E-BIKER REPORTEDLY HITS TRICYCLE RIDER IN LOWER KEYS, CHARGED WITH DUI

A 53-year-old Key West  man was arrested on April 1 after he allegedly rode an e-bike while intoxicated after getting in a crash.  According to...

YOU’VE BEEN WARNED: 7 MILE BRIDGE TO CLOSE APRIL 11 FOR RACE

Don’t say we didn’t warn you.  Pay attention. Plan ahead. Be patient. (Three directives that challenge many longtime Keys locals on our best day.) And...

WASHINGTON WOMAN FACING CHARGES FOLLOWING PURSUIT IN THE LOWER KEYS

A 44-year-old Spokane, Washington woman was arrested on March 14 after she allegedly fled from the Monroe County sheriff’s office on U.S. 1.   Just before...
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KEYS SHERIFF: JUVENILE CUFFED AFTER FLEEING DEPUTIES ON E-BIKE

A 14-year-old Big Pine Key male was arrested on March 4 after he reportedly fled from the sheriff's deputies on an e-bike. A deputy was...

CANCER CARE RETURNS TO KEY WEST WITH NEW BAPTIST HEALTH FACILITY

Baptist Health celebrated the opening of its new cancer care center in Key West with a ribbon cutting on Feb. 13. The center, part...

HOMELESS MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SQUATTING AT A LOWER KEYS FIRE STATION

A 45-year-old man was arrested on Feb. 10 for allegedly breaking into and living at the fire station on Sugarloaf Key for about a...
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HUMAN REMAINS FOUND FOLLOWING HURRICANE IRMA IDENTIFIED YEARS LATER AS A KEY LARGO MAN

Human remains found in the Lower Keys following Hurricane Irma have been identified more than eight years later as a Key Largo man.  On Jan....
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DERELICT VESSELS GET REMOVED FROM FLORIDA KEYS WATERS IN RECORD NUMBERS

Monroe County has wrapped up a major cleanup effort that tackled a long backlog of derelict vessels across the Keys. Thanks to a $3...
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KEY WEST MAN ACCUSED OF HITTING ANOTHER MAN WITH BAGS CONTAINING BEER BOTTLES

A Key West man was arrested on Jan. 3 after he allegedly struck another man with bags filled with beer bottles. According to the Monroe...
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FREE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS & PREVENTION WORKSHOP SET FOR JAN. 12 AT KEY WEST...

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe), in partnership with the Miami Victim Assistance Program team and the Florida Department of Children...