Florida Keys

A man who appeared to be intoxicated while onboard a stolen, floating tiki hut was arrested in the Florida Keys on Wednesday, authorities said. U.S. Coast Guard officials said the vessel was found near Hawk’s Channel off Key West. The man on board, who appeared to be intoxicated, was taken into custody by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...

Almost 75 pounds of cocaine were found this week floating off the Florida Keys

A diver who said he spent 10 hours in the water after drifting away from his boat in the Florida Keys was rescued by the Coast Guard early Friday. U.S. Coast Guard officials said the man’s wife called authorities around 10 p.m. Thursday when he didn’t come home after leaving from Cudjoe Key to American Shoal Light to dive....

Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus

Two residents of the Florida Keys have been jailed for failing to quarantine after testing positive for the new coronavirus

Officials say they’ve solved the 1991 murder case of a teenager who was raped and strangled with her bikini top on Valentine’s Day in the 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.