STATE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE SAYS ‘NO’ TO CIRCUIT COURT CONSOLIDATION
A state committee is preparing to recommend no mergers or consolidations of Florida’s 20 judicial circuits to the state Supreme Court and the Florida Legislature. The decision...
BREAKING: PRESUMED SUICIDE VICTIM DISCOVERED AT MARATHON COMMUNITY PARK
Those arriving for a Halloween costume run at Marathon Community Park on Saturday morning were quickly instructed to head to an alternate location at Sombrero Beach following...
HOW DO WE REPLACE THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE?
Antonette Adams, FDOT District 6 program management administrator, had the PowerPoint presentation, budget projections and a list of bridges set for replacement over the next several years,...
KEYS SHERIFF SAYS OUTLAW BIKER GROUPS BEHIND HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE
The event sounded innocuous enough. Motorcycle enthusiasts cruise the Lower Keys for the End of the Road Toy Run, stopping at local bars, restaurants and veterans groups...
THE FUTURE OF TRAUMA STAR: SHERIFF INKS $52M DEAL FOR 3 CHOPPERS
The real “deal” may already be signed, but on Oct. 18, around two dozen elected officials, law enforcement officers and emergency responders gathered to commemorate the ceremonial...
CHINESE MIGRANTS APPREHENDED FOLLOWING ILLEGAL KEYS LANDING
Cases of migrant landings largely dissipated for a number of months in the Florida Keys — until recently, when law enforcement responded to cases two consecutive days...
CATS FOUND IMPALED WITH DARTS HAVE TWO NONPROFITS & SHERIFF’S OFFICE SEEKING THE PERPETRATOR
A pair of nonprofits and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office want to know who struck a pair of feral cats with what appears to be blow darts...
LATE COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S SPIRIT LIVES ON THROUGH A UGANDA TRIP & ‘BE LIKE MIKE’...
Part of Mike Forster’s ashes are scattered at the source of the Nile River in Uganda. The county commissioner personally expressed this wish for his final resting...
FLORIDA KEYS OFFICIALS SPEAK LOUD AGAINST COURT CONSOLIDATION IDEA AT TAMPA HEARING
Inside a Hillsborough County courthouse, state attorneys, public defenders, sheriffs and residents provided three hours of testimony to a committee tasked with recommending whether Florida’s 20 circuit...
IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY OPENS OFFICE IN ISLAMORADA
Immigration law is a hot topic, and an important one that affects many locals personally. Kari Ann Fonte, board certified immigration attorney with Fonte Friz-Garcia Immigration Firm,...
