SAVE OUR KEY DEER ORGANIZATION HONORS FALLEN DEPUTY
The Save our Key Deer organization unveiled a painted deer statue on Sept. 22 on Big Pine Key, in honor of fallen Monroe County...
EYESORES OUT OF THE BLUE: NEARLY 250 DERELICT VESSELS REMOVED FROM FLORIDA KEYS WATERS...
Monroe County Marine Resources reached a historic milestone in the removal of derelict vessels with 248 derelict vessels hauled out of the Florida Keys...
CONCH DISCONNECT: RIDESHARE SERVICE WILL CEASE IN THE LOWER KEYS NEXT MONTH
A rideshare service providing passengers with door-to-door transportation for $2 in the Lower Keys will soon go away.
Monroe County’s Freebee “Conch Connect” transportation service...
BIG PINE KEY MAN GETS PRISON SENTENCE IN CHILD EXPLOITATION CASES
State Attorney Dennis Ward announced on July 3 that Alexander Louis Morris, 28, of Big Pine Key, was sentenced to six years in a...
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STOPS ON THE WATER UNDER THE ‘BOATER FREEDOM...
Random stops on the water will become less frequent this summer, courtesy of the Boater Freedom Act recently greenlit by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis....
NEW KEY WEST AIRPORT TERMINAL SOARS: COUNTY OFFICIALS CUT RIBBON TO OPEN CONCOURSE A
The new terminal at Key West International Airport has been open for more than a month, but county officials officially cut the ribbon on...
NEW AQUEDUCT FACILITY CAN TURN SEAWATER TO DRINKING WATER
The Lower Keys is a little less reliant these days on the past-its-prime pipeline that brings drinking water from the mainland to the island...
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...
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,...
