Monroe County

A speeding motorist who was tring to flee from deputies was hospitalized after crashing into a Key West hotel pool area, authorities said. The incident happened late Wednesday night during a pursuit that spanned from Big Pine Key to the entrance of Key West on U.S. 1, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office officials said. Officials said the driver, 31-year-old Asiel...

Feral chickens run free in Key West, just one of those things that keep the Southernmost City charmingly weird. But what’s delightful here and there becomes a nuisance when they’re everywhere. With the population getting out of hand, city commissioners are taking action — not by hunting down the fixings for a massive tailgate party, but by going after...

Some South Florida counties have put into place a short-term curfew over the holidays in an effort to discourage the spread of the new coronavirus

It might not be as cool as the endoskeleton from “The Terminator” or as amiable as Rosie from “The Jetsons,” but a Florida airport is getting its own robot designed to kill COVID-19 and other pathogens

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....

Miami-Dade County’s curfew will be extended to 1 a.m. for certain holidays, the mayor announced

The Florida Keys is bracing for the potential impacts of Tropical Storm Eta as the system continued to strengthen on its projected path to the region. Monroe County officials say they are expecting the storm to pass near or over the Keys as a Category 1 Hurricane Sunday evening. Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings have been issued to parts of…

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.