BREAKING NEWS: CASE DISMISSED FOR KIM HIGHSMITH & STEPSON
No charges will be filed against Key West city commission candidate Kim Highsmith or her stepson, Thomas, both of whom were arrested Tuesday, Sept. 20 on misdemeanor...
KEY WEST CANDIDATE ARRESTED FOR MISDEMEANOR BATTERY
A “difficult family situation” escalated this week, when Kim Highsmith, a candidate for the Key West city commission, and her 18-year-old stepson, Thomas, both were arrested Sept....
KEY WEST IS SICK OF SEAWEED
Key West’s South Beach may once again be swimmable, without piles of seaweed, or sargassum, and the accompanying stench of its decay that poses a health hazard...
KEY LARGO MAN CHARGED IN MAY FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT IN KEY WEST, FLORIDA
A Key Largo man is facing charges in a May boating accident in Key West that left one woman dead.
On Sept. 16, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation...
COAST GUARD CUTTER MOHAWK COMES HOME TO KEY WEST, FLORIDA
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mohawk returned on Sept. 12 to its home port of Key West after a 92-day deployment to Africa that started with an...
COUNTY OFFICIALS JOIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR KEVIN GUTHRIE FOR IRMA PRESS CONFERENCE
Five years after Hurricane Irma, Monroe County Mayor David Rice, Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi and Monroe County Emergency Management Director Shannon Weiner joined the Florida Division...
FANTASY FEST: COUNTDOWN TO CULT CLASSICS & CARTOON CHAOS OCT. 21-30
“Cult Classics & Cartoon Chaos” is the theme for Fantasy Fest 2022 – Key West’s annual 10-day creative costumed festival. From Oct. 21-30, revelers can adorn themselves...
APTS RENAMED FOR BLACK KEY WEST COMMISSIONER LANG MILIAN
On Sept. 2 the Key West Housing Authority hosted the official sign unveiling for the newly renamed Lang Milian Apartments at White and Eaton streets. The event...
SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES 2022-2023 BUDGET
With a unanimous vote, the Monroe County School Board approved a proposed 2022-2023 (Fiscal Year 2023) budget at its Sept. 6 meeting at Marathon High School.
Though the...
COMING TO AMERICA PART 2: CUBAN CHUGS BRING DANGERS & OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW BEGINNING
Putting their lives into handmade boats, Cuban migrants set course from their depressed country through the dangerous Florida Straits en route to the U.S. A food shortage,...
