Will Marathon pick a manager? Discussion is set for Tuesday night

For the first time since the termination of former City Manager George Garrett in February, the Marathon City Council will publicly discuss finalists in...

Cadets graduate CFK’s Institute for Public Safety

The College of the Florida Keys’ Institute for Public Safety recently graduated 15 cadets in its basic law enforcement academy No. 95. The graduation...

County wants federal wildlife to strengthen Key deer monitoring

Monroe County Commissioners recently approved a resolution requesting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service direct additional funding to the National Key Deer Refuge to...

I.CARE’s big sponge experiment hits five years

Most people don’t travel to the Florida Keys hoping to see a sponge.  They explore and enjoy Florida’s coral reef – the third largest barrier...

Driver gets prison in Key West crash that injured a moped rider

The Monroe County State Attorney announced Circuit Judge Mark Wilson sentenced Niclore Jean after he entered a no contest plea, as he was charged...

Republican governor hopeful Renner talks priorities in Keys Weekly interview

Republican governor hopeful Paul Renner isn't new to tackling the issues facing the Sunshine State.   Having served in the Florida House from 2015 to 2024,...

Florida Keys History Center’s Flickr page has 24,000 images available for free

Want to know what Mallory Square looked like in the 1970s? Curious about your house in the 1950s? Or about a hurricane, a steamship,...

College board fires president at last-minute meeting; agenda didn’t mention termination or firing

Firing the college president wasn’t on the agenda for Monday night’s hastily-called meeting, but the board that oversees College of the Florida Keys still...

Cash and canals: County commission tackles budget and neighborhood improvement programs

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners kicked off work on a proposed $695.8 million budget and approved a new framework allowing neighborhoods to...

Scientists test hybrid ‘Flonduran’ corals in the Dry Tortugas

Florida’s coral reef is getting an injection of hope from some unlikely hybrid corals.  This spring, scientists from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of...