The Big Cypress National Preserve fire in the Florida Everglades near Alligator Alley raged on uncontained, Friday, Feb. 27.

A pair of wildfires broke out late Sunday near Alligator Alley in the Florida Everglades. One of the fires grew to almost ...

A massive fire in the Big Cypress National Preserve near Alligator Alley on I-75 in Collier County, Florida has burned 25,000 ...

The St. Johns River, the longest river in Florida, was named the most alligator-infested river in the state, according to A-Z Animals. Every year, biologists explore Florida rivers, lakes, streams and ...

A 3,500-acre brush fire in northwest Broward near the Everglades is producing smoke that could reduce visibility on Alligator Alley. Florida 511 Deep in the northwest corner of Everglades-covered ...

Harrel Franklin Braddy was convicted in 2007 of kidnapping and murdering 5-year-old Quatisha “Candy” Maycock and assaulting her mother in Florida in November 1998 after an encounter at the family’s ...

Winter is a great time to spot alligators in Florida due to the dry season and cooler temperatures. Alligators often cluster together in shrinking freshwater holes and sunbathe to regulate their body ...

Florida residents face a new round of freeze warnings Monday night as temperatures could plunge below 32 degrees for at least a third consecutive night. The current cold blast poses risks to ...

Quatisha "Candy" Maycock was abducted from her bed by Harrel Braddy in 1998 Samira Asma-Sadeque is a legal writer at PEOPLE's crime desk. Her work also appears in The New York Times, The Washington ...

A South Florida courtroom closed the book on a decades-old crime this week, as a jury handed down a life sentence to a Florida man convicted of abducting a young child and leaving her in the ...

With three games and two opponents left in the regular season, the Florida Ice Hockey Club is looking to reach the postseason and to repeat its 2024 national championship magic. The path starts with a ...

Harrel Braddy had kidnapped the girl and her mother before leaving the 5-year-old in Alligator Alley. Harrel Braddy, convicted of leaving a 5-year-old girl to die in the Everglades in 1998, is shown ...