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Three men -- including the son of a murder-for-hire suspect and the son of a Monroe County Sheriff's Office sergeant -- were jailed Monday, charged with breaking into a Marathon house.
Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:12 AM EDT
After 15 years serving as the chief of the department he created, William Wagner retired this week from the Islamorada Fire-Rescue Department.
Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:16 AM EDT
As the city of Key West prepares to receive, for the first time in two decades, building permit allocations for new construction, a development company is building permit allocations for new construction, a development company is already jockeying to get some of the market-rate allocations.
Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:18 AM EDT
The Aquarius underwater lab is now under the auspices of Florida International University. Formerly, the University of North Carolina-Wilmington operated it.
In a tribute to his renowned grandfather, a Cousteau plans to launch the longest mission ever undertaken aboard the Aquarius, the undersea habitat at the Florida Keys reef.
Mission 31, a saturation-diving mission planned to begin Oct. 1, would last 31 days. Researchers will seek evidence of climate change in examining corals and sponges, and the team will test new underwater equipment.
Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 06:00 AM EDT
After 30 years with the Key West Fire Department, Craig Marston, division chief of emergency management and training, is retiring effective Friday.
Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:00 AM EDT
The annual government summer budget season is about to hit full swing in the Keys.
Posted - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:24 AM EDT
The former Overseas Liquor & Lounge property near mile marker 49 in Marathon is once again under contract to be sold.
Posted - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:00 AM EDT
The dangerous curve along Aviation Boulevard in Marathon could undergo major changes if a proposed bike-path project comes to fruition. Moving the road 8 feet out to the left is one of two design options the city is considering.
The city of Marathon is planning a major overhaul to the Aviation Boulevard bike trail that could include a drastic change to the sharp curve leading from the residential area behind Florida Keys Marathon Airport to U.S. 1.
Posted - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:30 AM EDT
This is the terminal at Florida Keys Marathon Airport. The planned emergency operations center could be built in the parking lot to the right of the terminal.
The Federal Aviation Administration says a Florida Keys Marathon Airport parcel set aside since at least 2003 for a new emergency operations center is not suitable for the project.
According to county documents, the determination was made when the county submitted completed designs to the FAA for review.
Posted - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:15 AM EDT
A list of recreational projects long sought by Florida Keys residents -- like repairs to the old Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon, a park at Rowell's Marina in Key Largo, and Higgs Beach improvements in Key West -- won tentative support in an early round of Monroe County budget talks Tuesday.
Posted - Wednesday, June 19, 2013 06:00 AM EDT
