Wildfires spark closures, fire crew battles across South Florida Everglades
Wildfires scorch nearly 900 acres in Miami-Dade's Everglades National Park, forcing Shark Valley's closure as firefighters battle blazes across South Florida.
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Wildfires scorch nearly 900 acres in Miami-Dade's Everglades National Park, forcing Shark Valley's closure as firefighters battle blazes across South Florida.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said an 80-year-old woman died while trying to escape a wildfire that forced evacuations in the Okanagan Lake region.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the helicopter crashed in Richfield, which is about 160 miles south of Salt Lake City.
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown called the wildfires burning through the area the "worst natural disaster our region has faced."
The Bluegill Wildfire was 0% contained as of early Monday morning.
For Greece, the danger carried grim resonance: a 2018 wildfire at the seaside community of Mati, near Athens, killed 104 people.
The blaze broke out along U.S. 27 and Interstate 75 over the weekend.
According to the Florida Forest Service, the Mile Marker 40 fire has burned more than 6,000 acres just west of US-27 and north of I-75.
Heavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota engulfed large swaths of the Midwest and East Coast.
On Thursday, low water lines were visible throughout the area, a stark contrast to what airboat captains say the landscape looks like during a normal rainy season.
A wildfire in the Florida Everglades has burned thousands of acres west of Broward County, prompting concerns about smoke, wildlife and the fire's potential spread.
A fast-growing wildfire burning in the western Broward Everglades has scorched nearly 5,000 acres with no containment, prompting air quality concerns across parts of Broward and Miami-Dade even as officials say the flames are not currently threatening nearby communities.
A brush fire in the Everglades west of Tamarac has grown to about 180 acres and remains 0% contained Sunday evening. No road closures or air quality alerts have been issued.
Clearer skies returned to parts of South Florida on Sunday as wildfire smoke diminished, but firefighters remain on the front lines with no timeline for full containment.
The Quarry 2 and Well fires in western Miami-Dade are now nearly fully contained after burning more than 19,000 acres, allowing some roadways to reopen.
As of Thursday, four total wildfires have burned more than 20,000 acres of land, which is bigger than the city of Hialeah.
Miami-Dade County and state crews are battling two wildfires in the Everglades, just west of Doral, that have burned hundreds of acres.
FEMA says it's ready for hurricane season, though it's still racing to recover from months of shutdown disruptions, delayed grants and a depleted Disaster Relief Fund.
No injuries were reported,
An interactive wildfire map shows active fires burning in South Florida as smoke impacts air quality and visibility across parts of South Florida.
Crews appear to be getting the upper hand in the battle against the Max Road Fire burning in western Broward County.
Fire crews are monitoring a growing Everglades wildfire near U.S. 27 and Pines Boulevard as smoke drifts toward the Holly Lake community in Pembroke Pines.
Mike and Kayla Wintz lost their entire 11,000-acre ranch to a wildfire in the span of about two hours. They have since been gifted about $80,000 worth of hay, mostly from anonymous donors.
The Highway 41 Fire in west Miami-Dade has grown to a staggering 9,151 acres and is 20% contained.
Crews are continuing to monitor a fast-moving wildfire called the Highway 41 Fire that was discovered in west Miami-Dade on Monday night.
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Most unruptured brain aneurysms cause no symptoms and are found only through imaging, a Baptist Hospital doctor says.
With both parents still hospitalized, the girl's grandfather says the family has no way to lay her to rest yet.
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Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
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While performing in St. Louis on Saturday night, Lionel Richie appeared at one point to lean on a piano for support, according to video from the show.