Florida Man Guilty Of Trying To Use 'Weapons Of Mass Destruction'
A federal jury convicted a Florida man who reportedly wanted to set off a bomb at a Key West beach.
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A federal jury convicted a Florida man who reportedly wanted to set off a bomb at a Key West beach.
Opening statements are scheduled to get underway Monday for a man who reportedly wanted to set off a bomb on a Key West beach as a show of solidarity with the Islamic State militant group.
The federal trial of a Key West man accused of conspiring to detonate a bomb on a Keys beach is scheduled to get underway on Friday with jury selection.
A 25-foot-high bronze sculpture, portraying the world-famous 1945 image of a sailor and nurse locked in an immortalized kiss taken in New York's Times Square on V-J Day 1945, was installed Tuesday in Key West.
The group of 21 that arrived from the communist island just after midnight claim to be the first Cuban migrants to make it to the U.S. in 2017.
Another big night of fun took place at the southernmost point of the United States.
Celebrating canines kicked off New Year's Eve festivities in Key West Saturday afternoon, as nearly 200 "wiener dogs" promenaded through the island city's picturesque downtown in the annual Key West Dachshund Walk.
For those still making plans to ring in the new year, South Florida has various offerings.
The new year is just days away. So where will you be to bring it in?
Sand sculpting pros from the U.S., Singapore and Canada wowed crowds with intricate, thought-provoking creations at the third annual International Sand Art Competition.
Actor, director and producer Burt Reynolds received the Golden Key Career Achievement Award from the Key West Film Festival Thursday night.
Fantasy Fest's 10 days of costuming and masking revelry ended Sunday in Key West, after a flamboyant Saturday night parade that featured satirical depictions of U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Presidential politics took center stage at Key West's Fantasy Fest Headdress Ball - just one of more than 40 events being held during the 10-day festival.
Four-footed "party animals," including those spoofing American presidential candidates, pranced across an oceanfront stage at the Fantasy Fest Pet Masquerade in Key West.
A woman who lived on an island in Key West Harbor has gone missing.
U.S. Coast Guard crews have found four missing boaters who never returned from a snorkeling trip near Key West.
A man actually named Hemingway has won the annual Ernest "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, a highlight of the subtropical island's annual Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday.
Scores of Ernest Hemingway look-alikes took to the streets in Key West Saturday for the "Running of the Bulls," a wacky (and much safer) take-off on the run held each year in Pamplona, Spain.
More than 135 white-bearded men who look uncannily like Ernest Hemingway have converged on Key West for the annual "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest.
It's been a busy 24 hours for Monroe County Fire Rescue as they helped 50 Cuban migrants who arrived in two groups on Sugarloaf Key.
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."
Scientists and volunteers planted 200 live coral fragments Monday in the waters off Key West's Fort Zachary Taylor State Park, launching an effort to restore depleted reef tracts and create an educational public snorkel park.
"The Donald" and "Hillary" battled for supremacy in the Schooner Wharf Minimal Regatta in Key West.
A Key West woman who listed herself online as a wedding planner is accused of defrauding two couples who paid her to plan their weddings.
The trial for a man arrested after he allegedly planned to detonate a backpack bomb on a beach in Key West is set to start in July.
After a triple shooting in Miramar left two 21-year-olds dead in Miramar, the community is holding a demonstration to honor the victims: 21-year-old Brianna Johnson, aka Dream Doll Brii, and 21-year-old Arthur Lee Johnson.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is inspired by Lionel Messi's success and wants to follow his path.
City staff have proposed cuts to spending on private contractors, aiming to rely instead on internal staff and part-time workers to handle tasks such as filling potholes, painting, and general building repairs.
Nina Diaz said the symptoms began suddenly, leaving her severely dehydrated and unable to move.
LeBron James, the NBA's career scoring king and current free agent, remains undecided about where he'll play this season.
After a triple shooting in Miramar left two 21-year-olds dead in Miramar, the community is holding a demonstration to honor the victims: 21-year-old Brianna Johnson, aka Dream Doll Brii, and 21-year-old Arthur Lee Johnson.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is inspired by Lionel Messi's success and wants to follow his path.
City staff have proposed cuts to spending on private contractors, aiming to rely instead on internal staff and part-time workers to handle tasks such as filling potholes, painting, and general building repairs.
Nina Diaz said the symptoms began suddenly, leaving her severely dehydrated and unable to move.
LeBron James, the NBA's career scoring king and current free agent, remains undecided about where he'll play this season.
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.
Immigration officers could weigh use of Medicaid, food aid and housing help in green card decisions after Trump administration rescinds Biden-era public charge rule.
The legislative proposal would allow the defense secretary to withhold "controlled unclassified information," potentially curbing public access to a wide range of defense records.
Part of President Trump's speech Thursday night is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S. elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The Pentagon will now require service members over 30 to screen for testosterone deficiency, and if needed, they can elect to have testosterone replacement therapy.
Military planners have examined options for possible action against Cuba, including an Army-led air assault involving the 101st Airborne Division.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
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.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.