KEY WEST LOU / TRUMP’S CORRUPTIVE CHARM OVERWHELMING It was the Iowa Fair this weekend. No other candidate attracted as many supporters as Donald Trump. …

Texas wants Planned Parenthood to repay millions of dollars BY PAUL J. WEBER AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas wants Planned Parenthood to give back millions of …

Pilot rescued after plane crash in Gulf of Mexico The Sheriff’s Office rescued a pilot approximately three miles off Sawyer Key on Sunday following a …

Two men cited for illegal lobster Two men from Miami, Florida were given mandatory notice to appear in court citations Saturday for possessing undersized lobsters. …

INTERNATIONAL ‘SLAVE TRADE’ REMEMBRANCE IN KEY WEST ON AUGUST 27 On Sunday, August 27, from 6:00 -8:00 p.m. the southernmost city in the continental United …

Tropic Sprockets / Bull Durham By Ian Brockway “Bull Durham” is the 1988 romantic comedy by Director Ron Shelton. The film has genuinely funny moments …

KEY WEST LOU / A MISSTATEMENT BECOMES FACT…..A PERSON OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE BASICALLY UNKNOWN In my last blog, I made reference to the fact that …

Alabama riverfront brawl videos spark a cultural moment about race, solidarity and justice BY AARON MORRISON, AISHA I. JEFFERSON AND KIM CHANDLER MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — As bystanders trained …

Couple arrested following crash on U.S. 1 A woman is facing an attempted murder charge and her husband faces a charge of battery following a …

Quarterly award winners honored On Friday, the Sheriff’s Office held its Quarterly Member Awards ceremony in Marathon. Members of the Second Quarter of 2023 were …

Tropic Sprockets / Shortcomings By Ian Brockway The actor Randall Park (TV’s Fresh Off the Boat) has a directorial debut in “Shortcomings” based on a …

Rescue Tails / Bluey’s Best Life Contributed by FKSPCA Staff Many of us have types of dogs we are drawn to, and Sharla was a …

KEY WEST LOU / NEW PEOPLE, GREAT SUSHI, EXCELLENT FRIES Oh, what a happy hour it was! Yesterday at the Thai Island Restaurant. At the …

Trump’s Iowa state fair spectacle clouds DeSantis as former president is joined by Florida officials BY THOMAS BEAUMONT AND HANNAH FINGERHUT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gone was …

Man arrested on child pornography charges A 47-year-old Aurora, Illinois man wanted by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for possessing child pornography was taken into …

KEY WEST CASTING CALL: Drink Like a Pirate – Immersive Cocktail Experience “Drink Like a Pirate” is an immersive cocktail experience that takes guests on …

SUIT UP AS POOLSIDE ’23 OPENS JAG GALLERY The verdicts are in for Jag Gallery’s Third Annual POOLSIDE juried show.  With entries from artists nationwide, POOLSIDE highlights over …

New Tricks! By Fred C. Klein We have a 10 year old female Schnoodle (mixed breed Schnauzer/Poodle) appropriately named Charcoal by my wife Joanne. She …

Threat of scaffolding collapse shuts down part of downtown Orlando, Florida ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Barricades closed off a stretch of a major street through …

Motorist arrested after fentanyl/drugs found A 42-year-old Miami, Florida man was arrested following a traffic stop on U.S. 1 Wednesday. Gerald Lloyd Joseph Benjamin had …