By Roger C. Kostmayer   Our nation is committed to the Rule of Law, the US Constitution and Democracy.  President Abe Lincoln described this as …

MARATHON, FL — The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announced that Misael Asaria Bocio, 43, has been sentenced as a Habitual Felony Offender after pleading …

At Tuesday evening’s School Board Meeting, board members honored two of the district’s own, who saved three people and a dog from a house fire. …

Key West-based singer-songwriter and storytelling icon Ben Harrison is set to wrap up his 2026 six-show concert run at the Key West Theater on Wednesday, …

Friday & Saturday March 13 – 14, 1 – 4 p.m. Ol Island Restoration Foundation 322 Duval St., Key West The doors open on 5 distinctive …

Deadline: May 1 In honor of Key West’s 3rd Annual Jimmy Buffett Celebration, Destination Florida is tributing Key West’s Favorite Son with a Special 2026 …

Friday March 13, 6:30 p.m. Helmerich Theater Pianist May Phang invites audiences on a luminous musical journey across cultures and centuries. Expect an intimate, thought-provoking …

By  JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The war with Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can …

Deadline March 31, 5 p.m. The AMAF was created to give project-based assistance to individual artists. Grants are awarded on the basis of financial need …

Saturday, March 14, 7:30 p.m. Tennessee Williams Theatre 5901 College Rd., Key West This program showcases a grand display of music’s awesome ability to touch …

Application Deadline: Monday April 13, at 5 p.m. Cultural Umbrella funding is used for the advertising and promotion of cultural events taking place between October …

KEY WEST, FL — The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office announces that Yin Fong Lam, 59, has been adjudicated guilty for violations of Florida’s marine …

Monroe County, Fla. —  The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe), in partnership with the Miami Victim Assistance Program Team and the Florida Department …

DEAR READERS…. THIS IS A FIRST… Last night, March 9th, was ‘supposed’ to be the Grande Finale of the 2026 Waterfront Playhouse Aqua Idol.  Bob and …

Key West, FL – Thirty-seven volunteers removed 4,890 pounds of marine debris from Woman Key during the 2nd Annual Key West National Wildlife Refuge Rodeo, …

By  RIO YAMAT, AP Airlines and Travel Writer Long security lines snaked into baggage claim areas and parking garages at some U.S. airports this weekend, a possible indicator of more widespread …

By Rick Boettger And my fellow Independents.  While I have been such a smarty pants, knocking the Red and Blue hardliners, I have to say …

Key West, Fla. — In a recently decided case, the Office of the State Attorney for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit announced that Abraham Amado Acosta …

Key West, FL – Thirty-seven volunteers removed 4,890 pounds of marine debris from Woman Key during the 2nd Annual Key West National Wildlife Refuge Rodeo, …

You are all invited to attend this Event that has been rescheduled for Monday, March 16th at 6 pm at Aqua Plex, 711 Duval St.  Our …