Florida Keys

The new area code will be assigned in the same territory as the 305 and 786 area codes that cover Miami-Dade County and the Keys.

A Florida Keys woman complained to the state that the popular Island House resort discriminates against cisgender women and trans and non-binary people with its men-only policy.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas insisted the new parole policy has relieved the border crisis — and so questioned why Republicans oppose it.

Steve Friedman said he "needed a life change.” A passion for environmental activism led him to the water.

Nonstop migrant landings in the Florida Keys has overwhelmed federal law enforcement agencies. But the county must deal with the boats left behind in an already fragile environment.

Since Gov. DeSantis declared the migrant wave in the Keys an emergency, some migrants' families say they want better communication.

Federal officials became overwhelmed as nearly 500 Cuban migrants landed in or near the Keys between Dec. 30 and Jan. 1, before 100 Haitians in a sailboat arrived in Key Largo on Tuesday. Arrivals forced Dry Tortugas National Park to close.

The closure, which is expected to last several days, is necessary for the safety of visitors and staff because of the resources and space needed to attend to the migrants. Concession-operated ferry and sea plane services are temporarily suspended.

Cubans are arriving in the Florida Keys in rickety boats in larger numbers than a year ago, the U.S. Border Patrol reports.

The model created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found that 70% of Florida's 350-mile long reef tract is eroding faster than it's growing.

Fred the Tree delights people in the Florida Keys from his home atop an old bridge. Now he's about to have a role in the Jake Gyllenhaal remake of 1980s cult classic film "Road House" ... and become a "celebri-tree."

Federal officials are now considering thousands of comments as they finalize the first update in a quarter century to rules that govern the marine 3,800-square mile marine sanctuary.