The effort to remove derelict vessels from Florida Keys waters may be gaining ground, however slight.
Posted - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 09:09 AM EDT
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- Derelict boats a costly undertaking
- Keys boater missing since May 13
Jay Rydberg was last known to be in Fort Myers.
An Alaskan man living in Key West the past year has gone missing -- along with the 39-foot trimaran he was traveling on, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
Jay Wesley Rydberg, 40, reportedly was living on the sailboat in the Garrison Bight Marina. He'd moved to Florida from Alaska to be near his 11-year-old son, who lives in Lehigh Acres in Southwest Florida.Posted - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 05:30 AM EDT
- Murder-for-hire suspect transferred to feds
This is Dennis Zecca in happier times, when he commanded U.S. Coast Guard Station Islamorada.
With his federal trial fast approaching -- and facing a possible life sentence -- murder-for-hire suspect Dennis Zecca was transferred May 9 from the Monroe County Detention Center on Stock Island to the Miami Federal Detention Center.
He's now living in a jail that has held numerous infamous prisoners, from former Panamanian dictator and drug runner Manuel Noriega to cocaine kingpins Willie Falcon and Sal Magluta, from convicted Al-Qaeda operative Jose Padilla to Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein and former Monroe County Attorney Jim Hendrick.Posted - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 06:00 AM EDT
- Body is identified as that of Vermont man
A man whose body was found floating off Lower Matecumbe Key Sunday morning has been identified as Mark Parent, 55, of Ensoburg, Vt.
Posted - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 05:00 AM EDT
- Commission OKs beautifying sewer lift stations
Sewer-system stations installed along Florida Keys roads could be prettier, Monroe County commissioners agreed Wednesday.
Posted - Saturday, May 18, 2013 10:00 AM EDT
- Marathon council gives final OK to zip line
Much to the chagrin of many neighbors, visitors to Marathon's Crane Point Museum and Nature Center could be zip-lining over the property's hardwood hammock canopy sometime in 2014.
Posted - Saturday, May 18, 2013 06:00 AM EDT
- Six are finalists for high-level School District job
After a series of interviews on Wednesday, six finalists out of 12 applicants are left vying for the job of operations and planning director for the Monroe County School District.
Posted - Saturday, May 18, 2013 10:20 AM EDT
- Putney: I'm done opposing No Name electricity
Longtime No Name Key resident and vocal commercial electricity opponent Alicia Putney says she's throwing in the towel on the fight to keep No Name Key off the grid.
Posted - Saturday, May 18, 2013 10:45 AM EDT
- Despite concerns, BP panel to prioritize projects
No one knows how much it will be or when it will come, but a new Monroe County committee has been tasked with ranking projects for local money from Deepwater Horizon settlements.
Posted - Saturday, May 18, 2013 10:00 AM EDT
- Key West drives Monroe County crime increase
Reported crime in Monroe County increased 3.6 percent in 2012 from 2011, with the driver being the city of Key West, where crimes reported jumped 13 percent.
Posted - Saturday, May 18, 2013 06:00 AM EDT
