MiamiHerald.com: Florida Keys

Jury: Execute man convicted of beating another to death on Keys boat

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:30 EDT

A man found guilty of beating another man to death on a Keys boat should get the death penalty, a Monroe County jury recommended Friday by a vote of 11-1.

Even to fellow drifters, runaway mom is an enigma

Sat, 04 May 2013 22:50 EDT

The original reports said Brenda Heist wandered the streets for 11 years after bailing on her husband and kids. The truth is more complicated than that.

Woman missing for 11 years, and presumed dead, found in the Keys

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:57 EDT

A woman who surfaced in the Florida Keys 11 years after disappearing from Pennsylvania and leaving behind her young children is doing OK but "had a real traumatic time," her mother said Thursday.

Actor’s son to host Humphrey Bogart Film Festival in Key Largo

Wed, 01 May 2013 20:59 EDT

A movie festival in Key Largo will screen ‘film noir’ flicks that feature Humphrey Bogart and other stars of his era.

Fire destroys three Florida Keys homes

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:21 EDT

A fire destroyed three homes and damaged a fourth one in Key Largo on Sunday afternoon, officials say.

Navy tests new weapons in the war on drugs

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:20 EDT

The U.S. Navy is testing an unmanned blimp and a drone as cost-effective detecting and monitoring tools in the Caribbean Sea.

Butterflies in decline in South Florida?

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:16 EDT

South Florida’s rare tropical butterflies are in serious decline, with five of the delicate creatures vanishing from the wild in a potentially unprecedented wave of demise

10 rafters returned to Cuba by Coast Guard

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:02 EDT

The U.S. Coast Guard returned 10 Cuban migrants to their homeland Wednesday after finding their vessels during two separate interceptions at sea.

Comedians help National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation reach cities in every state

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:57 EDT

In the public service video, comedian Jon Lovitz is standing on a Southern California beach, preaching the virtues of saving water, when a bikini-clad and thirsty blond walks up and asks if he has any drinkable water.

Will hunt for oil off Atlantic coast, Florida deafen dolphins?

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:31 EDT

An environmental group and lawmakers are urging the Obama administration to reject the use of seismic air guns to help locate deposits of oil and gas off the Atlantic coast

One killed, two injured in Seven Mile Bridge wreck

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:23 EDT

One person died Wednesday night in a two-car accident on the Seven Mile Bridge in the Keys, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Miami waitress killed in crash in the Keys for bartender bash

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:23 EDT

Kristen Rivera and Didier Miles were two young Miami-Dade County waiters who came to Islamorada for the annual end-of-season bash for South Florida restaurant industry workers.

Keys suffers through dismal stone crab season — but if you like octopus ...

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:27 EDT

The end of stone-crab season this week may be barely noticed by the Florida Keys commercial fleet.

100 years ago, aviation pioneer made historic flight from Key West to Cuba

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:15 EDT

One hundred years ago, an aviation pioneer made the treacherous, record-setting trip from Key West to Cuba

Miami woman killed in Monday’s Keys crash identified

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:17 EDT

A Miami woman killed in a head-on collision in Islamorada on Monday has been identified.

‘Suspicious’ crocodile killing in Florida Keys

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:58 EDT

A crocodile relocated last month after laying its eggs in a Florida Keys neighborhood may have been intentionally killed, Florida wildlife managers said Wednesday.

Miami woman dies in Islamorada head-on crash

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:24 EDT

A head-on crash in Islamorada involving a car and a taxi killed a Miami woman and sent two others to South Florida hospitals.

Coast Guard searching for missing boater headed to Key West

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:07 EDT

Coast Guard crews were searching Tuesday night for a man who set out on a boat Monday from Fort Myers and never arrived in Key West.

Miami man accused of killing a sea turtle in the Keys

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:12 EDT

A Miami man is facing felony charges for allegedly killing a green sea turtle last week at Curry Hammock State Park near Marathon.