Key West rings in 2025 with "Red Shoe Drop"
Female impersonator Randy Roberts was perched in a super-sized red high-heel shoe when it was lowered during the midnight countdown.
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Female impersonator Randy Roberts was perched in a super-sized red high-heel shoe when it was lowered during the midnight countdown.
A classic holiday ballet, recast as a unique interpretation of Key West's coral reef environment, rich seafaring heritage and even its free-ranging roosters, has debuted in the island city.
Today is a bit cool, starting in the 70s reaching 78. A cool front is coming.
Eleven of the 18 named storms became hurricanes, which brought tropical storm-force winds to parts of the Keys before making landfall elsewhere.
The 2024 Fantasy Fest theme inspired some entries, "It's a 90s Neon Cosmic Carnival!," that illustrated everything from 1990s trends to intergalactic antics.
The annual festival showstopper is expected to draw some 60,000 people to Key West's historic downtown.
Proceeds from the Pet Masquerade benefit the Florida Keys' Monroe County Sheriff's Office Animal Farm.
The Zombie Bike Ride caps the first weekend of Key West's annual Fantasy Fest celebration.
County officials are urging residents to pay close attention to storm surge forecasts.
Ted Scouten reports the Keys are expected to get up to three feet of storm surge.
With the Port of Key West closed ahead of Hurricane Milton, the usually bustling streets of Duval Street have fallen quiet.
County officials are urging residents to pay close attention to storm surge forecasts.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten reports from Key West ahead of Hurricane Milton.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten reports on what Key West residents are doing to prepare for Hurricane Milton.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten reports from Key West ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Steve Maugeri reports that crews are clearing the drains of water, seaweed, and other debris that was pushed inside by the storm surge and rain.
Steve Maugeri reports the flood water on Key West's coastal roads has begun to subside, but more wind and storm surges are expected.
Steve Maugeri reports the city's storm drains have been unable to keep up with the amount of water.
Steve Maugeri reports the forecast is for storm surge flooding of 1-3 feet in the Florida Keys.
The Florida Keys are not in the direct path of Hurricane Helene, but they are feeling high winds and rough waves.
The FWC said Cooter B. was treated at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon after she was found caught in a crab trap.
The procession was a highlight of the "Just a Few Friends Key West" celebration on the island.
Thousands of Florida Keys residents and visitors gathered on Key West's Duval Street late Sunday afternoon for a second-line march paying tribute to acclaimed singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett, on the one-year anniversary of his Sept. 1 death.
Earlier this year, the Florida Legislature designated Aug. 30 as "Jimmy Buffett Day."
A new highway sign along A1A will also honor the singer.
According to AAA, Florida's new average for a gallon of gas rose $0.56 in the last week.
The U.S. average gas price has jumped 48 cents since last week, with experts predicting that higher fuel costs could persist for months.
One of those who were rescued was rushed to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, officials say.
Stocks in the U.S. renewed their slide on Monday after global oil prices topped $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022.
Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, has reached a deal with the Department of Justice as part of a high-stakes antitrust trial.
According to AAA, Florida's new average for a gallon of gas rose $0.56 in the last week.
The U.S. average gas price has jumped 48 cents since last week, with experts predicting that higher fuel costs could persist for months.
One of those who were rescued was rushed to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, officials say.
Stocks in the U.S. renewed their slide on Monday after global oil prices topped $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022.
Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, has reached a deal with the Department of Justice as part of a high-stakes antitrust trial.
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.
Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, has reached a deal with the Department of Justice as part of a high-stakes antitrust trial.
The U.S. military says it has killed six men in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration's campaign against alleged traffickers.
The top Justice Department prosecutor in Miami is considering criminal investigations of Cuban government officials.
Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, expressed regret on Sunday for supporting Kristi Noem for Department of Homeland Security secretary last year.
In a phone interview with CBS News, President Trump dismissed threats from Iran's top national-security official, who posted on social media that Mr. Trump must "pay the price" for the strikes on Iran.
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.
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.
Here's what to know about TrumpRx, including how it works, who can use it, and how much money it can save.
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.
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."
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.