STATE LEGISLATURE SAVES TOURISM AGENCIES — FOR NOW
A controversial proposal this past spring to stop Florida counties from using tourist development tax revenue to promote their destination and attract tourists —...
KEYS SHERIFF’S DEPUTY ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY PUNCHING MAN, BRANDISHING KNIFE IN KEY WEST
A Monroe County sheriff’s deputy was handcuffed by Key West police on June 18 following an altercation in which he allegedly grabbed a female,...
POWER OUTAGE WAS TRIGGERED BY A DUMP TRUCK SNAG, OFFICIALS SAY
Work in the Middle and Lower Keys came to a temporary halt on June 10 as a dump truck traveling north on Overseas Highway...
CFK ACADEMY GRADUATES INAUGURAL CLASS
The College of the Florida Keys celebrated the first graduation of the CFK Academy on May 29 in the Tennessee Williams Theatre on the...
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...
