Dog-Gone Good Time At Key's Pet Masquerade
A high light of the annual Fantasy Fest in Key West, dozens of dressed-up dogs, frolicking felines and two goldfish stole the spotlight Wednesday during the annual Pet Masquerade and Parade.
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A high light of the annual Fantasy Fest in Key West, dozens of dressed-up dogs, frolicking felines and two goldfish stole the spotlight Wednesday during the annual Pet Masquerade and Parade.
Thanks to rapidly weakening Hurricane Rina, Florida Keys officials said Thursday Fantasy Fest is continuing as scheduled.
A tourist from Nova Scotia died while snorkeling off Key West. Daniel Yiu Ting, 43, was staying at a hotel in Miami and made a day trip to the 'southernmost city' on Wednesday.
Florida Keys officials are not expecting Hurricane Rina to alter the schedule of Fantasy Fest, which runs through Sunday. But, they are keeping a very close eye on the development of Rita over the next couple of days.
The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue boater aboard the Skua 33-foot sailboat, which departed Captiva Island on October 11 and was heading to Key West.
The wet weather went away with perfect timing as Key West's wacky Fantasy Fest celebration is underway. The event features 10 days of masking and costuming balls, lively street parties and costume contests for those who want to make a splash in the island city.
South Florida residents may have to call Noah for a ride if the rain doesn't end soon. Plus, severe thunderstorms with high wind gusts and flooding rains are expected to hit right around rush hour.
The Conch Republic's southernmost city will soon be offering flights to the Republic of Cuba. Key West International Airport has been given federal approval to offer charter flights to Cuba.
Drivers in the Florida Keys are being warned about Key deer in 'heat'. Wildlife officials said its rutting season for the deer and the males are particularly aggressive this time of year.
The third time was not the charm for distance swimmer Diana Nyad in her attempt to paddle 103 miles from Havana to the Florida Keys.
Marathon swimmer Diana Nyad braved schools of jellyfish Saturday while testing the limits of human endurance on a quest to break her own 3-decade-old distance record, in her third attempt at swimming from Havana to Florida, with a possible landing in the middle Keys.
Endurance athlete Diana Nyad is about to go back in the water for her third attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida and set a world record at the age of 62.
Key West welcomed in the U.S. Navy's newest destroyer Friday afternoon ahead of a formal commissioning ceremony set for October 1.
After failing to complete her goal of swimming from Cuba to Key West last month, marathon swimmer may be ready to give it another shot.
The Coast Guard showed off a major cocaine bust in Key West Wednesday.
Motorcyclists from throughout the United States are in Key West this weekend, after traversing the Florida Keys Overseas Highway, to raise money for charity during the 39th annual Key West Poker Run.
The first charter flight from Fort Lauderdale to Cuba departed Saturday. Airline Brokers Company started non-stop flights once a week to Havana.
So a bride walks into a bar ...Except it was no joke to German newlywed Sandra Scharf when she entered the Rum Barrel Bar in Key West earlier this week looking for her wedding dress.
Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad ended her second bid to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys at about the halfway point early Tuesday then gave up on any more attempts to cross the Florida Straits.
The Florida Keys are world renowned for their scuba diving. From pristine reefs, abundant marine life and breathtaking wrecks, the Keys seemed to have it all.
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating how two cruise ships bumped into each other in the Port of Key West.
The 12th time was the charm for a 64-year old biomedical engineer from Jensen Beach. Saturday night Matt Gineo was named the 2011 winner of the Ernest "Papa" Hemingway look-alike competition in Key West.
Ernest Hemingway look-alikes proved their affinity for the author is "no bull" during Saturday's "Running of the Bulls," a zany and much shorter take-off on the world-renowned annual run held in Pamplona, Spain.
More than 120 stocky, bearded men resembling Ernest Hemingway have invaded Key West to compete in the "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, a highlight of Key West's annual Hemingway Days, a six-day festival that continues through Sunday.
A 64-year-old grandmother and retired judge completed a 12,186-mile solo motorcycle trek down the Florida Keys Overseas Highway to Key West Thursday afternoon.
It was a chilly start to the day on Friday across South Florida, but some warmer temperatures are on the way starting next week.
Charles "Sonny" Burton was convicted as an accomplice in the shooting death of Doug Battle, a customer who was killed during a robbery of an auto parts store.
Starting Friday, the state of Florida is now only offering driver's license exams in English.
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Charles "Sonny" Burton was convicted as an accomplice in the shooting death of Doug Battle, a customer who was killed during a robbery of an auto parts store.
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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.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
The U.S. military struck an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific on Thursday, marking the 38th vessel to be struck over the last five months and the second this year.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
The petition, filed by Miami-Dade and Broward County residents, also questions DeSantis' directive to Secretary of State Cord Byrd, which included a delay in Congressional qualifying from the week of April 20 to June 8 to June 12.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
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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Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
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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.
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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.
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