Florida Coronavirus Update: Keys Tourism Industry Devastated By Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is devastating Florida's tourism industry and few places have been hit harder than the Florida Keys.
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The coronavirus pandemic is devastating Florida's tourism industry and few places have been hit harder than the Florida Keys.
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Jackson Health System has confirmed seven residents in one of its nursing homes have tested positive for COVID-19. It is the Jackson Memorial Long-Term Care Center, one of two nursing homes operated by Jackson Health, Miami-Dade's public hospital system.
A Miami business is firing up its sewing machines and lending a helping hand in the battle against the coronavirus.
Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony said one of his deputies has died from the coronavirus. The announcement was made during a Saturday morning press conference.
After confirmation that 2 people had died on the Coral Princess, Miami-Dade County leaders and US Coast Guard officials allowed the cruise ship to dock at Port Miami early Saturday morning.
Miami-Dade County is opening a new drive-through coronavirus testing site at the South Dade Government Center on Sunday.
New cases of the coronavirus are surfacing every day across the nation and around the world. Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 6:30 p.m on April 4, 2020.
There have been thirty two deaths from the coronavirus in Broward County and seven of those are all from the Atria Willow Woods Assisted Living Facility in Fort Lauderdale. Thirteen other residents have also tested positive for COVID-19, as well as one positive staff member.
If you don't know how to social distance yet, a Florida County is reminding people that six feet is also the length of at least one large alligator.
Twenty corrections employees, who work in 12 prison facilities and three probation offices, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Florida Department of Corrections said Friday.
Miami-Dade County has launched a multi-week surveillance project to measure the rate of coronavirus exposure in the community and better direct resources to respond to the pandemic, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Friday.
Miami-Dade County officials announce they are releasing 18 inmates early from jail as a response to the coronavirus.
On Friday, small businesses across the country could apply for the Paycheck Protection Program under the federal government to help with paying their employees during the coronavirus pandemic.
Since schools have shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students have had no choice but to get accustomed to this new norm.
On Friday afternoon, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber announced an emergency measure for customers and employees to wear masks at supermarkets, pharmacies, and restaurants.
On Thursday, City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to close Miami International Airport.
South Florida law enforcement is warning consumers to be on high alert for scams during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Walt Disney Company notified its employees that it would furlough employees "whose jobs aren't necessary at this time" starting on April 19th.
New cases of the coronavirus are surfacing every day across the nation and around the world. Here are the latest numbers and information you need to know at-a-glance as of 6:30 p.m. on April 3, 2020.
Got a traffic ticket, but don't know what to do now that courts are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic?
Four more Publix employees who work at South Florida stores have tested positive for COVID-19, a spokesperson has confirmed, bringing the total now to six.
Animal videos in the time of coronavirus are a welcome distraction which is virtual zoo visits and other wild animal cams are super hot these days.
The firefighter, in the hospital due to complications from COVID-19, got a nice surprise from the members of his crew Friday.
Pastors and Rabbis in South Florida are finding more and more creative ways to reach you and involve you with their services in these days of social distancing.
Coral Springs police have asked people to avoid the area of Royal Palm Boulevard and Riverside Drive.
The tourist sparked outrage after a witness recorded him chucking a coconut-sized rock at "Lani," a beloved Hawaiian monk seal off a Maui beach.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
Several states have required their health agencies to take on another job: verifying immigration status among Medicaid recipients and reporting them to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Plaintiffs argue the deal violates the Constitution's Domestic Emoluments Clause, an anti-corruption measure intended to prevent sitting presidents from profiting from government-related transactions.
Coral Springs police have asked people to avoid the area of Royal Palm Boulevard and Riverside Drive.
Several states have required their health agencies to take on another job: verifying immigration status among Medicaid recipients and reporting them to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Plaintiffs argue the deal violates the Constitution's Domestic Emoluments Clause, an anti-corruption measure intended to prevent sitting presidents from profiting from government-related transactions.
While city officials say new affordable housing will help keep the community in place, some neighbors say they feel like they are being forced out.
The incident took place last June when officers fired at a vehicle, wounding suspect Eric Chase in the knee. Chase survived the shooting.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Several states have required their health agencies to take on another job: verifying immigration status among Medicaid recipients and reporting them to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
President Trump is in Beijing meeting with China's President Xi Jinping, with the two leaders aiming to stabilize their trading relationship after last year's trade war.
For decades, U.S. presidents have remained steadfast in their defense of the tiny Asian ally from its neighboring giant.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the department has no plan to shut down Alligator Alcatraz, following reports that companies hired by Florida to operate the detention center were told it would close.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said he was unaware for years that Jeffrey Epstein was a registered sex offender, according to a transcript of testimony released Wednesday.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.