KEY WEST MURDER SUSPECT TAKES 30-YEAR PLEA DEAL
A Key West man who was facing trial for the 2021 shooting death of 19-year-old Key Wester Jossue Emmanuel Gomez on Tuesday accepted a 30-year plea deal.
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KEYS CONGRESSMAN CARLOS GIMENEZ INTRODUCES BILL TO RENAME KEY WEST POST OFFICE FOR JIMMY...
U.S. Rep. Carlos Giménez, whose district includes the Florida Keys, this week introduced legislation to rename Key West’s main post office at 400 Whitehead St. the Jimmy...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
KEY WEST OFFICIALS TO TACKLE OBSCENITY & OPPOSE 2 STATE BILLS
At their Feb. 8 meeting, Key West officials are expected to signal their staunch opposition to two bills pending in the Florida Legislature, and finalize the city’s...
