Florida Keys get $1.5M from NOAA for coral reef restoration projects
November 16, 2018
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded more than $1.5 million toward Florida Keys coral reef restoration projects, at a time when a disease is decimating the coral...more
= Denotes Subscription RequiredKey West’s Duval Loop bus service adds stops, increases access
November 16, 2018
The Parker family — Jen and Trent and their sons, Wade, 4, and Owen, 2, waited patiently Thursday morning at the corner of Simonton and Catherine streets for the brightly painted...more
Undercover operation leads to crack cocaine bust
November 16, 2018
A three-month investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a Florida City man on Thursday for selling crack cocaine in Marathon.Kevens Baret, 31, was charged with four...more
News
Shooting suspect assaulted jail officer
FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz attacked a detention officer at the county jail and now faces new charges including use of the officer’s electric stun device,...more
Marathon seal debate heated
November 15, 2018Outgoing Mayor Michelle Coldiron’s last and incoming Councilman Luis Gonzalez’s first Marathon City Council meeting began awkwardly, at best.Coldiron wasted no time in voicing her displeasure for...more
Recount shows little change in Florida Keys
November 15, 2018Monroe County’s one uncounted ballot will not be even close enough to change last week’s general election results in three statewide races.A Monroe County canvassing board oversaw a recount of...more
Two Miami men arrested minutes after burglary in Islamorada
November 15, 2018Despite successfully robbing two vehicles, two Miami men didn’t get far afterwards and were ultimately arrested by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office just six minutes after the first call from...more
Wildlife officials: Watch out for migrating manatees
November 15, 2018MIAMI — Florida wildlife officials are reminding boaters to slow down and watch out for manatees as they begin their annual trek toward warmer water. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...more
Bookings for 11/16/18 All charges are preliminary
Drunken fit leads to 3 damaged vehicles
November 16, 2018A Key West man was arrested on Monday after he damaged his friend’s vehicle and two others with his bare hands in what seemed to be a drunken fit, according to a news release from the Key West Police Department.Mihail Gorodenco, 25, was charged with three counts of damaging property over $1,000.Around 3:30 a.m., police officers responded to the 800...more
“A city employee gets a free house intended for veterans, then sells it. Same employee builds an unpermitted addition, accumulates eight years of fines for $300K, ignores them, then has 100 percent forgiven. Break the law without consequence, then receive city support. No appreciation of the law and an expectation of special treatment runs in the family — and that of others similarly...more
Drunken fit leads to 3 damaged vehicles
November 16, 2018A Key West man was arrested on Monday after he damaged his friend’s vehicle and two others with his bare hands in what seemed to be a drunken fit, according to a news release from the Key West Police Department.Mihail Gorodenco, 25, was charged with three counts of damaging property over $1,000.Around 3:30 a.m., police officers responded to the 800...more
“A city employee gets a free house intended for veterans, then sells it. Same employee builds an unpermitted addition, accumulates eight years of fines for $300K, ignores them, then has 100 percent forgiven. Break the law without consequence, then receive city support. No appreciation of the law and an expectation of special treatment runs in the family — and that of others similarly...more
Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon & Big Pine News
Cannon find may be part of ‘bigger story’
KEY LARGO — Even in one of the world’s most-visited dive destinations, the ocean off the Florida Keys can reveal new discoveries.“When I first saw it, I thought it couldn’t be real,” said Jen...more
Councilman looks to close deadly pass
November 14, 2018ISLAMORADA — A local councilman wants to ban his own boat from a narrow channel off Whale Harbor, along with other motorized craft.“I’m a guilty offender myself,” Village Councilman Mike Forster...more
Early morning crash fatal for pedestrian
November 14, 2018MARATHON — An early morning traffic incident left a man dead last Friday morning after he was struck by a passing vehicle on U.S. 1.Around 6:30 a.m., a pedestrian was walking on the northbound...more
Homestead hunter lands biggest python
November 14, 2018HOMESTEAD — One of the South Florida Water Management District’s snake hunters last week killed the largest Burmese python caught so far in the state — a 17-foot, 5-inch female weighing 120...more
Lease of reservoir land called ‘shameful’
November 14, 2018SOUTH FLORIDA — Everglades advocates and Florida’s potential next governor this week objected to an unexpected lease extension granted to a sugar company farming the site of a future reservoir —...more
Editorials
Cheers and Jeers
Cheers: to Mayor Craig Cates for his 10-year tenure at the helm of the Key West city government. Cates is an ardent supporter of the community and has devoted his time to countless causes over...more
Snowbirds gardening in Paradise
November 10, 2018Timing is everything in so many things and gardening is no exception. Full-time residents of the Keys enjoy myriad delights of the summer – glorious blooming shrubs and bountiful quantities of...more
Mid-term season ends — What does our future hold?
November 6, 2018Now that the mid-term election season is mercifully over, what can we expect in the coming months? Even a crystal ball probably wouldn’t tell us exactly where we go from here. The nation’s...more
Children’s Day was best Fantasy Fest event
November 3, 2018Now that Fantasy Fest is over, I have to say the best event was Children’s Day.Bayview Park was turned into an amusement park. Local organizations had the opportunity to run a booth, operate a...more
Help conservation with your vote
November 3, 2018With 1,000 people moving into Florida each day, it is more important now than ever to protect the state’s most significant environmentally sensitive areas by holding them in the public trust for...more
Sports
‘Canes open with pair of wins, facing hard stretch
The next seven matches for the Coral Shores High boys soccer team will in essence determine where the Hurricanes stand come postseason time, starting with tonight’s District 16-2A contest against...more
Child, Allen set to run with top seniors in state Florida
November 16, 2018Keys senior cross country runners Aydan Child of Marathon and Key West’s Owen Allen will compete in the FACA Senior All-Star Classic on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Holloway Park in Lakeland.The Keys...more
Guyet gave up football for boxing, hooked way to state championship
November 16, 2018At the urging of local Police Athletic League President Alfredo Vasquez Jr., PAL boxing coach Ricky Jackson entered 11-year-old newcomer Teak Guyet in the recent PAL Boxing State Championship and...more
Key West athletes branch out with future at college, beyond
November 16, 2018Three notable Key West seniors inked their college letters-of-intent on Wednesday afternoon to play their sport at the next level.Softball player Jade Castillo signed with Tallahassee Community...more
PREP GIRLS SOCCER: Lady Conchs pounds Patriots to start season with, 4-1, victory
November 15, 2018What a difference a season makes.In 2017, Tom Bellingham took over the Key West High School girls soccer program as head coach and the transition was a little rocky over the course of the...more