Democratic lawmakers describe ‘disturbing, vile’ conditions at Alligator Alcatraz
A group of Florida lawmakers arrived at the Alligator Alcatraz on Saturday to tour the detention center holding undocumented migrants.
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State lawmakers denied entry to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ as first migrants arrive at Everglades facility
As the first wave of migrant detainees prepares to arrive, Florida officials are finalizing construction on what critics are now calling “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Protests erupt as Trump visits migrant detention center dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Supporters and protesters gathered Tuesday outside Florida’s newest migrant detention center — a controversial facility environmentalists have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” — as President Donald Trump visited the site to highlight his deportation plans.
Wildfire burns near Tamiami Trail in Miami-Dade
Florida Forest Service and Miami-Dade firefighters faced what was left of a wildfire Sunday in the Shark Valley area.
Bill filed to change Florida’s state bird
A state representative from the Florida Keys has filed a bill to make the American flamingo Florida's official state bird.
Investigation underway after at least 24 were injured during Everglades airboat collision
An investigation was underway on Saturday after at least 24 people were injured when two airboats collided in the Florida Everglades grasslands.
Miami-Dade prison inmate sets his cell on fire, investigators say
Florida Department of Corrections officers recently asked Bureau of Fire, Arson & Explosives Investigations detectives to figure out how a 26-year-old prison inmate set his cell on fire.
Authorities respond to airboat crash in the Florida Everglades
Authorities responded to reports of a boat crash in the Everglades Wednesday evening.
Army engineers open flood gates after storm brings heavy rain
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told Local 10 News Thursday that they have opened two flood gates due to excessive rain and flooding in the Everglades.