Monroe County

Fantasty Fest has been cancelled for 2020, event organizers announced Thursday. The ten day event was originally scheduled to take place at the end of October.

If you were hoping for a dip in temperatures to end the work week in South Florida, it won’t happen this Friday with heat advisories remaining in effect for parts of the area. We remain locked in a hot and humid pattern with Friday being no different after a record morning low in Miami of 85 degrees – the highest…

You’ll need to beat the heat and feels like temperatures in the triple digits to end the work week according to Adam Berg and your First Alert Doppler 6000 forecast.

Authorities say a 29-year-old man was arrested after sending an email to the Monroe County sheriff threatening to shoot deputies in the Florida Keys

Monroe County is now requiring all workers and customers to wear masks in public amid in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports.

The Miami Diaper Bank works with partner organizations to identify families in need. The Early Learning Coalition is one of those organizations.

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.

Police arrested a Monroe County man they say allegedly kicked a chicken during a March argument with his girlfriend outside their home. Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 43-year-old Nicholas Chew and charged him with animal cruelty for the incident on Monday. According to the department, deputies arrived at the Marathon home on March 22nd and found Chew arguing with...

A man was arrested after authorities said he kidnapped a 17-year-old girl so she could drive him through the checkpoint in the Florida Keys. Alexander Michael Sardinas, 37, was arrested Thursday on kidnapping/false imprisonment charges, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office officials said. Officials said Sardinas, who lives in Tavernier, along with a 43-year-old Islamorada woman, had tried to enter the...

The Florida Keys are opening back up to visitors and tourists starting June 1st, Monroe County officials announced Sunday evening. Officials say the traffic checkpoints on U.S. 1, which were set up on March 27th to temporarily ban non-residents, will be lifted, while lodging establishments will be allowed to reopen. Those establishments, which include hotels and campgrounds, are ordered to…

A teen who allegedly killed his brother and stabbed his father in the Florida Keys was hospitalized after he reportedly jumped in front of a moving car Thursday evening. Monroe County Sheriff’s officials had been searching all day for 17-year-old Daniel Weisberger, who they say allegedly stabbed both his 14-year-old brother as well as his father, 43-year-old Ariel Poholek,...

NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports with details on an Islamorada teen who is wanted for allegedly killing his brother and stabbing his father.

Some businesses in the Keys are getting ready to reopen – but there are some restrictions. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports.

Monroe County is gearing up to reopen the economy under Florida’s phase one plan, but it comes with restrictions. Unlike neighboring Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, starting next week, Florida Keys residents can only visit restaurants that offer outdoor seating with six feet of space between tables. Indoor seating can only be at 25% capacity. Chris Frank owns the…

Deputies say a Florida bus driver chased a rider down the street and swung a metal pole at him because the rider had pulled down his coronavirus mask

Key West plans on reopening its beaches Monday afternoon, just one month after Monroe County imposed a temporary ban on non-residents due to the coronavirus pandemic. City officials told NBC 6 that beaches will reopen at 4 p.m., and that masks are preferred but not mandatory. Officials added that code enforcement and police would be monitoring the areas. Playgrounds and…

The Florida Keys may not be opening back up to visitors and tourists for at least another month due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. Monroe County released a statement Friday saying that, after talks with officials from the Florida Department of Health, it does not anticipate lifting its current restriction on non-residents until at least the end of May….

Monroe County officials do not anticipate opening up to visitors again anytime soon. NBC 6’s Dan Grossman reports.

Authorities say a Florida man drove his truck through a checkpoint set up to prevent non-residents from entering the Florida Keys in response to the coronavirus after being turned away by deputies