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A Tampa man is facing a felony charge in the Florida Keys after deputies said he went into a fit of road rage Thursday afternoon during a backup on U.S. 1 caused by a brush fire in southern Miami-Dade County that’s led to frequent delays and closures.
Traffic was steady Friday morning as the 18-Mile Stretch of U.S. 1 reopened in south Miami-Dade amid an ongoing brushfire that’s burned 25,000 acres of land.
An ongoing brush fire in southern Miami-Dade County led to delays in an injured manatee getting treatment at a rehabilitation hospital, according to the group that rescued it Thursday in Marathon.
The only ways in and out of the Florida Keys were once again closed due to a large brush fire in far south Miami-Dade County Thursday.
A large brush fire continued to cause significant disruptions in two South Florida counties Wednesday.
Traffic is now flowing in and out of the Florida Keys after a brush fire led officials to briefly close U.S. 1, snarling traffic for hours for those trying to enter or leave the island chain.
A Key West man is now the subject of a federal investigation after officers found a pipe bomb and a cache of weapons at his home, authorities said. They said it all started with a traffic stop.
An “ancient,” 322-pound loggerhead turtle is getting a new lease on life thanks to an alert scuba diver who found it severely injured off the Florida Keys, according to the Turtle Hospital.
A Florida Keys man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say he assaulted his pregnant girlfriend, prevented her from calling 911 and briefly barricaded himself inside his home before being taken into custody.
A physician assistant who’s a member of the exclusive Ocean Reef Club on Key Largo is accused of burglarizing a fellow club member’s boat and stealing several pieces of fishing equipment.
U.S. Border Patrol agents recently detained the driver of a blue Mitsubishi in the Florida Keys.
After a nine month lull, new accounts of spinning fish and dead sawfish are being documented in the Florida Keys.
A 15-year-old boy opened fire and wounded another teenager during a fight over a girl in Key Largo, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
Businessman Lloyd Preston Brewer III, accused of murdering former high school football player Garrett Hughes outside a Key West liquor store in 2023, will be getting out of jail.
Multiple calls about a reckless driver in the Florida Keys led deputies to discover a man in his birthday suit dancing to tunes along U.S. 1 Wednesday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
Two Florida Keys men face the possibility of spending the rest of their lives in prison after they were accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old child on separate occasions last year.
A Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority project at Mile Marker 91 that has been causing significant traffic disruptions has been temporarily postponed by the Florida Department of Transportation, authorities confirmed Tuesday.
A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy was booked into his employer’s Plantation Key jail facility Friday after being arrested on a misdemeanor stalking charge.
A man is facing attempted murder and aggravated assault charges after Key West police said he charged at an officer with a “large knife” and then barricaded himself in an apartment over the weekend.
A charter boat captain in the Florida Keys is facing nearly a dozen charges in connection with a boat crash that left himself and several others seriously hurt over the summer.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday warned the public about phone and text scams involving criminals posing as law enforcement officials to extort money from victims.
A trio firing off an AR-15 rifle at makeshift targets at a homemade “range” on the Florida Keys could have had deadly consequences Thursday, deputies said.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released new details Tuesday in an arrest that stemmed from a deadly late-December boat crash off Key Largo.
Local 10 Animal Advocate Jacey Birch first introduced viewers to Pawsitive Beginnings, a non-profit fox sanctuary in the Florida Keys more than a year and a half ago. Now the non-profit is giving back to children in the community.
A 47-year-old Big Pine Key man was arrested Friday in connection with a fatal drug overdose that occurred last year, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said “ongoing complaints of drug activity” at a South Florida firefighter’s home led to the first responder’s arrest on multiple felony drug charges on New Year’s Eve.
From balloon releases now banned in the state of Florida, to boaters busted for behaving badly and a big marine mystery with divesting consequences yet to be solved, big environmental stories dominated headlines in 2024.
Police arrested a man on a felony neglect charge after they said he left his 79-year-old mother hungry and “covered in her own urine” in a wheelchair outside of a Key West hospital Friday.
Prosecutors provided an update Monday on a boat crash off Key Largo that left a woman dead and three others badly hurt Friday evening.
Deputies in the Florida Keys arrested an 18-year-old Key Largo man Thursday after they said he pulled a pellet gun during a road rage incident on U.S. 1.
South Florida residents and visitors can expect warm and mostly dry conditions on Thursday, with highs reaching 80 degrees, several degrees above average for this time of year.
In a wild and violent chain of events Sunday, a Key Largo man being arrested for attempted murder stole a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office sergeant’s patrol cruiser, drove away and then stopped a woman and carjacked her SUV, later wrecking it on U.S. 1, according to the agency.
While The North American Aerospace Defense Command is preparing to track Santa Claus from 4 a.m. to midnight on Christmas Eve, Local 10 News has followed his busy agenda ahead of his stops in Miami-Dade County.
ew dashcam video from the Florida Highway Patrol shows a man jumping off the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys as troopers chased him along U.S. 1 late last month.
Key West police arrested a man they said opened fire off Duval Street early Tuesday morning amid a brawl that sent the victim — headbutted by another participant — to the hospital.
Key West police said they took “several suspects” into custody after an “altercation” along Duval Street early Tuesday morning, leading to one shot being fired. Prosecutors said one person was airlifted after suffering a head injury during the fight.
