Clockwise from left, "Doc Native" Battiest (vocals), Spencer Battiest (vocals), both in Hollywood; Joshua Daubin (percussion) in Seal Beach, California; Matt Beach (guitar) in Canton, Ohio; and Kazumi Shimokawa (piano) in Culver City, California, perform "The Storm." The virtual performance debuted May 12, 2020, on the Native American Music Awards'
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Southeast Florida could see heavy rain, tropical-storm force wind gusts from disturbance
(NHC image) Southeast Florida, the Keys and the Bahamas could receive heavy rainfall and tropical-storm force wind gusts in the next day or two from a potential tropical or subtropical disturbance. Here's the National Hurricane Center Special Tropical Weather Outlook issued at 2:40 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 14, 2020, discussing
Brush fires rage in Hendry, Collier counties
The scene at a brush fire in Collier County on May 13, 2020. (Collier County Sheriff's Office/Facebook) Emergency personnel in Hendry and Collier counties are battling separate, but fast-moving brush fires today (May 13). A brush fire has caused road closures in Hendry County. The Hendry County Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook
Seminole Fire Rescue involved in wildfire battle
The Moon Fish Wildfire encompasses more than 27,000 acres in the Tamiami Trail region of the Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve. (Big Cypress National Preserve photo) Seminole Fire Rescue as well as personnel from federal, state and local agencies are involved with the battle against the so-called Moon
Dear Sally, What’s it like being an alligator during the coronavirus?
Sally the Alligator. (Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum photo) By Carrie DilleyAh-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Visitor Services and Development Manager BIG CYPRESS — While the domesticated animals in our lives (particularly our dogs, maybe less so our cats) have enjoyed seeing us all day during these recent times, have you wondered how our free roaming friends have
Churches reach beyond the pews to connect with members
Funeral procession for Chief DiPetrillo to be held May 6
Seminole Tribe Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo. (Tribune file photo) A funeral procession for Seminole Tribe Fire Rescue Chief Donald DiPetrillo, who died April 30, will be held May 6 starting from T.M. Ralph Plantation Funeral Home, 7001 NW 4th St. in Plantation. The procession is scheduled to begin between 11:15 a.m. and
Tribe’s Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo dies from COVID-19
Seminole Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo shakes hands with a new member of the department during a graduation ceremony in 2016. (Tribune file photo) Donald DiPetrillo, who served the Seminole Tribe of Florida as its fire chief since 2008 and had worked for fire departments in Broward County for nearly 50 years,
Documentary on Ainu woman’s visit to Tribe receives more than 1M views
Rie Kayano, second from left, participates in an activity in November 2019 with the emerging language class at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School in Brighton. Kayano, an Ainu woman from Japan, visited the Seminole Tribe as part of her journey to reestablish Ainu culture and language in her homeland. Her trip
Vietnam War veteran Don Osceola, 77, passes away
Don Osceola (courtesy photo). Vietnam War veteran Don Osceola, who grew up on the Big Cypress Reservation, passed away April 29 at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood from complications related to the coronavirus, according to a press release from Seminole Tribe spokesman Gary Bitner. The release stated that Osceola, hospitalized since