Monroe County

A Monroe County commissioner was arrested on a domestic violence charge in Hialeah, records showed. Eddie Martinez, 46, was arrested Tuesday on the domestic violence battery charge in Miami-Dade County, jail records showed. Martinez’s bond was set at $1,500 on the charge. Attorney information wasn’t available. According to an arrest report, the alleged victim reported that Martinez had been at…

A 32-year-old woman was taken into custody Saturday after biting a Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy. The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. Saturday after a deputy arrived and ordered Zena Marchant, 32 and 29-year-old Yanique Marchant to leave Hog Heaven Sports Bar & Grill in Islamorada after causing a disturbance. According to the Sheriff’s office, both returned a few minutes...

A Pennsylvania teenager had his hands up while holding a pellet gun when he was shot and killed by state police in the Poconos last year, new video obtained by NBC News shows, prompting calls for an independent investigation and legal action from the teen’s parents.

Voters in Broward will select the person to fill the spot of legendary Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings. NBC 6’s Steve Litz reports

Officials say more than 30 Cuban migrants were found hiding in a go-fast boat during a traffic stop in the Florida Keys

A mayoral candidate for the city of Miami who was wanted by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly impersonating an officer has been arrested. Francisco “Frank” Pichel, 59, was arrested early Friday on a warrant for impersonating an officer in the Florida Keys, jail and arrest records showed. He was being held on $5,000 bond Friday morning. According to…

A mayoral candidate for the city of Miami is now wanted by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly impersonating an officer. An arrest warrant has been issued for Frank Pichel out of the Florida Keys. Pichel has run for Miami City Commission before and lost. He was also a Miami police officer. He’s currently qualified as a candidate...

He’s running for Miami mayor, but he may also be running from police. Deputies say Frank Pichel is wanted for impersonating a cop in the Keys. NBC 6’s Steve Litz reports

A man has been arrested in the murder of a woman who was found stabbed to death inside a burning Key Largo home in 2017, authorities said Tuesday. Eddy Lopez-Jemot, 54, was arrested by Miami-Dade Police Monday in the killing of Mary Bonneville, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office officials said. Bonneville’s body was found in the hallway of her home on…

A Monroe County commissioner has died after a battle with COVID-19 and a Sunrise sergeant is in critical condition on a ventilator. NBC 6’s Marissa Bagg reports.

A Monroe County commissioner and well-known Florida Keys businessman has died after a battle with COVID-19, friends confirmed. Commissioner Mike Forster, owner of Mangrove Mike’s Cafe, died early Monday, his longtime friend, Rev. Tony Hammon, confirmed. Forster had been in the intensive care unit at Baptist Health in Kendall since last month. Forster’s friends told NBC 6 he was...

The small island communities of the Florida Keys also see an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Fifty-six people have died from coronavirus complications since March 1 according to Monroe County. More have been hospitalized.  One hospitalized is county Commissioner Mike Forster. He’s in the ICU in Baptist Health in Kendall. Forster’s friends tell NBC 6 he was vaccinated, tried to stay…

A longtime friend of a Florida Keys commissioner is sharing the story of his friend’s battle with COVID-19. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports.

Students in Monroe County went back to school Thursday, with a mask mandate in place — but parents were given the option to opt out their child. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer reports

Monroe County public schools will begin the school year with mandatory masks for students and staff, the district’s superintendent announced Wednesday. In a news release, Superintendent Theresa Axford said facial coverings will be required for everyone inside Monroe County schools and on buses for the next two weeks in response to the increase in COVID-19 cases in the county....

NBC 6’s Ari Odzer is in Mami where parents rallied to demand the district listen to health and public safety guidelines.

A Miami man was arrested after authorities said he molested a 12-year-old girl at a Florida Keys hotel. Rafael Rolando Nicolas, 41, was arrested Sunday on a charge of lewd and lascivious molestation on a victim under the age of 16, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office officials said. Officials said Nicolas and another man had been drinking when they returned to…

NBC 6’s Cristian Benavides is in the Florida Keys, which began feeling the impacts late Monday night.

While some residents and tourists in the Florida Keys left ahead of the expected impacts of Tropical Storm Elsa, many seem willing to ride out the storm that began arriving with strong winds and rainfall late Monday night. A tropical storm warning remained in effect for the Florida Keys from Craig Key west to the Dry Tortugas, along with much…

Tropical Storm Elsa — though now over water — is still producing heavy rain over Cuba and is expected to near the lower Florida Keys by early Tuesday, forecasters said.