NEW YEAR, NEW BUILDS: GOVERNOR AND HIS CABINET GREENLIGHT FIRST ROUND OF UNITS FOR...
A new wave of building units is officially heading to the Florida Keys at the start of 2026.
Out of 900 new units greenlit by...
FESTIVE PROCESSIONS: MIDDLE KEYS BOAT PARADES DELIGHT CROWDS
In the Florida Keys, a downpour can’t stop a highly-anticipated holiday tradition. With the Duck Key Christmas Boat Parade already in the books on...
MINNESOTA MAN DIES WHILE SNORKELING OFF MARATHON
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said a 60-year-old Minnesota man died while snorkeling in waters off Marathon.
Eric Adams Anderson, of Zimmerman, Minnesota, died at...
SO MUCH HAPPENED, WE MADE A LIST: RELIVING 2025 THROUGH MARATHON HEADLINES
Even on a little island with fewer than 10,000 full-time residents, a lot can happen in a year. From restaurant merry-go-rounds to city leadership...
KEY WEST MAN ACCUSED OF HITTING ANOTHER MAN WITH BAGS CONTAINING BEER BOTTLES
A Key West man was arrested on Jan. 3 after he allegedly struck another man with bags filled with beer bottles.
According to the Monroe...
DERELICT VESSELS GET REMOVED FROM FLORIDA KEYS WATERS IN RECORD NUMBERS
Monroe County has wrapped up a major cleanup effort that tackled a long backlog of derelict vessels across the Keys. Thanks to a $3...
THREE RESCUED AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES OFF MARATHON
A Coast Guard Station Marathon boat crew rescued three boaters after their 21-foot vessel capsized approximately 12 miles north of Marathon on Jan. 10
The...
MORE THAN 20 KILOS OF COCAINE SEIZED FROM MARATHON CHARTER CAPTAIN
A Marathon charter captain is facing federal charges after he allegedly sold one of more than 20 kilos of cocaine to an undercover cop,...
MOM & BABY MANATEE GO HOME FOLLOWING RELEASE AT PENNEKAMP STATE PARK
On Jan. 28, Dolphin Research Center’s manatee rescue team, in partnership with SeaWorld Orlando and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, successfully released...
IN PICTURES: REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR BYRON DONALDS VISITS MARATHON
One of Florida’s top gubernatorial candidates paid a visit to the Middle Keys as the Keys Common Sense Conservatives PAC hosted Rep. Byron Donalds...
