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FLORIDA KEYS


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Brush fire, smoky conditions shut down road leading in and out of Florida Keys

Read full article: Brush fire, smoky conditions shut down road leading in and out of Florida Keys

Traffic is now flowing in and out of the Florida Keys after a brush fire led officials to briefly close U.S. 1, snarling traffic for hours for those trying to enter or leave the island chain.

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Floridaโ€™s New Yearโ€™s Eve drops: From oranges to drag queens, how cities ring in the New Year with unique flair

Read full article: Floridaโ€™s New Yearโ€™s Eve drops: From oranges to drag queens, how cities ring in the New Year with unique flair

New Yearโ€™s Eve celebrations are renowned for their unique and vibrant drops. In Florida, each drop reflects the local culture and spirit of its city. Hereโ€™s a glimpse into some of these festive traditions.

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Woman dies when boat strikes anchored sailboat in Florida Keys

Read full article: Woman dies when boat strikes anchored sailboat in Florida Keys

A 24-year-old woman from North Carolina died after a boat collided with a sailboat in the Florida Keys.

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Are you in a Florida evac zone? Hereโ€™s how to check ahead of Hurricane Helene

Read full article: Are you in a Florida evac zone? Hereโ€™s how to check ahead of Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene is expected to arrive as a Category 4 storm in Florida on Thursday, bringing tons of heavy wind and rain to the Sunshine State.

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Why is so much cocaine washing up on Floridaโ€™s beaches? Hereโ€™s the reason

Read full article: Why is so much cocaine washing up on Floridaโ€™s beaches? Hereโ€™s the reason

There have been plenty of cases where illicit substances washed ashore in Florida. But the question is: who's putting it in the water?

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Hurricane Debby blows $1 million worth of cocaine onto a Florida beach

Read full article: Hurricane Debby blows $1 million worth of cocaine onto a Florida beach

A good Samaritan finds a boatload of cocaine in Florida.

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Man bitten by shark while spearfishing in Florida Keys

Read full article: Man bitten by shark while spearfishing in Florida Keys

A man was airlifted to a hospital after being bitten by a shark while spearfishing near Key West, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

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Boaters find $1 million of cocaine floating off Florida Keys

Read full article: Boaters find $1 million of cocaine floating off Florida Keys

Recreational boaters found $1 million worth of cocaine floating in the ocean off the Florida Keys.

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โ€˜Story of adventure:โ€™ Buoy from Florida Keys ends up in France

Read full article: โ€˜Story of adventure:โ€™ Buoy from Florida Keys ends up in France

A buoy recently went missing from the Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida and was discovered all the way across the ocean in a small, seaside community in France.

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From shamrocks to rainbows, thereโ€™s a deeper meaning behind St. Patrickโ€™s Day traditions

Read full article: From shamrocks to rainbows, thereโ€™s a deeper meaning behind St. Patrickโ€™s Day traditions

So, we all know that when St. Patrickโ€™s Day rolls around, our social media feeds light up like a Christmas tree with images of leprechauns, shamrocks, and pots of gold at the end of rainbows, right? But have you ever stopped to wonder why?

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These are the 10 largest great white sharks found near Florida

Read full article: These are the 10 largest great white sharks found near Florida

These behemoths can be tracked using OCEARCHโ€™s shark tracker, which catalogs the movement of these sharks as they travel through the water.

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Looking for a cheeseburger in paradise? You could soon find one along Jimmy Buffett Highway

Read full article: Looking for a cheeseburger in paradise? You could soon find one along Jimmy Buffett Highway

Looking to waste away with a cheeseburger in paradise.

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Here are Americaโ€™s most hated highways. 3 are in Florida

Read full article: Here are Americaโ€™s most hated highways. 3 are in Florida

While Florida was lucky enough to avoid making the top cut, three of its highways were still on the list of most-loathed highways nationwide.

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Video shows Florida DUI suspect threatening deputies, K9 during traffic stop

Read full article: Video shows Florida DUI suspect threatening deputies, K9 during traffic stop

A man was arrested in the Florida Keys after a traffic stop for a suspected DUI ended in a profanity-laced tirade that included threatening deputies, body camera video from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office shows.

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Central Florida to soak in lots of rain as gloomy weather persists

Read full article: Central Florida to soak in lots of rain as gloomy weather persists

After a gloomy and wet day on Wednesday, you can expect even more of the same going into Thursday.

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Your Florida Daily: Floridians evacuated from Israel, cooler weather hits Central Florida

Read full article: Your Florida Daily: Floridians evacuated from Israel, cooler weather hits Central Florida

Florida has officially begun flights to get Israeli evacuees back to the United States.

