FORMER KEY WEST MAN ARRESTED FOR THREATENING SCHOOL SHOOTING AT UNIV. OF WEST FLORIDA
A former Key West High School student was arrested this week in Santa Rosa County, in the Florida Panhandle, for allegedly threatening a mass shooting at University...
Snorkeler airlifted Sunday after shark bite off Marathon
A 30-year-old Atlanta, Georgia man was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center in Miami Sunday morning after he was bitten in the shoulder by a shark at Sombrero...
Private company helps Key West food pantry
The SOS Foundation food pantry provides food to thousands of Keys residents every week, storing hundreds of pallets of nonperishable items in a Rockland Key warehouse.
"There are...
Bars in the state can reopen Sept. 14, governor says
Bars throughout the state of Florida will be able to welcome back patrons next week, per the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis to the Florida Department of...
Florida Keys restaurants return to regular hours; Bars remain closed by state order
Florida Keys lawmakers voted Tuesday evening to allow restaurants to resume their normal hours of operation and allow a COVID-related 11 p.m. curfew lapse.
The curfew had forced...
Post later taken down says teachers ‘resistant to returning to school’
A Facebook post by the Monroe County School District was taken down on Wednesday after it went at teachers from two Upper Keys schools for being resistant...
‘Vulnerable’ students start school next week in the Florida Keys
Update: This story has been changed to new information about protocols for orientation week and the alternating schedule for older students.
The phased reopening of schools in Monroe...
Judge sends cruise ship questions to Key West voters
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of the committee that wants Key West voters to decide on limitations to the island’s cruise ship industry.
The three...
KEYS SCHOOLS GO VIRTUAL. AGAIN.
By Sara Matthis and Mandy Miles
Monroe County students will not return to physical classrooms for at least the first four weeks of school, and the start of...
Marathon council closes 2 out of 3 boat ramps for mini season
The Marathon City Council voted 3-2 to close both the Quay boat ramp and Harbor Drive boat ramp in Marathon from Tuesday to Thursday, July 28-30. Only...
