Key West

Key West has seen a lot of hurricanes over the years — but the island itself hasn't had a direct hit since 1919 (though there were a couple of near...

Commissioners in Miami-Dade County and the city of Key West have voted to endorse the Paris Climate Accord, despite President Donald Trump withdrawing...

Constellation is an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, but she spends most of her time in the Pacific. She's part of the Navy's Marine Mammal program, based...

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a tattoo parlor owner and against the city of Key West's attempt to block a new tattoo business from...

In laid-back Key West, most people get around by bike. So NPR's Petra Mayer had to learn.

New ordinances adopted in the South Florida city require that new homes feature freshwater cisterns and be built higher than the current flood plain level. Says Key West's planning director, "We are, in all senses of the word, vulnerable to sea level rise."

Hurricane storm surge can inundate the narrow, low-lying Florida Keys, but that is far from the only water worry for officials.A tidal gauge operating…