FORT MYERS, Fla. — A state-run immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” must provide people detained there with better access […]
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Crews in Florida battle 25,000-acre wildfire close to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Crews in South Florida were trying to contain a wildfire in Big Cypress National Preserve that had burned more than 25,000 acres (100 square kilometers) […]
Florida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID-19 funds pleads not responsible 3 months after indictment
MIAMI — A Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds formally pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, nearly three […]
Officers withheld proof on Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ funding, environmental teams say
ORLANDO, Fla. — Federal and state officials withheld evidence that the Department of Homeland Security had agreed to reimburse Florida for some of the costs […]
