REMNANTS FROM HURRICANE AGATHA COULD BRING WEAK TROPICAL STORM TO THE KEYS
June 1 starts a six-month hurricane season that forecasters say could bring 14 to 21 named storms due to La Niña and warmer Atlantic temperatures.
Remnants from Hurricane...
STATE LEGISLATORS ADDRESS PROPERTY INSURANCE CRISIS
A reinsurance program and a crackdown on fraudulent roof claims are among the proposals approved during a special session in Tallahassee to address a property insurance crisis.
Senate...
CITY OF MARATHON RECEIVES GRANTS FOR COASTAL PLANS & FIRE RESCUE EQUIPMENT
In May, the city of Marathon announced it has received a $240,000 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection. The funds from the Office of Resilience...
AUCTIONS CLOSE FOR 3 ICONIC KEYS LIGHTHOUSES
It’s no secret that real estate prices in the Keys are at an all-time high. Apparently, the same goes for lighthouses.
In bidding wars that quickly narrowed to...
KEYS 100 ULTRAMARATHONERS GRIND OUT TOUGHEST RACE YET
With temperatures in the high 80s and humidity approaching 90% for much of the day – a combination weatherspark.com classified as “miserable” – hundreds of extreme endurance...
EXPERTS PREDICT ABOVE-NORMAL HURRICANE SEASON
Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year — which would make it the seventh consecutive...
BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE CAUSES STRESS FOR KEYS FAMILIES
Tomoe Ventura's year-old grandson Kairo has a milk protein allergy. Recently, the frustrated Marathon grandmother found herself scrambling to find baby formula.
"We didn't have it in Marathon...
FWC ANNOUNCES RULE CHANGES FOR 4 KEYS SPECIES
At its meeting on May 3 and 4 in Gainesville, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a number of immediate and potential rule changes...
CONTRACTORS SEEK ANSWERS AS MARATHON PERMITS AGREEMENT NEARS FINISH LINE
Contractors were notably present in Marathon City Hall for the city council’s May 10 meeting, eager for an update on the progress made by the city in...
COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS HOLDS 64TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
The College of the Florida Keys held its 64th commencement exercises for the spring class of 2022 on May 6 at the Tennessee Williams Theatre on the...
