PRESTON BREWER MURDER TRIAL BEGINS IN 2023 SHOOTING DEATH OF GARRETT HUGHES
Preston Brewer’s murder trial for the February 2023 shooting death of Garrett Hughes, who was 21, began this week with jury selection. Prosecutors agreed...
STATE LEGISLATORS HEAR FROM DESANTIS IN FIRST DAY OF SESSION
Legislators in the Florida House and Senate heard Gov. Ron DeSantis praise past accomplishments under his reign while acknowledging more work to do as...
LARGEST YOUTH SAILING REGATTA IN THE FLORIDA KEYS RETURNS LATER THIS MONTH
Some 200 young sailors from around the state and beyond will be tacking and jibing this month along Blackwater Sound in Key Largo.
The 17th...
WATERFRONT PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS ‘TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE’ JAN. 15-18
The Waterfront Playhouse continues its Spotlight Series with the intimate play “Tuesdays With Morrie,” running Jan. 15-18.
Performances Jan. 15-17 are at 7:30 p.m.; the...
THREE RESCUED AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES OFF MARATHON
A Coast Guard Station Marathon boat crew rescued three boaters after their 21-foot vessel capsized approximately 12 miles north of Marathon on Jan. 10
The...
PROPERTY TAX RELIEF, SPENDING ISSUES AWAIT STATE LEGISLATORS AS SESSION STARTS TUESDAY
Property tax relief, the state budget and artificial intelligence are among the key issues awaiting legislators as session begins Tuesday, Jan. 13 in Tallahassee.
For...
LETTER: SAVE THE KEYS FROM OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING
On Jan 6, the Village of Islamorada became the latest governmental body in the Monroe County to unanimously pass a resolution objecting to the...
HAWKS CAY SHOWERS LOCAL NONPROFITS WITH $30K IN DONATIONS
Hawks Cay Resort closed out 2025 – and began the new year – by making the holidays much brighter for two Middle Keys nonprofits,...
MEET MARY FELGER: FROM KENYA TO KEY WEST
Growing up in Indiana, Mary Felger wanted to follow in the footsteps of famed animal behavior expert and conservationist Jane Goodall. To that end,...
MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HOLDS ANNUAL INSPECTIONS
Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies and investigators in the Ocean Reef, Key Largo and Islamorada districts convened at the parking lot near the old Plantation...
