Diana Nyad Completes Cuba-Key West Swim Without Shark Cage
Diana Nyad, 64, became the first swimmer to cross the Florida Straits without the security of a shark cage.
Diana Nyad, 64, became the first swimmer to cross the Florida Straits without the security of a shark cage.
Diana Nyad, 64, will try to reach Key West by swimming. She has tried several times in the past without success.
Grab the butter and head on down to Key West because the annual Lobsterfest is underway.
It's no easy feat to stand-up paddleboard for hours on end. On Friday, a 35-year-old man from Tennessee who left off Cuba's waters Thursday, completed over 100-miles of paddleboarding when he arrived Friday afternoon in Key West
As of yet, nobody has ever stand-up paddleboarded the crossing from Cuba to the Florida Keys. On Thursday, a 35-year-old from Tennessee set out from Cuba in hopes of being the first person to do so.
After two days at sea, a group of smiling Cuban migrants were escorted to a Coast Guard cutter after making their way onshore the Marquesas Keys just west of Key West.
A 56-year-old software developer from Florida's west coast is this year's winner of the Ernest "Papa" Hemingway look-alike contest.
Men with long white beards will wander the streets of Key West this weekend for the annual Hemingway Days celebration. Only one will take the top honor at the "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest.
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If you're planning to hit the Keys for the Fourth of July be sure to check out the beachside barbecues, picnics, parades and world-class fireworks displays while you're there.
It will be all about tartly sweet Key Lime pie over the July 4th holiday weekend in Key West with the kick off of the inaugural Key Lime Festival.
If you're to hit the Keys over the long July 4th holiday weekend, be sure to check out the beachside barbecues, picnics, parades and world-class fireworks displays while you're there.
Climate change and a rising sea level could put the Florida Keys in danger of being unlivable according to South Florida experts worried about what will happen to the island chain in just a matter of decades.
A West Palm Beach man died Saturday while snorkeling offshore of Key West.
It's "one and done" for an Australian endurance swimmer who tried Wednesday to be the first woman to swim from Cuba to Florida without the use of a shark cage.
Handmade vessels of thin plywood and duct tape competed Sunday in Key West's annual Memorial Day Weekend Schooner Wharf Minimal Regatta.
An Alaska man, along with his sailboat, has gone missing in the Keys.
There is plenty of anger from the family of a Pennsylvania woman who disappeared 11 years ago only to show up this week in the Florida Keys.
A Pennsylvania woman who disappeared nearly a dozen years ago after dropping her kids off at school has been found alive and well in the Florida Keys.
It's billed as "the most fun you can have in bed with your clothes on." The weekend Conch Republic Red Ribbon Bed Race featured decorated beds propelled up Key West's famed Duval Street by teams of strange bedfellows.
The year's Conch Republic Independence celebration continues, but mandatory federal budget cuts have kept the Coast Guard docked.
Dresses, pancake makeup and high platform heels aren't the traditional attire for drag car racers. But that's what competitors wore in Key West this weekend, when a group of big-haired female impersonators staged the Great Conch Republic Drag Race.
Three Italian tourists who are vacationing in South Florida got the unwarmest of welcomes Monday night.
Federal budget cuts have scuttled the Coast Guard's plans to take part in the annual Conch Republic celebration this year.
Oakland Park Fire Rescue transported the woman to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported the gunshot victim to HCA Florida Kendall in stable condition.
With nine days until Election Day, Puerto Rico has been thrust into the spotlight by both campaigns.
Colorado has seemingly eliminated one ingredient in the McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger E. coli outbreak as a cause for death and dozens of illness.
Thousands descended on Madison Square Garden on Sunday for former President Donald Trump's campaign rally.
Oakland Park Fire Rescue transported the woman to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue transported the gunshot victim to HCA Florida Kendall in stable condition.
With nine days until Election Day, Puerto Rico has been thrust into the spotlight by both campaigns.
Colorado has seemingly eliminated one ingredient in the McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger E. coli outbreak as a cause for death and dozens of illness.
Thousands descended on Madison Square Garden on Sunday for former President Donald Trump's campaign rally.
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.
With nine days until Election Day, Puerto Rico has been thrust into the spotlight by both campaigns.
Thousands descended on Madison Square Garden on Sunday for former President Donald Trump's campaign rally.
Sunday marks the first time the DNC is projecting counterprogramming onto a building while Trump will be inside it, but it's far from the first time Democrats have deployed the technique.
Sen. JD Vance, the Republican candidate for vice president, noted that his wife, Usha, is his "top adviser," and outlined his pitch to women voters.
In an interview with "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan, Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance of Ohio dismisses Russia's latest efforts to interfere with U.S. elections.
Jim sits down with key stakeholders in some of Florida's most contentious ballot initiatives.
Jim DeFede speaks to two individuals on both sides of legalizing recreation marijuana with Amendment 3.
Republican Rosanna Cordero-Stutz and Democrat James Reyes faced off for a debate as Miami-Dade's sheriff.
Jim DeFede spoke to women who were not allowed to have an abortion in Florida.
Jim goes one-on-one with Dr. Grazie Christie, a radiologist who is opposed to Amendment 4 on the right to abortion.
Colorado has seemingly eliminated one ingredient in the McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburger E. coli outbreak as a cause for death and dozens of illness.
A notice to Costco customers urges them not to consume some packages of salmon over concerns it could be contaminated with listeria.
Decision to cut topping comes as officials work to confirm source of E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders.
The EPA has finalized stricter rules meant to limit the exposure of children to lead paint.
McDonald's said it believes onions may be to blame for the deadly E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounder.
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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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The lead singer-songwriter for the superstar band Fleetwood Mac who became a superstar solo artist talks about her latest song, "The Lighthouse," that was inspired by her own experience with abortion, and a strong desire to "do something."
Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Willie Nelson and Jessica Alba are the latest big-name celebrities to join Vice President Kamala Harris on the campaign trail.
Phil Lesh, bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, died surrounded by his family, a post on his Instagram said.
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