The latest breaking news, stories and features from the Florida Keys, including Key West, Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon, Tavernier, Big Pine Key and the rest of Monroe County, from the award-winning team at South Florida's NPR member station.
-
In late August and early September, the largest of collection of Florida's most endangered coral spawned in a Key Largo nursery. Thousands of babies are now being raised in labs around the state, which scientists hope could help revive elkhorn coral on North America's only barrier reef. -
A hasty summons for national park superintendents to attend regional meetings later this month has triggered alarms that more downsizing could be in store. -
Storm systems are named by procedures set by the World Meteorological Organization, and the lists of names are reused every six years. For the Atlantic region, the lists are alphabetical and alternate male and female names. -
Luis Manuel Aviles, 48, was released following days of uncertainty after U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested him in Key West, according to a statement posted to Facebook by his family. -
Key West immigrant advocates said almost 30 migrants were detained there over the weekend — including the father of a U.S. Navy sailor who's been serving aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Lincoln in support of the Iran war. -
Luis Aviles' arrest by Border Patrol on Saturday in Key West comes as the Trump administration rolls back immigration protections for military families.
-
As Temporary Protected Status ends for many Haitians in the U.S., families are weighing their options, and for some, Canada is part of the conversation. -
In the first year of Amendment 3 being in effect, fire and ambulance services in the Lower Keys would have an estimated shortfall of $430,287. The following year it would rise to $606,572, according to a presentation given by the country's budget director. -
A former Monroe County Schools superintendent is taking on the incumbent vice chair of the school board in a race that offers voters different visions of leadership for one of the highest performing school districts in the state of Florida. -
On Aug. 18, Monroe County voters will choose between the incumbent, Sue Woltanski, and the challenger Chelyn Shaw for District 5 in the Monroe County School Board. -
After the historic 2023 bleaching event, the state paid to increase the lab's coral rescue capacity for when the ocean gets too hot again. -
Before the first lobster is ever measured, officials are urging everyone to know the rules...and put safety first.
