Tavernier News

A three-judge state appeals panel last week reversed the 2010 jury convictions of a former Key Largo elected official and his son on felony lobster trap tampering charges and ruled both men deserve a new trial.The Third District Court of Appeal ruled on Jan.

A six-week workshop is being offered to help seniors with diabetes and their caretakers learn self-management skills.

The owner of the old Florida Keys Electric Cooperative building in Tavernier has been silent about its plans to turn the facility into an office for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.Tampa-based Hoover Properties bought the 10,316-square-foot building at mile marker 91.6 in May 2011 for $1.4 million with the purpose of renting it to agents ... (more)

As the apex of the centennial celebration of Henry Flagler's Over-Sea Railway nears on Jan.

Actor Gene Hackman was struck by a vehicle while riding a bike on the Old Highway in Tavernier in the Florida Keys Friday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.