Trump administration moving detainees out of "Alligator Alcatraz"
Immigration officials are moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
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Immigration officials are moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
A Cape Coral man wearing Batman pajamas detained a suspected burglar after spotting him on his home security cameras, authorities said.
Burmese pythons pose a huge threat to native species in the Florida Everglades. Officials have used creative methods to manage the population of invasive snakes.
Commissioners voted unanimously to file an administrative appeal against an order to cover four street art installations in the city, including a large rainbow-colored LGBTQ+ pride flag.
News that the last detainee at Alligator Alcatraz could leave the facility within days came less than a week after a federal judge in Miami ordered the detention center to wind down operations.
Deputies in Southeast Florida arrested a wanted traveling thief after finding more than $400,000 in stolen jewelry, luxury watches and cash, authorities said.
An emergency meeting is planned for Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale as that city and others across Florida are facing state orders to remove rainbow crosswalks by early next month.
The new filing appeared to put down a marker for what could be a contentious hearing in October at the Florida Public Service Commission in a rate case involving billions of dollars.
Police said 28-year-old Harjinder Singh, an undocumented immigrant from India, made an illegal U-turn two weeks ago on the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce.
Attorneys for the state filed a motion seeking a stay of a preliminary injunction issued last week by a federal judge in a lawsuit filed by environmental groups and joined by the Miccosukee Tribe.
The total amounts of spending in the new reports are up from the 2022-2023 fiscal year when costs reached $9.876 million and 2021-2022 when they were at $6.097 million.
Authorities in Hillsborough County, Florida, arrested a 34-year-old man in Tampa after learning that he had an active fugitive warrant for a 2023 fatal shooting in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
A Florida man who was struck by lightning outside a Tampa Bay pizza restaurant says the pain was "unbearable" as he recovers from the near-fatal incident.
Sarasota deputies said the strong water flow pulled her into the drainage system and she was later found about 100 yards west on the street.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said all agricultural inspection stations will become immigration checkpoints after a deadly Turnpike crash that killed three people.
Residents across South Florida are voicing outrage over a state order requiring cities to paint over rainbow crosswalks, symbols that many say represent safety, inclusion and decades of struggle.
Florida motorists on Monday paid an average of $2.92 for regular unleaded gas, down from $3.07 a week earlier, according to AAA.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Monday that all truck agricultural inspection stations throughout the state will also serve as federal immigration checkpoints.
Florida is seeking to overturn a district judge's ruling that blocks a law aimed at keeping kids off certain social media platforms.
Ryan Blaney wins a thrilling race at Daytona International Speedway, securing a spot in NASCAR's playoffs and keeping Alex Bowman's championship hopes alive.
A truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida has been denied bond.
The lawsuit is the third major legal challenge to the detention center.
FPL in February filed a proposal that would have led to larger rate increases over the next four years.
A federal judge ordered an indefinite halt to further construction or expansion at "Alligator Alcatraz," in a setback for the Trump administration and Florida officials.
A federal judge has halted further expansion of the immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades.
