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Wildfire map reveals 19K-acre blaze in the Everglades, smoke chokes South Florida skies

CBS12’s Victoria De Cardenas had traffic camera footage from Alligator Alley, where thick smoke still lingered despite some flames appearing to die down. Aerial footage from Wednesday showed the ...

Fire in the Everglades grows, spreads smoke all over South Florida

A wildfire burning in the Florida Everglades sent the smell of smoke and haze into the air across South Florida early ...
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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 Broward: officials

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

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.

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 ...

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

The county is experiencing the worst air quality in South Florida, with levels in the yellow "moderate" range.