Cuban Migrants Made Landfall In Marathon, Now In Federal Custody
After making a dangerous crossing from Cuba, more than a dozen migrants were picked up after they made landfall in Marathon.
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After making a dangerous crossing from Cuba, more than a dozen migrants were picked up after they made landfall in Marathon.
Police say a 7-foot-python looking for a joyride snuck onto a sailboat in the Florida Keys and ended up staying onboard until the boat reached the state's southwest Gulf Coast.
Excited participants and their supporters celebrated the start of the seven-month stone crab harvest season during Saturday's 10th annual Stone Crab Claw Eating Contest.
A Republican senator wants to set aside $20 million a year to help protect the environment in the Florida Keys.
More than 30 suspected Cuban migrants were found hiding in a go-fast boat during a traffic stop on U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys on Monday morning.
The migrants arrived at Smathers Beach shortly after sunrise, where police were waiting.
Federal authorities said 16 Cubans made landfall Wednesday morning in the Florida Keys.
A large loggerhead sea turtle rehabilitated at The Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys was flown by private plane to a conservation facility on South Padre Island, Texas on Sunday.
A 19-year-old Miami man was arrested Saturday morning in the Florida Keys after fleeing from police while reaching speeds greater than 100 mph on U.S. 1.
What better way to encourage reef protection and eco-conscious diving than to explore part of the living coral barrier reef while rocking to a sub-sea concert?
The iconic Alligator Reef Lighthouse, an almost 150-year-beacon that kept maritime traffic clear of perilous coral reefs off the Florida Keys, is to be acquired by an Islamorada community-based organization committed to its preservation.
This is a big weekend in Key West as the 24th Annual Lobsterfest is taking place and the rains associated with Tropical Depression Fred is not slowing down events, bars or restaurants.
The US Coast Guard announced Tuesday it has repatriated 29 Cubans to the island, following four interdictions off the Florida Keys.
A teen had to be airlifted to a Miami hospital from Key Largo after reportedly being bitten by a shark Saturday.
The annual National Night Out event will be held on August 3rd in the Keys.
Two people died, a third was injured, on the first day of the state's lobster mini-season.
Two men died, a third was severely injured on the first day of the state's lobster mini-season.
An extensive public awareness initiative is underway to help leisure Florida Keys travelers and residents have an enjoyable, safe and non-impacting experience during the upcoming two-day lobster sport season and the traditional lobster harvesting season.
A juvenile green sea turtle rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital was fitted with a satellite-tracking transmitter and released from a Keys beach Friday to join the 14th annual Tour de Turtles, a marathon-like "race" that follows the long-distance migration of sea turtles over three months.
Key West commissioners on Monday directed their attorney to draft ordinances limiting local cruise ship operations, mirroring city voter-approved measures recently overturned by state lawmakers.
Monroe County Emergency Management officials have activated their Incident Management Team ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa, as the storm could reach the Florida Keys Monday and Tuesday.
After Hurricane Irma and during the height of the pandemic, Monroe County closed the Florida Keys to visitors and set up checkpoints that only allowed residents and business owners to enter.
World Oceans Day is to be celebrated Tuesday, June 8, and in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary a major effort to restore seven prominent coral reefs is well underway just 18 months after officials announced a program dubbed "Mission: Iconic Reefs."
Nearly four years after Hurricane Irma knocked out Fishermen's Community Hospital in Marathon, a new $43.7 million Fishermen's Community Hospital is expected to open June 7.
South Florida may have warm weather and beautiful beaches, but it also has an infamous drug trade which keeps popping up, literally, along the coast of the Florida Keys. That's because packages of cocaine keep washing ashore the Florida Keys.
