Monroe County

A 5-pound bale of marijuana was found floating near a marina in Key largo over the weekend, officials said. The bale was reportedly found in the water near the docks at Mandalay Marina at Mile Marker 97.5 Sunday morning, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office officials said. Deputies responded and turned the bale over to U.S. Border Patrol agents.

Can I take a selfie with my ballot? What do I need to bring to the voting center? Here’s everything you need to know as early voting begins in Florida

Nathalia Orthiz is live from Doral with all the details as early voting begins in Florida.

With just over two weeks left until election day, the Trump and Biden campaigns are in full swing.

Early voting in South Florida begins on Monday.

Zane Wampler is a fourth grader at Plantation Key School in Islamorada, which is now back to in-person classes. But he’ll have to wait a little longer for face to face instruction. “Everybody’s in school, and I’m the only one not,” said the nine-year-old. In July, Zane was diagnosed with multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children also known as MIS-C,...

Authorities are praising an 11-year-old boy for staying calm, assisting them and following directions for more than an hour as his grandparents drifted away from their boat in the Florida Keys

A Monroe County employee is being honored with by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission for his rescuing of an eight-year-old girl who was being attacked by dogs.

Officials say a pregnant woman jumped into the water to save her 30-year-old husband when a shark latched onto his shoulder as he was snorkeling in the Florida Keys

A Georgia man was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami after being bitten by a shark at Sombrero Key Light, near Marathon, Sunday morning. According to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Andrew Eddy suffered a “severe” bite on his shoulder at around 10 a.m. They say Eddy was snorkeling on a reef his family on a private boat....

The Florida Keys ended its partial evacuation Sunday after Tropical Storm Laura’s projected path moved away from the islands. Monroe County emergency managers said boats, mobile homes, recreational vehicles, trailers and campers are no longer being asked to leave the island chain. They are recommending that those who live on boats find shelter on land as seas are expected...

Tropical Storm Laura strengthened and is forecasted to reach hurricane strength after dumping torrential rainfall and life-threatening flooding on the Dominican Republic and Haiti Sunday as it made its way towards Cuba, while Marco was upgraded to a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (120 km/h).

Steve MacLaughlin has all the latest details from the 11 a.m. update on tropical storms Laura and Marco.

Officials in the Florida Keys have declared a local state of emergency as newly formed Tropical Storm Laura churns toward the island chain

Parts of the Keys could see a direct hit from tropical storm Laura Monday, and officials in Monroe County have already begun to take precautions.

NBC 6’s Angie Lassman has the latest update after the storm was named Friday and why there might be some good news at the moment for South Florida.

Monroe County has issued a state of local emergency and announced some mandatory evacuations while the area remains in the cone of concern for Tropical Storm Laura. The order issued Friday opens the county’s Emergency Operations Center due to a “threat of danger to the populace inhabiting Monroe County” according to a press release sent by county officials. Monroe...

South Florida counties are prepared with resources, hotlines and evacuation plans in case a storm poses a threat to residents’ safety. Below is a list of important phone numbers and websites that can be used to access county services in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe during a tropical storm or hurricane. Always call 911 in case of a serious…

Storm surge occurs when ocean water gets pushed onto shore by a tropical storm or hurricane. County officials make evacuation decisions based on a hurricane’s track and projected storm surge, so it’s important to know which zone you live in before a storm hits.

Monroe County commissioners have decided against canceling the year’s lobster mini-season. The Florida Keys summer tradition was on the rocks due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the state. Commissioners feared that the two-day bonanza would draw large crowds and contribute to a spread of the virus. However, during an emergency commission meeting on Tuesday, county officials...