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Drones, MMA fighter arrest, water main break. Here are top stories from the Keys

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Cuban defense minister, Gen. Álvaro López Miera (right) and Cuba’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, during the burial in Havana of 4 of the 32 Cubans bodyguards killed during the U.S. military attack to capture Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, Raúl Castro’s grandson, is behind them.
Cuban defense minister, Gen. Álvaro López Miera (right) and Cuba’s leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, during the burial in Havana of 4 of the 32 Cubans bodyguards killed during the U.S. military attack to capture Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, Raúl Castro’s grandson, is behind them.

A reported Cuban drone threat, a high-profile arrest and a water emergency are at the center of several major news developments in the Florida Keys.

Here’s a digest of the top stories making headlines across the island chain:

  • Cuban drone threat downplayed: Florida Keys Sheriff Rick Ramsey urged calm after a report that Cuba acquired 300 military drones that could potentially target Key West, Guantanamo Bay and U.S. military ships. Ramsey said he has not been contacted by federal or state authorities and has not ordered deputies to change their routine, as U.S. officials do not believe an imminent threat exists.
  • MMA fighter arrested in Key West: Professional mixed martial arts fighter Logan Storley, 33, was arrested early Monday on a sexual battery charge after allegedly attacking a woman in an alley off Duval Street. Storley, who recently competed in the Professional Fighters League, was released on a $50,000 bond, and the PFL confirmed he no longer fights for the league.
  • Water-main break triggers boil-water notice: A transmission pipe burst on 65th Street in Marathon on Tuesday, causing major traffic backups on U.S. 1 and water-pressure drops across the island chain. The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority issued a boil-water notice stretching from Lower Matecumbe Key down to Boca Chica Key.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.

This story was originally published May 20, 2026 at 11:44 AM with the headline "Drones, MMA fighter arrest, water main break. Here are top stories from the Keys."