One county in South Florida is making sure visitors and non-residents are not coming in as part of its effort to stop the spread of the growing coronavirus pandemic. Monroe County has set up law enforcement traffic stops starting Friday for an 18-mile stretch of U.S. 1 south bound at mile marker 112 as well as part of State Road…

NBC 6’s Johnny Archer has more as deputies are keeping those who don’t live in the county away during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Courtesy Monroe County Sheriff’s Office

Officials are urging boaters to be careful after a mother whale and her calf were spotted in the shallow waters off Florida Bay Thursday. The 43-foot right whale and her roughly 19-foot calf were seen between Cape Sable and Marathon, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. The marine mammals were seen in waters as shallow as 14 feet. The…

Monroe County officials are restricting travel on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway and State Road 905 to reinforce the island’s closure to visitors and non-residents amid the coronavirus pandemic. Only residents, property owners, and those who actively work in the Keys including drivers of fuel tanks and delivery and grocery trucks, will be admitted. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office...

NBC 6’s Julia Bagg reports on the Florida self-quarantine order for travelers on flights coming from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

City officials have renewed Key West’s state of emergency order for another seven days, adding new shutdown measures in light of the coronavirus outbreak in South Florida.

Despite no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus so far in Monroe County, businesses — especially in the tourism-driven Florida Keys — are bracing for the pandemic’s economic impact. Following an executive order from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Monroe County officials announced several protective measures Tuesday regarding bars and restaurants. As of 5 p.m., all bars and nightclubs in the county…

Authorities say a Pennsylvania man out fishing with another man in the Florida Keys has died when a boat on auto-pilot ran into their anchored vessel

A weekend in the Florida Keys ended tragically for one high school senior from Miami-Dade after he was thrown off a boat and struck a channel marker. In an Instagram post, Westminster Christian School confirmed that 18-year-old Lucas Alvarez died in Sunday’s crash in the Keys. Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission officials say the incident took place Sunday just...

FWC officials released more information on the boat crash that killed 18-year-old Lucas Alvarez. NBC 6’s Dan Grossman reports.

Eighteen-year-old Lucas Alvarez was killed in a boating accident over the weekend near the Key. NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg reports.

A weekend in the Florida Keys ended tragically for one high school senior from Miami-Dade after he was thrown off a boat and struck.

A Florida man is behind bars after police say he caused thousands of dollars in damage trying to kill “demons” he believed were tormenting him. According to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, 32-year-old Rafael Gomez was wielding a sledgehammer – hitting people’s windows and cars. Gomez told police he had been drinking when someone gave him a drug to consume....

Witnesses told police rocks and a broken bottle may have been used in the fight

A construction worker was arrested Friday night after stabbing another construction worker in the face at Sugarloaf Lodge in the Keys.