Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades faces operational, political, and environmental controversies. Learn about its construction and migrant detainees.

OCHOPEE, Fla. — A facility to house criminal undocumented immigrants, named Alligator Alcatraz, is scheduled to open in July. Here is information on the facility located in the Florida Everglades.

Gov. Ron DeSantis will not be able to run again in 2026 due to term limits. Here's a breakdown of who's planning to run for Florida governor so far.

The Trump administration and Florida leaders are moving forward with a plan to build a detention facility on a remote site in the Everglades to hold undocumented migrants awaiting deportation, with… ...

More than 25,000 Florida drivers of hybrid and other low-emission vehicles, who were allowed to use HOV lanes regardless of the number of people in the car, will no longer benefit.

Florida only has three days you can legally set off noisy or projectile fireworks, but there's a loophole for your weekend plans.

We found the best prices on tickets to see David Byrne on his 2025 'Who Is The Sky Tour' including his four shows at NYC's Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and 10-11.

The National Weather Service will be investigating reports of a possible tornado hitting Largo, Florida, in the overnight hours June 25.

Sarah Jacas, a 32-year-old Florida mathematics teacher and mother, arrested for alleged sexual crimes with a 14-year-old student.

Florida's attorney general says the migrant detention facility is on track to open in early July, at a little-used airfield in the Everglades. Environmental activists hope they can stop the project.

The Florida Attorney General asked justices to put on hold a judge's decision blocking law enforcement from enforcing Florida's strict new immigration law.

Florida this week started construction on a migrant detention facility the state is billing as “efficient” and “low-cost” – because Mother Nature will provide much of the security.