LATE-NIGHT STANDOFF WITH GUNMAN ON APARTMENT COMPLEX ROOF IN MARATHON LEAVES SHOOTER DEAD
Last updated: May 9, 1 p.m.
A 53-year-old gunman armed with an AR-15 rifle on the roof of an apartment complex in Marathon shot three...
AFTER 40 YEARS WITH MCSO, LT. COL. DON HILLER CALLS IT A CAREER
For most, the “good old days” involve some variation of late nights in a bar with good friends, beers in hand. For Monroe County...
ROGO BILLS HIT ROADBLOCKS IN TALLAHASSEE
By Alex Rickert and Jim McCarthy
Four bills that could have provided hundreds or thousands of new building rights to the Florida Keys at the...
KEYS SHERIFF: BEWARE OF E-Z/SUNPASS TEXT SCAM
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says scammers are sending texts falsely claiming to be from prepaid road toll programs — E-Z pass or SunPass...
SCHOOL BOARD NAMES 4 FINALISTS FOR SUPERINTENDENT
And then there were four — finalists, that is, for the Florida Keys’ top education job.
School board members on April 22 narrowed the list...
CASTAWAY NO MORE: SKIFF THAT WENT MISSING OFF BAHIA HONDA RECOVERED IN 24 HOURS
At midnight on April 12, 15-year-old Alex Keys exited his family’s boat to find out that his day had gone from bad to worse.
Just...
PERFECT 800: MARATHON SOPHOMORE CADEN PITCHER ACES SAT MATH
Marathon High School sophomore Caden Pitcher has achieved a remarkable academic milestone by earning a perfect score of 800 on the math section of...
MEET THE TEEN PILOTS CHANGING THE SKIES WITH THE FLORIDA KEYS FLIGHT ACADEMY
By Allison Morgan
While many high schoolers are getting their driver’s licenses and learning to navigate roads, some local teens are also maneuvering traffic in...
‘FLORIDA MAN’ ANDREW HEISE TURNS FLORIDA HERO AFTER CROC BITE RESCUE
On March 10, 2024, headlines told tales of a South Florida man who found himself lucky to be alive after a rare animal attack...
MHS TEACHER ROB DRISCOLL GOES SUPERSONIC WITH THE BLUE ANGELS
He’s the go-to guy for all things STEM at Marathon High School, a beloved senior class sponsor – and he just got a day...
