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...
DECISION DAY: YOUR ONE-STOP SHOP FOR THE 2022 ELECTION
The 2022 general election is upon us.
Tuesday, Nov. 8 will decide the balance of power in national governing bodies as well as a number of crucial local...
COMING TO AMERICA PART 2: CUBAN CHUGS BRING DANGERS & OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW BEGINNING
Putting their lives into handmade boats, Cuban migrants set course from their depressed country through the dangerous Florida Straits en route to the U.S. A food shortage,...
BREAKING: MARATHON SCUBA DIVER BITTEN BY SHARK
The Florida Keys recorded its fourth shark bite in six months when a diver was bitten while spearfishing on Sept. 6.
Marathon scuba instructor Zack Winegardner was diving...
