Florida Keys

A massive great white shark that weighs over 2,000 pounds has made its way from Nova Scotia, where it was tagged, down to the Florida keys in just over a month.

A massive great white shark that weighs over 2,000 pounds has made its way from Nova Scotia, where it was tagged, down to the Florida Keys in just over a month. (Video courtesy: OCEEARCH)

Monroe County jail inmate Jason Aaron Gibson was charged Monday with animal cruelty after he was already being held on a vehicle theft charge.

Having played nearly every corner of the Earth in a nearly 50-year career, the rock band Kiss is taking its show to a new place — under the sea, where they will perform for great white sharks and eight fans separated from them by a small submarine. As part of a promotion by Airbnb, the fans and Kiss will travel...

Hurricane Dorian powered toward Florida with increasing fury Friday, becoming an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm but leaving forecasters uncertain whether it would make a direct hit on the state’s east coast or inflict a glancing blow. The storm’s winds rose to 130 mph and then, hours later, to a howling 140 mph as Dorian gained strength while crossing warm...

Hurricane Dorian isn’t the first hurricane expected to aim at South Florida over Labor Day. Some of the state’s biggest storms have hit Florida around this time, causing destruction and changing the way the area looks today. The holiday falls in the middle of peak hurricane season.

Florida is on the verge of losing one of its most precious commodities.

A boxer from Atlanta was detained by immigration officials after being pulled over during a traffic stop in the Florida Keys.

Divers off the coast of Florida can now visit an underwater art museum.

Divers are in the waters of Biscayne National Park and trying to solve a mystery almost two centuries old. The underwater archeologists with the National Park Service are out to make rare find. They are on a hunt for a ship called the Guerrero that was carrying slaves to the Americas.

You’re gonna need a bigger boat. A close encounter with a hungry shark was caught on camera by boaters in the Florida Keys.

Hurricane Michael, which devastated the Florida Panhandle last fall, was actually stronger than initially measured, prompting forecasters to posthumously upgrade it from a Category 4 storm to a Category 5, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Friday.

A 29-year-old Miami man was arrested Sunday for fleeing deputies in a Ferrari in Monroe County, officials said.

A pilot whale that was rescued and found a home at a SeaWorld park after being part of a mass stranding in the Florida Keys eight years ago has died.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, potentially exposing the victims to identity fraud and theft, a government watchdog reported Friday.

A Maryland man wanted in Florida for an apparent attack on a pelican was arrested in Ocean City Friday morning.

A meteorite likely impacted a province in western Cuba, local media reported Friday afternoon.

Michael Cohen has postponed his appearance before the House Oversight Committee scheduled for Feb. 7. A statement from Cohen’s lawyer cites concerns for the safety of Cohen and his family.

Donald Howard Conkright of Big Pine Key was arrested Dec. 13 and charged with wire fraud, using the money to purchase a pricey BMW and Rolex watches.

Hospital officials say several of the turtles suffer from compromised immune systems and pneumonia as a result of “cold stunning,” a hypothermic reaction that occurs when turtles are exposed to cold water for prolonged periods.