LARGER & FASTER MEDICAL CHOPPERS TO BOOST TRAUMA STAR OPERATIONS
Speed, range and lift. That’s what three new air ambulances will provide to an area that averages close to 1,400 flights annually from the Keys to critical...
NEW RECREATIONAL CRAB TRAP RULE AIMED TO PROTECT TURTLES
Recreational crab traps in Florida will need to have an opening no larger than 6-by-2 inches to prevent accidental trapping and drowning of diamondback terrapins, a turtle...
KEYS ASKED TO CONSERVE WATER FOLLOWING PIPE BREAKS
Homes and businesses from the Upper Keys to Key West turned their faucet handles to find little to no water flowing following a third pipe break during...
MORNING JOINT & MARY JANE’S CLOSET ARE THE NEW MUST-STOP SPOTS IN LOWER KEYS
Have you been to MM 22 recently? For something other than lunch, drinks or dinner at Square Grouper and My New Joint?
There are now two new reasons...
DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK TEMPORARILY CLOSES JAN. 2 AFTER 300 MIGRANTS ARRIVE
On Jan. 2 at 8 am, Dry Tortugas National Park will temporarily close to public access while law enforcement and medical personnel evaluate, provide care for and...
LAW ENFORCEMENT TACKLED WILD CASES IN 2022
Though our island paradise enjoys a relatively low crime rate, this wouldn’t be the case without the efforts of our dedicated law enforcement officers and staff from...
NEWS TRAVELS FAST & FAR: TOP SOCIAL MEDIA STORIES OF 2022
Post. Share. Like. Comment. Follow. The words have acquired new significance in the digital decade, spreading news, information, rumors, photos, opinions, jokes and cat videos faster than...
HEADLINES IN HINDSIGHT: CRUISE SHIPS, COVID & A HOUSING CRISIS
I’ll admit, I wasn’t overly optimistic at the start of 2022. It’s not as if I expected instant fixes, both locally and nationally, just because the clock...
A NEW TAKE ON NIMBY? WEALTHY FAMILY BUILDS WORKFORCE HOUSING IN THEIR BACKYARD
It was hardly a surprise when billionaire condominium owners in Key West called NIMBY on the sheriff’s plan to build workforce-housing apartments on the vacant 1-acre lot...
KEY DEER SHOOTING RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT AGENCY RESPONSE TIMES
The widely publicized shooting of an endangered Key deer on Big Pine Key remains under investigation by federal authorities. But for locals, the death of another protected...
