Florida Keys

In the Florida Keys, health officials are fighting to stop the spread of COVID-19. But they've also got another fight on their hands. For the second time in a little more than a decade, there's an outbreak of dengue fever on the island chain.

The Keys are set to become the first place in the U.S. to release genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the kind that can transmit diseases like Zika and dengue.

Spiking coronavirus numbers in the Florida Keys are causing consternation among public officials, and questions about whether the county will once again...

The Florida Keys will reopen to tourists on June 1, more than two months after the island chain closed to visitors to minimize the spread of the…

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is closing all state parks to the public effective Monday.In the announcement, which came Sunday night,…

Coping with storm surge fueled by rising seas in the Keys means elevating homes, buyouts in vulnerable areas, protecting important places like hospitals...

The coronavirus is affecting the local economy through important local industries, like tourism. It's also having a severe impact on another industry —...

The Florida Keys has been battered by hurricanes, flooded by sea level rise and is gentrifying quickly. But one state lawmaker from Naples wants to add…

As local governments try to navigate the new world of sea level rise swamping their roads, one thing is clear. Whether they raise them or abandon them,…

There's a big pot of money coming to Florida from the federal government to help communities hit hard by recent hurricanes be more resilient in future...

Initial reporting can leave lasting impressions after a hurricane — and that can be really damaging to a tourism destination.

All of the Florida Keys reef is under thermal stress — meaning the water is warm enough that corals may start bleaching.