MiamiHerald.com: Florida Keys

Key West and Miami Beach ranked among ‘trashiest’ Spring Break destinations

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:06 EST

South Florida is getting a bad rap in national media. Jealous, anyone?

For Keys family, a horror story is revisited 21 years later

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:08 EST

An Upper Keys double-murder nearly 21 years ago devastated a family. But the nightmare won’t end — as the appeals are dragged back into court.

Shula Burger opens in the Keys

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

The first Shula Burger opens in the Keys, making the legendary Miami Dolphins coach’s empire even meatier

Suspect in rock-bashing murder back in Keys for trial

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:24 EST

Peter Erik Hedvall, accused of first-degree murder in the Oct. 28 killing of a Key West man, is back in Monroe County to face trial.

Oil rig arrives off Havana; drilling 70 miles from Keys

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:19 EST

An offshore oil drilling operation has begun less than 90 miles from the coast of Key West.

Two dead in Key Largo head-on crash

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:35 EST

Two people have died in a head-on crash at mile marker 102 of U.S. 1 in Key Largo.

Mother accused of selling baby gives up custody to husband

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:56 EST

By agreeing that she had put her three children in danger when she tried to sell one of them, Kenia Quiala Bosque avoided a trial in dependency court on Friday.

100 years ago, new railroad started South Florida growth spurt

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:27 EST

Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the first passenger train’s arrival in Key West via a railroad extension built over the sea.

Father, son accused of chiseling coral from Keys reef

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:53 EST

Two men from Tennessee tried to enhance their aquarium by chiseling coral from a popular and protected reef off Islamorada, state authorities say.

Migrant smuggler in Keys apparently gets away in stolen boat

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:15 EST

Migrant smugglers who abandoned a large boat at the isolated Newfound Harbor Keys may have stolen a flats boat to make their getaway.

26 Cubans found in Lower Keys

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:14 EST

A group of 26 Cuban immigrants came ashore at the Newfound Harbor Keys in the Lower Keys on Friday in a possible a human-smuggling operation.

Venomous snake bites park ranger in Keys

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:20 EST

A state park ranger working near Marathon suffered a bite from a venomous snake last week while clearing weeds.

Man with shorts on head, not covering face, tries to rob Keys bank

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:56 EST

A 43-year-old man who wore a pair of shorts on his head has been charged with trying to rob First State Bank on Stock Island near Key West.

Key West man who called 911 arrested over drugs

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:09 EST

A Key West man who called 911 three times on Sunday was arrested after deputies allegedly found him with drugs.

Ros-Lehtinen could be redistricted out of Florida Keys

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:02 EST

Redistricting moves made by the Florida Legislature this week mean Monroe County voters should expect to cast ballots for a different congressional representative.