International Artists Sculpt at Key West Sand Art Competition
Fun in the sun met fun in the sand this weekend in the Florida Keys.
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Fun in the sun met fun in the sand this weekend in the Florida Keys.
A drunken man reportedly bit off another man's fingertip at a campsite in Big Pine Key.
Coast Guard officials have rescued nearly 100 Haitian migrants from a dangerously overloaded freighter.
Fantasy Fest is one of the biggest events of the year in Key West.
Contestants in huge, lavish masks and headdresses -- some towering far higher than their wearers -- made "headlines" at Key West's Headdress Ball.
Dressed-up dogs, costumed cats and other pets unleashed their "animal magnetism" on an open-air stage at the Fantasy Fest Pet Masquerade in Key West.
More than 6,500 eerily costumed zombies, known as "the walking dead," abandoned pedestrian power for bicycles Sunday, during Key West's offbeat annual Zombie Bike Ride.
Key West's wacky and sometimes-decadent Fantasy Fest kicks off Friday with a coronation ball to crown the 10-day festival's king and queen.
Failure to stop at a stop sign landed a Miami man in jail in Key West for drug possession.
Rare video of newly hatched loggerhead sea turtles emerging from their nest in Key West and making a beeline for the water.
Culinary experts in the Florida Keys are irate about a cookbook author's claim that Key lime pie was not invented in the island chain.
Two men have been sentenced for stealing a Key West museum's 17th-century gold bar.
A Florida man had a "conversation" with God while on stage during a Florida mayoral debate.
After nine previous tries, the husband of celebrity chef Paula Deen has won the annual Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike Contest held in Key West, the city where the writer lived and wrote during the 1930s.
Almost 150 bearded, portly men are gathered in Key West to prove their resemblance to legendary author Ernest Hemingway, as they compete in the 38th annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest that began Thursday night.
Authorities are investigating the death of a 31-year-old man who had been diving off Key West.
How fast can you eat an entire Key lime pie without using your hands?
A Pompano Beach fire inspector has become the first woman to complete the 100-mile voyage from Cuba to the Florida Keys on a standup paddleboard.
A small, twin-engine, private aircraft experienced gear failure and skidded off the north side of the runway while landing Tuesday morning at Key West International Airport.
A major development this morning in the mystery of the gold bar stolen from a Key West museum.
For 20 years, visitors to a Key West museum could touch a 17th century gold bar salvaged from a vintage wreck off the Florida Keys. Then it was gone. Who could have this South Florida treasure?
The Key West Songwriters Festival wraps up Sunday night after treating music lovers to 50-plus shows.
About 20 colorful mobile sculptures, including one spoofing President Donald Trump, entertained onlookers in Key West during a weekend people-powered parade of kinetic creativity.
All drivers entering Key West are again being greeted by a large painted sign welcoming them to "Paradise USA," following its Tuesday unveiling.
For the first time in 55 years, a sitting U.S. President touched down in Key West Thursday.
Mayor Steven Meiner highlighted new safety measures and enforcement plans for Spring Break, emphasizing recent public safety improvements in his annual State of the City address.
Surfside residents come together for an emotional first look at proposed designs honoring those lost in the condominium tragedy.
A jury has convicted 62-year-old Vivian Hernandez of disorderly conduct, trespassing and resisting arrest without violence for the December 2024 incident.
Thousands of Haitians with Temporary Protected Status in South Florida are unable to renew their driver's licenses, impacting work and family life, as state officials await federal guidance.
The CDC announced the outbreak on Monday during the voyage from Miami to Honolulu that sickened 21 passengers and six crew members.
Mayor Steven Meiner highlighted new safety measures and enforcement plans for Spring Break, emphasizing recent public safety improvements in his annual State of the City address.
Reports of an armed person on the campus of Christopher Columbus High School in southwest Miami-Dade prompted a massive emergency responds on Wednesday morning.
Surfside residents come together for an emotional first look at proposed designs honoring those lost in the condominium tragedy.
A jury has convicted 62-year-old Vivian Hernandez of disorderly conduct, trespassing and resisting arrest without violence for the December 2024 incident.
Thousands of Haitians with Temporary Protected Status in South Florida are unable to renew their driver's licenses, impacting work and family life, as state officials await federal guidance.
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.
Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn — who emerged as a national figure after the Jan. 6 riot — announced a second bid for Congress on Wednesday.
Federal authorities are releasing fourth-grader Elizabeth Zuna, the first of several students detained by immigration officers in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights, school officials said.
A Senate panel is backing legislation to ensure massive data centers pay their full share of electricity and water costs.
A Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds has formally pleaded not guilty nearly three months after her indictment.
A federal court in Florida has thrown out a lawsuit by Republican groups that challenged statistical methods used to produce the results of the 2020 census.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
Carlos Migoya announces his retirement as CEO of Jackson Health System after serving the public hospital system for over a decade.
U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. But the U.S. still ranks below dozens of other countries.
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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.
The sheriff says the note was sent to a local Arizona news station, which agreed not to report on it, following the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Josh D'Amaro, who oversees Disney theme parks and dozens of resort hotels worldwide, will become the next Disney CEO.
Many Super Bowl 60 ads are already online, along with teasers for commercials that will be unveiled during the NFL championship on Feb. 8.
Prominent political and business leaders are named in the documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.