TORNADO MOVES ACROSS CUDJOE KEY ON SUNDAY, LEAVING DAMAGED HOMES
A tornado damaged a home on Cudjoe Key on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. CONTRIBUTED
NEW AUDIT RIPS NEWMANPR & TDC; STATE ATTORNEY STILL INVESTIGATING
In 2023, Monroe County’s public relations agency of record, NewmanPR, collected more than $1.9 million from Monroe County. That total comes from an annual fee of $733,688,...
BREAKING: KEY COLONY BEACH COMMISSIONER BETH RAMSAY-VICKREY RESIGNS
Citing an impending move to Marathon that would make her ineligible to serve on the city commission, Key Colony Beach City Commissioner Beth Ramsay-Vickrey announced her resignation...
MONROE COUNTY COMMISSION DROPS CHARTER COUNTY IDEA THAT COULD HAVE CREATED NEW TAX
The Florida Keys are facing repairs of roads and bridges, including along the 113 miles of roadway from Key Largo to Key West that includes 42 bridges. FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU/contributed
HYPERSALINITY & HEAT: THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION DISCUSSES THREATS TO FLORIDA BAY
In Florida Bay, the flow of fresh water from Lake Okeechobee in the north through the Everglades nourishes the Keys ecosystems and economies. Anything disrupting this natural...
STATE BILL COULD BAN SOCIAL MEDIA FOR KIDS UNDER 16
Kids under 16 in Florida could soon be barred from accessing certain social media platforms that allow users to create profiles, upload content and interact with others.
On...
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS SEEKS 1-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION
The Florida Keys’ top schools official, Superintendent Theresa Axford, would like to spend one more year on the job, and is asking the elected school board members...
TAX COLLECTOR TAKES AIM AT FRAUDULENT VACATION RENTALS
Monroe County Tax Collector Sam Steele is used to being lied to; it comes with the territory.
"It's hard to believe everything that's said to you, especially being...
WILL YOUR BALLOT COME IN THE MAIL? ARE YOU SURE?
Florida voters who grew accustomed, in the pandemic years, to receiving their election ballots in the mail won’t get what they’re expecting this year if they haven’t...
TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONKS RETURN TO KEY WEST. HERE’S WHERE TO SEE THEM
By Gwen Filosa
A group of Tibetan Buddhist Monks arrived in Key West just before New Year’s Day to spread a message of peace – and create an...
