MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE WELCOMES NEW CLASS AT JOE LONDON ACADEMY

Last Monday, Monroe County Fire Rescue welcomed class 26-01 to the Joe London Fire Academy on Grassy Key. Class 26-01 has 29 qualified trainees...
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THREE MAINLAND MEN CHARGED FOLLOWING GUN INCIDENT ON CARD SOUND BRIDGE

Two Miami-Dade County men and one Broward County man were arrested on April 17 for reportedly shooting a handgun in north Key Largo. The sheriff’s...

COMMISSIONERS RECOGNIZE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK

Monroe County Mayor Michelle Lincoln and county commissioners recognized National Public Health Week, presenting outgoing Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (FDOH-MC) Administrator...

SHERIFF ON HAND FOR DEAD CROCODILE REMOVAL NEAR NAVAL AIR STATION

Sheriff Rick Ramsay was on hand Thursday as Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Key West Police Department, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials...

STORM CHASING: HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT VISITS MARATHON ON NOAA HURRICANE AWARENESS TOUR

For the first time in more than a decade, the Marathon Airport played host to the massive engines and wingspan of a C-130J Hurricane...

NEW BAGGAGE CLAIM AREA OPENS AT KEY WEST AIRPORT

If you’re checking bags for a flight into Key West International Airport, expect a less frustrating experience retrieving them. One of two new baggage carousels...

FOUNDERS FIELD UPGRADES IN DOUBT; KEY WESTS’S REX WEECH ATHLETIC FACILITY PROGRESSES

Continued disagreement over a baseball field improvement project by the school district at Islamorada's Founders Park highlighted the April 7 school board meeting in...

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY HELPS IDENTIFY HUMAN REMAINS IN DECADES-OLD KEY LARGO CASE

A man found dead in the northern part of Key Largo nearly four decades ago was recently identified with the help of advanced genetic...

LEGISLATORS SET FOR SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING SESSION WITH STILL NO BUDGET PASSED

As talks over a budget agreement loom over the state capital, legislators in the Florida House and Senate will return to Tallahassee to discuss...

IN PICTURES: RACERS BATTLE BRUTAL BREEZES FOR THIRD YEAR IN 7 MILE BRIDGE RUN

Stop us if you’ve heard this before: It got a little windy out there. For the third time in as many years, racers in the...