Everglades National Park

The death of a 37-year-old man in federal custody who was accused of shooting at Everglades National Park rangers and police officers is the focus of an investigation

Several agencies are coming together to offer a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person/persons responsible for the human-caused fires that have occurred in Everglades National Park. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Everglades National Park, and the Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Fire, Arson, &…

South Florida federal prosecutors have charged the man they say is responsible for attempting to kill an officer with a federal gun crime after an armed standoff in Everglades National Park on Sunday. Officials have charged 37-year-old Drew Curtis Sikes for shooting several rounds from an AK-47 semi-automatic rifle at law enforcement officers who were attempting to get him out…

An active shooter incident at Everglades National Park Sunday night had law enforcement officers shut down the park for a few hours. NBC 6’s Claudia DoCampo reports

NBC 6’s Julie Leonardi has the latest on what officials are saying after the wild scene late Sunday evening.

Officials located a suspect they said shot at park rangers in Everglades National Park Sunday night.

Officials located a suspect they said shot at park rangers in Everglades National Park Sunday night.

President Donald Trump will highlight his environmental agenda as he campaigns in the battleground states of Florida and North Carolina on Tuesday. The White House says Trump will stop in Jupiter, Florida, on Tuesday to remind voters there of his conservation and environmental protection efforts in the Everglades region. For the federal budget year beginning Oct. 1, the White House…

Everglades National Park will become the latest attraction in South Florida to open its doors in the coming days amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The attraction located in the southern part of Miami-Dade County announced that it would be reopening Monday after following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with state and local public health officials….

The U.S. Coast Guard says three college students have been found safe in the Florida Everglades.

The Burmese python might have to step aside: It’s possible the animal is no longer Florida’s scariest invasive species. Researchers have confirmed that three Nile crocodiles were captured near Miami, and they more of the man-eating reptiles could still be out there, although no one can say for sure.

Authorities are expanding Florida’s next public hunt for invasive Burmese pythons into Everglades National Park.

A new National Park Service report says more than 2.5 million people visited the national parks in South Florida last year.