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New Yorkers might stage a hotdog–eating contest each July 4, but competitive eaters in Key West can gobble far sweeter fare during the wacky and messy Mile-High Key Lime Pie Eatin' Contest.
Representatives from Key West unfurled a 100-foot-long rainbow flag at Sunday's WorldPride March in New York.
A small sightseeing helicopter carrying three people crashed into the water off Key West Monday night.
A South Carolina woman arrived in Key West, completing a 2,575-mile walk to create awareness of the opioid overdose crisis.
A New York City man created a cocktail inspired by Key West's signature Key lime pie to win a North American bartending contest.
A team of divers Saturday put the finishing touches on an underwater art exhibition on the wreck of the USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, an artificial reef off the coast of Key West.
Key West is banning a popular weed-killer on city-owned property after a California jury ordered the product's maker to pay $2 billion to a couple claiming it caused cancer.
A 70-year-old woman died after she collapsed following a snorkeling trip in Key West.
The five-day Key West Songwriters Festival wraps up Sunday night and when it's completed, more than 150 performing songwriters will have staged more than 50 shows in the island city.
Creative recycling and "people-powered" mobile sculptures combined to entertain spectators Saturday during Key West's Papio (pronounced PAPPY-OH) Kinetic Sculpture Parade.
A Maryland man who jumped on a state and federally protected pelican and then bragged about it on Facebook through a video was sentenced to 90 days in the Monroe County Detention Center.
Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a New Jersey man on Tuesday afternoon for allegedly choking a child in the parking lot of a Key West restaurant.
A Florida man who is rich enough to buy his own islands was busted for reportedly stealing from Kmart.
More than 50 contestants tested their "seashell musicianship" in Key West Saturday, but none succeeded better than David "Bat" Masterson.
A 20-year-old Chinese student will do hard time for photos he took in the Florida Keys.
The Key West City Commission passed a ban late Tuesday night on sunscreen containing two chemicals experts believe harm coral reefs.
Photographs of a restricted Naval base have landed a Chinese student in jail.
Crime in the Florida Keys took a double-digit dip last year compared to a year earlier.
Key West has taken the first step toward banning the sale of sunscreens that contain ingredients that some consider harmful to coral reefs.
New Year's Eve revelers tired of cold-weather festivities, like the traditional "ball drop" in New York's Times Square, flocked to balmy Key West for six offbeat "ball drop" takeoffs.
America's southernmost island "went to the dogs" New Year's Eve, when hundreds of short-legged, long-bodied canines and their people staged the annual Key West Dachshund Walk.
A dachshund parade and six unusual "drops" are to highlight New Year's Eve celebrations in Key West.
Ringing in a new year isn't a celebration exclusive to one part of the country.
A Florida couple who stole a 40-foot catamaran sailboat in the Keys and sailed to Cuba for their honeymoon face up to five years in prison each when they are sentenced next month.
Fun in the sun met fun in the sand this weekend in the Florida Keys.
His wife, daughters and brother were murdered, but Eli Sharabi said he still finds hope in the darkest of times.
The Steelers defeated the Miami Dolphins in a Monday night showdown at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
The U.S. military says it struck three more alleged drug-carrying boats in the Eastern Pacific, the latest in a campaign of vessel strikes ordered by the Trump administration that have killed at least 95 people.
President Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC on Monday over a documentary that spliced parts of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the Ellipse.
In the United States alone, incidents increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2024, reaching just under 9,500 reported cases.
His wife, daughters and brother were murdered, but Eli Sharabi said he still finds hope in the darkest of times.
The Steelers defeated the Miami Dolphins in a Monday night showdown at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
The U.S. military says it struck three more alleged drug-carrying boats in the Eastern Pacific, the latest in a campaign of vessel strikes ordered by the Trump administration that have killed at least 95 people.
President Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC on Monday over a documentary that spliced parts of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the Ellipse.
In the United States alone, incidents increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2024, reaching just under 9,500 reported cases.
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.
The U.S. military says it struck three more alleged drug-carrying boats in the Eastern Pacific, the latest in a campaign of vessel strikes ordered by the Trump administration that have killed at least 95 people.
President Trump filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC on Monday over a documentary that spliced parts of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the Ellipse.
President Trump signed an order designating illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, directing agencies to do more to combat the drug.
Two members of the Iowa National Guard and a U.S. civilian interpreter were killed in Palmyra, Syria on Saturday after an ISIS gunman ambushed them, according to the Pentagon.
Actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead in their Los Angeles home over the weekend.
Guest host Lauren Pastrana is joined by Ron Book, chairman of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust.
Guest host Laura Pastrana talks with one of the big winners from Tuesday's runoff elections, Miami Beach Commissioner-elect Monica Matteo-Salinas.
Jim Defede goes in-depth on the second vote by the Miami Dade College Trustees to donate land for the proposed Trump Presidential Library.
Jim DeFede investigates the millions of dollars in state funding cuts for meal programs across South Florida.
Jim DeFede interviews Florida Lt. Governor Jay Collins, who is mulling a run for governor in 2026.
Physicians and educators spoke out against the proposed repeal of vaccination requirements for diseases such as chickenpox during a Department of Health workshop in Panama City Beach, while vaccine critics applauded Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration for advancing the plan.
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Miami, The Ohio State University, University of Michigan and other institutions coauthored the study.
Experts say the original warnings from more than 20 years ago were based on outdated information and were "overly broad."
Kian Sadeghi, the 25-year-old founder and CEO at Nucleus Genomics, tells "CBS Mornings" that parents have every right to select the qualities and traits they desire in their child.
These gifts from Stanley, Apple, AllTrails and more won't bust your budget.
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Discover the best tech gifts during the 2024 holiday season that your friends and loved ones will absolutely adore.
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.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the long-running soap opera "General Hospital," has died.
R&B musician Trey Songz was arrested in New York City over the weekend after an incident at the Dramma nightclub near Times Square.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested on murder charges following their deaths, police said.
Rob Reiner was the son of a comedy giant who became one himself with movies such as "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally…" and "This is Spinal Tap."
Director Rob Reiner and wife, Michele, were found dead in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide.