Southeast Florida could see heavy rain, tropical-storm force wind gusts from disturbance Community News by The Seminole Tribune - May 14, 2020May 19, 2020 (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 Community News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 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 Community News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 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? Arts & Entertainment Community Education by The Seminole Tribune - May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 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 Community News Top News by Aaron Tommie - May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 Big Cypress First Baptist Church Pastor Salaw Hummingbird provides a sermon Easter morning, April 12, on the banks of a canal in Big Cypress. It was shown live on Facebook. (Big Cypress First Baptist/Facebook) The advent of the coronavirus has caused billions of people in the world to adjust
Funeral procession for Chief DiPetrillo to be held May 6 Community News by The Seminole Tribune - May 5, 2020May 12, 2020 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 Community News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - May 1, 2020May 4, 2020 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 Arts & Entertainment Community Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - May 1, 2020May 4, 2020 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 Community News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - April 30, 2020May 4, 2020 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
Billie Swamp Safari staff remains busy caring for animals during closure for COVID-19 crisis Community News Top News by From Press Release - April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 Tre Huntoon feeds Francesca the Capybara as they wait for guests to return to Billie Swamp Safari on the Big Cypress Reservation. (Courtesy photo) While it has been more than a month since the Seminole Tribe closed Billie Swamp Safari on the Big Cypress Reservation out of an abundance of caution