Coronavirus Impact: Florida Keys To Close To Visitors
On Friday, about a dozen residents of Key Largo gathered near the Welcome sign and Visitors Center to tell people the opposite: Please go home!
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On Friday, about a dozen residents of Key Largo gathered near the Welcome sign and Visitors Center to tell people the opposite: Please go home!
While coronavirus cases continue to climb in Broward and Miami-Dade, there are no confirmed cases in Monroe County.
Monroe County officials announced plans to close all hotels, guest houses, short-term rentals in RV parks and vacation rentals in response to the coronavirus beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday.
The Florida Keys has a confirmed case of dengue fever.
The United Arab Emirates government has granted a $3.5 million gift to help kick off a major coral reef restoration program in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
A Hialeah Gardens man trying to kill "demons' he believed were tormenting him went on a sledgehammer spree that did thousands of dollars in damages to cars and residences.
Westminster Christian School announced Monday that one of their students had died in a boat crash near the Florida Keys over the weekend.
A wanted Key West graffiti vandal who loved to boast about his crimes on social media is now under arrest.
A rehabilitated juvenile green sea turtle was released late Sunday afternoon above a coral reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
A reported machete attack in the Florida Keys Christmas morning left several people injured and two others behind bars.
NOAA and its Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Monday announced an intent to raise almost $100 million to restore seven iconic coral reef sites off the Florida Keys.
There are troubled waters on the horizon for the Florida Keys. Monroe County made a shocking announcement Wednesday that some roads and homes may be surrendered to the sea. It's all because of sea level rise.
A Miami man was crowned the 2019 champion the Keys Fisheries Stone Crab Claw Eating Contest in Marathon on Saturday.
A dramatic accident highlighted the first of three racing days Wednesday at the Race World Offshore Key West Championships when two boats flipped simultaneously.
Costumed witches and warlocks celebrated the October full moon in offbeat Florida Keys style by staging the Full Moon Witches' Paddle late Sunday afternoon off Marathon.
A creative group of scuba divers submerged 30 feet beneath the Atlantic Ocean's surface in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to pare subsea jack-o-lanterns during a weekend Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest off Key Largo.
Two years after Hurricane Irma destroyed it, a Keys hospital is finally getting rebuilt.
Country music star Billy Currington, who filmed the video for his hit song "People Are Crazy" on Green Turtle Cay, helped load relief supplies Sunday for the northwest Bahamian island hard-hit by Hurricane Dorian.
A Hialeah man has been arrested in the Florida Keys and charged with sexual battery on a minor after deputies found him in a parked pickup truck with a 13-year-old girl.
The two people who died when their small plane crashed in the Gulf Of Mexico after taking off from Florida Keys Marathon International Airport were from Maryland.
If you prefer taking Card Sound Road over US 1 on trips to the Keys, you'll soon be paying a bit more for the trip.
All of the Florida Keys is out of the Hurricane Dorian forecast cone and officials there are welcoming visitors to the island chain.
Officials in the Florida Keys are asking visitors to calmly leave the island chain if they have the means to do so. This is over concerns about potential Hurricane Dorian interruptions to deliveries of fuel, supplies and other goods and services to the Keys from the mainland.
A man was arrested Saturday night for fleeing from several deputies while reaching speeds of 100 mph through the Florida Keys.
The Trump Administration plans to delist Key Deer from the endangered species list.
After a major sports victory, many Miami-Dade fans take to the streets, banging pots and pans in celebration— a unique tradition that could light up the city if the University of Miami beats Indiana in the national championship game.
Detectives hope modern forensic technology will finally identify who kidnapped and killed 24‑year‑old Delores Bailey in 1982.
Raquel Pacheco says detectives came to her home after she criticized the mayor online, raising concerns about free‑speech rights and police overreach.
Two men face murder charges after a masked, armed home invasion—partially broadcast live online—left one man dead and another wounded.
A police officer was bitten and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a dog that had entered an apartment and killed a caged pet rabbit attacked him, prompting the officer to shoot the dog.
After a major sports victory, many Miami-Dade fans take to the streets, banging pots and pans in celebration— a unique tradition that could light up the city if the University of Miami beats Indiana in the national championship game.
Detectives hope modern forensic technology will finally identify who kidnapped and killed 24‑year‑old Delores Bailey in 1982.
Raquel Pacheco says detectives came to her home after she criticized the mayor online, raising concerns about free‑speech rights and police overreach.
Two men face murder charges after a masked, armed home invasion—partially broadcast live online—left one man dead and another wounded.
A police officer was bitten and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a dog that had entered an apartment and killed a caged pet rabbit attacked him, prompting the officer to shoot the dog.
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.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered his final State of the State address on Tuesday.
Nearly one year after the mass pardon of more than 1,500 Trump-supporting Capitol riot defendants, House Democrats are asking whether any of the pardoned rioters are now working for ICE.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon will start using Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok. The word comes days after Grok drew global outcry for generating highly sexualized deepfake images.
President Donald Trump's motorcade took an unusual route to the airport in Florida due to a "suspicious object.
The Supreme Court hears arguments today on whether laws in Idaho and West Virginia banning transgender athletes from competing on girls' and women's sports teams violate the Constitution and Title IX.
On Facing South Florida, Jim DeFede spoke with Miami Herald Latin America reporter Antonio Maria Delgado about Delcy Rodríguez's growing control in Venezuela.
On Facing South Florida, Jim DeFede speaks with former interim Venezuelan president Juan Guaidó about Nicolas Maduro's capture.
In a special live episode, Jim DeFede brings us the latest developments and the fallout following the Saturday morning strikes.
Jim Defede's guest this week on Facing South Florida is James Fishback, a Republican candidate for the Florida governor's office.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
The largest nurses strike ever in New York City is underway as thousands of NYSNA members walk off their jobs at major hospitals.
After the ACA tax credit lapsed in December, enrollees are opting for less robust health plans or dropping coverage altogether.
New research recommends against drinking coffee or tea served by airlines, urging travelers to stick to bottled water.
In his new wellness book, "Eat Your Ice Cream," Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel goes beyond the basics of eating, exercise and sleep, to the importance of being happy, social engagement, and recommended behaviors (like "don't be a schmuck") that can benefit longevity.
If you don't feel well, particularly if you have a fever and worsening symptoms, Dr. Glazier says, skip the get-together.
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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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
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