Every spring, Florida’s Miccosukee Tribe observes its corn dance season on lands the tribe holds as sacred within the fragile ...

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the ICE detention center in the heart of the Everglades can keep operating without environmental reviews.

A Florida congresswoman described conditions at the Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center as inhumane. The facility, located in the Everglades, is under investigation by two U.S. senators ...

A Louisiana bill to create a recreational alligator hunting season has advanced in the state legislature. The proposed season would be open to 5,000 lottery-selected hunters annually, with a two-gator ...

One attorney wrote in a sworn declaration that officers broke a detainee’s wrist and “pepper sprayed everyone.” Garrett Shanley is a correspondent for the Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau, where he ...

Alligator Alcatraz detainee Raiko Lopez Morffi appeared Friday on a video call with his lawyer sporting a black eye from a beating delivered by guards after the immigration detention center’s phones ...

Alligator mating season in Florida runs from April through June, increasing the likelihood of encounters. If you find a nuisance alligator, call the FWC's free Nuisance Alligator Hotline at ...

Don’t Miss a Moment. Join 30,000 locals who stay current on Orlando news, culture, and events. Get our free daily newsletter. Proving that the federal government controls the Everglades immigrant ...

A TEENAGER IN VOLUSIA COUNTY IS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE AFTER HE WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA SWINGING A BABY ALLIGATOR AROUND HIS HEAD. AS WESH TWO, GREG FOX EXPLAINS WHAT MAY HAVE STARTED AS A JOKE NOW HAS GOT ...

The question of who is in charge of operations at the controversial Everglades detention site known as Alligator Alcatraz continued to loom large Tuesday in Miami federal court as appellate judges ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A panel of appeals court judges heard arguments Tuesday about the future of Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention facility ...