STOCK ISLAND SHOOTER CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER; 2nd SUSPECT’S TRIAL IS NEXT WEEK
A jury in Key West found 34-year-old Mayque Gomez Marin guilty of manslaughter for killing a fisherman and father of three at a Stock Island marina three...
NEW FAMILY BUYS KEY WEST’S OLDEST BUSINESS
For as long as people have lived in Key West, so too have they died.
One local funeral home has handled final arrangements and helped Key West families...
JIMMY BUFFETT, WHO CAPTURED KEY WEST IN HIS SONGS, PASSES AWAY AT 76
Jimmy Buffett, the legendary songwriter who tapped into his 1970s Key West experience to create his own genre of laid-back island rock and roll and build a...
LOCAL MEDIA MATTERS — KEYS WEEKLY OWNERS LOOK BACK ON 2 DECADES OF COMMUNITY...
By Jason Koler & Britt Myers
The fact you are reading this paper is nothing short of a miracle. All across the country, locally owned newspapers are closing...
MILLIONS IN LAWSUITS UNDERSCORE KEYS EVACUATION MODEL WEBINARS
By Alex Rickert, Jim McCarthy & Gwen Filosa
At a time when the Florida Keys are grappling with frequent neighborhood flooding and aging bridges, the Florida Department of...
BASILICA SCHOOL RECEIVES PURPLE STAR HONOR FOR SUPPORTING MILITARY FAMILIES
The Basilica School of Saint Mary Star of the Sea recently announced its receipt from the Florida Department of Education of a Purple Star School designation. The...
HIGH-SPEED CHASE ZOOMS PAST MARATHON RUNNERS IN ISLAMORADA
Runners in last Sunday’s annual Islamorada 10k and half marathon set out from La Siesta Resort & Villas on a scenic course, witnessing picturesque views of a...
VICTIM’S FAMILY HURT BY PLEA DEAL IN STOCK ISLAND MURDER
Two brothers will serve decades in prison for the 2020 shooting murder of a local fisherman and the attempted murder of another that left him with injuries...
STILL HOPE FOR HOUSING ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY
By voting unanimously to extend Superintendent Theresa Axford’s contract by one year, the school board also gave itself another year to find the next superintendent whether through...
TORNADO MOVES ACROSS CUDJOE KEY ON SUNDAY, LEAVING DAMAGED HOMES
A tornado damaged a home on Cudjoe Key on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. CONTRIBUTED
