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U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for 10 missing Cubans

May. 30, 2021 12:44 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for 10 Cuban migrants who went missing last week after their boat capsized 16 miles...

In this image released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a Coast Guard crew rescues eight people from the water approximately 16 miles south of Key West, Florida, on Thursday, May 27, 2021. A search for 10 Cubans missing from a boat capsize continued Friday, a day after the U.S. Coast Guard rescued other passengers and pulled two bodies from the water. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
US Coast Guard continues search for 10 Cubans missing at sea

By Adriana Gomez Licon May. 28, 2021 02:09 PM EDT

DeSantis: Florida will fill void if small cruise lines leave

By Brendan Farrington May. 13, 2021 02:01 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Calling Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings “not one of the bigger ones,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that if smaller cruise...

FILE - In this Saturday, July 20, 2019, file photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Joe Maxey, second from left, celebrates his victory at the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. After taking a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the look-alike contest announced Friday, May 7, 2021, that the 2021 contest, the 40th edition, is planned for July 22-24. The competition is the cornerstone event of the Hemingway Days festival that salutes author Ernest Hemingway's July 21 birthday and 1930s residence in Key West. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)
Hemingway Look-Alike Contest returns to Florida Keys

May. 08, 2021 03:10 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press May. 05, 2021 01:44 PM EDT
Sun Sentinel. April 30, 2021. Editorial: Florida’s shame: Ten terrible decisions by a broken Legislature The 2021...

Hemingway look-alikes urge mask-wearing in Florida Keys

Jan. 12, 2021 02:57 PM EST
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Ernest Hemingway look-alikes are being used by the Florida Keys tourism council to encourage visitors and residents to wear masks to...

New Allegiant flights from Jackson Hole to Reno, Las Vegas

Jan. 12, 2021 01:14 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Allegiant Air has announced new non-stop air service between Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Reno and Las Vegas beginning in June. ...

Muted by curfew, Key West revelers party on until 10 p.m.

Jan. 01, 2021 07:21 AM EST
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A local curfew muted the New Year's celebration in Key West, forcing the festivities to end well before midnight. The...

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, an ultraviolet light-emitting robot rolls in an inactive mode in front of check-in counters at Key West International Airport Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Key West, Fla. Key West is among first airports in the country to take delivery of the apparatus that is programmed to flood areas with UV light to kill COVID-19 and other viruses after initial area mapping. The UV light is so bright that the robot can only be used when people are not present. For the Key West airport, it will supplement other manual disinfecting techniques. (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)
Virus-killing robots move from hospitals to public spaces

By David Fischer Dec. 23, 2020 04:39 PM EST

Key West scales back New Year's Eve because of coronavirus

Dec. 05, 2020 03:00 AM EST
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The city of Key West is scaling back its normal New Year's Eve celebrations following recent surges in the spread of coronavirus. ...

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez speaks during a protest at PortMiami by workers in the cruise ship industry wanting to return to work, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, in Miami. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a No Sail Order for cruise ships through Oct. 31 during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Carlos Gimenez wins House seat over Rep. Mucarsel-Powell

Nov. 03, 2020 10:17 PM EST

Trump wins Florida; voters raise minimum wage to $15

Nov. 03, 2020 07:48 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — PRESIDENT President Donald Trump has won Florida’s 29 electoral votes, defeating Democrat Joe Biden in a prized battleground...

In this undated photo courtesy of the Heath family, Matthew Heath navigates a boat near the Florida Keys. Heath's family says he kept a boat in Key West, Florida with the hope it would be his ticket to a new career on the water and free of the toils of private security work he had been doing for more than a decade. (Heath family via AP)
Mystery surrounds former Marine's imprisonment in Venezuela

By Joshua Goodman Oct. 31, 2020 09:54 AM EDT

Freddy Vallejo Jr., right, poses for a photograph with his brother Joel, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, at the family vacation home in Key Largo, in the Florida Keys. Their grandfather Jorge Vallejo, a retired OB-GYN, and uncle Carlos Vallejo, who practiced internal medicine, died of the coronavirus within weeks of one another in South Florida. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Lives Lost: Father, son doctors started as Cuban refugees

By Adriana Gomez Licon Sep. 30, 2020 12:01 AM EDT

Hemingway's favorite Key West bar set to reopen

Sep. 17, 2020 08:59 AM EDT
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Sloppy Joe’s, the iconic Key West bar that Ernest Hemingway frequented during the 1930s, is set to reopen Thursday after closing six...

Fantasy Fest in Florida Keys canceled because of coronavirus

Jul. 10, 2020 04:14 AM EDT
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The risk of coronavirus transmission has prompted organizers in the Florida Keys to cancel this year's Fantasy Fest. ...

A boat arrives at Bud N' Mary's marina in Islamorada, in the Florida Keys, during the new coronavirus pandemic, Monday, June 1, 2020. The Florida Keys reopened for visitors Monday after the tourist-dependent island chain was closed for more than two months to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Florida Keys reopen to visitors as Miami-area beaches closed

By Curt Anderson And Lynne Sladky Jun. 01, 2020 11:44 AM EDT

Checkpoints keeping out visitors come down in Florida Keys

May. 31, 2020 03:28 PM EDT
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Checkpoints leading into the Florida Keys are coming down two months after being set up to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. ...

In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, cars pass an electronic messaging board on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Key Largo, Fla. The coronavirus crisis has spurred Florida Keys officials to shut down the subtropical island chain to visitors until further notice. To reinforce the message, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office is planning to implement southbound traffic stops in the next day or two at the top of the Keys. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)
Florida Keys will reopen to visitors June 1 amid pandemic

May. 18, 2020 02:09 AM EDT

Sportfishing captain donates catch to Florida Keys residents

May. 02, 2020 03:00 AM EDT
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Florida Keys sportfishing captain Mike Weinhofer hasn’t had charter clients since the new coronavirus closed the Keys to visitors in...

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