Florida Keys

The new $8.4 million Monroe County Public Library branch in Marathon just opened.

First New Library in Decades Opens in the Keys

Danielle Prieur

The public libraries in Monroe County are centers of information but were built for a time before information works like it does now — on the internet and cell phones.

Sailboat knocks out power to 30,000 Florida Keys customers

Danielle Prieur

Officials say a power outage occurred throughout the lower half of the Florida Keys when a sailboat got stuck in transmission lines.

GMO mosquito releases to start in the Keys this spring

WMFE Staff

Genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in 130 spots along the Keys.

Fishkind Commentaries: Sea Level Rise A Concern For Coastal Residents And Inland Communities

Matthew Peddie

Economic analyst Hank Fishkind says the latest studies indicate that it will cost in excess of $75B by 2030 to provide infrastructure to protect Florida against sea level rise and to allow the state to continue operating more or less as it does today. He tells 90.7’s Matthew Peddie sea level rise is a concern for residents of inland areas like Orlando, too.