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Former Olympic champion and college All-American win swim around Floridaโ€™s Alligator Reef Lighthouse

Read full article: Former Olympic champion and college All-American win swim around Floridaโ€™s Alligator Reef Lighthouse

An Olympic gold medalist and a former college All-American won top honors at an annual 8-mile swim around the Alligator Reef Lighthouse.

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๐Ÿˆโ€HIKE!โ€ Can you tackle todayโ€™s Insider trivia 6uestion?

Read full article: ๐Ÿˆโ€HIKE!โ€ Can you tackle todayโ€™s Insider trivia 6uestion?

Football season is back and it's time to test your knowledge of our local NFL teams.

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Did Hurricane Idalia help cool the ocean temps?

Read full article: Did Hurricane Idalia help cool the ocean temps?

The record-breaking ocean temperatures have been a big story lately, with sea surface temperatures reaching all-time highs during July and August. And that is very much the case in the water around Florida.

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Floridaโ€™s coral is 100% bleached. But tropical systems could be key to survival

Read full article: Floridaโ€™s coral is 100% bleached. But tropical systems could be key to survival

The combination of an intense marine heat wave in the area along with a developing El Niรฑo warmed the ocean, speeding up coral reef bleaching and mortality rates.

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Orlando pilot rescued after plane crashes in Florida Keys, deputies say

Read full article: Orlando pilot rescued after plane crashes in Florida Keys, deputies say

An Orlando pilot was rescued after the small plane he was piloting crashed into the lower Florida Keys waters on Sunday, according to the Monroe County Sheriffโ€™s Office.

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โ€˜He was pretty happy:โ€™ Marion County deputies praised for rescuing diver while on vacation

Read full article: โ€˜He was pretty happy:โ€™ Marion County deputies praised for rescuing diver while on vacation

Two Marion County deputies are receiving praise after rescuing a diver while they were on vacation in the Florida Keys.

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Miami, Florida Keys getting additional area code of โ€˜645โ€ฒ

Read full article: Miami, Florida Keys getting additional area code of โ€˜645โ€ฒ

It looks like the singer Pitbull is going to have to add some digits to his ode to Miamiโ€™s area code, โ€œ305 Anthem.โ€.

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๐Ÿ  Earth is in HOT Water...โš ๏ธ

Read full article: ๐Ÿ  Earth is in HOT Water...โš ๏ธ

Even The Ocean Cantโ€™ Escape The Heat

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Potential world record: South Florida ocean temperature surges beyond 100 degrees

Read full article: Potential world record: South Florida ocean temperature surges beyond 100 degrees

The water around South Florida has been record hot for this time of year, but the high temperatures may have just reached new heights.

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Your Florida Daily: Police director in critical condition, record water temps in Florida Keys

Read full article: Your Florida Daily: Police director in critical condition, record water temps in Florida Keys

Miami's Police director remains in critical condition at the hospital after undergoing surgery on Monday.

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What the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current is and how it affects tropical systems

Read full article: What the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current is and how it affects tropical systems

How the Loop Current affects tropical systems

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WATCH LIVE: Julie Broughton, Jonathan Kegges talk coral reef bleaching on Take 6

Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Julie Broughton, Jonathan Kegges talk coral reef bleaching on Take 6

The Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico are on fire. When it comes to Floridaโ€™s coral reefs, itโ€™s not just that the water temperatures are blazing hot, itโ€™s about how early the heat has come.

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Iowa man wins Fourth of July Key Lime Pie Eating Championship in Florida Keys

Read full article: Iowa man wins Fourth of July Key Lime Pie Eating Championship in Florida Keys

New York had its hot dog eating contest to celebrate Independence Day.

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A sweet slice of history: Florida Keys celebrate 200th birthday with giant Key lime pie

Read full article: A sweet slice of history: Florida Keys celebrate 200th birthday with giant Key lime pie

Partying never gets old in the Florida Keys โ€” especially for a milestone birthday like No. 200.

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Florida researcher who broke world record for living underwater resurfaces after 100 days

Read full article: Florida researcher who broke world record for living underwater resurfaces after 100 days

A Florida researcher who broke the world record for the longest time spent living underwater resurfaced after 100 days.

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Civil rights groups warn tourists about Florida in wake of 'hostile' laws

Read full article: Civil rights groups warn tourists about Florida in wake of 'hostile' laws

The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws championed by Gov_ Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are โ€œopenly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals.โ€.

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Shark in Florida Keys bites angler who reeled it in, sending man to hospital

Read full article: Shark in Florida Keys bites angler who reeled it in, sending man to hospital

Authorities in the Florida Keys say a shark bit the foot of a fisherman who had reeled it in, sending the man to the hospital.

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Florida researcher to break world record for living underwater

Read full article: Florida researcher to break world record for living underwater

An underwater researcher is on track to break a world record for the longest time spent living in an underwater habitat.

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Spearfisherman bitten by shark off Florida Keys

Read full article: Spearfisherman bitten by shark off Florida Keys

Medics airlifted a man to a Miami-Dade hospital after a shark reportedly bit him as he was spearfishing off the Florida Keys Friday, according to sheriffโ€™s officials.

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What a catch! Watch video of crew haul in 757-pound swordfish

Read full article: What a catch! Watch video of crew haul in 757-pound swordfish

It took seven people to help get the fish off of the boat.

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Much of Florida Keys loses water pressure after main break

Read full article: Much of Florida Keys loses water pressure after main break

Much of the Florida Keys lost water pressure after a water main broke.

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Thar she blows! Canadian woman wins Key West conch contest

Read full article: Thar she blows! Canadian woman wins Key West conch contest

A Canadian woman and a pediatric cardiologist from Georgia are winners in Key Westโ€™s annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest.

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Researcher begins 100-day stay at Florida underwater hotel

Read full article: Researcher begins 100-day stay at Florida underwater hotel

An underwater researcher has submerged to begin a 100-day mission in the Florida Keys, attempting to set a record for underwater human habitation at ambient pressure, as well as educating students and conducting medical and marine science research.

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Forbes lists this Florida city as one of the best places to travel

Read full article: Forbes lists this Florida city as one of the best places to travel

The city of Marathon makes its way on the Forbes list for โ€œBest places to travel in 2023โ€.

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Border Patrol in Broward releases some Cubans from Dry Tortugas crisis

Read full article: Border Patrol in Broward releases some Cubans from Dry Tortugas crisis

The migration has families in anguish in both Cuba and South Florida.

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DeSantis โ€˜awareโ€™ of situation in Florida Keys as more migrants land overnight

Read full article: DeSantis โ€˜awareโ€™ of situation in Florida Keys as more migrants land overnight

90 Cuban migrants arrive in 24-hour span

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300 migrants make landings at national park in Florida Keys

Read full article: 300 migrants make landings at national park in Florida Keys

A U.S. national park comprising a cluster of islands in the Florida Keys has been closed after 300 migrants made 10 landings there over the weekend.

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After months of rehab at SeaWorld Orlando, 3 manatees return to Florida Keys

Read full article: After months of rehab at SeaWorld Orlando, 3 manatees return to Florida Keys

Three manatees who spent months in the care of specialists at SeaWorld Orlando after being rescued are back home in the Florida Keys.

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VIDEO: Hurricane Ian brings heavy rain, flooding to Florida Keys

Read full article: VIDEO: Hurricane Ian brings heavy rain, flooding to Florida Keys

As Hurricane Ian continues across Florida, video shows heavy wind and rain coming down on the Florida Keys.

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Boat captain arrested months after woman killed, 2 children injured while parasailing in Florida

Read full article: Boat captain arrested months after woman killed, 2 children injured while parasailing in Florida

A boat captain has been arrested, several months after a woman was killed and her son and nephew were injured in a parasailing accident in the Florida Keys.

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Key West honors Queen Elizabeth at Southernmost Point marker

Read full article: Key West honors Queen Elizabeth at Southernmost Point marker

The Southernmost Point marker in Key West, Florida, a landmark delineating the continental United Statesโ€™ southernmost spot of land, became a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II when city workers installed a British flag and royal purple banner at the much-photographed site beside the Atlantic Ocean.

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Boy, 10, loses leg in shark attack off Florida Keys

Read full article: Boy, 10, loses leg in shark attack off Florida Keys

An 11-year-old boy was attacked by a shark in the Florida Keys, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.

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2 dead, 5 missing after migrant boat capsizes off Florida Keys, Coast Guard says

Read full article: 2 dead, 5 missing after migrant boat capsizes off Florida Keys, Coast Guard says

Two people died and five were missing after a boat believed to be carrying migrants capsized off the coast of the Florida Keys.

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108 Cuban migrants arrested in just 2 days in Florida Keys

Read full article: 108 Cuban migrants arrested in just 2 days in Florida Keys

More migrant landings occurred overnight, into Friday morning in the Florida Keys, authorities confirmed.

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โ€˜It was so fast:โ€™ Shark bites Oviedo teen during family trip to Florida Keys

Read full article: โ€˜It was so fast:โ€™ Shark bites Oviedo teen during family trip to Florida Keys

13-year-old Fischer Hricko of Oviedo and his family went on vacation to the Florida Keys โ€” where he suffered an unexpected shark bite while lobstering.

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Port Orange man dies while snorkeling after possibly being struck by boat in Florida Keys, FWC says

Read full article: Port Orange man dies while snorkeling after possibly being struck by boat in Florida Keys, FWC says

A 27-year-old snorkeler died earlier this week after suffering a head injury that was possibly caused from being struck by a boat, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.

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Lawsuit filed by family of woman killed while parasailing in Florida

Read full article: Lawsuit filed by family of woman killed while parasailing in Florida

The family of an Illinois woman who was killed while parasailing in the Florida Keys has filed a wrongful death and personal injury lawsuit against the boat company.

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Woman killed, child injured when parasail strikes old Seven Mile Bridge in Florida

Read full article: Woman killed, child injured when parasail strikes old Seven Mile Bridge in Florida

Authorities are investigating after a woman died when a parasail struck the old Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys.

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Study reveals fish in Florida waters contaminated with pharmaceutical drugs

Read full article: Study reveals fish in Florida waters contaminated with pharmaceutical drugs

A recently published three-year study out of Florida International University discovered pharmaceuticals present in the blood and tissue of bonefish living off the South Florida coast.

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Human pollution likely killed 47-foot sperm whale found dead off Florida Keys

Read full article: Human pollution likely killed 47-foot sperm whale found dead off Florida Keys

What was once a 47-foot majestic sperm whale was later devoured by hungry sharks off Big Pine Key.

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Deputy: Reckless driver said arrest was on her bucket list

Read full article: Deputy: Reckless driver said arrest was on her bucket list

A 19-year-old South Florida woman who fled from law enforcement in the Florida Keys on Thursday told the deputy who caught up to her that getting arrested was on her โ€œbucket list.โ€.

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Coast Guard rescues 9 when pontoon boat overturns off Florida Keys

Read full article: Coast Guard rescues 9 when pontoon boat overturns off Florida Keys

A U.S. Coast Guard crew rescued nine pepole when their pontoon overturned near off the Florida Keys.

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Haitians aiming for Florida Keys outpace 2021 migration

Read full article: Haitians aiming for Florida Keys outpace 2021 migration

Haitian migrants are reaching Floridaโ€™s shores in repeated suspected human smuggling operations, outpacing last yearโ€™s migration waves.

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Boat carrying Haitian migrants grounds off the Florida Keys

Read full article: Boat carrying Haitian migrants grounds off the Florida Keys

Federal officials say a wooden boat carrying hundreds of Haitian migrants in a suspected human smuggling operation ran aground just off Key Largo, Florida.

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Rehabilitated sea turtle โ€˜Sheldonโ€™ released off Florida Keys

Read full article: Rehabilitated sea turtle โ€˜Sheldonโ€™ released off Florida Keys

Just in time for sea turtle mating season in the Florida Keys, a rehabilitated male loggerhead turtle has been released off Pigeon Key.

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Doctor dies while scuba diving off Florida Keys

Read full article: Doctor dies while scuba diving off Florida Keys

A 57-year-old Alaskan pediatrician has died while scuba diving off the Florida Keys.

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Old Florida Keys bridge reopens to pedestrians, bicyclists

Read full article: Old Florida Keys bridge reopens to pedestrians, bicyclists

A segment of a 110-year-old Florida Keys bridge has reopened to pedestrians and bicyclists following a $44 million restoration project.

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Coast Guard rescues 176 Haitians from overloaded sailboat off Florida

Read full article: Coast Guard rescues 176 Haitians from overloaded sailboat off Florida

The U.S. Coast Guard says it pulled 176 Haitians from an overloaded wooden sailing vessel as it approached the Florida Keys.

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Leesburg man turns himself in; repairs complete on famous Key West buoy after fire

Read full article: Leesburg man turns himself in; repairs complete on famous Key West buoy after fire

Restoration has been completed on Key Westโ€™s Southernmost Point marker, one of the most photographed landmarks in the Florida Keys, following damage from a fire intentionally set early New Yearโ€™s Day.

