Key West 'Drag Race' Features Female Impersonators Sprinting In High Heels
High heels instead of high octane powered contestants in Key West's Great Conch Republic Drag Race, a madcap marathon for female impersonators.
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High heels instead of high octane powered contestants in Key West's Great Conch Republic Drag Race, a madcap marathon for female impersonators.
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.
A Key West hotel has been recognized for its environment-friendly practices and accommodations as the best in the country.
An underwater art exhibition has debuted on the world's second-largestartificial reef, the 523-foot Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, lying in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary about seven miles south of Key West.
Backstreet Boy Nick Carter is out of the courtroom after a bar brawl in Key West that landed him behind bars back in January.
Less than 48 hours after 26 Cuban migrants were picked up just south of Key West, another group was found in the lower Keys. And in a bizarre twist, some of the migrants were shot trying to board the boat to the U.S.
The city of Marathon is considering joining Key West and Islamorada in giving law enforcement the option to issue a civil citation rather than make a misdemeanor arrest for someone caught with up to 20 grams of marijuana.
Three men were in the wrong place at the wrong time when gunfire erupted on Key West's famed Duval Street early Monday morning.
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A sculpture remembering Key West's African-American soldiers was unveiled and dedicated Tuesday.
Whether you are looking for a place to play indoor basketball because of the cold or because of the rain, these five spots in South Florida offer great indoor courts.
An employee at a Key West bar is suing Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter over a brawl that broke out - resulting in Carter's arrest.
A plane that made an emergency landing on US 27 in west Broward Sunday morning was back in business, taking off from the same highway it landed on hours earlier.
Backstreet Boy Nick Carter says he was trying to enjoy his vacation before his arrest at a Key West bar.
The FBI has released surveillance pictures of a person wanted for a bank robbery in Key West on Monday.
A new contest is offering a different experience of Ernest Hemingway's Key West home. The winner - a talented writer- will get a chance to work in the studio where the famed Hemingway wrote.
New Year's Eve revelers celebrated the arrival of 2016 in Key West with multiple subtropical takeoffs on the traditional "ball drop" in New York City's Times Square -- including the "drop" of a renowned female impersonator in a super-sized red high heel after one of 2015's last same-sex weddings.
Finding that tattooing is a "protected artistic expression," a federal appeals court has tossed out a Key West ordinance that prevented the opening of a tattoo establishment in the city's historic district.
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A Coast Guard aircrew rescued two people after their boat capsized and sank 256 miles west of Key West late on Wednesday.
Green-suited space creatures with oversized brains, floats carrying costumed "Star Wars" characters and the star of a classic television series wowed crowds in the 3Wishes Fantasy Fest Parade, the highlight of Key West's 10-day costuming and masking festival that ends Sunday afternoon.
Thousands of masked and costumed partiers promenaded through Key West's Old Town during the free-spirited Fantasy Fest Masquerade March, a lively prelude to a Halloween night lavish grand parade.
Revelers at the annual Fantasy Fest in Key West had a dog-gone good time at the offbeat competition for pets and their owners.
Families of the victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Hugh School in Parkland are gathering Thursday.
Another cold front is headed for South Florida, and that will once again send temperatures tumbling across the region.
President Trump said he is directing all federal law enforcement to be at the "complete disposal" of Savannah Guthrie's family as the search continues for her mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Minute Maid's parent company, Coca-Cola, says it's ending production of its frozen juice concentrates, including orange juice.
Investigators have a message for the person who made a hoax phone call reporting an armed person at Christopher Columbus High School in southwest Miami-Dade - there will be consequences.
Families of the victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Hugh School in Parkland are gathering Thursday.
Another cold front is headed for South Florida, and that will once again send temperatures tumbling across the region.
President Trump said he is directing all federal law enforcement to be at the "complete disposal" of Savannah Guthrie's family as the search continues for her mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Minute Maid's parent company, Coca-Cola, says it's ending production of its frozen juice concentrates, including orange juice.
Investigators have a message for the person who made a hoax phone call reporting an armed person at Christopher Columbus High School in southwest Miami-Dade - there will be consequences.
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.
President Trump said he is directing all federal law enforcement to be at the "complete disposal" of Savannah Guthrie's family as the search continues for her mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Some Democratic Colorado lawmakers are demanding answers after reports that "death cards" were left in the vehicles of people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and over claims that immigration agents used fake traffic stops to detain them.
"Right now we have the Wild West. I want to see some rules of the road," said Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
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.
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.