Line workers hospitalized following shock incident in Islamorada
Florida Keys Electric Cooperative said Monday afternoon that three line workers were transported to the hospital after they were shocked while working on an...
Injured by lightning, Florida Keys captain is released from hospital
By Andy Newman A Florida Keys fishing guide, who was the victim of a lightning strike while piloting his light-tackle boat in Florida Bay last...
Jury convicts Key Largo man in 2025 murder of local woman
A Monroe County jury found 35-year-old Dylan Cody Lamb guilty on all counts following a jury trial before Circuit Judge James Morgan in connection...
Islamorada backcountry guide airlifted following lightning strike
One of the more widely-known backcountry fishing guides in Islamorada was airlifted to a mainland hospital after his boat was struck by lightning Thursday...
LINCOLN RETURNS TO COUNTY COMMISSION; KAUFMAN WINS KEY WEST MAYOR; PLUS OTHER PRIMARY RESULTS
Incumbents running in key countywide primary races secured victories, per the unofficial results posted Tuesday night by the Supervisor of Elections. All 33 precincts...
Firefighters battling brush fire on Big Pine Key plan tactical burnout this afternoon
Firefighters responding to the ongoing wildfire on Big Pine Key plan to conduct tactical burnout operations beginning at approximately 2:30 p.m. today along the...
Village, school board eye rare joint meeting over Founders baseball field project
A school district-led project to upgrade the Islamorada-owned Founders Park baseball field hasn’t reached home base, with differences persisting for more than a year...
New DeSantis-installed CFK board seeks termination of longtime president ‘Dr. G’
A revamped college board — with six new members appointed by the governor in only the past six months — is seeking termination of...
KEY LARGO MAN GETS PRISON SENTENCE FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER USING A CROSSBOW
The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announced today that 61-year-old George Henry Balboni has been adjudicated guilty following a violent attempted murder in...
FORMER ISLAMORADA PARAMEDIC ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING FENTANYL, FALSIFYING RECORDS
A 45-year-old Key Largo man formerly employed with the Islamorada Fire Rescue Department as a firefighter/paramedic was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly took...
