Tavernier News

It took her 45 minutes to get it to the boat, but it was worth it: Key Wester Lisa Benfield landed a 58.55-pound dolphin over the weekend to win the Cudjoe Gardens Dolphin Tournament.How big was that fish? Not near the Florida record of 77 pounds, 12 ounces caught off Fort Pierce in 1985.

Florida Keys officials are calling for rapid action from the state Department of Transportation after repair work on the northbound lane of the 18-Mile Stretch led to a massive delay for motorists leaving the Keys this weekend.

A 26-year-old inmate was found unconscious and submerged in a sick-bay bathtub at the Stock Island jail Thursday morning, ac-cording to the Sheriff's Office.

Million-dollar heists usually take place in banks, jewelry stores or tony mansions.

The Monroe County School Board may seek a $90,000 refund from a company it hired to review the salaries and job descriptions of district employees, saying it did a shoddy job.

Following an unflattering audit that found he padded his hours, punctuated by a tongue-lashing from the board that oversees the Key Largo Ambulance Corps, Franky Jones stepped down as chief last week.

For the first time in three decades, former state legislator Ken Sorensen wakes up without a planned schedule of meetings or daily agenda.'I enjoy sleeping in,' said the 74-year-old at his bayside Key Largo home.

The Original Florida Keys Ladies Dolphin Tournament will be held on June 12 and 13, with all social events happening at the Tavernier Elks Lodge.

O rlando's apartment market continues to weaken, as demand for housing slackens because of declines in tourism-related employment, according to Marcus & Millichap's second-quarter report.

Tough economic times did not dampen Key West's spirit of generosity on Saturday, when the island's 50 mail carriers collected 10 tons of food for the annual National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive.

Days after Tropical Storm Fay swept through the Florida Keys last August, four decomposed bodies chewed by sharks were discovered floating by fishermen and boaters over a 33-mile stretch.

Relying heavily on the normal wet/dry seasonal cycle of the Everglades in order to thrive, the roseate spoonbill has long been considered an indicator species on the health of Florida Bay.

Cheeca plans a bigger main lodge: Resort submits rebuilding plan with goal of Christmas opening May 1--Owners of Cheeca Lodge Resort and Spa intend to increase the size of the resort's main building by 13 rooms and change its configuration along Atlantic Ocean, according to redevelopment plans submitted to the Islamorada planning department last ...

Summit Development, a diversified real estate development company with offices in North Palm Beach, said today that it has acquired two prominent marina properties in the Florida Keys -- Mangrove Marina in Tavernier and The Sombrero Resort and Marina in Marathon.

It's Thursday, March 19, the opening night at the new Tasters Grille and Market in Tavernier, and the house is packed.

Tourist Development Council member Frank Rego resigned from the Monroe County advisory board Friday, saying he needs to focus on family and a new business.Rego recently purchased the convenience-store business at the Tavernier Chevron, mile marker 91.8."I have gone into a new business of my own," Rego said Friday.

Despite opposition from Upper Keys community associations, the on-again, off-again effort to connect Islamorada to Key Largo's sewage treatment plant is back on.

Ten teenagers from the Florida Keys were charged Wednesday with making child pornography after detectives confiscated a videotape of a 16-year-old runaway girl having sex with a 19-year-old man as another man is ''directing,'' according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

The main building at Cheeca Lodge Resort and Spa in Islamorada caught fire for the second time this year around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, according to Keys fire officials.Islamorada Fire Chief William Wagner, who was in Key West but was monitoring the situation by radio, said three firefighters were transported to Mariners Hospital in Tavernier during ...

Casey Anthony wipes tears from her eyes at a bond hearing at the Orange County courthouse in Orlando, Fla., on July 22, 2008.