JUDGE LETS HAITIANS STAY FOR NOW
Key West’s Haitian community breathed a tentative sigh of relief on Feb. 2, when a federal judge in Washington, D.C. temporarily blocked the Trump...
FIRE DESTROYS A HOUSE, BUT STRENGTHENS A COMMUNITY
A Lower Keys family that lost everything they own in a Jan. 19 fire is now finding something else — the compassion of the...
INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY: DROPPED CASE COSTS WOMAN HER JOB
“Innocent until proven guilty.”
It’s not just the title of a fictional legal thriller. It’s a fundamental right and a foundation of our legal system.
It’s...
RESIDENTS RESIST PROPOSED DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE
Really? Key West residents, especially ones who live in Old Town, did NOT immediately embrace the construction of a new, multi-level parking garage? Shocking.
Thirty...
GUILTY: JURY CONVICTS PRESTON BREWER OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
It took a jury about four hours to find Preston Brewer guilty of first-degree murder on Jan. 21 at the Key West courthouse. Judge...
KEY WEST CONSIDERS BUILDING NEW PARKING GARAGE
Ooh boy. This is tough. You may not like what I’m about to say. I’m just gonna spit it out; rip the BandAid off...
FORMER KEY WEST FIREFIGHTER FACES FEDERAL PRISON FOR GUN & EXPLOSIVES CHARGES
A former Key West firefighter is facing a federal prison term and will be sentenced later this month, having pleaded guilty to felony charges...
KEY WEST MARCHES IN MEMORY OF MLK
“Dr. King, We need you now,” read one of dozens of signs that were carried in Key West’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. march...
HOSPITAL BOARD MOVES AHEAD IN SEEKING POTENTIAL NEW OPERATOR
Things are happening with the Key West hospital, which could be under new management in the next few years. Or the same company could...
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...
