A busy city commission meeting was held on Monday in Key West that ended with residents standing and applauding.

A 48-year-old Miami Beach man was arrested on Friday to face charges over a boat crash that killed a 28-year-old Hialeah woman in the Florida Keys.

Key West police officers took a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy into custody on a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two misdemeanor battery charges ― and it’s not the 42-year-old’s first time on the other side of the law.

Silver Airways is grounded, according to a post on social media by the company.

Police in Key West asked for the public’s help Saturday in identifying a man suspected of burglarizing a mobile detailing van that they said was parked in Old Town early Saturday morning.

South Florida residents and visitors can expect hazy skies and sweltering heat this weekend, as another surge of Saharan dust drifts across the region, keeping tropical development at bay but pushing air quality and humidity levels higher.

An investigation into a Snapchat video of someone repeatedly stabbing a bull shark led state wildlife officers to arrest a Florida Keys man working as a charter captain Thursday.

Clouds are building across South Florida as a stalled front is expected to bring multiple rounds of thunderstorms across the region on Saturday afternoon, prompting residents and visitors to adjust their outdoor plans heading into the weekend.

Brittan Smith, a drug offender on probation, was back behind bars after she failed to get away from detectives in the Florida Keys, police reported Thursday.

Key West police investigated a double stabbing Wednesday afternoon and said they were searching for the suspect.

A Fantasy 5 ticket worth more than $117,000 was recently sold at a grocery store in Key West, Florida Lottery officials said Saturday.

More than a year after Florida lawmakers gave the thumbs up, “parrotheads” will soon be able to hit the road with a specialty Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville license plate.

A new reverse osmosis water treatment facility is now open in the Lower Keys, providing a backup supply of drinking water during emergencies and peak demand periods.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference in Key West on Monday morning.

Police are investigating a shooting in Key West.

Key West police arrested a 48-year-old man on an elder abuse charge Sunday after they said he seemed “more interested in exploiting” a dementia patient than caring for him.

U.S. officials say the wife of an active-duty Coast Guardsman was arrested earlier this week by federal immigration authorities inside the family residential section of the U.S. Naval Air Station at Key West, Florida, after she was flagged in a security check.

Key West Building Department Director Rajindhar Ramsingh is facing seven more felony charges and his brother, the city attorney, is facing an additional felony one week after they, along with the city’s chief code enforcement official, were arrested on evidence tampering charges.

Key West’s city attorney, along with two other top officials, have been indicted by a grand jury, according to Monroe County prosecutors.

A Key West woman threatened a girl and her family in a parking dispute, police said in an arrest report obtained by Local 10 News on Tuesday.

A Key West man is now the subject of a federal investigation after officers found a pipe bomb and a cache of weapons at his home, authorities said. They said it all started with a traffic stop.

A 36-year-old Tampa man is back behind bars after deputies said he failed to appear in court for a case involving the theft and sale of rare Spanish gold coins worth over $50,000 in the Lower Keys area.

Businessman Lloyd Preston Brewer III, accused of murdering former high school football player Garrett Hughes outside a Key West liquor store in 2023, will be getting out of jail.

Two Florida Keys men face the possibility of spending the rest of their lives in prison after they were accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old child on separate occasions last year.

911 emergency telephone services were down in the Florida Keys Friday afternoon, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

A man is facing attempted murder and aggravated assault charges after Key West police said he charged at an officer with a “large knife” and then barricaded himself in an apartment over the weekend.

A South Florida-based Coast Guard crew repatriated 12 Cuban migrants back to the island Wednesday following two migration attempts, Coast Guard officials confirmed in a news release.

Another child has died following an apartment fire in Key West that left three others dead as well, authorities confirmed to Local 10 News Tuesday.

First responders rushed to the scene of a deadly fire in Key West.

A Florida Keys judge found a man guilty Thursday of murdering his 14-year-old brother in 2020 — and trying to kill his father.

A suspected migrant landing was reported along the seawall near Key West International Airport on Saturday afternoon.

A longtime South Florida physician is no longer facing criminal charges.

Deputies said “ongoing complaints of drug activity” at a South Florida firefighter’s home led to the first responder’s arrest on multiple felony drug charges on New Year’s Eve.

Residents and visitors across South Florida are enjoying a mild start to the new year as cooler temperatures and drier conditions settle in, thanks to a northerly breeze and a dry cold front moving through the region.

