CAREER KEY WEST CRIMINAL CONVICTED OF GRAND THEFT SENTENCED TO PRISON
A Monroe County jury found 64-year-old Ned Jeffery Layton guilty of grand theft on July 15, following a two-day trial before Circuit Judge Mark...
FORMER PLANNING DIRECTOR PENS SCATHING LETTER TO COMMUNITY; CITY RESPONDS
It’s no secret that Key West’s government has been in a state of upheaval since April, when three city officials were indicted and arrested...
KEY WEST TO LOSE ASSISTED-LIVING UNITS AT POINCIANA GARDENS
Early next year, Key West will lose the 46 beds designated for assisted living that are currently located on the third floor of Poinciana...
KEY WEST REMINDS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO NOT FEED THE CHICKENS
The City of Key West is reminding residents and visitors that feeding chickens is illegal.
City law states, “It shall be unlawful for any person...
ETHICS COMPLAINTS DISMISSED AGAINST TWO KEY WEST COMMISSIONERS
A state ethics board recently dismissed separate and unrelated ethics complaints filed against two Key West city commissioners, finding no probable cause to believe...
KEY WEST WOMAN CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY POSSESSING QUEEN CONCH
A Key West woman is facing charges after state wildlife officers found her in possession of queen conch.
On Aug. 22, the Florida Fish and...
KEY WEST OFFICIALS VOTE TO PRESERVE & PROTECT PRIDE CROSSWALKS
The vote by Key West officials to protect the city’s rainbow crosswalks from potential state interference was unanimous and enthusiastic at the Aug. 6...
POLICE CHIEF SEAN BRANDENBURG MEETS WITH DEPUTY FBI DIRECTOR DAN BONGINO
Key West Police Chief Sean Brandenburg this week was invited, along with representatives of other South Florida law enforcement agencies, to meet with FBI...
KEY WEST OFFICIALS DECLINE TO OPPOSE ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ
The position of permanent city attorney remains unfilled at city hall, since the late April departure of former city attorney Ron Ramsingh following his...
TEMPERS FLARE AT TESTY BUDGET TALKS IN KEY WEST
The typical tedium of city budget workshops — tax rates, funding formulas and the price of paving projects — got a bit belligerent last...
