Keys schools unveil new dashboard to count COVID-19 cases
The Monroe County School District quietly released a COVID-19 dashboard on Sept. 25. The dashboard had been in development before the Keys Weekly published a plea for...
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...
Restaurants can fully operate, per governor’s Phase 3 reopening announcement
Flanked by restaurateurs, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that he’d be signing an order immediately allowing restaurants to operate at a minimum capacity of 50%, regardless...
TIDAL FLOODING UNFOLDS IN KEY LARGO COMMUNITY
Just over 90 days passed before residents at Stillwright Point in Key Largo were able to stand in the middle of roads and streets without water touching...
SERVING A COMBINED 60-PLUS YEARS, COUPLE TO RETIRE FROM SHERIFF’S OFFICE
There’s a special bond between law enforcement and the community in Monroe County. Look no further than Monroe County Sheriff's Capt. Corey Bryan, commanding officer for the...
SHARK ATTACK OFF LIGHTHOUSE HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR 3 *VERY* IMPORTANT REASONS
First and foremost, no one wants to blame the victim. Andrew Charles Eddy, 30, sustained a life-threatening injury when he jumped into the water at Sombrero Lighthouse...
NEVER FEAR, TEMPORARY BOAT PUMP-OUTS ARE HERE
At the September county commission meeting, officials announced several updates to the temporary mobile pump-out program, including much-needed service in the Upper Keys, Key West and Stock...
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.
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Haunted house allowed in Big Pine. Are we getting back to “normal”? Maybe. Maybe...
Against a backdrop of falling infection rates, the BOCC voted Wednesday to allow the first community event on county property since coronavirus shutdowns began: the Lower Keys...