Police arrested a man on a felony neglect charge after they said he left his 79-year-old mother hungry and “covered in her own urine” in a wheelchair outside of a Key West hospital Friday.

Authorities took more than a dozen Cuban migrants into custody late Sunday night after they landed near Key West International Airport.

A recent chill is set to erode over South Florida and the Florida Keys.

Eighteen white-bearded men who resemble the late U.S. author Ernest Hemingway have arrived in Havana for the weekend to visit some of the his favorite places when he lived on the island decades ago.

Key West police arrested a man they said opened fire off Duval Street early Tuesday morning amid a brawl that sent the victim — headbutted by another participant — to the hospital.

Key West police said they took “several suspects” into custody after an “altercation” along Duval Street early Tuesday morning, leading to one shot being fired. Prosecutors said one person was airlifted after suffering a head injury during the fight.

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, South Floridians can look forward to seasonally warm and dry weather, perfect for outdoor festivities and travel.

It’s a somber anniversary in the Florida Keys.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a fatal boat crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in Key West.

In Florida, early voting, when a voter casts a ballot before Nov. 5 at a designated station, begins Oct. 21. The voter registration deadline was Oct. 7.

A Key West man is facing multiple criminal charges after authorities accused him of donning gloves with built-in lasers and shining the lights into police vehicles early Monday morning; one officer said it nearly caused him to crash into another cop while driving.

The Fantasy Fest’s “It’s a 90s Neon Cosmic Carnival!” march was on Friday in Key West.

The Coast Guard released a video Saturday of a recent rescue at sea northeast of Key West.

A 32-year-old man from Key West was arrested Wednesday on Stock Island after he stole a vehicle, authorities said.

The Florida Keys felt the effects of Hurricane Milton as its outer bands began bringing strong winds and high surf to the region, disrupting daily life and drawing concern from residents and visitors alike.

As Hurricane Milton approaches, life in Key West is on hold for many, especially those who rely on the waters for their livelihood.

Public schools in the Florida Keys will be closed Wednesday as Hurricane Milton approaches the Sunshine State, according to a school district social media post.

Hurricane Milton has intensified into a dangerous Category 5 storm as it churns across the Gulf of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds nearing 155 mph.

Jimmy Buffett fans can now order specialty "Margaritaville" Florida license plates.

Hurricane Helene was moving fast Thursday on the Gulf of Mexico. The wide Category 2′s rain bands affected the Florida Keys. Waves crashed into the anchored concrete Southernmost Point Buoy in Key West.

The effects of Hurricane Helene could be felt in the lower Florida Keys on Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

Monroe County Public Schools announced all of the schools and districts’ offices will be closed on Thursday as part of preparations for Hurricane Helene’s impact in Florida.

Parrotheads unite! The Florida Legislature has designated Aug. 30 as “Jimmy Buffett Day” and it will be celebrated for the first time on Friday.

A scathing Monroe County grand jury report into a wide-ranging narcotics theft scandal centering around the county fire department’s air ambulance program — leading to four indictments — sharply criticizes county officials for lacking “integrity and accountability” and fostering a “caustic and cronyistic environment.”

Authorities in Florida alerted residents Wednesday about a new scam involving fake letters that appear to be from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

A 50-year-old man from Key West was arrested Wednesday after he attacked a man who was holding a sign that displayed a Bible verse, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said.

A Florida Keys sheriff’s deputy facing 19 felony charges after her own agency accused her of illegally accessing its databases to pass along information to her teenage “drug dealer” boyfriend was set to be fired Wednesday evening, her employer announced.

Former Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi became the latest official in the Florida Keys to face a criminal charge as prosecutors announced his indictment on a felony charge by a grand jury.

A flash flood warning is in effect for some areas in South Florida Thursday evening as strong storms have brought heavy rain and caused widespread flooding in several areas, including downtown Fort Lauderdale and parts of Miami-Dade County.

A grand jury has indicted the medical director and a division chief of a South Florida fire department for their involvement in a flight nurse drug theft scandal, prosecutors said Friday.

In addition to selecting a candidate from each party for the U.S. Senate race, Monroe County voters will be selecting their choice for District 5 county commissioner.

A Texas firefighter was arrested for driving under the influence after a dramatic high-speed crash in Key West late Wednesday night, police confirmed Thursday.

