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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.

Live updates: Wildfire in the Everglades continues into second day, dips air quality in Broward

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

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...