First Keys Flight To Cuba In More Than Five Decades
A small travel group departed Key West International Airport Monday on the first legally sanctioned commercial passenger flight from the island city to Havana, Cuba, in more than half a century.
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A small travel group departed Key West International Airport Monday on the first legally sanctioned commercial passenger flight from the island city to Havana, Cuba, in more than half a century.
Americans hoping to escape winter weather can enjoy a tropical Christmas in Hawaii or Florida at places such as Honolulu, Lahaina, Waikiki and Key West.
Eleven of the pilot whales found dead in the Florida Keys were found to be emaciated and suffering from malnutrition, according to federal officials Monday.
One less airline will be servicing South Florida. Dallas-based Southwest has announced plans to pull out of Key West.
A 28-year old Bonita Springs man won the men's division at the annual Key West Triathlon Saturday.
Federal prosecutors want prison time for the president of an Idaho aquarium convicted in the illegal shipping of protected sharks and rays from Florida.
Flight service from Key West to Cuba continues to struggle. Two years ago, U.S. Customs and Border Projection gave Key West the green light to resume flights to and from Cuba. Yet not a single plane has taken off for the island since.
Key West now has its own U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response cutter. Coast Guard Sector Key West held a commissioning ceremony Saturday for the cutter Charles David Jr.
Actress Mariel Hemingway screened a film exploring her family's troubled heritage during the Key West Film Festival, that continues through Sunday on the same island where her grandfather Ernest Hemingway authored some of his most famous literature in the 1930s.
It's among the most anticipated annual events in Key West. The Key West Film Festival returns on November 13th and there is a slew of Florida-based films in its lineup of more than three dozen movies. We preview the festival.
Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad could get her own monument on the Florida Keys beach where she staggered ashore after a 53-hour swim from Cuba.
A wacky costume competition in Key West Wednesday evening featured some super hero pups and supernatural kitties.
What a sight to see on Sunday as thousands of eerily costumed zombies pedaled bicycles beside the Atlantic Ocean and through the streets of Key West during the fourth annual Zombie Bike Ride.
It's that time of year again, time for the annual Fantasy Fest in Key West.
It's time for grown men in masks & capes, women in body paint and cute little dogs in tutus to strut their stuff on Duval Street in Key West.
Two Keys marine dealers pleaded guilty Wednesday for conspiring to harvest and transport marine life.
Federal and local authorities are investigating a suspicious envelope sent to the Key West office of Congressman Joe Garcia.
Quite a haul for a two Coast Guard crews after they intercepted a pair of boats with a combined total of more than $5 million in marijuana on board.
Some critics are questioning whether Diana Nyad completed her record-breaking swim from Cuba to Key West honestly and she is responding to the allegation.
Combat veterans left Key West Friday on their 1,600 mile journey to New York City on personal watercraft.
A Swedish woman, while on vacation in the Keys, had to be picked up by a U.S. Coast Guard ship after being stung by jelly fish.
Fifth times the charm for swimmer Diana Nyad who, at 64, feels as if she's "truly dead center in the prime" of her life.
Plan on hailing a cab back to the hotel after a night of heavy drinking in Key West? Better hope what went down doesn't come back up as taxi drivers are planning on implementing a vomit clean-up fee.
Grab the butter and head on down to Key West because the annual Lobsterfest is underway.
It's no easy feat to stand-up paddleboard for hours on end. On Friday, a 35-year-old man from Tennessee who left off Cuba's waters Thursday, completed over 100-miles of paddleboarding when he arrived Friday afternoon in Key West
The U.S. personnel were shot during an anti-smuggling operation in a rural region in the northeast of the country, Eswatini's government said.
Showers and thunderstorms will develop each morning and move through the metro areas and Keys during the day.
Corbin Carroll helped lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-7 victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday night.
The two victims, an 18-year-old and a 23-year-old, were rushed to a hospital in serious but stable condition, Miami Fire-Rescue says.
Dr. Oluwadamilola Ajiboye was 11 when she moved from Nigeria to Miami.
The U.S. personnel were shot during an anti-smuggling operation in a rural region in the northeast of the country, Eswatini's government said.
Showers and thunderstorms will develop each morning and move through the metro areas and Keys during the day.
Corbin Carroll helped lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-7 victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday night.
The two victims, an 18-year-old and a 23-year-old, were rushed to a hospital in serious but stable condition, Miami Fire-Rescue says.
Dr. Oluwadamilola Ajiboye was 11 when she moved from Nigeria to Miami.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Degnis Bofill, who won a 2022 Latin Grammy, is being held at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County while his asylum case is pending.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
Courtney Walter said her husband, Jorge Luis Eliecer Ruiz, was stopped by immigration agents on Aug. 3 in Coconut Creek.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
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.
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Dubbed the "Designer to the Stars," Bob Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and was nominated for three Oscars.
Stella Parton gives insight into her sister Dolly Parton's marriage, makeup habits and views on death in an exclusive CBS News interview.
Dolly Parton died in Nashville on Aug. 25 at the age of 80 — a shock to fans around the world who weren't aware of her illness.
Ben Shelton ended Carlos Alcaraz's title reign in the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history, pulling out the victory in a marathon tussle that ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday.