2 Cuban migrants fly into Florida on motorized hang glider Two Cuban migrants used a motorized hang glider to fly the approximately 90 miles from the communist island to Key West, Florida The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2023
Massive 12ft great white shark spotted lurking as Spring Breakers head to coast The enormous predator, 'Scot', was pinged off Key West in Florida and has sparked concern as thousands of college students head to the state's beaches for their annual spring break holiday Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2023
Where do travelers want to go in 2023? Study says New York, Hawaii, Key West — and Cuba? MIAMI — It comes as no surprise that travelers still want to visit to Miami Beach and Key West in 2023 — both cities have long lured fans of sunshine, beaches and nightlife. Miami Herald · Jan 30, 2023
Editorial: What’s behind the growing Cuban migrant exodus? More than 500 Cubans arrived in South Florida during the holiday weekend in makeshift, largely motorless boats. Most drifted up in the Florida Keys and at Dry Tortugas National Park, some 70 miles from Key West. Miami Herald · Jan 5, 2023
Why Mike Leach Was ‘the Most Interesting Man Alive’ Stories about the late coach from those that knew him paint the picture of his unparalleled life. Sports Illustrated · Dec 14, 2022
Bodies of 3 women believed to be Cuban migrants found off the Florida Keys MIAMI — The bodies of three women were found in mangroves near Naval Air Station Key West Saturday afternoon, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday. Miami Herald · Oct 2, 2022
Hurricane Ian makes landfall in southwest Florida with ‘catastrophic’ winds and surge MIAMI — Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm in Cayo Costa, an island off the coast of Fort Myers, at 3 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday. Miami Herald · Sep 28, 2022
Hurricane Ian, even before landfall, already causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to Florida MIAMI — Hurricane Ian, with landfall still hours away, was already “causing catastrophic storm surge, winds and flooding” in southwest Florida early Wednesday afternoon, the beginning of what promised to be a damaging path across the peninsula. Miami Herald · Sep 28, 2022
Restaurants in Miami, Miami Beach, Key West named the most iconic in Florida MIAMI — When it comes to iconic restaurants, South Florida has the rest of the state beat. Miami Herald · Sep 19, 2022
Attorney wins Ernest Hemingway contest in Key West tradition Some came in wool fisherman’s sweaters, and other contestants had sportsmen’s attire The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022
Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest begins in Florida Keys The annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest has begun in Key West on the 123rd anniversary of Ernest Hemingway’s July 21 birth The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022
Florida Keys: the eco way to do a great American road trip When Jack Kerouac went On the Road he chose a gas-guzzling 5-litre Hudson. Hunter S Thompson’s ‘Red Shark’ Chevrolet in ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ sported a thirsty 6-litre V8, just like Thelma and Louise’s emission-belching Ford Thunderbird. Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2022
Medicare fraud suspect caught trying to flee for Cuba on ‘jet ski,’ feds say MIAMI — Last week, U.S. Coast Guard crews and agents with Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations found two men on a disabled personal watercraft floating in the ocean south of Key West. Miami Herald · Jun 14, 2022
What’s the best way to get around Key West while visiting? (Hint: It's not by driving) Welcome to Key West. You’ve made it here — either by air or land. But what do you do now to get around the island? Miami Herald · Apr 25, 2022
Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2022 Take a trip through Cuban history and culture in tropical Key West At 8 a.m. in Key West, a rooster is crowing somewhere, shouting at the top of its lungs. At 5 Brothers, the hole-in-the-wall corner grocery store not far from the Key West Cemetery, a man with thick white hair and a big belly brews a buchi espresso while chatting with…
Miami Herald · Apr 11, 2022 Got time for a stop in Key West? Here are 12 spots to quickly explore So you’ve made it to Key West on your cruise or arrived for a day trip and have a limited amount of time to explore this tiny tropical island before you pull out for your next stop.
Miami Herald · Apr 10, 2022 Coast Guard sends back to Haiti nearly 90 migrants — including children — rescued at sea A U.S. Coast Guard video shows Key West crews returning nearly 90 migrants to Haiti on Sunday, according to the military branch.
Miami Herald · Apr 2, 2022 15 Cubans in a homemade vessel arrive on island near Key West, US Border Patrol says MIAMI — In the early hours of Saturday morning, 15 Cuban migrants made landfall near Key West.
Miami Herald · Mar 23, 2022 This spot in Key West is the best place in the world to watch a sunset, study says When it comes to sunsets, no place is more popular than Key West.
Miami Herald · Mar 14, 2022 Florida just named its official dessert. What happened to the Key lime pie? Florida loves its Key Lime pie. We love it so much that it’s the state’s official pie.
Miami Herald · Mar 1, 2022 13 Cuban migrants — including 2 children — arrive in the Keys in a wooden fishing boat MIAMI — A group of 13 migrants from Cuba arrived in Key West early Sunday evening on a wooden fishing vessel.