TWO OF THREE TRAUMA STAR HELICOPTERS ARRIVE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Monroe County Fire Rescue (MCFR) and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) took delivery of the first and second of three new Trauma Star...
TWO ARRESTED FOR REPORTEDLY HAVING SEX AT A MARATHON GAS STATION
A man and woman were arrested on Aug. 22 after Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies say they were having sex at a gas station in...
ARE ICE, TARIFFS & IMPORTS THREATENING FLORIDA KEYS LOBSTER INDUSTRY?
By Alex Rickert and Jim McCarthy
In the Florida Keys, immigration enforcement and changing international markets are draining the lifeblood of the island chain’s lobster...
YELLOW SUBMARINE NO MORE: ABANDONED CRAFT REMOVED FROM BOOT KEY
A 96-foot derelict submarine nestled in the mangroves of Boot Key made its final journey to shore this week.
In what the county dubbed “one...
FOLLOWING STATE CASE AND CIVIL LAWSUIT, FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS MARATHON CAPTAIN IN DEADLY...
By Alex Rickert & Jim McCarthy
A federal indictment released this week adds a third layer of charges for a Marathon captain accused of killing...
TRACK THIS TURTLE: RESCUED ‘HAVEN’ GOES HOME WITH A SATELLITE TAG
Why be in a hurry to go somewhere else when you already live in paradise? A 35-pound green sea turtle named Haven took her...
SIGNED, SEALED, RETIRED: USPS CARRIER JOHN SCHAEFER LOOKS BACK ON 38 YEARS
On June 28, postal carrier John Schaefer filled his final mailbox, capping nearly four decades with the United States Postal Service.
For those close to...
CIVIC DUTY TO THE SEA: INVASIVE FISH HUNTERS PAIR WITH SCIENTISTS FOR LIONFISH INVITATIONAL
One hundred miles off the coast of Texas, the M/V Fling pulls up to a decommissioned oil rig. Tying off to its towering structure...
MARATHON BUDGET WILL BALANCE STAFF RAISES & DEFICIT SPENDING AGAINST LOWERING RESERVES
A week after their county counterparts navigated deep staffing cuts and slashed funding for local nonprofits, the Marathon City Council set itself up for...
CHARTER CAPTAIN DAVE PERRY JOINS THE FIELD FOR MARATHON CITY COUNCIL RACE
A born-and-raised Middle Keys charter captain became the sixth candidate in the 2025 Marathon City Council race as David Perry filed his election paperwork...
