ISLAMORADA COUNCILMAN SLAPPED WITH FINE FOR ETHICS VIOLATION; ROSENTHAL DENIES WRONGDOING
A state ethics commission levied $2,500 in fines, a public reprimand and censure against Islamorada Councilman Henry Rosenthal following an investigation, which found probable cause he violated...
IGUANA NEST CREATES WEIRD SINKHOLE IN KEYS ROAD
A concerned citizen recently sent Monroe County Mayor Holly Raschein a note of concern regarding a “weird sinkhole” in the road in her Key Largo neighborhood. Monroe...
CUBAN MIGRANTS RESCUED FROM AN UNINHABITED UPPER KEYS ISLAND
A group of Cuban migrants made landfall on an uninhabited Upper Keys island after sailing the treacherous waters off the Florida Keys.
Federal, state and local authorities responded...
FBI AGENTS MADE A SURPRISE VISIT TO ISLAMORADA IN JANUARY; WHAT FOR?
Sharon Mahoney was tending to business inside her Islamorada flower shop on a weekend in late January. Around three o’clock, her front door bell rang as a...
KEYS DEPUTY RECOVERING FROM INJURIES IN DRUNK DRIVER CRASH
A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy was seriously injured April 9 while he was handling a traffic stop on U.S. 1, after a drunk driver struck his...
ISLAMORADA COUNCIL CORRECTS A ‘REZONING WRONG’ FOR ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH PROPERTY
Properties in Islamorada underwent zoning changes not long after the village’s incorporation in late 1997. For some property owners, the rezoning in 2001 resulted in a change...
ROADWAY RESURFACING BEGINS IN JUNE ON THIS SECTION OF THE 18-MILE STRETCH
Resurfacing work will begin later this summer on a rough stretch of highway between Jewfish Creek Bridge in Key Largo and the Miami-Dade County line.
Between the growing...
INVESTIGATOR: NO SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE IN ETHICS COMPLAINT ALLEGING ISLAMORADA MAYOR USED PUBLIC FUNDS FOR...
An ethics complaint filed against Islamorada Mayor Buddy Pinder by a former councilwoman, who alleged he misused public funds for his election campaign, led to an investigation...
KEY LARGO TEEN CHARGED WITH BATTERY ON TEACHER WHO TRIED TO BREAK UP A...
A Coral Shores High School teacher was taken to the hospital after she reportedly tried to break up a fight between two students the morning of Monday,...
KEYS KIDS LAUNCH NEW ENTERTAINMENT ENDEAVOR
The Florida Keys, known for their laid-back charm and scenic beauty, are about to experience a fresh surge of youthful enthusiasm and cultural engagement, thanks to the...
