Key West

More than 500 people died when the steamship Valbanera sank in a hurricane off Key West in 1919. But the ship, and its story, have never gotten the attention of other wrecks in that region. Marine archaeologists are hoping a recent expedition to the site will change that.

Fantasy Fest usually brings tens of thousands of people to the island, culminating in a big Saturday night parade. Organizers announced Monday that the parade, along with street fairs, are canceled this year.

Even though the legislative session was not especially productive in terms of the number of bills passed, Gov. Ron DeSantis has not yet acted on more than a third of all 275 bills passed.

For more than five years, a disease has been wiping out corals that provide the foundation for Florida's reef tract. Now it's reached the most remote and healthy area of the reef.

More than 20 people traveled more than 600 miles from the Keys to Tallahassee to make their voices heard on a bill that would overturn Key West's limits on cruise ships.

Advocates for limiting cruise ships in Key West say water quality improved while they were gone. A new study from Florida International University backs them up.

Key West is a small island with 25,000 residents — but it keeps finding itself in the crosshairs of state government over its attempt to ban the sale of some sunscreens.

The systemic draining of local control is about politics — and it's about money.

People have been drinking more during the pandemic. Almost a quarter of adults in the Keys were already heavy or binge drinkers. That's the highest rate in Florida. Now some in Key West are rethinking the hard-partying scene for a post-pandemic future.

A plane that's been parked at the Key West Airport for almost two decades could have a new life ahead of it. It won't be in the air — it will be under water.

It’s the quintessential Florida dessert: key lime pie. Pucker up for a conversation with the owner of Kermit’s Key West Key Lime Shoppe.

"Papa" lookalikes get together to make the video that will be shown on social media outlets with a message to tourists encouraging them to wear masks while they're on the island.