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Domestic Dispute Ends in Stabbing Police responded to a mutual stabbing that occurred this morning around 3:30 a.m. in an apartment at 301 White Street. The two men …

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Reports of Florida Shooter’s Ties to White Nationalist Group WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, President and Executive …

HURRICANE IRMA MARINE DEBRIS CLEANUP BEGINS IN KEYS When: Friday, Feb. 16, 10 to 11 a.m. Where: Big Pine Key, FL (LOCATION: Vicinity of 31343 Avenue I. It is …

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS OFFICIALS RESPOND TO BROWARD SCHOOL SHOOTING MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – District officials would like to take the time to respond to the tragic …

Mote Marine aids reef restoration KWHS interns work together with local lab to help rejuvenate dying coral By KAYSIE MIRE KONK LIFE STUDENT WRITER From …

Plein Air Painters Historic Sites Show The Key West Plein Air painters will exhibit their works portraying twelve Key West historic sites at the opening …

Drug bust made during traffic stop A Key Largo man and woman with an array of drugs were arrested after they were stopped for traveling …

Man arrested for sexual assault A 44-year-old Stock Island man was arrested Tuesday night for sexually assaulting a woman on his boat last month. Miguel Ernesto Pestano …

Two men arrested for boat burglary Two mainland men were arrested Sunday for burglarizing and damaging a boat on Big Pine Key. Ismael Perez Castineira, 28, of …

Upper Keys student arrested for battery  A 12-year-old Plantation Key School student was arrested Monday afternoon after pushing a school employee into a wall. The male student …

Detectives seek help in dog case Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating the woman seen in this video and still …

MONROE COUNTY COMPLETES COLLECTION OF HURRICANE LAND DEBRIS; REMOVAL OF MARINE DEBRIS WILL BEGIN SOON MONROE COUNTY, FL – Over the weekend, Monroe County’s contractor completed …

Flood Insurance Policyholders May Get Extra Money to Upgrade Structures Request Funds within 60 Days of Receiving Substantial Damage Notice from Community ORLANDO, Fla. — National Flood Insurance …

Voters now get final say on Stock Island building height increase BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The question of whether to allow 40-foot …

CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL HOME TO MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS 2017-2018 TEACHER OF THE YEAR MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – Monroe County School officials are pleased to announce …

Boys & Girls Club fundraising for new Key West home hits snag BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER A partnership between Key West and …

FKCC’s VIP Series Opens with Zebrafish KEY WEST, FL, February 7, 2018— Florida Keys Community College will open the 2018 season of its VIP Series with “The …

Traffic stop leads to drug bust   A 28-year-old Key Largo man faces numerous charges after ecstasy, marijuana, more than 30 marijuana oil cartridges and …

Key Lime business burglars arrested A tipster who saw a post on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page helped detectives arrest two men wanted for burglarizing …

ABOUT 200 PEOPLE ATTENDED MONROE COUNTY’S PUBLIC MEETING FOR HOMEOWNERS NAVIGATING REBUILDING/PERMITTING PROCESS POST IRMA BIG PINE KEY, FL – About 200 people whose homes were …