Sinkholes are surprisingly selective. They require the right rock, the right water chemistry, the right underground space and ...

In lush South Florida, trees and bushes grow all year round. And that means yard waste and dead trees never stop piling up.

Authorities have identified two people whose remains were found in the Florida Keys back in 2014 and after Hurricane Irma in 2017, officials said. Advances in DNA methods helped investigators identify ...

Hurricane Irma remains identified in 2025: James Donald Schlake, 77, from Key Largo confirmed as victim through FDLE and Othram DNA testing. Decomposed remains found in Florida Keys ruled accidental ...

It has been over eight years since Hurricane Irma tore through the Florida Keys, leaving a trail of destruction that ...

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Human remains recovered in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in 2017 were identified Wednesday. On Sept. 14 2017, the body of a man was found amongst debris in Big Pine Key ...

A New Smyrna Beach couple has not been able to live in their home for more than three years after Hurricane Ian hit. The ...

Human remains found in the Lower Keys following Hurricane Irma have been identified more than eight years later as a Key Largo man.  On Jan. 21, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) said ...

Identification on Jan. 21, 2026 confirmed remains as James Schlake, found after Irma in Big Pine Key, using DNA genealogy to ...

Human remains have been found in Monroe County in the wake of Hurricane Irma, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) said Thursday they have identified two sets of previously unidentified human remains found in the Keys in 2014 ...

KEY LARGO, FLA. (WSVN) - Human remains recovered in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in 2017 have been identified as James Donald Schlake, 77, of Key Largo, authorities said. According to the Florida ...