A 61-year-old man was arrested Friday after robbing the Keys Federal Credit Union on Stock Island and waiting outside for law enforcement to arrive, authorities confirmed.
Roughly 24 hours after she bonded out of the Monroe County jail after deputies accused her of drowning her Schnauzer puppy, Delaine Lowry was back behind bars after authorities said she tried to break into an animal shelter Wednesday to “steal dogs that previously belonged to her.”
Deputies in the Florida Keys arrested a woman on an aggravated animal cruelty charge after they said she “deliberately and callously” suffocated and drowned a 6-to-10-month-old puppy in a tote bag Monday afternoon.
Deputies in the Florida Keys arrested two men for street racing along U.S. 1 in Marathon Friday evening, authorities said. One of them, they said, had a child in the car.
Rafael took advantage of a deep reservoir of warm water south of Cuba to rapidly intensify since yesterday and is expected to be a major (Category 3) hurricane before striking western Cuba later today.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a boat crash in Key Largo that occurred early Sunday morning.
A boat crashed into the Card Sound Road Bridge in Key Largo Wednesday night, injuring several passengers, with one requiring an airlift for treatment. authorities confirmed Thursday.
A Key West man is facing multiple criminal charges after authorities accused him of donning gloves with built-in lasers and shining the lights into police vehicles early Monday morning; one officer said it nearly caused him to crash into another cop while driving.
After a cruel summer of waiting, the eras tour has finally arrived at Hard Rock Stadium! Taylor has a big reputation for dazzling shows, so the weather must cooperate! Fortunately, it looks like it will!
Streets in the Upper Florida Keys are swamped with floodwaters as Hurricane Milton brought heavy storm surges and coastal flooding to the region.
The Florida Keys felt the effects of Hurricane Milton as its outer bands began bringing strong winds and high surf to the region, disrupting daily life and drawing concern from residents and visitors alike.
A 39-year-old Davie man is facing a felony charge in the Florida Keys after deputies said he pointed a gun at two people during a road rage incident on Tuesday afternoon.
Hurricane Helene was moving fast Thursday on the Gulf of Mexico. The wide Category 2′s rain bands affected the Florida Keys. Waves crashed into the anchored concrete Southernmost Point Buoy in Key West.
A 72-year-old Charlotte County man is facing a vessel homicide charge in the Florida Keys after state wildlife officers said he was responsible for the death of a spearfisherman in the Florida Straits over the summer.
Monroe County Public Schools announced all of the schools and districts’ offices will be closed on Thursday as part of preparations for Hurricane Helene’s impact in Florida.
A man is facing a felony charge after authorities said he was driving drunk when he crashed into two vehicles at an intersection near his home on Stock Island over the weekend, sending one victim to a Miami-Dade trauma center and injuring two others.
A man’s generosity led to him being punched and nearly stabbed in the Florida Keys over the weekend, deputies said.
More than 300 swimmers competed in an open-water race off the Florida Keys. Athletes swam to Alligator Lighthouse off Islamorada, around the lighthouse, then back to the start line at Amara Cay Resort.
A South Florida social media video creator used his platform to groom and molest a young girl, leading deputies to jail him on a felony charge, according to an arrest warrant made public on Monday.
Deputies in the Florida Keys arrested a 65-year-old man Friday afternoon on a child sexual abuse charge; they said it’s the first of what will likely be more criminal counts to come.
More than two dozen people, mainly from the Florida Keys and Miami-Dade County, have been arrested by the FBI after authorities accused them of trafficking cocaine, officials with the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
A Washington, D.C. federal judge handed down a prison sentence of more than three years to a South Florida man who pleaded guilty to attacking police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, officials announced Tuesday.
Deputies in the Florida Keys arrested a 66-year-old man over the weekend on three criminal charges after they said he was caught on camera exposing himself on a neighbor’s property.
A 46-year-old man’s approach to selling methamphetamines at a Florida Keys strip mall landed him in jail Wednesday, according to sheriff’s deputies.
A scathing Monroe County grand jury report into a wide-ranging narcotics theft scandal centering around the county fire department’s air ambulance program — leading to four indictments — sharply criticizes county officials for lacking “integrity and accountability” and fostering a “caustic and cronyistic environment.”
Authorities in Florida alerted residents Wednesday about a new scam involving fake letters that appear to be from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
A woman visiting the Florida Keys from out-of-state with her husband to meet with a “possible employer” landed in jail after downing half a bottle of liquor in five minutes, crashing into a combination bar-liquor store and then fighting with sheriff’s deputies, authorities said.
Deputies arrested a Florida Keys man after they said two good Samaritans found his young child wandering alongside the Overseas Highway just before midnight Saturday.
Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay says four men and one woman arrested on smuggling charges in the Florida Keys are part of a sophisticated human trafficking operation.
A Florida Keys sheriff’s deputy facing 19 felony charges after her own agency accused her of illegally accessing its databases to pass along information to her teenage “drug dealer” boyfriend was set to be fired Wednesday evening, her employer announced.
Five people are facing 20 felony charges a piece after authorities said they helped to smuggle 20 migrants onto the shores of South Florida over the weekend, officials announced Tuesday.
