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INDIAN MAN DIES WHILE DIVING OFF KEY LARGO

A 43-year-old man from India died on Wednesday morning after he was diving on Molasses Reef off Key Largo. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's...

FORMER ISLAMORADA PARAMEDIC ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING FENTANYL, FALSIFYING RECORDS

A 45-year-old Key Largo man formerly employed with the Islamorada Fire Rescue Department as a firefighter/paramedic was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly took...

IN PICTURES: KEY LARGO GOES GREEN DURING 26th IRISH FEST

Key Largo’s Caribbean Club turned green as the annual Upper Keys Irish Fest brought corned beef and cabbage, cold green beer, live music and...

FHP, CBP ARREST 15 DURING TARGETED IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IN KEY LARGO

Florida Highway Patrol’s Criminal Alien Apprehension Team (CAAT), working with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), carried out a targeted immigration enforcement operation...

ISLAMORADA CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS COUNCIL PAY BUMP

Islamorada’s seven-person Charter Review Committee is in favor of a ballot initiative to bump council members’ pay. Since the early 2000s, village council members have...

DOLPHIN LIFE SECURES SIX NEW RESCUES, NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

Dolphin Life recently celebrated a milestone — or six, rather — following the successful rehoming of bottlenose dolphins Onyx, Zo, Ripley, Aries, Skye and...

DEPUTIES ARREST THREE AFTER WOMAN REMOVES UNDERWEAR, MEN BECOME BELLIGERENT AT RESORT

Three unpaying guests at a Key Largo Resort were arrested during the early morning of March 7 after they reportedly caused a scene. Monroe County...

GUIDES ASSOCIATION HOSTS KIDS FISHING EXPO MARCH 15 AT ISLAMORADA’S FOUNDERS PARK 

The Florida Keys Fishing Guides Association’s fifth annual Kids Fishing Expo is set for Sunday, March 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at...

FKEC UTILIZES HELICOPTER FOR TRANSMISSION LINE INSPECTION IN MIDDLE, UPPER KEYS

Florida Keys Electric Cooperative is conducting its annual helicopter-based inspections and maintenance along U.S. 1. The inspected started the week of March 2, ...

VILLAGE, SCHOOL BOARD STILL NEGOTIATING OVER BASEBALL FIELD UPGRADES AT FOUNDERS PARK

Negotiations continue over a multimillion-dollar project by the Monroe County School District to upgrade the baseball field at Islamorada’s Founders Park.   Both sides are continuing...