THE LIST OF HURRICANE NAMES THIS SEASON – OFFICIAL FLORIDA KEYS HURRICANE GUIDE
Forecasters worldwide utilize short, distinctive names to describe tropical storms and hurricanes. The National Hurricane Center says the practice of naming storms is especially important when exchanging...
CASTAWAYS AGAINST CANCER BEGIN 23RD VOYAGE WITH NEW PARTNERSHIP
For the 23rd year in a row, teams of paddlers and cyclers who some might call “just a little bit crazy” will make grueling 160- and 170-mile...
REMNANTS FROM HURRICANE AGATHA COULD BRING WEAK TROPICAL STORM TO THE KEYS
June 1 starts a six-month hurricane season that forecasters say could bring 14 to 21 named storms due to La Niña and warmer Atlantic temperatures.
Remnants from Hurricane...
STATE LEGISLATORS ADDRESS PROPERTY INSURANCE CRISIS
A reinsurance program and a crackdown on fraudulent roof claims are among the proposals approved during a special session in Tallahassee to address a property insurance crisis.
Senate...
KEY WEST PORT DIRECTOR RESIGNS
The city of Key West lost its longtime port director on Monday, when Doug Bradshaw submitted his resignation letter to City Manager Patti McLauchlin, effective June 10.
The...
EXPERTS PREDICT ABOVE-NORMAL HURRICANE SEASON
Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, are predicting above-average hurricane activity this year — which would make it the seventh consecutive...
GOVERNOR DESANTIS SIGNS TAX HOLIDAY LEGISLATION
In recent weeks, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a number of bills approved by the House and Senate. Among the signings causing a stir are a bill revoking...
BREAKING NEWS: WHAT KILLED 51′ SPERM WHALE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS?
A 51-foot sperm whale was the last thing one expected to see on the morning of May 11, laid out in the gravel parking lot of Robbie’s...
KEY WEST MAYOR’S RACE: MARGARET ROMERO FILES TO RUN AGAINST INCUMBENT TERI JOHNSTON
The bun will run.
Former Key West city commissioner Margaret Romero, known for her trademark hairstyle, filed paperwork on May 4 to officially enter the Key West mayor’s...
6 MIGRANT GROUPS INTERCEPTED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
A small wooden boat containing a large sail washed ashore in Islamorada on May 2. Onboard the homemade vessel was a group of Cuban migrants who sailed...
