FLORIDA LT. GOV. NUÑEZ TALKS WATER SAFETY & VISITS VETERAN DURING KEYS STOP
Summer in the Florida Keys unofficially began Friday as students jubilantly scurried out of the classrooms — another school year came to a close. On the road,...
STATE AGENCY ISSUES ‘WARNING LETTER’ TO FKAA OVER PIPELINE CONDITIONS
A state agency tasked with protecting Florida’s water resources recently issued a “warning letter” to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority over its deteriorating water system.
Possible violations were...
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS AHEAD FOR PROPOSED TAVERNIER PUBLIX & KEY LARGO 7-ELEVEN
Increased traffic, fears over more accidents and concerns over the quality of life for a number of neighborhoods have swirled around two massive development proposals in the...
EARTH DAY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS BRINGS CELEBRATIONS & MESSAGES OF CONSERVATION
An international Earth celebration is set for Saturday, April 22. The day is particularly celebrated in the Florida Keys due to the many nonprofits, like Mote Marine...
COUNTY DOWNSTAIRS ENCLOSURE INSPECTIONS DRAW CRITICISM FROM REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
County flood regulations approved by Monroe County commissioners in late 2022 took effect March 7. With them came changes to the definition of an accessory structure and...
KEYS MARINE WORKER KILLED AFTER CRANE FALLS INTO WATER
A 29-year-old Homestead man died on March 21 after a construction crane fell over in Key Largo.
According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Jose Eduardo Reyes Ponce...
RETIRED NAVY COMMANDER ATTEMPTS WORLD-RECORD UNDERWATER STAY IN KEY LARGO
By Jacqueline Hale
Ten-year-old Joseph Dituri could not hold his breath long enough to unscrew the zinc tab from the bottom of his father’s boat. After a...
100-PLUS HAITIAN MIGRANTS SWIM TO FLORIDA KEYS SHORE AFTER SAILBOAT GROUNDS
Oleander Street resident Mike Diaz took out his phone to video another breathtaking Florida Keys sunrise on Thursday morning. He panned his camera to the left to...
TRAFFIC CONCERNS SWIRL AROUND KEY LARGO 7-ELEVEN DEVELOPMENT
A project to transform a Key Largo clothing store into a gas station and convenience store largely meets Monroe County development code, according to county staff at...
MASS MIGRANT LANDINGS IN THE KEYS TAKE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
A growing migrant crisis in the Florida Keys is garnering attention among federal and state leaders in 2023. More resources to the Keys, per recent action by...
