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New Yorkers might stage a famous hot dog eating contest each July 4, but a far sweeter treat was in the "limelight" in Key West during the holiday's "Mile High Key Lime Pie Eatin' Contest."
A federal judge in Miami sided with the government in a ruling on whether 24 Cuban migrants should stay in the United States after they were found on the American Shoal Lighthouse about five miles off Sugarloaf Key last month.
The Florida Keys are just one of the areas being bandied about as spot for a seaside sanctuary for eight dolphins that have spent their lives swimming in tanks at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.
The judge hearing the case for the Cuban migrants who reached a lighthouse in the Keys said he needs two to three more weeks to make a final decision.
A tourist contracted dengue fever while visiting Key West, according to Florida health officials.
A number of public restrooms in the Florida Keys got a little too public.
An investigation is underway into what caused a tractor trailer and car to collide in the Florida Keys overnight.
A Florida Keys woman is accused of stomping and hitting a child over dirty laundry.
An Upper Keys man is accused of violently raping and beating a Tavernier woman earlier this year.
Fishermen in the Florida Keys say they had a steady and productive stone crab season.
A Coast Guard boatcrew medically evacuated a 40-year-old woman six nautical miles east of Key Largo on Sunday morning.
A people-powered parade of colorful mobile sculptures rolled through Key West's historic downtown Saturday, commemorating the late Florida Keys "junkman" Stanley Papio and his welded folk-art creations.
Nearly a dozen Cuban migrants came ashore Tuesday morning in the Florida Keys.
Sand artists created a giant "Save Earth" message Sunday highlighting Earth Day weekend activities in the Florida Keys.
Florida Keys residents will get to vote on whether genetically modified mosquitoes should be released in a study to possibly prevent the spread of the Zika virus among other mosquito-borne diseases.
Swimmers enjoying the Florida Keys this weekend had to rush out of the water after a great white shark was spotted nearby.
Snorkelers got a great white surprise over the weekend as they were greeted by a large shark off the Florida Keys.
The day after 1,500 runners competed in a footrace across the Florida Keys Overseas Highway's longest bridge, approximately 1,400 entrants "dashed" across the Keys' shortest bridge.
South Florida resident Josh Peterson claimed his third consecutive overall men's title during Saturday's 35th annual Seven Mile Bridge Run across the Florida Keys Overseas Highway's longest bridge.
A Ramrod Key man was taken into custody and arrested on Friday evening for threatening his ex-girlfriend with a machete.
A Marathon man was arrested Sunday night in Boot Key Harbor after he reportedly threatened to shoot people with a spear gun.
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The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has asked for the public's help in finding a lower Keys man who reportedly stabbed another man in the neck with a broken bottle.
An Upper Keys woman was dragged into the bushes, beaten and raped Sunday night as she walked from her home in Tavernier to a nearby bar to meet a friend.
An Ohio man has died while snorkeling off the coast of Key Largo.
The zoo posted an update to guests on social media saying that they are coordinating with local law enforcement. "Guests may notice increased security presence, including K-9 units," the post on X read, "The safety of our guests, staff, and animals remains our top priority."
Police say this strategy is already having a positive effect.
Within days of their firings, two former federal workers launched a support group for fellow colleagues in the same situation. What started out as 20 people has grown to almost 5,000 members nationwide.
The report said it was an anonymous citizen who went to the Miami police station and told the front desk that there was a beige SUV in their apartment complex that matched the description of surveillance video they saw on the local news.
The Trump administration has proposed the construction of an underground facility to screen visitors to the White House.
The zoo posted an update to guests on social media saying that they are coordinating with local law enforcement. "Guests may notice increased security presence, including K-9 units," the post on X read, "The safety of our guests, staff, and animals remains our top priority."
Police say this strategy is already having a positive effect.
Within days of their firings, two former federal workers launched a support group for fellow colleagues in the same situation. What started out as 20 people has grown to almost 5,000 members nationwide.
The report said it was an anonymous citizen who went to the Miami police station and told the front desk that there was a beige SUV in their apartment complex that matched the description of surveillance video they saw on the local news.
The Trump administration has proposed the construction of an underground facility to screen visitors to the White House.
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.
Within days of their firings, two former federal workers launched a support group for fellow colleagues in the same situation. What started out as 20 people has grown to almost 5,000 members nationwide.
The Trump administration has proposed the construction of an underground facility to screen visitors to the White House.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr did not name specific networks, but his post included a reference to a Saturday morning Truth Social post from the president.
TSA officers faced their first full missed paycheck Friday.
The State Department is seeking information on Iran's new supreme leader and nine other "key leaders" in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
In a wide-ranging CBS News Miami interview with Jim DeFede, Byron Donalds discussed his troubled past, tensions with Gov. Ron DeSantis and his political views.
For the first time, Donalds acknowledges that he didn't just possess marijuana, but that he was also dealing at the time.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Frank Mora noted that the Trump Administration does not want the total collapse of the Cuban government because it could prompt an exodus of refugees from the island to the United States.
Any change to the property tax system would have to be approved by voters in November, and it seemed unlikely the House plan was going to be approved by the Senate.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
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.
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A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
Savannah Guthrie thanked her colleagues for "caring about my mom as much as I do" in her visit to the studio since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."