POMPANO BEACH, Fla., July 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Border Patrol agents have taken 10 Haitian immigrants into custody after they allegedly came ashore in Pompano Beach, Fla., authorities say.

HIALEAH, Fla., July 9 (UPI) -- Police in South Florida said Thursday they were searching for the owner of a house where a tenant's body was found buried beneath the building.

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA, Fla., July 2 (UPI) -- An official in Broward County, Fla., says up to 100 newborn loggerhead turtles became disoriented by city lights in the town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

WASHINGTON, June 17 (UPI) -- Offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico could pose significant risks for the Florida Keys and South Florida, environmentalists say.

LAUDERHILL, Fla., June 10 (UPI) -- One of the four dogs suspected of killing 16 cats in Lauderhill, Fla., has been caught, authorities say.

LAUDERHILL, Fla., June 7 (UPI) -- City police say mutilated dead cats found in Lauderhill, Fla., may be the work of dogs, despite suspicions humans killed dozens more in nearby Dade County.

PALM BEACH, Fla., May 11 (UPI) -- Advocates for the separation of church and state say they're closely watching Florida's expansion of non-denominational faith-based prisons.

WESTON, Fla., April 25 (UPI) -- South Florida's "Alligator Alley" highway was reopened for daylight travel only Saturday as smoke from a massive wildfire cleared up to an extent.

WESTON, Fla., April 23 (UPI) -- A combination of fire, drought, rain and lightning made for zero visibility Thursday, causing the closure of a major route across South Florida, officials said.