KEY WEST METEOROLOGIST SET TO DISCUSS KEYS STORMS & CLIMATE CHANGE
The 32nd annual lecture series, The Delicate Balance of Nature, returns to its in-person venue in Key Largo with a lecture that delves into the correlation between...
LARGER & FASTER MEDICAL CHOPPERS TO BOOST TRAUMA STAR OPERATIONS
Speed, range and lift. That’s what three new air ambulances will provide to an area that averages close to 1,400 flights annually from the Keys to critical...
BLUE ANGELS RETURN TO KEY WEST FOR SOUTHERNMOST AIR SPECTACULAR NEXT MONTH
Aviation aficionados can view the dynamic flying of the U.S. Navy’s elite Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron as well as other military and civilian professionals Saturday and...
NEW RECREATIONAL CRAB TRAP RULE AIMED TO PROTECT TURTLES
Recreational crab traps in Florida will need to have an opening no larger than 6-by-2 inches to prevent accidental trapping and drowning of diamondback terrapins, a turtle...
KEYS ASKED TO CONSERVE WATER FOLLOWING PIPE BREAKS
Homes and businesses from the Upper Keys to Key West turned their faucet handles to find little to no water flowing following a third pipe break during...
PROPOSED STATE BILL COULD TAKE PRIDE & CONCH REPUBLIC FLAGS OFF A LOCAL MUNICIPALITY’S...
By Jim McCarthy & Mandy Miles
A 60-day legislative session in Tallahassee that began March 7 could bring some serious policy shifts to Florida’s school curriculum and concealed-carry...
UPDATE: WATER PRESSURE GRADUALLY RESTORING AFTER PIPE BREAK IN TAVERNIER
A second water main break witnessed in the Upper Keys for the second-straight day forced closures of several schools and various municipal buildings Thursday.
Just as Florida Keys...
MAJOR WATER MAIN BREAK IN ISLAMORADA EXPECTED TO SLOW TRAFFIC
A water main break on U.S. 1 at MM 84.5 on Windley Key is expected to slow traffic through Islamorada for the day as the Florida Keys...
MASSACHUSETTS MAN DIES WHILE SNORKELING OFF ALLIGATOR REEF IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
A Massachusetts man snorkeling not far from Alligator Reef off Islamorada died after signaling for help on the afternoon of March 5.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s...
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR BUSINESS PLACARD EARLY HURRICANE REENTRY PROGRAM
The application period for Monroe County Emergency Management’s 2023 business placard early reentry program is open March 1 through Friday, April 28, at 5 p.m. There will...
