LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR PRESTON BREWER
The victim’s side of the courtroom gallery was a sea of red on Thursday afternoon, as the parents, relatives, friends and supporters of the...
MARATHON COUNCIL FIRES CITY MANAGER GEORGE GARRETT
In a Tuesday night bombshell, the Marathon City Council voted to terminate City Manager George Garrett without cause via a 3-2 vote in its...
KEY WEST IMMIGRANTS PLAN 2-DAY STRIKE FRIDAY & SATURDAY
In eight months, Key West has lost nearly 500 immigrants to federal authorities. Most of the people who have been removed, detained in a...
FLORIDA HOUSE PASSES PROPERTY TAX PHASEHOUT PROPOSAL
On Feb. 19, 80 Florida House members said “yes” to an initiative that would ask voters whether they support abolishing all property taxes, besides...
KEY WEST BOARD MAKES CASE FOR PAINTED FENCE PICKETS
The city’s historic preservation commission may have made history at its Feb. 24 meeting. The commission that a decade ago was notorious for telling property...
FORMER FLIGHT NURSE GETS JAIL, PROBATION SENTENCE IN TRAUMA STAR DRUG THEFTS
The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announced today that Lynda J. Rusinowski, the former Trauma Star Chief Flight Nurse for Monroe County Fire Rescue,...
‘COLD-STUNNED’ SEA TURTLE RELEASED TO SEA AT ISLAMORADA’S FOUNDERS PARK
A green sea turtle, rehabilitated at the Florida Keys’ Turtle Hospital after being rescued Feb. 3 suffering from cold stunning, was released Feb. 19...
DISPUTE BETWEEN MOM AND SWORD-WIELDING SON ON STOCK ISLAND LEADS TO ARRESTS
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said one of the most wanted drug offenders in the Keys was arrested Monday. It all began when a 911...
CORAL SHORES DRAMA CLUB SET TO PRESENT ‘IN THE HEIGHTS’
At the Coral Shores High School performing arts center, drama club actors have spent the last several months developing their characters and perfecting their...
KEY WEST WILDLIFE CENTER HOSTS ‘IT’S FOR THE BIRDS’ FUNDRAISER
The Key West Wildlife Center’s annual fundraiser, “It’s for the Birds,” is set for Sunday, Feb. 22, from 3 to 6 p.m., at the...
