County reopening task force groups announced
Several county task force groups have been formed to discuss plans to relax protective measures currently in place. On Monday evening, those groups and...
Key West reopens beaches, parks to residents
Key West is opening its beaches and parks to residents starting today, Monday, April 27, according to a letter that Key West City Manager...
Why are there no cases on Big Pine Key?
There’s a glaring anomaly in the health department’s twice daily case count of COVID-19 in the Keys. There are no cases reported on Big...
Flattening the curve
As of the afternoon of Thursday, April 23, the Florida Keys were five days into the 14-day goal of no new infections, health department...
Ultralight plane that crashed in Marathon identified by FHP
Tasked with investigating the airplane crash in Marathon on April 9, the Florida Highway Patrol has identified the aircraft registration, but not the deceased....
County eyes phase-in plan for reopening
Just a day after county officials urged caution over a reopening, the Monroe County Tourist Development Council announced on April 21 that officials are...
Unemployment benefits could be six weeks away
On April 20, the state Department of Economic Opportunity released a new “dashboard” that tracks unemployment assistance. More than 1.6 million claims have been...
Officials weigh in on reopening
Leaders in the four-county southeastern region are initiating conversations over what the phases might look like in terms of a slow reopening of public...
County jumps overnight to 73 cases, including 6-year-old child
Just before 1 p.m. on April 18, the Florida Department of Health released the latest COVID-19 case count.
Overnight, five new cases emerged, bringing the...
