NEW COUNCIL EXTENDS EVENT RESTRICTION TO SPRING, FLEA MARKET TO GO VIRTUAL

Five new Islamorada council members sworn into office went right to work at their first meeting by extending a permit suspension for special events...

BREAKING NEWS: KEY WEST TIGHTENS MASK RULES TO AVOID BUSINESS CLOSURES

If you leave your house or hotel room in Key West, you must wear a mask regardless of your ability to social distance, according...

BREAKING NEWS: Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority ‘parts ways’ with Executive Director Tom Walker

The board of the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority voted 4 to 1 on Friday to terminate the contract of Executive Director Tom Walker, effective...

MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL RUNNERS HEAD TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Marathon High School’s cross-country team has one more obstacle to overcome — the state championship in Tallahassee this weekend. Well, two, if you count...

KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR BABY SEA TURTLES WASHED UP BY ETA

The public is being asked to keep their eyes out for sea turtle post hatchlings along the waterline. Baby sea turtles are being “washed...

Key Largo cleans up from Eta aftermath

T ropical Storm Eta barreled into the Upper Keys on the evening of Nov. 8 as winds exceeding 60 mph downed large limbs onto roads...

AFTER ETA: OFFICIALS SURVEY STORM DAMAGE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

On Monday morning, Monroe County officials were surveying the damage of Tropical Storm Eta. According to Jon Rizzo of the National Weather Service’s Key West...

INQUIRY QUESTIONS ELECTION WINNER’S RESIDENCY

By Jim McCarthy and Mandy Miles The State Attorney’s Office is looking into an inquiry sent to them by incumbent Democrat Heather Carruthers regarding the...

MEET THE DIVER WHO CHANGES THE U.S. FLAGS ON THE SPIEGEL GROVE AND THE...

When longtime diver Lew Bellows moved to Port Largo nine years ago, he began diving the Keys working for Ocean Divers (now Rainbow Reef...

BRACE FOR ETA: ‘SLOPPY, LARGE, MESSY’ STORM TO ARRIVE NEAR KEYS THIS WEEKEND

Nov. 5, 9:17 a.m. update: Tropical storm force winds may begin as early as the pre-dawn hours Sunday, but most likely late Sunday (close...