ARMED GIRL FATALLY SHOT BY MONROE COUNTY DEPUTY; SHERIFF CALLS IT SELF-DEFENSE
A Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputy fatally shot a girl who was armed with a stolen handgun early Monday morning on Stock Island.
She was shot after pointing...
GRADUATE STUDENT, 27, KILLED IN PERSONAL WATERCRAFT CRASH OFF KEY WEST
A 27-year-old man originally from Telangana, India, was killed when two personal watercraft collided off Key West on Saturday.
Venkataramana Pittala was driving a rented Yamaha personal watercraft...
RACHEL OROPEZA & HARRISON ESQUINALDO VIE FOR UTILITY BOARD SEAT
Local community advocate Rachel Oropeza announced on March 4 that she is running for the Key West Utility Board, Seat C against Harrison Esquinaldo of Bertha Street...
KEY WEST MOURNS TRAGIC LOSS OF TEACHER AND COACH DEXTER BUTLER
By Mandy Miles and Gwen Filosa
The community of Key West was shattered by the sudden death of beloved teacher and coach Dexter Butler, whose body was found...
THE INS & OUTS OF THE KEY WEST POLITICAL RACES
So far, there’s just one contender for the Key West mayor’s gavel.
Former tax collector DeeDee Henriquez has been campaigning since last year and had raised nearly $20,000...
SUPERFLY: KEY WEST AIRPORT SETS JANUARY RECORD
Key West International Airport kicked off 2024 with a nearly 16% increase in passenger numbers over January 2023, outpacing every January passenger count on record at the...
AFTER ELECTION, KEY WEST COULD HAVE 4 NEW LAWMAKERS FACING THESE BIG PROJECTS
Key West’s leadership is facing huge changes in the upcoming elections, potentially losing four of its seven elected officials.
Three city commissioners — Clayton Lopez, Jimmy Weekley and...
VAYA CON DIOS, CAPTAIN
This story should have been written months ago, when its subject was still alive to read it, and to celebrate the impact he had, the memories he...
TROPIC CINEMA TO REOPEN FEB. 14 AFTER POPCORN MISHAP
The beloved Tropic Cinema was forced to temporarily shut its doors after a burnt popcorn mishap set off the sprinkler system above the concession stand over the...
NEW AUDIT RIPS NEWMANPR & TDC; STATE ATTORNEY STILL INVESTIGATING
In 2023, Monroe County’s public relations agency of record, NewmanPR, collected more than $1.9 million from Monroe County. That total comes from an annual fee of $733,688,...