Brush Fires Lead To Mandatory Evacuation Order In Collier County
Two brush fires in Collier County have led to mandatory evacuations, burn bans and children being moved to other schools.
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Two brush fires in Collier County have led to mandatory evacuations, burn bans and children being moved to other schools.
Low humidity and gusty winds are contributing to a meandering brush fire burning in Everglades Holiday Park.
More than 24 hours after it started, a brush fire continues to burn through parts of western Pembroke Pines - scorching more than 900 acres.
Fire crews are working hard to put out a brush fire that was threatening a trailer park Wednesday evening.
Avoid U.S. 41 if you are driving to the west coast of Florida.
Forest officials said firefighting efforts against a stubborn wildfire will continue into the night in Collier County.
Thick smoke and low visibility from a large brush fire has forced the shut down of Southwest 8th Street in west Miami.
Drivers along the Turnpike had their commute interrupted briefly Saturday morning as a brush fire sparked up, blowing smoke across the highway.
Firefighters had their hands full with a west Miami blaze that got out of control.
A massive fire burning just west of Florida's Turnpike Monday is another sign of just how dry conditions are in South Florida.
Fire crews returned to the scene where a brush fire burned 400 acres in southwest Miami-Dade the day before.
Miami-Dade Fire crews are battling a blaze that has burned hundreds of acres in southwest Miami-Dade.
Broward fire crews are battling a 60-acre blaze.
Smoke from several large fires burning in the Everglades is causing hazy conditions in South Florida.
A West Miami-Dade brush fire that began burning three days ago is now three quarters of the way contained, thanks in part to Tuesday's rain.
Hundreds of acres have been torched by a swift moving brush fire in southwest Miami-Dade.
A brush fire is blazing through Southwest Miami-Dade, stretching nearly 300 acres according to the Florida Forest Service.
Fire crews are still working to put out a stubborn brush fire that sparked Thursday.
Firefighters are working two fires that are creating a lot of smoke across parts of South Florida.
Fire crews are battling a brush fire in West Miami-Dade.
Smoke and ash from a brush fire in the eastern Everglades has spread as far south as Kendall. Forestry officials said lightning sparked the fire Saturday night north of I-75 and west of U.S. 27 but it wasn't until Sunday that the smell of smoke caught people's attention.
Smoky conditions from a fire burning in the eastern Everglades affected morning commutes and air quality from Palm Beach to Miami-Dade Monday morning.
A brush fire near Florida City created a traffic detour for drivers traveling to or from Monroe County on U.S. 1 on Saturday, May 17th.
Power is out for residents in an area affected by a brush fire that started burning Wednesday afternoon.
Good news for drivers headed into or out of the Florida Keys. Card Sound Road has reopened after being closed all night due to a large brush fire which has scorched more than 1,200 acres.
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Surveillance video shows the driver did not slow down or stop after hitting Antonio Sanchez, 62, who later died at the hospital, according to authorities.
Chadwick Willacy, 58, is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on April 21, the sixth warrant DeSantis has signed this year.
According to an arrest form, detectives went to the apartment and saw Maria Otero, 42, walking inside with a patient who was wearing a black robe and compression socks.
The measure, which the governor is expected to sign, is set to go into effect in January 2027, after the midterm elections.
The measure, in part, restricts government contracts with entities in China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria --- nations listed by Florida as foreign countries of concern --- and prohibits public officials and employees from accepting gifts from those countries.
Surveillance video shows the driver did not slow down or stop after hitting Antonio Sanchez, 62, who later died at the hospital, according to authorities.
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A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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