TALLAHASSEE — When Guy LaBree entered first grade at Dania Elementary School in 1946, he found a whole group of children who hated to wear shoes as much as he did. The first generation of Seminole Indians to attend Florida public schools quickly bonded with LaBree. He would sneak away

HOLLYWOOD — The Seminole Tribe Fire Rescue Department is so selective about who it hires that even to apply, candidates must have completed fire academy and passed the state certification exam. Out of 160 applicants this year, only eight were selected to tackle the department’s rigorous eight-week training program. Only after

FAIRMOUNT, Ga. — During the Salacoa Valley Farms spring cattle sale March 22, about 50 Tribal members got front-row seats to the event that generated nearly $500,000 for the Seminole Tribe. The Board of Directors purchased the Georgia-based farm in December in hopes of improving the Tribe’s cattle program. "The average

DAVIE — The Tribe’s recent purchase of a 10-acre site, complete with a large office building, on Stirling Road in Davie will house the future Hollywood Medical Center. The closing took place March 10. Formerly home to Farmers Insurance, the nearly 100,000-square-foot, two-story building, located at 5701 Stirling Road, is about

BIG CYPRESS — Steven Yzaguirre rode high in the saddle through Big Cypress Reservation’s vast grazing range under the infinite sky and lived, even for just a few hours, the life of his forefathers. "This is a memorial tribute to the real cattlemen – the Natives who ran the livestock long

HENDRY COUNTY — The young panther was hesitant to leave the familiarity of her crate for the unknown wilderness of Big Cypress after a long day of travel from north Florida to the Everglades March 10. After a minute, the rehabilitated cat realized freedom was hers; she slowly emerged and

TAMPA — Back in the corner by a chickee-roofed lannai, away from the bustling crowd gathering near the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa pool, Billy Walker leaned down, waved his hand in front of an upset alligator and deftly put his fingers beneath its snout. Dressed in a blue

TAMPA — John Fontana, president of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, oversees the day-to-day operations of the world’s sixth-largest casino and a 12-story, 246-room hotel. With more than 3,300 team members, the fifth-largest employer in the Tampa Bay area had a $592 million economic impact on the region