CHI tests another 20 in Marathon
The Community Health Inc. clinic created its own drive through spot behind its facility at 2805 Overseas Highway in Marathon on Saturday, March 28. About 60 Monroe...
Passengers, number of flights to Keys slowing
All is going according to plan at Monroe County’s two airports. Passengers who arrive from Connecticut, New Jersey or New York — areas with high community spread...
Publix confirms coronavirus-positive employee in Marathon
The Florida-based Publix grocery store confirmed late on April 2 that a Marathon store associate tested positive for COVID-19. It is the first and only case in...
Free food at Brutus on Saturday
Islamorada Mayor Mike Forster and owner of Mangrove Mikes has provided a hot lunch for 5,000 people since March 20. So far, the drive-through spots have been...
Local restaurants team up for free lunches throughout the Keys
On Saturday, Islamorada Mayor Mike Forster, owner of Mangrove Mike’s, teamed up with Brutus Seafood and Sweet Savannahs to hand out free meals to the community in...
Free rooms for health care professionals
Frank Catchpole and his partner Chris Kessler were inspired by the Four Seasons hotel in New York City. The landmark hotel opened its doors, free of charge,...
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As of April 8, the City of Key West had no plans to lay off or furlough any city employees, City Manager Greg Veliz told Keys...
Small aircraft crashes into unoccupied house in Marathon, one dead
One person died after a small, single-engine aircraft crashed into an unoccupied house on 76th Street in Marathon, oceanside, at approximately 5:10 p.m. Thursday.
The name, age and address...
County: get strict on airports
The virtual format for the April BOCC meeting didn’t impede the county commissioners from getting important work done during the shutdown period. Early in the day, they...
The Turtle Hospital celebrates Earth Day with sea turtle release named after the father...
In honor of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary, staff from the Turtle Hospital in Marathon released a rehabilitated green sea turtle back to the ocean Wednesday in waters...
