Keys Holdouts Told To 'Get Out' Or Go It Alone: 'Don't Dial 911 Because Nobody Is Going To Answer'
Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi has a message for anyone left in the Keys: "Get out."
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Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi has a message for anyone left in the Keys: "Get out."
The message from Monroe County officials on Thursday morning has not changed from the past couple days.
Now is the time to review the storm surge planning zones and evacuation routes.
Evacuation orders are being given in the Florida Keys over the next day or so as Monroe County emergency managers prepare for Hurricane Irma.
A loggerhead turtle as tough as his name sake is back swimming off the Florida Keys.
Two men from Miami were arrested on Saturday for having a large amount of undersized lobster out of season.
An alleged gunman is behind bars in the Florida Keys following a heated argument that left one man in critical condition and a dog wounded by gunfire.
A 79-year-old man has died while looking for lobsters off the Florida Keys, the first reported death of the two-day mini-season, according to The Miami Herald.
If you use Card Sound Road to get to the Keys, you're going to have to wait a little longer before your SunPass will work.
There's a new "Papa" Hemingway in the island city where legendary author Ernest Hemingway lived during the 1930s.
Caution is always necessary when swimming in ocean waters.
Ernest Hemingway look-alikes demonstrated "For Whom the Bull Tolls" Saturday afternoon during the "Running of the Bulls," an offbeat spoof of the famed annual run held in Pamplona, Spain.
A green sea turtle, rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital after being entangled in fishing gear, was fitted with a satellite tracking transmitter and released off a Florida Keys beach Friday.
OSHA cited a South Florida utility company and a contractor after investigating the deaths of three workers in a manhole.
Divers and snorkelers will be rocking to a unique sub-sea concert this Saturday during the Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival that promotes reef protection.
An endangered Key deer found tied up in the back of a car last weekend has been euthanized.
Twenty-one competitors with an appetite for the Florida Keys' signature dessert stepped into the "limelight" Tuesday during Key West's Mile-High Key Lime Pie Eatin' Contest.
From the beaches of St. Croix to a terminal at Miami International Airport, Charid the sea turtle has arrived in the U.S. in a desperate attempt to stay alive.
A Stock Island man is accused of putting the hammer down,,, in the back of a woman's skull.
It's getting more and more expensive to drive on the highway.
An adult female loggerhead sea turtle, discovered in an oceanside residential pool in Islamorada Monday, has been rescued and released off the Florida Keys.
It's been a year since anyone last saw Marathon resident Albert Bosco.
A New York City female bartender has concocted the top Key West cocktail to win a North American mixology contest.
The new way of toll-taking in South Florida is stretching as throughout the keys.
A massive fire at a Marathon marina destroyed three lobster boats and a nearby home.
The 21 year old turned himself in to deputies two months after the crash where authorities say he was drunk.
Jaylen Brown had 29 points and Payton Pritchard scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 98-96 on Friday night.
A Lake Worth Beach man was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after prosecutors say he struck and resisted ICE officers.
In Miami-Dade, nearly 34,000 people signed up for appointments in February, and about 67% requested the Spanish-language exam.
DeSantis inaugurated the statue to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary on the day that would have been Reagan's 115th birthday.
The 21 year old turned himself in to deputies two months after the crash where authorities say he was drunk.
Jaylen Brown had 29 points and Payton Pritchard scored 24 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 98-96 on Friday night.
A Lake Worth Beach man was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after prosecutors say he struck and resisted ICE officers.
In Miami-Dade, nearly 34,000 people signed up for appointments in February, and about 67% requested the Spanish-language exam.
DeSantis inaugurated the statue to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary on the day that would have been Reagan's 115th birthday.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
A judge ordered the U.S. to return three migrant families who were affected by President Trump's family separation policy in his first term and then deported in his second.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
The U.S. military struck an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific on Thursday, marking the 38th vessel to be struck over the last five months and the second this year.
The bill by State Rep. David Borrero would order a study on moving Miami-Dade's Urban Development Boundary (UDB) line and eliminating longstanding safeguards designed to protect the Everglades, requiring any project outside the UDB to receive a two-thirds vote of the County Commission.
Haitian American advocates, like Miami Dade County Commissioner Marlene Bastien, say the move is both cruel and creates a sense of fear in the community.
For more than a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he wants to do away with all homesteaded property taxes, arguing homeowners should not have to pay rent to the government.
Raquel Pacheco said she has "hope" after seeing the worldwide reaction to the video she posted of two Miami Beach police detectives showing up at her house because she had posted a critical comment on Facebook about Miami Beach Mayor Steve Meiner.
Jim DeFede discusses Governor Ron DeSantis' eighth and final State of the State address with House Speaker Danny Perez.
Here's what to know about TrumpRx, including how it works, who can use it, and how much money it can save.
In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
The House's Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee approved the bill which also changes multiple laws and restrictions involving nursing homes, dental hygienists, and registered nurses.
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A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Don't miss the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Here's how to watch live, stream for free and catch replays.
Bad Bunny says he wants to bring his culture to his 2026 Super Bowl halftime show Sunday.
The sheriff says the note was sent to a local Arizona news station, which agreed not to report on it, following the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Josh D'Amaro, who oversees Disney theme parks and dozens of resort hotels worldwide, will become the next Disney CEO.
Many Super Bowl 60 ads are already online, along with teasers for commercials that will be unveiled during the NFL championship on Feb. 8.