Marathon News

Over Memorial Day weekend in the Keys, in waters far offshore, boaters rescued a massive, 370-pound sea turtle ensnared in a stone crab trap line near Marathon — and a frantically swimming, three-pound puppy off Big Coppitt Key.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- This morning the DOT has reopened all lanes of the Mathews bridge after closing them due to damage from Beryl's high winds.

The most economical bite in town right now is yellowtail snapper. They have a major presence in 30 to 100 feet of water and are biting just about everything.

Due to waning student interest, the Monroe County School District has ended a partnership with Habitat for Humanity of the Middle Keys that at its 2009 peak delivered a student-built home to a Stanley Switlik Elementary School teacher.Marathon-based School Board member John Dick says the so-called Habitech program at Marathon Middle/High School is ... (more)

"Why doesn't the Monroe County Sheriff's Office make a clean sweep on Tuskeegee Street in Marathon? Sometimes I think they know what's going on.

The body of 66-year-old Faith Deutermann was found face down on her dock with a bathing suit on, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

King and Moses plan to run to raise funds for the Wounded Warrior Project, a national nonprofit group that provides physical therapy, emotional counseling and recreational opportunities for combat veterans.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is investigating reports of a kidnapping that turned out to be an attempt to get cash from a Marathon couple.

The Florida Keys Concert Association is extending its 2013 "early bird" season ticket price until May 31.

It's no Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich, or a seahorse-shaped Cheeto, but a Florida sheriff's office hopes a chicken nugget shaped like a cowboy boot will still rake in some big bucks on eBay for its charity.

A wandering elderly woman was found in Marathon around 5:30 a.m. Friday, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said.

Hammond Gracy, principal at Marathon Middle/High School, was removed from his position on Wednesday and reassigned to work at Monroe County School District headquarters pending the outcome of an internal investigation.

The construction of new public schools across Florida has contributed to a significant increase in the number of hurricane shelter spaces, according to a plan approved Tuesday by Gov.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey and Dennis Bustle of the Capitol Police joined Governor Rick Scott as he signed historic legislation to crack down on Florida's pill mill epidemic.

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