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Man dies jumping off boat to catch football in Florida Keys

Read full article: Man dies jumping off boat to catch football in Florida Keys

Authorities say a California man has died after he dove off a pontoon boat into shallow waters while trying to catch a football in the Florida Keys.

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Python hitches sailboat ride from Florida Keys to mainland

Read full article: Python hitches sailboat ride from Florida Keys to mainland

Police say a 7-foot-python snuck onto a sailboat in the Florida Keys and hitched a ride, staying onboard until the boat completed its nearly 100-mile voyage.

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Fred may regain tropical storm strength as it nears Florida

Read full article: Fred may regain tropical storm strength as it nears Florida

Forecasters say tropical depression Fred is slowly strengthening and could regain tropical storm status on Saturday.

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Fred weaker, but likely to drench Florida as tropical storm

Read full article: Fred weaker, but likely to drench Florida as tropical storm

Tropical depression Fred is heading for a drenching of Cuba and the Bahamas on a forecast track that would carry it toward South Florida as a tropical storm by Saturday.

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Officials: Death toll at 3 in Floridaโ€™s lobster miniseason

Read full article: Officials: Death toll at 3 in Floridaโ€™s lobster miniseason

Officials say three people died on the first day of Floridaโ€™s annual two-day lobster miniseason.

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Tropical Storm Elsa moving across west Cuba, then to Florida

Read full article: Tropical Storm Elsa moving across west Cuba, then to Florida

Tropical Storm Elsa is sweeping over western Cuba with strong rain and winds, and forecasters say it will move on to the Florida Keys on Tuesday and Floridaโ€™s central Gulf coast by Wednesday.

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Coast Guard: 2 dead, 10 missing after boat overturns in Keys

Read full article: Coast Guard: 2 dead, 10 missing after boat overturns in Keys

Officials say two people are dead and 10 others are missing after their boat overturned near the Florida Keys.

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Mosquitoes are deadly pests, genetically-modified mosquitoes could help stop disease

Read full article: Mosquitoes are deadly pests, genetically-modified mosquitoes could help stop disease

A biological pest control specialist explains the importance of releasing more genetically-modified mosquitoes in Florida.

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$1.4 million worth of cocaine washes ashore in Florida Keys

Read full article: $1.4 million worth of cocaine washes ashore in Florida Keys

A whopping 23 bricks of cocaine washed ashore in the Florida Keys, the U.S. Border Patrol confirmed in a tweet Wednesday.

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โ€˜We are in remission:โ€™ Orange County looks toward normalcy as masks rules are relaxed

Read full article: โ€˜We are in remission:โ€™ Orange County looks toward normalcy as masks rules are relaxed

With COVID-19 cases declining and more people getting vaccinated every day, Orange County leaders are starting to express optimism when it comes to the regional outlook on the pandemic.

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Florida man, 82, dies while snorkeling in the Keys

Read full article: Florida man, 82, dies while snorkeling in the Keys

Sheriff's officials say an 82-year-old man died while snorkeling off Key Largo in the Florida Keys.

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Sailboat knocks out power to 30,000 Florida Keys customers

Read full article: Sailboat knocks out power to 30,000 Florida Keys customers

Officials say a power outage occurred throughout the lower half of the Florida Keys when a sailboat got stuck in transmission lines.

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$1.5 million worth of cocaine found by snorkeler in the Florida Keys

Read full article: $1.5 million worth of cocaine found by snorkeler in the Florida Keys

A snorkeler found 68 pounds of cocaine in the water around the Florida Keys on Wednesday. The snorkeler spotted the drugs floating in the water near Craig Key, according to the Monroe County Sheriffโ€™s Office. The sheriffโ€™s office turned the drugs over to the U.S Border Patrol. The border patrol said the drugs are valued at more than $1.5 million. of cocaine valued at over 1.5 million dollars floating in the #FloridaKeys.

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Body of missing Texas woman found off Florida coast

Read full article: Body of missing Texas woman found off Florida coast

KEY WEST, Fla. โ€“ The body of a Texas woman who went missing while scuba diving in the Florida Keys was found Wednesday near the wreck she was exploring, officials said. Divers found Jordan Jay Fisher of Rockport, Texas, on the bottom of the sea floor near the Vandenberg wreckage off of Key West around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. She had gone missing on Tuesday as she was diving with her husband and several other people, Monroe County Sheriff's officials said. Sheriff's officials say foul play is not suspected. The dive master told investigators he made several searches around the wreck until he was short on air.

