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Woman visiting South Florida recounts being attacked by dog outside Everglades Holiday Park
Read full article: Woman visiting South Florida recounts being attacked by dog outside Everglades Holiday ParkA woman visiting from Massachusetts said she and her family were walking back to their car after an airboat ride last Thursday when they noticed a dog run toward them in the parking lot.
DeSantis announces land buy deal to save Everglades from oil drilling
Read full article: DeSantis announces land buy deal to save Everglades from oil drillingRon DeSantis said Wednesday the state has reached a deal to purchase 20,000 acres of land in the Florida Everglades that is currently slated for oil production. “We’ll permanently save the land from oil production,” DeSantis said during an announcement at Everglades Holiday Park. The land, which is part of the Everglades Protection Area in Broward County, is home to more than 60 endangered and threatened species, including the wood stork. DeSantis said the state has secured an option agreement with Kanter Real Estate LLC, which had obtained approval for exploratory oil wells in the Everglades, to move forward on the purchase in the next 75 days. The price tag for the land is $16.56 million, with an option price up to $18 million.
Plane makes emergency landing west of US Highway 27
Read full article: Plane makes emergency landing west of US Highway 27The single-engine Piper PA-28 made the emergency landing on a levee about two miles west of U.S. Highway 27. Two people standing next to the plane appeared to be OK. A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman later confirmed that there were no injuries. Local 10 News reporter Ian Margol said a flight student and instructor were flying back to North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines when the engine quit. The director of operations for Wayman American Flight Training said he's happy to see them both safely on the ground. "Got to go with first instinct -- whenever we're in a situation, that's what we train as pilots – got to go with your first instinct, the safest instinct," Wayman Luy said.