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Wildfire in Florida Everglades burns more than 48,000 acres. What we know

A fire in the Florida Everglades has burned about 48,000 acres, according to the Florida Forest Service. As of Sunday night, it was 85% contained. The fire in Broward County, about six miles southwest of Weston, was discovered a week ago, on Aug. 18.

SFGATE · 2d

Everglades Fire Today: Blaze Scorches 1,600 Acres, Leaves Florida Homeowners on Edge

A fire ignited in the Florida Everglades Monday, quickly burning a large area of the national park, alarming nearby residents.

NBC 6 South Florida · 2d

Wildfire burns 42,000 acres in the Everglades as smoke blankets South Florida

Though the actual blaze is away from more populated areas, northwest winds caused by Hurricane Erin helped push smoke across South Florida.

Florida, Coast Guard and drug haul

CNN on MSN · 6h

Record drug haul seized by US Coast Guard was enough to ‘fatally overdose the entire population’ of Florida, official says

A US Coast Guard cutter on Monday unloaded a record haul of illegal drugs in Florida that, if it had made it to the streets, could yield 23 million deadly doses of cocaine, the service said.

CBS News · 15h

Coast Guard makes record-breaking drug bust, finds enough cocaine to kill Florida

The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded over 38 tons of cocaine and marijuana Monday morning at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Officials said they intercepted enough cocaine to kill every person living in Florida by overdose.

Yahoo · 14h

USCG announce largest cocaine offload in Coast Guard history

The U.S. Coast Guard announced the largest cocaine offload in Coast Guard history. The Coast Guard, with partner agencies, offloaded more than 76,140 pounds of illegal narcotics at Port Everglades. According to NBC affiliate WTVJ,

Everglades Fire Today: 5 Key Takeaways for Florida Homeowners

A fire ignited in the Florida Everglades Monday, quickly burning a large area of the national park, alarming nearby residents ...

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New lawsuit says Florida lacks authority to operate Everglades detention center

Calling it “exactly the kind of disaster that Congress took pains to avoid,” attorneys for immigrants held at a detention ...

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Judge rules Florida must stop expanding Everglades detention center

The detention center was quickly built almost two months ago at a lightly used, single-runway training airport in the middle ...

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Judge orders closure of Trump’s Florida ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center

A controversial immigration detention centre, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" and located deep within Florida's Everglades, ...

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Florida Everglades Fish Rescue - Saving Dozens From Certain Death

A hidden corner of the Everglades becomes a race against nature as trapped fish fight to survive. The rescue mission gets intense, and the outcome is more dramatic than we expected.

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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 ...

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