ROGO BILLS HIT ROADBLOCKS IN TALLAHASSEE
By Alex Rickert and Jim McCarthy
Four bills that could have provided hundreds or thousands of new building rights to the Florida Keys at the...
WOMAN CONVICTED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING BOYFRIEND IN 2023 SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS IN...
The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announced on April 11 that Brittany Holbrook, 35, was sentenced to 40 years in state prison – with...
BIG PINE KEY MAN INDICTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN DEADLY OVERDOSE CASE
On March 27, a Monroe County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Louis W. VanDeGejuchte II, 47, with first-degree murder in connection with the...
TAX SEASON, ROUND 2: SPANISH FLY SHARK TOURNAMENT TO MAKE TV DEBUT
For a second year, the Florida Keys’ local “tax men” are in the spotlight for the Spanish Fly Shark Tournament, kicking off Thursday through...
4 COMPANIES WANT TO RUN KEY WEST’S HOSPITAL; BOARD SEEKS CONSULTANT TO GUIDE COMPETITIVE...
At least three other hospital operators this week are interested in running Lower Keys Medical Center when the current operator’s lease expires in April...
COORDINATES AVAILABLE FOR MONROE COUNTY’S FIRST ARTIFICIAL REEF IN NEW PROGRAM
The Monroe County Artificial Reefs Department deployed 10 power poles to a new reef area about 16 nautical miles northeast of Key West in...
KEY WEST AIRPORT BREAKS RECORD IN DECEMBER
December 2024 was Key West International Airport’s best December on record, with 143,606 passengers using the airport for the month.
2024 was transformative for EYW,...
STATE WILDLIFE AGENCY ARRESTS MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY FED A KEY DEER
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conversation announced the arrest of a Englewood, Florida man after he was seen on video allegedly feeding a Key deer...
KEYS CAPTAIN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY BOATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE IN CRASH THAT INJURED SEVEN
A Florida Keys charter boat captain was arrested by state wildlife officers for allegedly operating a vessel under the influence at the time of...
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT: KEY WEST OFFICIALS SELECT BRIAN BARROSO AS NEW CITY MANAGER
It took only one round of voting for Brian Barroso to earn four of the seven votes needed to be selected as Key West’s...
