New Customs Office Helped In Keys Screwworm Fight
Florida wildlife and Monroe County officials have credited a new customs office at a Keys airport with helping to stop screwworm from infecting the endangered Key deer population.
Florida wildlife and Monroe County officials have credited a new customs office at a Keys airport with helping to stop screwworm from infecting the endangered Key deer population.
Two Florida runners won the overall men's and women's division titles during Saturday's 36th annual Seven Mile Bridge Run across the Florida Keys Overseas Highway's longest bridge.
You might say Florida 1, screwworm 0. The state's Department of Agriculture has wound down its response against the flesh-eating maggots that threatened Florida's Key deer.
Marine salvors have been racing to get 32 abandoned boats off the bottom in Marquesas Keys waters before birds arrive.
Jean, a 175-pound sub-adult sea turtle, was released off the Florida Keys Friday.
A Florida Keys man was arrested after he reportedly beat and kicked woman because she refused to have sex with him on his birthday.
Wildlife officials seem to have gotten the upper hand on a screwworm infestation in the Florida Keys.
With students enrolling in the school's first baccalaureate degree program last month, Florida Keys Community College is moving ahead with seeking a name change.
Amateur and professional astronomers are experiencing clear viewing of southern constellations, comets and stars in the Florida Keys during the 33rd Annual Winter Star Party through Sunday.
A large-scale mosaic mural featuring art by almost 400 Florida Keys resident artists is touring the island chain to celebrate the connection between the community and local cultural initiatives.
Shortly after the Coast Guard announced they would suspend the search for a missing diver, a body was found at the dive site.
Human remains found near what investigators believe what at one point was a homeless campsite in Big Pine Key may be those of a man reported missing several years ago.
Marathon swimmer Diana Nyad dedicated an exhibit at Key West's Custom House Museum Friday, featuring items she wore during her landmark 2013 swim from Havana to Key West.
Authorities say the search for a 10-year-old girl who disappeared in Big Pine Key has ended with her safe recovery.
Officials in the Florida Keys have approved a framework for county roads that need to be adapted to rising sea levels.
Top-ranked sailors from throughout the world are competing in Quantum Key West Race Week 2017.
A firefighter who went in to save three workers who collapsed while working underground in Key Largo remains in critical condition in the hospital, his family says.
Three men collapsed and died while working underground on a road project in Key Largo Monday morning.
A parasitic infestation that has plagued the Florida Keys has spread to the mainland.
Interacting with bottlenose dolphins in the Florida Keys provided physical and emotional therapy Sunday to more than 30 wounded U.S. military veterans, at the conclusion of the three-day Soldier Ride cycling event down the Keys Overseas Highway.
A group of Cuban migrants came ashore in the Florida Keys early Tuesday morning.
Three teens visiting from California were rescued from a capsized boat in the Lower Keys.
A sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle is home for the holidays, returned to the ocean Christmas Eve off Marathon's Sombrero Beach in the Florida Keys.
Drivers caught speeding a little bit through selected school zones on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway during the holidays might just get an onion from the Grinch instead of a traffic citation.
In three separate groups, more than 50 Cuban migrants landed in the Florida Keys Sunday.
Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah, was killed in an airstrike in Lebanon's capital Beirut.
Storm surge from the massive storm caused damage up and down the state's Gulf Coast.
The Village of Key Biscayne is committing $75 million to address the infrastructure issue on the island.
Engineer found problems with the foundation at Springbrook Gardens.
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Storm surge from the massive storm caused damage up and down the state's Gulf Coast.
City officials shared clips of boats slammed into homes and a residence burning amid the floodwaters as they conducted water rescue operations.
Strong winds from Hurricane Helene cut power to more than 1 million homes and businesses across Florida, according to the tracking site poweroutage.us.
The CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy recognizes the top high school football player in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
The Village of Key Biscayne is committing $75 million to address the infrastructure issue on the island.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Indicted NYC Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty to federal bribery and campaign finance charges at his arraignment Friday.
Suspect Ryan Routh was charged last week with two federal firearms charges after allegedly targeting former President Donald Trump.
Visa exploits its market dominance to stifle competition, costing consumers and merchants billions in extra fees, feds allege in a lawsuit.
Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Brett Favre said during testimony before Congress Tuesday he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Currently, there is no known cure, but a variety of medications can provide relief.
34 laws passed during the 2024 legislative session will take effect, with the homeless changes drawing the most attention.
In a follow-up to last week's special edition of Facing, Jim talks to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D - R.I., who is the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.
In about a month and a half Florida voters will decide Amendment 4, which would eliminate the state's six-week abortion ban and would return Florida to what it was like before the U.S. Supreme Court struck Roe v. Wade.
Research shows that an overwhelming majority of likely Florida voters believe global warming is real.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede discusses the latest update with Miami-Dade County Judge Steve Leifman and county Commissioner Raquel Regalado.
Martin Karp is running against Joe Geller for a Miami-Dade School Board seat.
The government has already disbursed more than 900 million free at-home COVID-19 tests, and will be reopening its free test kit portal.
Regulators say the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers are partly to blame for the soaring cost of insulin in the U.S.
Many of the pertussis infections have been reported in older children and adults.
Meat processor's marketing of industrial beef products as "climate-smart" misleads consumers, environmental group alleges.
Teva will stop selling the painkillers on September 30.
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Miami-Dade is considering four possible sites, including two that are 2 miles or less from the city of Miramar.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
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British actress Dame Maggie Smith had an extensive career in theater and movies, gaining international acclaim in later roles in "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey."
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In her new film, the actress plays an aging TV star who finds a sinister potion that can give her a younger, more perfect version of herself, but at a horrifying price. Moore, now 61, talks about having suffered due to the entertainment industry's toxic expectations of beauty.
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Alec Baldwin, lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza.