KEY LARGO WOMAN IN HOSPICE GETS SUNSET WISH GRANTED THANKS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY
For the last year, Sylvie Turner has watched helplessly as her best friend of 40 years seemingly slipped away, losing all hope, including the will to live.
"She's...
DYNAMIC DUOS: LOCAL TRIATHLETES TEAM UP WITH THE DISABLED DURING COMPETITION IN KEY LARGO
On Aug. 18, 12 disabled were paired with local triathletes as "Duo Teams to Race" in the annual Key Largo Triathlon at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State...
A $21 MILLION PROJECT BEGINS IN KEY LARGO’S TWIN LAKES COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS FLOODED...
County officials, U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez and locals gathered to celebrate a groundbreaking of the $21 million resilient Twin Lakes roads pilot project on the morning of...
POLITICAL CANDIDATES MAKE THEIR FINAL PITCH TO VOTERS AT KEY LARGO FORUM
Candidates for Monroe County District 5 commissioner and school board District 2 gave their positions at an Aug. 10 open-forum debate presented by the Key Largo Civic...
MORE THAN 50 COCAINE BRICKS FOUND IN THE UPPER KEYS SINCE LAST WEEK
A passing storm, which ultimately became Hurricane Debby, largely left the Florida Keys unscathed. But it did blow some 25 packages of cocaine onto a beach on...
IN PICTURES: SHERIFF’S OFFICE & PARTNERS HOST NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
Kids and families got their fill of fancy lights, vehicles, aircraft and equipment as law enforcement agencies and community partners throughout the Keys celebrated National Night Out...
WOMAN AIRLIFTED AFTER SHE WAS ELECTROCUTED AT ROWELL’S PARK IN KEY LARGO
A woman was airlifted to a hospital on July 8 following a reported electrocution at Rowell’s Waterfront Park in Key Largo.
The person was situated near a light...
FLORIDA LT. GOV. NUÑEZ HIGHLIGHTS KIDS’ WATER SAFETY DURING KEY LARGO VISIT
Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez made a visit to the Upper Keys on July 2 to speak upon the importance of water safety — a crucial issue...
TWO UPPER KEYS RESIDENTS CONTRACT DENGUE FEVER
Two Upper Keys residents are recovering after contracting dengue fever from an Aedes aegypti mosquito bite.
The cases, as announced by the Florida Department of Health in Monroe...
KEYS CANDIDATE SEEKING STATE OFFICE DISQUALIFIED
Before a qualifying period concluded on June 14, Key Largo resident Jose Peixoto withdrew his name for the county commission’s District 5 seat to challenge Republican incumbent...
