FWC responds to vessel fire in Islamorada

No injuries were sustained after a vessel caught fire a half-mile offshore on the oceanside of Snake Creek near Islamorada on Thursday afternoon. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation...

SWAT enters Key Largo mobile home, finds burglary suspect dead

A report of a burglary suspect barricaded inside a mobile home in Key Largo on Thursday morning ended some two hours later after members of Monroe County’s...

STUDENT RETURNS TO SCHOOL FOLLOWING SERIOUS ILLNESS

A two-week holiday break came and went as students across Monroe County resumed their studies either in the classroom or at home from their laptops. For Zane...

Vaccinations underway in Monroe County; supply limited

Health care personnel and frontline workers, including EMS and long-term care facility staff, were among the first in Monroe County to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Supplies are...

BREAKING NEWS: CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ SPEAKS WITH KEYS WEEKLY WHILE ON LOCKDOWN AT CAPITOL...

Newly elected U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, whose 26th District includes the Florida Keys, spoke with Keys Weekly while on lockdown Wednesday afternoon during the violent melee at...

BREAKING NEWS: FLA. SENATOR FILES BILL THAT WOULD VOID KEY WEST’S NEW CRUISE SHIP...

A senator from Bradenton, Florida filed a bill late Tuesday that, if passed, will void Key West’s newly approved cruise ship limitations. Republican Senator Jim Boyd has proposed...

BREAKING NEWS: ATWELL RESIGNS FROM KEY WEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Key West Chamber of Commerce will be seeking a new director — just a little over a year since their last hire. Scott Atwell was hired as...

ISLAMORADA HALL CLOSED TO PUBLIC AFTER STAFFERS CONFIRMED WITH COVID-19

Islamorada Administrative Center closed down to the public on Monday following four confirmed cases of COVID-19 among village staff.  Village officials say staff confirmed with COVID-19 were exposed...

THE FLORIDA KEYS LOST SOME FRIENDS IN 2020

Every death is tragic in its way and sad for someone. But here are some passings that were particularly painful in a particularly painful year. Pascal Weisberger 2006-2020 Pascal Weisberger,...

TOP STORIES FROM KEY WEST IN 2020

Wait, you mean we wrote about something other than the pandemic and its many-tentacled reach into all facets of life? There were other things happening in Key...