SEAS OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS SEE UPTICK IN MIGRANT VOYAGES
Sea voyages by Cuban migrants to the U.S. are on the uptick, as evidenced by recent interdictions and repatriations by the U.S. Coast Guard off the Florida...
TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONKS RETURN TO KEY WEST. HERE’S WHERE TO SEE THEM
By Gwen Filosa
A group of Tibetan Buddhist Monks arrived in Key West just before New Year’s Day to spread a message of peace – and create an...
KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL BAND PLAYS LONDON’S NEW YEAR’S DAY PARADE. HERE’S HOW TO...
By Gwen Filosa
The Key West High School Marching Conchs represented the Keys in London's New Year's Day Parade on Jan. 1, 2024, an event that drew 800,000...
WISCONSIN MAN DEALT IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY WHILE LIVING IN THE KEYS, FEDS SAY
A Wisconsin man is facing federal child pornography charges after police say he shared explicit videos and images of minors in an online chat while he was...
GOVERNOR’S BUDGET PROPOSAL INCLUDES SOME CRITICAL FUNDS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stepped away from the presidential campaign trail and sent a $114.4 billion spending proposal to leaders in the House and Senate on Dec....
A NATIONWIDE RECRUITMENT SHORTAGE FOR THE COAST GUARD HITS CLOSE TO HOME
As a wicked storm carved its way through the Upper Keys last month, U.S. Coast Guard Station Islamorada received a call for help. It was around 8...
END OF THE ‘GOLDEN ROAD’: COUPLE COMPLETES 3,000-MILE WALK FROM MAINE TO KEY WEST
Seven and a half months ago, Matt and Grace Grooms touched their feet to the ground in Calais, Maine. On Monday, those same feet reached Key West’s...
HIGH-SPEED CHASE ZOOMS PAST MARATHON RUNNERS IN ISLAMORADA
Runners in last Sunday’s annual Islamorada 10k and half marathon set out from La Siesta Resort & Villas on a scenic course, witnessing picturesque views of a...
ISLAMORADA TOWBOATU.S. CAPTAIN HONORED FOR SAVING ANGLER’S LIFE
What started out as an all-too familiar day on the ocean for snowbirds Tony and Shawna Polkoski ended with a freak accident that quickly spiraled into a...
KEYS COUPLE PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO JAN. 6 RIOT CHARGES
A Marathon couple arrested in August in relation to their participation in the Jan. 6 riots at the US Capitol recently pleaded not guilty to federal charges.
Bryan...
