Delicious ice cream concoctions in Key Largo

Sparky always wanted a place for pets and their fellow humans to grab a tasty frozen treat together. His dreams turned reality in early...

Key West captain gets mystery package

It’s not every day a reporter tells her colleagues, “I’m going to take a photo of this guy’s seed package.”’ But that’s what happened on...

Free Coronavirus Testing First Week of August Throughout County

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County will be hosting free community-based COVID-19 testing events in Key West and Big Pine Key, Marathon,...

Snakes be gone – 5,000 pythons removed from Everglades

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the South Florida Water Management District, recently announced the removal of 5,000 invasive Burmese pythons...

Dengue outbreak in Keys continues, total now at 22

Dengue cases in the Upper Keys continue to grow with six new cases confirmed to the Florida Health Department in Monroe County, bringing the...

FWC Makes Case vs. Renters Who Removed Large Staghorn Coral Colonies

On July 29, 2020 at approximately 08:30 PM, Investigator Chris Mattson of the FWC received information that renters of Landings of Largo (located on...

KEYS SCHOOLS GO VIRTUAL. AGAIN.

By Sara Matthis and Mandy Miles Monroe County students will not return to physical classrooms for at least the first four weeks of school, and...

Officials: no sign storm will undergo rapid intensification

It’s going to be a windy weekend. According to the National Hurricane Center, winds from the Tropical Cyclone 9, which could develop into Tropical...

Paul named new principal at Stanley Switlik

Christine Paul, the assistant principal at Marathon Middle/High School, will be the new principal at Stanley Switlik Elementary School (SSE), said incoming Monroe County...

Mosquito district to vote mid-August

The board of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has decided to defer its vote on the Oxitec genetically modified mosquito experimental trial to...