Governor: Schools will reopen next month; Parents can choose online or in-person learning
Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday evening announced that all Florida families will have a choice between in-person and online instruction when the new school year starts next...
Deputies shoot armed robbery suspect
An armed robbery that started Saturday afternoon in Key West ended a short time later on Big Coppitt Key near MIle Marker 10, when the armed suspect...
BREAKING NEWS: Key West strengthens mask rules
Key West city officials strengthened the city’s mask requirements Monday afternoon, now requiring everyone older than six to wear a mask any time they are outside their...
BREAKING: Key West cross-designates police as code enforcement, making refusals to sign civil citations...
City of Key West cross-designates all sworn Key West Police Department officers as code enforcement officers, effective immediately, "so refusal to sign a civil citation is now...
Eight new cases of dengue fever reported, bringing total to 10 this year
The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) has received laboratory confirmation of eight additional cases of Dengue fever in the Key Largo area. All indications...
Bars, theaters open for business
Governor Ron DeSantis announced on June 3 that bars, movie theaters and bowling alleys in most of the state, including the Florida Keys, can reopen on Friday,...
Rick Haskins is committed to Key West
Rick Haskins plans to be a full-time mayor.
The real estate broker and Key West native filed his paperwork on Monday, officially entering the Key West mayor’s race.
Haskins...
Teen suspected in stabbing death charged as adult
An Upper Keys teenager accused of killing his brother with a knife and injuring his father in the early-morning hours of May 7 will be charged as...
Congresswoman possibly exposed to COVID-19 after nursing home visit
U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell’s recent visit to the Upper Keys and a Tavernier long-term care facility has led to a possible exposure of COVID-19.
The congresswoman said Thursday...
County is still paying Irma-related overtime during COVID crisis
Editor’s Note: The Board of County Commissioners voted Wednesday afternoon to approve a new emergency pay policy. See KeysWeekly.com for further coverage of the new policy.
Clarification: This...