On Christmas Eve, South Floridians preparing for Nochebuena festivities — complete with lechón and family gatherings — are keeping a close eye on the forecast as moisture builds in the atmosphere, signaling rainier days ahead.

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.

South Florida residents and visitors are waking up to a crisp and comfortable Monday morning as temperatures in Miami and Fort Lauderdale hover in the mid-60s, signaling a pleasant start to the holiday week.

One humane society down in the Florida Keys is helping to control the pet population with low-cost spaying and neutering.

A recent chill is set to erode over South Florida and the Florida Keys.

Deputies accused three teenage boys of stealing tens of thousands of dollars of fishing gear from their Stock Island neighbors and using Facebook Marketplace and OfferUp to profit from their thefts.

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.

Fire crews rushed to extinguish a massive house fire in Monroe County.

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 man was caught on camera jumping off the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys in an effort to evade authorities.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, South Floridians can look forward to seasonally warm and dry weather, perfect for outdoor festivities and travel.

A kilo of suspected cocaine washed up at a posh Florida Keys resort, deputies reported Monday.

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.

The latest local news in South Florida for Miami and Fort Lauderdale from WPLG Local 10.

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.”

It’s a somber anniversary in the Florida Keys.

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.

More than 35,000 property owners in the Florida Keys received an extra tax bill this week.

In Florida, early voting, when a voter casts a ballot before Nov. 5 at a designated station, begins Oct. 21. The voter registration deadline was Oct. 7.

The latest official electoral data available Thursday shows voter turnout in South Florida surpassed 40%, as early voting, when a ballot can be cast at any designated location before election day, was ongoing.

Key Largo residents Jason and Marketa Kendall are moving up.

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.

Voters in Monroe County and across the U.S. headed to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5 to cast their ballots in the General Election.

It’s not prep time, it’s go time.

Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews the Monroe County mayor, and hosts a debate with the two candidates running to represent Miami-Dade County Public School Board District 7. Milberg also explains Amendment 1.

Local 10 News This Week In South Florida Anchor Glenna Milberg interviews the Monroe County mayor, and hosts a debate with the two candidates running to represent Miami-Dade County Public School Board District 7. Milberg also explains Amendment 1.

Streets in the Upper Florida Keys are swamped with floodwaters as Hurricane Milton brought heavy storm surges and coastal flooding to the region.

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.

While Hurricane Milton was not forecast to land a direct hit on South Florida, some entities were closing or modifying hours in advance of the storm.

Public schools in the Florida Keys will be closed Wednesday as Hurricane Milton approaches the Sunshine State, according to a school district social media post.

A tropical storm watch was in effect for the Florida Keys Monday as Hurricane Milton roared off the Gulf of Mexico.

The effects of Hurricane Helene could be felt in the lower Florida Keys on Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

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.

Tropical Storm Helene is expected to strengthen into the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States in over a year sometime in the next 24 hours.

A man’s generosity led to him being punched and nearly stabbed in the Florida Keys over the weekend, deputies said.

A Tampa man was arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing two Spanish gold coins worth more than $50,000 from a Lower Keys resident, authorities confirmed Friday.

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.”

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.

Former Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi became the latest official in the Florida Keys to face a criminal charge as prosecutors announced his indictment on a felony charge by a grand jury.

The ongoing effort to save Florida’s endangered coral reefs recently received some extra muscle from wounded US Veterans.

Family members have identified the victims of a deadly personal watercraft crash in Marathon Tuesday evening as a man and his young son.

Two people died in a personal watercraft crash in the Florida Keys on Tuesday evening, officials told Local 10 News.

Class is back in session as students headed back to school Monday in Broward County! They go back Wednesday in Monroe County and Thursday in Miami-Dade County.

A grand jury has indicted the medical director and a division chief of a South Florida fire department for their involvement in a flight nurse drug theft scandal, prosecutors said Friday.

In addition to selecting a candidate from each party for the U.S. Senate race, Monroe County voters will be selecting their choice for District 5 county commissioner.

A Texas firefighter was arrested for driving under the influence after a dramatic high-speed crash in Key West late Wednesday night, police confirmed Thursday.

A man contracted to help promote the Florida Keys to visitors from around the world is now facing more than two dozen criminal charges over allegations that he made false statements about payments to a non-existent company.

A good Samaritan made a surprising discovery on a South Florida beach Monday morning.

Key West police arrested an out-of-town visitor over the weekend after they said he followed a woman into a bathroom at a popular restaurant, cornered her and exposed himself.

Tropical Depression Four is likely to strengthen into Tropical Depression Debby on Saturday, and later into a hurricane.

Preparations are underway in the Florida Keys as residents brace for the possible impact of Tropical Depression Four.

In the flood-prone Edgewood neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, residents are gearing up for a wet weekend as Tropical Depression Four, expected to eventually Tropical Storm Debby as it approaches South Florida.