A man contracted to help promote the Florida Keys to visitors from around the world is now facing more than two dozen criminal charges over allegations that he made false statements about payments to a non-existent company.

Key West police arrested an out-of-town visitor over the weekend after they said he followed a woman into a bathroom at a popular restaurant, cornered her and exposed himself.

Preparations are underway in the Florida Keys as residents brace for the possible impact of Tropical Depression Four.

A tropical storm warning and a flood watch by the National Hurricane Center were in effect on Friday night in the Florida Keys, from Key Largo to Key West.

A 40-year-old South Florida cop illegally accessed law enforcement databases and sent her teenage “drug dealer” boyfriend information on impending drug raids and confidential informants in the Florida Keys, according to an arrest warrant obtained by Local 10 News on Thursday.

Thirty Cuban migrants are now in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol after making landfall Wednesday on the Marquesas Keys -- uninhabited islands west of Key West.

Authorities responded to a migrant landing on Tuesday morning in Key West.

Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author’s award-winning novels and adventure-filled life.

Medics airlifted a spearfisherman to a Miami-area hospital after a shark bite off the coast of Key West, officials said Monday.

Officials need the public's help identifying a man who died in the Florida straits after escaping Cuba on a homemade vessel.

Key West police arrested a west Miami-Dade woman on a felony charge early Thursday morning after they said she and her 8-year-old son were found living in a filthy car filled with trash and insects.

Fifteen people from Cuba were taken into custody overnight by the U.S. Border Patrol after coming ashore in Key West, authorities confirmed Monday morning.

Parts of A1A in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe Counties will be named after late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett.

More than 120 migrants landed in Key West early Wednesday morning, U.S. Border Patrol and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

Prosecutors say a 25-year-old woman is to blame for a tragedy at sea. A survivor reported that about 16 fellow migrants vanished — including children — when an overloaded boat without life vests sank about 30 miles off the coast of Cuba.

Deputies took a 40-year-old man into custody Wednesday on four felony video voyeurism charges after they said he secretly recorded himself performing sex acts with two women in the Florida Keys.

Cleveland Browns defensive end Lonnie Phelps is facing a drunken driving charge in South Florida after police said he slammed an SUV into a Key West restaurant Wednesday night.

Nearly a dozen Cuban migrants are now in the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol after making landfall Monday at a beach in Key West, authorities confirmed.

Sheriff Rick Ramsay is proud of the peculiar collection of over 150 animals at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm, a USDA-certified zoo at the Stock Island Detention Center in Key West.

Memorial Day is off to another warm and humid start.

A Key West man is now facing two additional counts of attempted murder after being accused of stealing a tractor from a golf course and driving it to the College of the Florida Keys.

A Key West native is taking over Miami’s seafood scene.

Two women, Cassie Aran and Lauren, completed their 500-mile drive down the coast of Florida in an attempt to claim the Guinness World Record for “Longest Distance by Toy Cars.” The woman chronicled the extraordinary adventure — that took over three months — on social media to support their fundraising campaign aimed at helping and rescuing animals.

Heartbreak at the MOTE Marine Lab and Aquarium in Sarasota after the first rescued smalltooth sawfish from the Florida Keys had to be humanely euthanized on Thursday.

Three Key West police officers are recounting the moments they dove into the water to rescue a driver.

Police officers fired at a vandal who struck a patrol car with a tractor on Saturday at the College of the Florida Keys in Key West.

A 28-year-old man from Alberta, Canada was pronounced dead after being found unconscious while free-diving in waters off Key West, authorities confirmed Wednesday.

A man was arrested over the weekend in the Florida Keys after he drove his car off the road, into the ocean, authorities confirmed Monday to Local 10 News.

Chickens, roaches and small flying insects were just some of the violations found last week at restaurants in South Florida.

An officer’s body-worn camera captured a rescue in progress in Key West, following a traffic crash last month.

Marathon pastor Monte Chitty appeared sullen, with his head down, as two uniformed sheriff’s deputies led him from a van into the Key West jail Friday following his capture in Texas earlier in the month.

A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s Key West home is now also accused of illegally accessing law enforcement computer systems to look up information on the man she was now dating, according to the agency.

A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy is facing a felony charge after authorities said he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home in Key West Monday morning.

A Pennsylvania boater died Sunday after going overboard in the waters south of Key West, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.