FWC Rescues Injured Manatee Caught in Monofilament

Officers Rafter, Swensson, Rhoda, Larios and Coger assisted FWC Biologist’s and the Dolphin Research Center, Dolphin’s Plus and Aquarium Encounters with an injured manatee...

Key West uses outdoor space for live music

Key West has found a way to let the music play during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. Rams Head, the company that manages events at Key...

Coronavirus crushes Florida Keys hotel occupancy

Hotel occupancy has plummeted since the pandemic reached the Florida Keys in March, when the March 22 installation of a residents-only checkpoint closed the...

Bars in the state can reopen Sept. 14, governor says

Bars throughout the state of Florida will be able to welcome back patrons next week, per the direction of Gov. Ron DeSantis to the...

Islamorada Fire Rescue holds 9/11 remembrance ceremony

Nineteen years later, we don’t forget. This year’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony held by the Islamorada Fire Rescue Department went virtual due to the ongoing...

College graduates law enforcement academy

The College of the Florida Keys (CFK) held a graduation ceremony for Basic Law Enforcement Academy #73 completed through CFK’s Institute for Public Safety...

Have you been counted? Now’s the time

“You’ve completed your census form, right?” Barbara Overton is the state census chair for the League of Women Voters of Florida. She bounces between Miami...

County pays $52K in emergency overtime for storm that didn’t affect the Florida Keys

Monroe County paid out $52,000 in overtime to 110 employees who worked for two days preparing for Tropical Storm Laura, which did not affect...

College student charged after reportedly removing, taking photo with goliath grouper

An 18-year-old college student was charged following an online tip that showed a picture of the male allegedly posing with a goliath grouper out...

Congresswoman announces grant for mental health treatment in Monroe County

A federal grant is going to support continued mental and substance use disorder treatment, crisis counseling and other supportive care to those in the...