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Publix expands COVID-19 vaccine appointments to all Central Florida counties

Read full article: Publix expands COVID-19 vaccine appointments to all Central Florida counties

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. โ€“ Publix supermarkets have again expanded the counties where the grocer is offering coronavirus vaccine appointments and with the latest addition now all of Central Floridaโ€™s 10 counties have Publix pharmacies with shots. Publix updated its vaccine registration website Tuesday with an update saying beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday, eligible residents would be able to make vaccine appointments. By 10 a.m. Wednesday all new appointments were filled at the new Central Florida locations. With the latest expansion, the supermarket based out of Lakeland is now vaccinating people in 41 out of Floridaโ€™s 67 counties at 593 Publix pharmacies throughout the state. In addition to Publix pharmacies, Winn-Dixie, Walmart and Samโ€™s Club stores will also begin offering vaccine appointments in Central Florida soon.

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Publix reopens portal for vaccine appointments in Florida

Read full article: Publix reopens portal for vaccine appointments in Florida

Publix reopened its online portal Wednesday morning for eligible people to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment. The available appointments, which will take place later this week, were all booked in Brevard, Volusia, Flagler and Marion counties in less than 90 minutes. [TRENDING: How to get a vaccine in Fla. | Wanted: Man accused of shooting at detective | Cops: Fla. man decapitated hamster]The Publix portal next reopens at 7 a.m. Friday. โ€œWeโ€™re happy to announce weโ€™re expanding the program to include eight Publix pharmacies in Indian River County and 11 Publix pharmacies in St. Lucie County,โ€ DeSantis said. To make an appointment when the portal reopens, click here.

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Tourist dies during Florida snorkeling trip

Read full article: Tourist dies during Florida snorkeling trip

KEY WEST, Fla. โ€“ A tourist from North Carolina died following a snorkeling trip off the Florida Keys, sheriffโ€™s officials said. Erica Michelle Brown, 42, had been snorkeling with family and friends on a Fury Watersports boat on Sunday afternoon when she began signaling for help, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Someone on the boat began CPR and it was continued when she was transferred to a U.S. Coast Guard boat, which took Brown to shore. Paramedics then took her to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the sheriff's office said. The sheriff's office did not list a city in North Carolina where Brown lived.

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75 pounds of cocaine found floating off Florida Keys

Read full article: 75 pounds of cocaine found floating off Florida Keys

In this drone aerial photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, traffic flows on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway in Islamorada, Fla., towards Key West Monday, June 1, 2020. After being closed to visitors since March 22, 2020, to help curtail the spread of COVID-19, the Florida Keys reopened to tourists Monday. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)KEY WEST, Fla. โ€“ Almost 75 pounds of cocaine were found this week floating off the Florida Keys. Drugs floating off the Florida Keys are nothing new, according to the Miami Herald. In October, more than 30 pounds of marijuana washed up in the Keys.

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Hereโ€™s how Eta is impacting Brevard County

Read full article: Hereโ€™s how Eta is impacting Brevard County

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. โ€“ Residents in Brevard County are seeing an impact from Tropical Storm Eta after the storm made landfall in the Florida Keys on Sunday. Over the weekend, the county was placed under a tropical storm warning and Brevard Public Schools announced all schools and district offices would be closed on Monday. We might have some limbs down, but I donโ€™t think that weโ€™ll see any flooding or have any major damage.โ€Early Monday, many areas in Brevard County saw sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph and tropical-storm force gusts. County officials said the greatest threat from Eta was expected to be flooding rainfall, showers and squalls. โ€œYou canโ€™t be crazy and go jump in that water and swim now.โ€Officials said residents should be prepared for worsening conditions along the coast, which could change depending on the track of Tropical Storm Eta.

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Already flooded, South Florida braces for Eta's wrath

Read full article: Already flooded, South Florida braces for Eta's wrath

A couple walks along the beach during a downpour, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, on Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach. A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta cut across Cuba on Sunday, and forecasters say it's likely to be a hurricane before hitting the Florida Keys Sunday night or Monday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Florida feels wrath of Tropical Storm Eta

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Elsewhere, forecasters announced that Subtropical Storm Theta, a record-breaking 29th named storm of the 2020 hurricane season, had formed far out in the northeast Atlantic by late Monday night. โ€œNever seen this, never, not this deep,โ€ said Anthony Lyas, who has lived in his now-waterlogged Fort Lauderdale neighborhood since 1996. It was the 28th named storm of a busy Atlantic hurricane season, tying the 2005 record for named storms. Eta was not done yet with Cuba, just 90 miles (140 kilometers) south of Florida, where the storm continued to swell rivers and flood coastal zones. ___Associated Press writers Cody Jackson in Fort Lauderdale, Tamara Lush in St. Petersburg, and Haleluya Hadero in Atlanta contributed to this report.

