Juan Carlos Chavez is the immigration reporter, covering immigration, diverse communities and the intersection with politics. He can be reached at [email protected]. Anyone can view a sampling of ...

The Miccosukee Tribe officials say they are moving forward with their legal battle against the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, arguing that Florida’s acceptance of ...

This video ranks the seven living gar species based on size, appearance, geographic range, and unique evolutionary traits. Viewers learn how each species adapted to its environment while retaining ...

Anglers interested in hooking into an epic-sized trophy fish can apply for a 2026 alligator gar trophy tag from now until the end of 2025. Many Arkansas anglers travel all the way to the Gulf of ...

The newly alleged brutality at two Florida prisons might be customary in some third-world dictatorship. It was assumed to be intolerable in America. Reports from two respected organizations describe ...

Dec. 12 (UPI) --Sheriff's deputies in Florida were summoned to a 7-Eleven store to remove a cold blooded loiterer refusing to make any purchases -- an alligator. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office ...

Yia Vang whispered to his friend and squirrel hunting guide Chang Her as flakes drifted from the sky. The crunch of snow under their feet echoed through Sand Dunes State Forest, northwest of the Twin ...

Amnesty International said Thursday the use of a confined space called the “box” at the migrant detention facility in Florida known as Alligator Alcatraz could amount to torture. The human rights ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is responding to a new report that exposes conditions at the immigration detention facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Florida Everglades. It ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Claude, a rare albino alligator who served as California Academy of Sciences’ unofficial mascot, died Tuesday at ...

How many Florida deputies does it take to get a 600-pound alligator off the road? At least seven, according to a video from the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. Deputies with the sheriff's office ...