Islamorada News

A rare beaked whale that stranded itself last week off the Keys was euthanized at 6:13 p.m. Monday, June 23.

Artist David Dunleavy is painting a mural on the walls of Captain Slate's Atlantis Dive Center he said to raise public awareness of the importance of the Florida Keys living coral reef ecosystem.

Despite a virtual halt in Keys redevelopment, two resort projects are expected to move ahead in Islamorada.Owners of the luxury resort Cheeca Lodge are planning to replace its golf course with more units, while ...

The southbound lane of U.S. 1 at mile marker 84 in Islamorada is blocked following an early-morning crash of two tractor trailers.

A rare beaked whale that stranded itself off the Florida Keys had Meningitis. An intensive necropsy performed by the Marine Mammal Conservancy found evidence of infection in multiple organs and that the whales' ...

We now know why a whale stranded in the Florida Keys had to be euthanized. Necropsy results show the 14-foot-long beaked whale was suffering from meningitis, infections on several organs and had a heavy ...

A whale that stranded itself on a shallow bank just off of Islamorada was rescued and taken for examination before it is released to open waters again.

Jun. 20--A cozy, eight-room oceanfront resort had its grand opening in Islamorada on Tuesday, June 10.

A team of U.S. Navy audiologists conducted a hearing test Saturday on a rare beaked whale convalescing at a marine mammal rehabilitation center in the Florida Keys.

Marine rescue workers on Friday have been attending to a stranded whale found off Islamorada near mile marker 75.5, covering it with heavy tarp to protect it from the sun.

In the Florida Keys town that calls itself the "Sportfishing Capital of the World," there's a saying among anglers: Even during a depression, a man has money for beer and fishing.

Nina Gintoli and James David Jackson were married March 28 at the Coconut Cove Resort in Islamorada.

Texans Amy and Abby Richards, and their cousin Brian Leavell from Key Largo, hold this 69-pound dolphin Abby Richards caught aboard the Suzanne Too, captained by John Taskowitz out of Whale Harbor Marina in ...

WEDDING The beach in Islamorada in the Florida Keys was the setting at sunset April 19 for the marriage of Sheree Stalvey and Gary Miller Wilson Jr.

"I just want to build a house, a basic house next to where my parents lived," Islamorada resident Frank Ortiz told the Village Council at its regular meeting Thursday night.

Accidents, arrests mark the weekend It might have been a holiday for everyone else, but Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies and Florida state troopers were busy over the Memorial Day weekend with a slew of ...

Motoring down to the Keys this Memorial Day weekend? Then be prepared. And we don't mean for the usual heat-stunned mob of start-of-summer visitors.

“We really want to promote this as a father-son and father-daughter fishing tournament to get the whole family involved”

Touted as a family-friendly event, the angling challenge is set for Friday through Sunday, June 13-15, in Islamorada. via FishingWorld

A giant playground for anglers who chase bonefish and tarpon, scientists are keeping an eye on the waters of Florida Bay this year for signs that a yearly algae bloom is about to spread with devastating results.

CBS4's news partners at the Miami Herald report researchers are monitoring this year's bloom which has occurred in the Twin Key's basin west of Islamorada. The bloom has occurred roughly in the same spot, and at same time, as last year's bloom with spread into the largest bloom the bay has endured in the last 10 years. Read more

Islamorada, Florida Keys )... Just three fish are all that's needed to capture the $25,000 winner-take-all grand prize at the Islamorada Fishing Club's Captain's Cup Dolphin Tournament set for Wednesday and ... via FishingWorld