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National Hurricane Center director breaks down Tropical Storm Eta

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ORLANDO, Fla. โ€“ News 6 meteorologist Jonathan Kegges spoke with the director of the National Hurrican Center on Sunday about the impacts Florida could see from Tropical Storm Eta. Eta was once a Category 4 hurricane but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm. The U.S. National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for southern Florida and the Florida Keys, and warnings were issued for central Cuba; parts of southern Florida and the Keys were even put under a hurricane watch. [RELATED: TRACK, MODELS, MORE: Hereโ€™s how Eta will impact Central Florida]The system was expected to approach the Florida Keys and south Florida late Sunday or Monday. South Florida started emptying ports and a small number of shelters opened in Miami and the Florida Keys for residents in mobile homes and low lying areas.

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TRACK, MODELS, MORE: Tropical Storm Eta could strengthen into hurricane before Monday

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ORLANDO, Fla. โ€“ Tropical Storm Eta continues to bring strong wind and rain to Florida. Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, Eta is forecast to become a hurricane before it reaches the Florida Keys tonight. During the past few hours, tropical-storm-force winds gusts have been occurring all along the southeast Florida coast. WATCH LIVE RADAR BELOWCounty Impacts from Tropical Storm EtaThe center of Tropical Storm Eta will move toward the Florida Keys through Sunday. A tropical storm warning remains in effect for Brevard County, meaning tropical storm conditions are expected.

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Eta strikes Florida Keys; expected to become hurricane

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A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta cut across Cuba on Sunday, and forecasters say it's likely to be a hurricane before hitting the Florida Keys Sunday night or Monday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami declared hurricane and storm surge warnings for the Keys from Ocean Reef to the Dry Tortugas, including Florida Bay. Several shelters also opened in Miami and the Florida Keys for residents in mobile homes and low lying areas. On Sunday night, authorities in Lauderhill, Florida, responded to a report of a car that had driven into a canal. South Florida started emptying ports and a small number of shelters opened in Miami and the Florida Keys for residents in mobile homes and low-lying areas.

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Guatemala searches, Eta regains storm status, heads to Cuba

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Members of search and recovery teams search for survivors in the debris of a massive, rain-fueled landslide in the village of Queja, in Guatemala, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Eta. The storm was expected to hit Cuba by early Sunday, and approach the Florida Keys and south Florida late Sunday or Monday. Tropical storm warnings were issued for central Cuba, southern Florida and the Florida Keys. South Florida started emptying ports and a small number of shelters opened in Miami and the Florida Keys for residents in mobile homes and low lying areas. The stormsโ€™ threat comes as many streets across South Florida have been inundated by heavy rains and unusual King Tides.

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Eta Becomes An Extratropical Low

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Location 85 miles SE of Wilmington North Carolina Wind 45 mph Heading ENE at 21 mph Pressure 29.65 Coordinates 76.8W, 33.3NDiscussionAt 400 AM EST (0900 UTC), the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Eta was located near latitude 33.3 North, longitude 76.8 West. The post-tropical cyclone is moving toward the east-northeast near 21 mph (33 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue with an increase in forward speed through Saturday. On the forecast track, Eta is expected to gradually pull away from the southeast U.S. Coast today. Eta could intensify a little as an non-tropical cyclone during the next day or so before it becomes absorbed by a larger non-tropical cyclone on Saturday or Saturday night. Tropics Models at 9:10 Friday Morning, November 13thLand HazardsSURF: Swells generated by Eta will affect portions of the southeastern United States coast today.

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Pregnant woman pulls husband to safety as shark attacks him off Florida Keys

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MARATHON, Fla. โ€“ When a shark attacked her husband during a snorkeling trip in the Florida Keys, his pregnant wife didnโ€™t think twice, jumping out of a boat to pull him to safety, a sheriffโ€™s deputy said. Eddy, of Atlanta, had just slid into the water from a private boat when a large shark, estimated at 10 feet, latched onto his shoulder. Dukes, without hesitation, dove into the water and pulled Eddy to the safety of the boat,โ€ Deputy Christopher Aguanno wrote in his report. Several other snorkelers from other boats were already in the water when the attack happened, the deputy wrote. George Burgess, who retired as director of the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File, agreed that it was likely a bull shark that bit Eddy.

