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Python hunters grapple with giant Florida Everglades invaders for $8.10 an hour

August 22, 2019 at 2:11 a.m.

Bagging an egg-laden, 15-foot Burmese python in the Everglades brought Leonardo Sanchez and his friends $675. Judging from what they went through to catch it, there are easier ways to...

Tropical Storm Philippe bringing heavy rains and flood threat as it crosses South Florida

August 24, 2019 at 2:32 a.m.

Tropical Storm Philippe was passing over the Florida Straits about 75 miles southwest of Key West as of 11 p.m. Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm formed just...

Shark attack on Miami-Dade nude beach may have been provoked by lifeguards, expert says

August 24, 2019 at 2:15 a.m.

A weekend shark attack at a nude beach in Miami-Dade County may have been provoked by the use of personal watercraft by lifeguards, a shark attack expert said Monday. The...

800-pound goliath grouper puts divers and fishermen at odds

June 24, 2019 at 1:28 p.m.

It's a fish that can reach the size of a grizzly bear, and it's loved by divers and despised by many fishermen. The goliath grouper, capable of growing to 800...

Esteban Santiago: Details emerge of suspect in airport shooting

June 24, 2019 at 11:10 a.m.

The man accused of shooting five people to death Friday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport walked into an FBI office two months ago in a "very agitated state" and told...

Hunt fails to find pythons, and that’s good news

May 9, 2019 at 7:16 p.m.

Trudging through thigh-high grass Thursday morning near the Everglades, biologists Daryl Thomas and Delta Harris scanned the ground for Northern African pythons. They didn't see any of the giant snakes,...

Navy wary of manatee aid plan

August 22, 2021 at 9:14 a.m.

Having defeated the Japanese fleet and faced down the Soviets, the Navy faces a new obstacle: manatees. A proposal to protect additional habitat for them, the Navy says, could end...

Florida House, Senate split on taxation, rules for slots

August 18, 2019 at 3:42 p.m.

Anti-gambling Republicans on Friday attempted to shackle slot-machine operators with tight regulations and heavy taxes, as the state Legislature continued to craft the rules under which the devices could operate...

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