LOWER KEYS MEDICAL CENTER TO LOSE ITS CEO NEXT MONTH
David Clay, who has been CEO of Lower Keys Medical Center since 2016, on Thursday announced that he will retire and leave the Florida Keys at the...
COMMISSIONER CATES SEEKS OUTSIDE INVESTIGATION INTO COUNTY FIRE RESCUE DRUG THEFT SCANDAL
At least one county commissioner wants to take a harder look at the fentanyl and narcotic theft scandal within Monroe County Fire Rescue.
Commissioner Craig Cates wants the...
SHERIFF: FIVE PEOPLE CHARGED WITH HUMAN SMUGGLING
Five mainland Florida residents were arrested Monday on state human smuggling charges after they were detained by federal law enforcement authorities.
Humberto Tamayo, 48, of Miami, Florida; Omar...
BREAKING: GRAND JURY BLASTS COUNTY LEADERS IN DRUG THEFT SCANDAL
By Alex Rickert and Mandy Miles
The following is a summary of statements taken directly from the report of a 15-member grand jury that recently indicted former County...
FEDS BUST 22 FLORIDA KEYS SUSPECTS IN COCAINE TRAFFICKING CASE
On Sept. 5, the United States unsealed an indictment charging 27 defendants, including Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority employees, commercial charter boat operators and a former City of...
HELICOPTER PILOT INTERCEPTS BOAT SPEEDING TOWARD ALLIGATOR LIGHTHOUSE SWIMMERS
Quick thinking by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) helicopter pilot is credited with preventing tragedy in Islamorada.
On Sept. 7, officials with the U.S. Coast...
BREAKING: DUSTIN HUFF TO WITHDRAW FROM MARATHON CITY COUNCIL RACE
The 2024 Marathon City Council race will now come down to four candidates, as longtime local Dustin Huff confirmed to the Weekly that he plans to withdraw...
‘TREEHOUSE MURDER’ SUSPECT FRANKLIN ‘TY’ TUCKER IS A FREE MAN
A seven-year saga of crime and courtroom intrigue in the Florida Keys appears to have ended this week, as Franklin Tyrone Tucker negotiated a plea agreement and...
DEPUTY RESPONDING TO DOMESTIC REPORTEDLY CHARGED BY MAN WHO THEN TRIED FOR HIS GUN
A 52-year-old Key Largo, Florida man was arrested Sunday after trying to take a Sheriff’s Office Patrol Sergeant’s weapon, briefly stealing his patrol vehicle, stealing another car,...
ISLAMORADA COUNCILMAN BUDDY PINDER RESIGNS
A shakeup continues in Islamorada government as councilman Joseph “Buddy” Pinder III tendered his resignation on Jan. 10.
Pinder, who was first elected in 2020, submitted a letter...
