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Wildfire in the Everglades burns over 19,000 acres, impacts much of Broward County

A wildfire in the Everglades has impacted much of Broward County overnight into Wednesday morning. BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — A ...

Everglades fires grow tenfold and burn over 19,000 acres in Florida

The two wildfires burning in the Everglades, prompting an air-quality alert for Broward County, have combined and grown ...

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 ...

Smoky conditions linger as Everglades wildfire burns 19,000 acres in Broward

Theo Karantsalis While an air quality alert has lifted, people in South Florida can still expect to see smoky and hazy skies, according to the National Weather Service. The alert — triggered by an ...

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 ...

Friends of the Everglades, Miccosukee tribe challenge "Alligator Alcatraz" expansion in court

Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, hopes the judge rules to temporarily stop "Alligator Alcatraz" from expanding.

Smell that smoke from the Everglades fire? Climate change making it more common

A wildfire burning through 1,800 acres of the Everglades is filling the air with smoke across South Florida. While scientists ...

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 ...