Key West rings in 2025 with "Red Shoe Drop"
Female impersonator Randy Roberts was perched in a super-sized red high-heel shoe when it was lowered during the midnight countdown.
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Female impersonator Randy Roberts was perched in a super-sized red high-heel shoe when it was lowered during the midnight countdown.
A classic holiday ballet, recast as a unique interpretation of Key West's coral reef environment, rich seafaring heritage and even its free-ranging roosters, has debuted in the island city.
Today is a bit cool, starting in the 70s reaching 78. A cool front is coming.
Eleven of the 18 named storms became hurricanes, which brought tropical storm-force winds to parts of the Keys before making landfall elsewhere.
The 2024 Fantasy Fest theme inspired some entries, "It's a 90s Neon Cosmic Carnival!," that illustrated everything from 1990s trends to intergalactic antics.
The annual festival showstopper is expected to draw some 60,000 people to Key West's historic downtown.
Proceeds from the Pet Masquerade benefit the Florida Keys' Monroe County Sheriff's Office Animal Farm.
The Zombie Bike Ride caps the first weekend of Key West's annual Fantasy Fest celebration.
County officials are urging residents to pay close attention to storm surge forecasts.
Ted Scouten reports the Keys are expected to get up to three feet of storm surge.
With the Port of Key West closed ahead of Hurricane Milton, the usually bustling streets of Duval Street have fallen quiet.
County officials are urging residents to pay close attention to storm surge forecasts.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten reports from Key West ahead of Hurricane Milton.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten reports on what Key West residents are doing to prepare for Hurricane Milton.
CBS News Miami's Ted Scouten reports from Key West ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Steve Maugeri reports that crews are clearing the drains of water, seaweed, and other debris that was pushed inside by the storm surge and rain.
Steve Maugeri reports the flood water on Key West's coastal roads has begun to subside, but more wind and storm surges are expected.
Steve Maugeri reports the city's storm drains have been unable to keep up with the amount of water.
Steve Maugeri reports the forecast is for storm surge flooding of 1-3 feet in the Florida Keys.
The Florida Keys are not in the direct path of Hurricane Helene, but they are feeling high winds and rough waves.
The FWC said Cooter B. was treated at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon after she was found caught in a crab trap.
The procession was a highlight of the "Just a Few Friends Key West" celebration on the island.
Thousands of Florida Keys residents and visitors gathered on Key West's Duval Street late Sunday afternoon for a second-line march paying tribute to acclaimed singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett, on the one-year anniversary of his Sept. 1 death.
Earlier this year, the Florida Legislature designated Aug. 30 as "Jimmy Buffett Day."
A new highway sign along A1A will also honor the singer.
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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.
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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.