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...
900 BUILDING RIGHTS FOR THE KEYS AWAIT DESANTIS’ APPROVAL
Up to 900 building rights could be on their way to the Florida Keys, pending the stroke of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pen.
The units...
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...