A 40-year-old South Florida cop illegally accessed law enforcement databases and sent her teenage “drug dealer” boyfriend information on impending drug raids and confidential informants in the Florida Keys, according to an arrest warrant obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday.

A Florida Keys sheriff’s deputy was arrested by her employer on more than a dozen computer crimes charges Wednesday, officials said.

Newly-released body camera video shows deputies and firefighters working to rescue a snorkeler injured by a boat propeller after being struck off the Lower Florida Keys during lobster mini-season.

Grab your net and tickle stick. Florida’s spiny lobster sport mini-season will begin at midnight Wednesday.

A heat advisory is in effect through Wednesday evening for South Florida.

It was a clear sunny day out in the ocean off the Florida Keys on Monday when trouble hit 37-year-old Jose Angel Abreu.

Medics airlifted a spearfisherman to a Miami-area hospital after a shark bite off the coast of Key West, officials said Monday.

A report from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigators released Friday suggests impairment may have played a role in an overnight boat crash in the Lower Florida Keys earlier in the week.

Officials need the public's help identifying a man who died in the Florida straits after escaping Cuba on a homemade vessel.

Key West police arrested a west Miami-Dade woman on a felony charge early Thursday morning after they said she and her 8-year-old son were found living in a filthy car filled with trash and insects.

A 69-year-old Marathon man is facing an animal cruelty charge after authorities said a “dog had been locked in a vehicle for several hours with no food or water and later died.”

Medics airlifted three people to Miami-area hospitals following an overnight boat crash in the Lower Florida Keys Monday.

Officials with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they located a vessel of interest after putting out a plea for information in a boat crash that left a spearfisherman dead in the Florida Keys early Friday afternoon.

Drivers in the Upper Keys should expect significant traffic congestion on the Fourth of July due to a parade in Key Largo, authorities confirmed Wednesday.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Division conducted an operation Thursday targeting businesses selling alcohol in the Upper Keys.

A Michigan woman has been ordered to stand trial in a crash that killed two siblings and injured several other people who were at a boat club to celebrate a child’s birthday.

Prosecutors say a 25-year-old woman is to blame for a tragedy at sea. A survivor reported that about 16 fellow migrants vanished — including children — when an overloaded boat without life vests sank about 30 miles off the coast of Cuba.

A 29-year-old Miramar man was arrested Thursday by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office following a traffic stop in Marathon in which multiple fake credit cards were found, along with IDs, phones, computers and the personal information of others, authorities said.

Deputies took a 40-year-old man into custody Wednesday on four felony video voyeurism charges after they said he secretly recorded himself performing sex acts with two women in the Florida Keys.

Cleveland Browns defensive end Lonnie Phelps is facing a drunken driving charge in South Florida after police said he slammed an SUV into a Key West restaurant Wednesday night.

Recreational boaters found $1 million worth of cocaine floating in the ocean off the Florida Keys over the weekend, and on Wednesday, another brick of suspected cocaine was found, authorities confirmed.

Florida residents will have an extra day all to themselves to go lobster hunting.

A man fresh off probation yelled racial slurs at another boater as he passed by in his dinghy off Marathon, then flung a hatchet through the victim’s cabin window, according to an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday.

A political newcomer’s closer-than-expected finish in Tuesday’s special congressional election in Ohio surprised Republicans and jolted Democrats in a former bellwether state.

Deputies in the Florida Keys arrested a man Monday after they said he broke into his 21-year-old neighbor’s home and hugged her.

Legendary marine conservationist Dr. Sylvia Earle announced this week that her Mission Blue organization has designated Biscayne Bay, the Florida Keys, and the Ten Thousands Islands as “Hope Spots."

Over two dozen individually wrapped kilograms of suspected cocaine were discovered by scuba divers on Wednesday in approximately 100 feet of water in the Atlantic Ocean, authorities confirmed.

A convicted felon admitted to detectives that he “may have gone ‘overboard’” in repeatedly punching a man at a Marathon park over the weekend, leading to his death, according to an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday.

Memorial Day is off to another warm and humid start.

The Local 10 News Weather Authority’s special Staying Storm Safe In Hot Water looks ahead to the Atlantic hurricane season starting June 1.

Areas of South Florida are at risk for afternoon thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon and a heat dome will affect temperatures on Sunday.

Areas of South Florida are at risk for afternoon thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon and a heat dome will affect temperatures on Sunday.

The reef along the Florida Keys is the third largest barrier reef in the world, and has protective qualities in the events of storms and hurricanes.

Florida leads the nation in boating accidents, and the Florida Keys stand out as one of the busiest waterways.

A Doral police officer got out of jail Tuesday afternoon after being arrested on a drunken driving charge in the Florida Keys.