LAW ENFORCEMENT DEALS WITH ILLEGAL CONCH, STOLEN BOATS & BRAWLS ON THE WATER
Three highly-publicized cases had the attention of Keys law enforcement agencies in the week following Independence Day.
Hundreds of conch harvested illegally
The FWC is investigating...
ISLAMORADA PARKS & REC COMMITTEE ENDORSES TURF FOR FOUNDERS BALLFIELD
Islamorada’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee is recommending the village council continue collaborating and negotiating through key issues over the Monroe County School District’s...
KEYS SCHOOL DISTRICT GETS SECRET SERVICE TRAINING
Leaders from the Monroe County School District recently met with local stakeholders for a training session led by the U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat...
NONPROFIT & CITY OF KEY WEST PARTNER TO PROVIDE SUMMER JOBS TO TEENS
Summer jobs are a rite of passage for most high school students, and this year 13 of them had jobs with the city of...
IN PICTURES: PORPOISEFUL PLAYLIST BACKS 41ST UNDERWATER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Spending the day on the water isn’t complete without the perfect playlist. But have you ever heard it played underwater?
This weekend in the Florida...
FLORIDA BANS RAINBOW CROSSWALKS
A new state transportation law could force the city of Key West to remove its rainbow crosswalk at the downtown intersection of Duval and...
TAVERNIER MAN DIES FOLLOWING MEDICAL EPISODE WHILE DRIVING IN ISLAMORADA
A Tavernier man died after suffering a medical episode before crashing his vehicle in Islamorada.
According to Florida Highway Patrol, the 70-year-old motorist was driving...
KEYS MAN GETS PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING FENTANYL & METHAMPHETAMINE
A Monroe County man was sentenced to seven years in state prison following convictions in two separate drug trafficking cases involving trafficking-level quantities of...
KEYS HISTORY: THE ISLANDS OF SHARK KEY, BIG COPPITT & GEIGER
In the Lower Keys, near MM 12, Shark Key is announced by a building with a beautiful blue-tiled roof. The long, thin island sitting...
CONCH DISCONNECT: RIDESHARE SERVICE WILL CEASE IN THE LOWER KEYS NEXT MONTH
A rideshare service providing passengers with door-to-door transportation for $2 in the Lower Keys will soon go away.
Monroe County’s Freebee “Conch Connect” transportation service...
