Marathon News

On Aug. 8, the Florida Keys experienced its second large migrant landing in less than three days, as a large sailboat carrying a total of 123 Haitian...

Upcoming charges for boat ramp use and a final administrative hearing to settle the ongoing feud between the City of Marathon and the Florida Department of Economic...

By Mandy Miles, Jim McCarthy and Alex Rickert As evidenced by congested roads, a busy airport and packed restaurants, tourists continue to flock to the Florida Keys. Hotel...

The Boot Key drawbridge was removed in 2010, leaving a 65-foot gap in the decommissioned Marathon bridge that connected mainland Marathon to the mangrove island of Boot...

A Memorial Day parasailing tragedy that left one woman dead and her son and nephew injured may now head to court, according to a lawsuit filed on...

For the first time since 2016, powerboat racing is set to return to Marathon in 2023. The announcement comes courtesy of a June 21 press release from Race...

Dolphin Research Center’s Manatee Rescue Team (DRC), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters, assisted by local residents, rescued an emaciated...

If his team can satisfy a lengthy but reasonable to-do list, renowned stuntman Travis Pastrana will make a return to Marathon next month. At its regular meeting on...

After Hurricane Irma swept the Keys in 2017, the state Department of Economic Opportunity allocated $75 million for the Voluntary Home Buyout program of the Community Development...

Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark's crew repatriated 99 Cubans to Cuba on May 31, following seven interdictions off the Florida Keys.  A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144...