanibel to Everglades City, mosquitoes rule the skies as saltmarsh varieties attack

Ravenous saltwater species are flanking the Southwest coast of Florida, at times flying 40 miles inland to find their blood meals.