Engine Upgrade in Tavernier to Provide Advanced Life Support Monroe County Fire Rescue is pleased to announce that it will be upgrading existing fire rescue …

‘Gut-wrenching’ decision: Search for teens suspended MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press MARISOL MEDINA, Associated Press   OPA-LOCKA, Fla. (AP) — After hundreds of rescue workers fanned …

Hope for miracle dims but search goes on for missing boys MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press TEQUESTA, Fla. (AP) — Families hoped for a miracle even …

Shark Week Comes to Islamorada Keys History & Discovery Center Hosts Week-long Events   Islamorada, FL – Shark Week Comes to Islamorada, a weeklong series …

LETTER TO THE EDITOR / DUBIOUS AUCTION It is most unfortunate that our courthouse should be involved with such shenanigans as the so-called auctions for …

Blood Centers Announce Merger Further Ensuring Safe, Available and Affordable Blood (July 30, 2015, Orlando, Florida)  Two of Florida’s independent, not-for-profit blood centers, OneBlood, Inc., …

Teens’ 6 days adrift verge on limits for survival at sea MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press   TEQUESTA, Fla. (AP) — Crews pushed the limits of …

Attorney: Islamic State sympathizer is not a terrorist CURT ANDERSON, AP Legal Affairs Writer   MIAMI (AP) — A man arrested by the FBI on …

Homegrown ISIL sympathizer news goes viral around country, world BY TERRY SCHMIDA The news that a Stock Island resident had been arrested for planning Islamic …

Homegrown ISIL sympathizer news goes viral around country, world BY TERRY SCHMIDA The news that a Stock Island resident had been arrested for planning Islamic …

Key West property owners facing a 13 percent tax hike in new fiscal year BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   When it comes …

Missing teens strayed from planned route into open ocean MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press TEQUESTA, Fla. (AP) — Two teens whose lives were intertwined with the …

Monroe County Resident Charged With Attempting To Use Weapon Of Mass Destruction A Monroe County resident was charged with attempting to use a weapon of …

Few clues emerge on fate of teens missing on fishing trip MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Rescuers endured a fourth night of …

Twice a week trash collection kicked to the curb BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER An effort to return to twice a week garbage …

Shipwreck-hunting company sues over Blackbeard’s ship MARTHA WAGGONER, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The shipwreck-hunting company that found Blackbeard’s flagship that sank off the …

FKCC Invites New Students to “Fast Track to Fall” $100 Kick-Starter Scholarships; Free Application KEY WEST, FL, July 27, 2015—Florida Keys Community College is holding …

Man arrested for misuse of 911 A Stock Island man was arrested Sunday night for repeatedly calling 911 after being warned not to do so. …

National Night Out – Mark your calendars and have some fun!   On Tuesday, August 4th, the Sheriff’s Office will sponsor National Night Out events …

LETTER TO THE EDITOR / TREE REMOVAL My grandfather is attempting to protect his Royal Poinciana Tree on 919 White Street. The neighbors who moved …