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Officials in Florida say dolphins seem to be red tide’s latest victims as more than 20 have washed up dead since last week along the state’s southwest coast.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in some counties due to the red tide outbreak that has killed wildlife and threatened public health.

A half dozen blazes have been reported by Florida Forestry Services – including one in Southwest Miami-Dade west of Krome Avenue in Homestead along with another between Marathon and Key West.

A stormy Tuesday night across parts of South Florida continued into Wednesday morning – and looks to do so for the next few days.

A raging wildfire burning in Collier county has forced residents to evacuate their homes Thursday.

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Authorities say they’ve busted a sophisticated retail theft ring, arresting four people they say stole more than $35,000 of merchandise from southwest Florida stores.

Authorities say they’ve arrested a teenager who set a southwest Florida brush fire that spread to 50 acres and destroyed a home.

A record number of endangered Florida panthers died in 2014. Thirty of them that died were struck by vehicles in Florida.