FORMER FIREFIGHTER GETS 18-MONTH PRISON SENTENCE
Former Key West firefighter Vincent Vega was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to felony charges of possessing an illegal...
KEY WEST WOMAN GETS 12-YEAR SENTENCE FOR DEADLY CRASH
Judge Mark Wilson sentenced a Key West woman to 12 years in prison after she was convicted of DUI manslaughter, following a fatal crash...
COUNTY TO CAPITOL: LOCAL LEADERS SPOTLIGHT ISLAND NEEDS FACE-TO-FACE IN FLORIDA KEYS DAY
As the rest of Florida battled a brutal cold snap, government leaders and nonprofit reps from the state’s warmest county brought the needs and...
KEY WEST CITY MANAGER GETS RAISE; OFFICIALS REJECT CITY WELCOME SIGNS THAT ‘LOOK LIKE...
Ask for the world; settle for what you can get. A negotiation tactic as old as commerce itself apparently worked this week for Key West...
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...
