FLORIDA KEYS RECORD TWO SHARK BITES IN 36 HOURS
The Florida Keys experienced two more recorded shark bites in less than two days on May 18 and 19, in entirely different scenarios.
On Thursday, 20-year-old Miami resident...
KEY COLONY BEACH POLICE TO UNIONIZE AFTER ROCKY START
The Key Colony Beach Police Department will become the last municipal police force in the Keys to unionize after more than 60 years, following tensions early on...
BREAKING: SPEAR FISHERMAN REPORTEDLY BITTEN BY SHARK OFF MARATHON
The Keys experienced another recorded shark bite on Thursday afternoon, this time in Marathon.
According to a statement released by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, a 20-year-old Miami-Dade...
IN PICTURES: WILD CONDITIONS PUSH DRIVERS TO THE BRINK IN 7-MILE GRAND PRIX
More than 60 teams that were registered for the weekend’s races found smooth sailing on Saturday, with throngs of spectators lined up on land and on the...
MARATHON WORKFORCE HOUSING APARTMENTS DEEMED STRUCTURALLY UNSAFE; TENANTS SCRAMBLE TO FIND OTHER OPTIONS
For more than a week after being displaced from their apartments when a balcony collapsed on April 15, the tenants in the 16 workforce housing units at...
TENANTS IN WORKFORCE HOUSING COMPLEX ORDERED OUT AS CONCRETE BALCONY COLLAPSES
Last updated: Wednesday, April 19 at 12 p.m.
Tenants in a 16-unit workforce housing complex located at 1655 Overseas Highway in Marathon are still looking for answers after...
DRC, FWC & OTHERS RESCUE 60 STRUGGLING TURKEY VULTURES
On Jan. 23, Dolphin Research Center staff assisted in the rescue of about 60 waterlogged turkey vultures off the coast of Marathon. While conducting field research in...
SEN. RICK SCOTT ADDRESSES KEYS MIGRANT CRISIS IN MARATHON
Amid an explosion in migrant landings in the Florida Keys to begin the new year, Marathon received a visit from U.S. Sen. Rick Scott on Jan. 19...
REARVIEW REFLECTIONS OF 2022
2022 brought no shortage of headlines to Marathon, many of which began in the first months of the year and look to continue well into 2023. Stop...
VEHICULAR INSANITY: TRAVIS PASTRANA’S ‘GYMKHANA’ FILM ARRIVES
The opening credits of “Gymkhana 2022: Vacation Shred” introduce the high-octane stunt driving film’s set as the “Home of the Florida Man.”
The 10 minutes of vehicular insanity...
