The Latest Breaking News from Key Largo

Florida sea captain spent years searching before buying a Scottish castle

A Florida sea captain has bought one of Scotland's unusual castles after a three-year search for the right property. Lance Holmquist and his wife, Suzanne, purchased Carbisdale Castle in Sutherland for just under £3.9 million, describing their first visit to the Highland landmark as love at first sight, according to…

The Times of India · Oct 3

In 2023, a USF scientist locked himself 22 feet underwater for 100 days turning a tiny habitat into his home, classroom and lab

In 2023, Joseph Dituri made an unusual decision: instead of spending his days above the surface, he would live 22 feet underwater for 100 days. His home was Jules’ Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, a cramped 100-square-foot habitat that would serve as his bedroom, workplace, classroom and laboratory.

The Times of India · Sep 2

In 2002, Florida sank a 510-foot Navy ship off Key Largo; the USS Spiegel Grove became one of the world's largest purpose-built ship reefs

In 2002, the USS Spiegel Grove, a decommissioned Navy ship, was purposely sunk near Key Largo to form an artificial reef. This innovative action has since attracted countless species of marine life, enhancing the habitat and relieving stress on natural ecosystems. The influx of divers has also stimulated the local…

The Economic Times · Aug 23

Sea level rise causes local extinction

The Key Largo tree cactus is the first locally extinct species due to sea level rise — but it won't be the last

Salon · Jul 16, 2024

Horror moment man is bitten by shark which refuses to let go as he swims at beach

Andres Garcia was in the water in Key Largo, Florida, when a nurse shark grabbed hold of his foot and refused to let go for around 15 minutes - leaving him requiring stitches

Daily Mirror · Jul 10, 2023

Giant Gator Captured After Stopping Traffic On Florida Highway

The 10-foot alligator backed up both lanes of traffic for over an hour.

Zenger · Jun 8, 2023

Manatee struck by a boat in the Florida Keys was sent to SeaWorld. He worked his way back

KEY LARGO, Fla. — Scientists at SeaWorld rehabilitate so many injured manatees, many from the Florida Keys, that they have trouble coming up with creative names for the aquatic mammals.

Miami Herald · Mar 30, 2023

As pythons in Florida try to hide, they face a new enemy: possums with GPS collars

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Wildlife researchers studying mammals in Key Largo have discovered a potentially groundbreaking — if not heartbreaking — way to locate and kill invasive Burmese pythons, especially the big ones.

Tribune News Service · Feb 12, 2023

Son of Trump’s CDC chief seriously hurt in Florida golf cart accident. His family wants answers

MIAMI — A Maryland man is in a coma with a severe head injury after falling off a golf cart last month at the exclusive Ocean Reef Club in North Key Largo.

Miami Herald · Feb 9, 2023

Florida state police in Keys for migrant landings as Coast Guard ships Cubans back home

KEY LARGO, Fla. — The six state troopers greeting a boat with 28 Cubans aboard in Key Largo on Sunday hinted at a stepped-up Florida response to a long-running influx of migrants into the southern island chain that Gov. Ron DeSantis recently declared a state emergency.

Miami Herald · Jan 8, 2023