Everglades

The size and scope of the wildfire that's been burning in the Big Cypress National Preserve for over a week took a small step back Friday with a reduction in fire area and a small increase in containment. Better mapping helped make those changes and placed the National Fire at 35,027 acres burned and at 67 percent contained by late Friday, according to a press briefing issued by the command structure of the wildfire. That was about 300 fewer acres and three percent more containment.

Collier County Sheriff's Office units have responded to a report of a small, private plane seen in the water in the Everglades.

The Lee County Courthouse was the home for a legal showdown between The Immigration Detention Center known as Alligator Alcatraz and several former detainees.

The slender relatives of hawks and eagles have had a bad-news, good-news, bad-news existence since 1967, when the bird landed on the Endangered Species List after many decades of draining, ditching, and channel-digging in the Everglades

The old style of Florida living is one that is hard to give up. For many who saw generations survive in the boggy wilderness, they grew up as part of the swamp buggy community.

Invasive species have been wreaking havoc on Florida, and one Miami-based company may have found the perfect solution to dealing with unwanted critters. Turn them into fashionable accessories.

The remote-controlled “Robobunny” is designed to lure the stealthy Burmese python out of hiding so trappers can pounce. Burmese pythons have been slithering, eating, and reproducing throughout the Everglades since at least 1979.

After last year's storm nearly derailed the event, Everglades City is ready for a triumphant return of the Blessing of the Fleet.

After forced settlement in the region, The Miccosukee were recognized as a sovereign nation by The United States in 1962 and since, generations developed a deep connection with the land.

The battle over “Alligator Alcatraz” came to a head in a Miami-Dade courtroom. Judge Kathleen Williams has granted a temporary restraining order that has stopped any future construction on the site.