PUBLIC GETS GLIMPSE OF REEF RESTORATION EFFORTS DURING KEYS MARINE LAB’S OPEN HOUSE

Keys Marine Laboratory welcomed guests to discover what lies behind the brown fence in Layton during the annual open house on March 7.  Staff and...

WHO’S RUNNING FOR WHAT? AN EARLY LOOK AT FLORIDA KEYS ELECTIONS

Candidates every few years kicks off election season in the Florida Keys. This year was no different and more than 200 people filled Salute restaurant...

FLORIDA KEYS GAS PRICES SKYROCKET ON IRAN CONFLICT

Florida gas prices climbed rapidly in response to the conflict in Iran. The state average surged 57 cents per gallon last week, and the...

GUIDES ASSOCIATION HOSTS KIDS FISHING EXPO MARCH 15 AT ISLAMORADA’S FOUNDERS PARK 

The Florida Keys Fishing Guides Association’s fifth annual Kids Fishing Expo is set for Sunday, March 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at...
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KEYS SHERIFF: JUVENILE CUFFED AFTER FLEEING DEPUTIES ON E-BIKE

A 14-year-old Big Pine Key male was arrested on March 4 after he reportedly fled from the sheriff's deputies on an e-bike. A deputy was...

FKEC UTILIZES HELICOPTER FOR TRANSMISSION LINE INSPECTION IN MIDDLE, UPPER KEYS

Florida Keys Electric Cooperative is conducting its annual helicopter-based inspections and maintenance along U.S. 1. The inspected started the week of March 2, ...

MOVING CARS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS: COUNTY VIEWS HOW FDOT MANAGES THE TRAFFIC &...

Monroe County Mayor Michelle Lincoln and Commissioner Jim Scholl were among the local officials who recently took a tour of the Florida Department of...

BOAT FIRED UPON BY CUBAN MILITARY WAS REPORTED STOLEN FROM BIG PINE KEY PROPERTY

A boat that reportedly entered into an open-water gunfight with the Cuban military on Feb. 25 was reported stolen from Big Pine Key in...

STATE BILL THREATENS EVENT FUNDING

If a bill circulating in Tallahassee passes in the coming week, then this could be the last year for events such as Key West...

JURY CONVICTS MIAMI MAN IN VIOLENT HUMAN SMUGGLING SCHEME FROM CUBA TO KEY LARGO

A federal jury in Miami convicted 32-year-old Victor Rafael Arcia Albeja, of Miami, on Feb. 20 for his role in a violent human smuggling...