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Port Orange woman, 63, dies on snorkeling trip in Florida Keys

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KEY WEST, Fla. โ€“ A Florida woman died after snorkeling in the Keys over the weekend, officials said. Kim Ellen Schwinge, 63, of Port Orange, was on a snorkeling trip Sunday morning near Key West, according to a Monroe County Sheriff's Office news release. A family member noticed that Schwinge was having difficulties breathing in the water, officials said. She was taken to a commercial catamaran, where crew members began CPR. She was taken to a nearby U.S. Coast Guard station and then to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

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10-foot bull shark attacks man snorkeling in Florida Keys

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A 30-year-old snorkeler from Atlanta was attacked by a 10-foot bull shark in the Florida Keys. Monroe County sheriffโ€™s officials say Andrew Eddy was with his family exploring a reef at Sombrero Key Light on Sunday when he was bitten on the shoulder by the shark. He was then airlifted to a hospital, but his condition is not known. Authorities said boaters in the area had spotted the bull shark earlier. Witnesses said the shark was 8 to 10 feet in length.

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Florida Keys to release modified mosquitoes to fight illness

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus. The plan approved this week by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District calls for a pilot project in 2021 involving the striped-legged Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is not native to Florida. At a meeting Tuesday of the Florida Keys mosquito control board, several people questioned the wisdom of the project. You have no idea what that will do, Barry Wray, director of the Florida Keys Environmental Coalition, told the board. Whether or not the modified mosquitoes can efficiently crash the population of these mosquitoes in Florida remains an open question, some experts say.

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Florida Keys to release modified mosquitoes to fight illness

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus. The plan approved this week by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District calls for a pilot project in 2021 involving the striped-legged Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is not native to Florida. At a meeting Tuesday of the Florida Keys mosquito control board, several people questioned the wisdom of the project. You have no idea what that will do, Barry Wray, director of the Florida Keys Environmental Coalition, told the board. Whether or not the modified mosquitoes can efficiently crash the population of these mosquitoes in Florida remains an open question, some experts say.

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2 rescued sea turtles released in Florida after recovery

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(Bob Care/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)ISLAMORADA, Fla. Two rehabilitated sea turtles, rescued at different times and locations by the U.S. Coast Guard, have been released off the Florida Keys. Emma, a 150-pound (68-kilogram) female loggerhead sea turtle, was recovered in June after she was found floating in the Atlantic Ocean off Islamorada. Bubbles, a 225-pound (100-kilogram) adult female green sea turtle, was found entangled in an abandoned fishing trap line by recreational boaters in mid-June off Long Key. Coast Guard Petty Officer Michael Lees described the rescue and Thursday's release of the sea turtles as a rare treat. Its fulfilling to see the final result of a turtle rescue, Lees said.

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Health officials: 4 new Dengue fever cases in Florida Keys

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KEY LARGO, Fla. Four cases of Dengue fever have recently been confirmed in the Florida Keys, bringing the total number of cases reported this year to 26, health officials said. Most of the Dengue fever cases are in a two-mile (3,218-meter) area of Key Largo, the Miami Herald reported. In 2010, 66 cases of locally acquired Dengue fever in Florida were associated with Key West, health officials said. Dengue fever often presents flu-like symptoms with severe muscle aches and pain, fever and a rash. Health officials said this is the same mosquito that carries the Zika virus, which has symptoms similar to Dengue.

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Florida man who survived gator bite gets attacked by shark

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A Florida man who loves to spend his free time on the water now has two wild stories to tell, one involving a shark and the other involving a gator, plus he has the scars to prove it. I tied it off and actually lost very little blood, Stuller told the News-Press. He told WINK News that he was once gator hunting with two friends and had the gator roped when the reptile opted for some revenge. As he rolled he kind of clamped on my leg, you know? Stuller told the TV station. I mean, a lot worse things that could happen in those cases in my opinion, Stuller told WINK.

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Houston man jailed after getting jump on lobster miniseason

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ISLAMORADA, Fla. A Texas man landed in jail when police in the Florida Keys caught him poaching lobsters one day before the start of spiny lobster miniseason. The annual lobster miniseason began Wednesday morning and runs through Thursday night, while the regular 8-month commercial season begins on Aug. 6. The deputy said Rodriguez-Tejeda was snorkeling off a boat with another man while a third man on a personal watercraft was making trips from their spot to land with a bag. The deputy stopped the boat and said Rodriguez-Tejeda dumped lobster tails into the water from his dive bag, the report said. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission arrived and removed the 14 illegal lobster tails from the shallow water where the deputy said he watched Rodriguez-Tejeda toss them.

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