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BIG PINE KEY BRUSH FIRE UPDATE: 7 PM BIG PINE KEY, FL – About 46 firefighters from seven agencies (Monroe County Fire Rescue, Key Largo Fire …

Man arrested for dumping boat A 49-year-old man was arrested Monday for dumping an 18-foot boat on the side of 20th Street in Marathon. Harry Elmer Lebo of …

School security assessments beginning The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Monroe County School District will be conducting a security assessment at Sugarloaf School, 255 Crane Boulevard, …

FIREFIGHTERS AND NEIGHBORS SAVE WOMAN’S HOME OF 23 YEARS FROM BIG PINE KEY BRUSH FIRE BIG PINE KEY, FL – Juanita Kretschmar and her housemate George Adams …

Debate between environment and affordable housing wins compromise BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER In the battle for Key West’s soul, how do you …

Garrison Bight ‘liveaboards’ protest new lease requirements BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Angry that Key West City officials proposed a new lease with …

LARGE BRUSH FIRE ON BIG PINE KEY BIG PINE KEY, FL – A brush fire that started along Hibiscus Drive on Big Pine Key on Sunday afternoon around 2 …

HIGHLIGHTS FROM MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING APRIL 19, 2018 MARATHON, FL – The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners held its monthly meeting, …

CFFK Arts Grant Applications Due May 15th The Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (CFFK) is now accepting grant applications from nonprofit arts and cultural …

Rest Beach Restoration The restoration of the sea wall and beach are underway at Rest Beach at the base of the Edward B. Knight White …

Kids Plant New Trees The May Sands Montessori Charter School was at City Hall this week, planting three new young trees behind the butterfly garden. …

Animal Farm open Sunday Come see the new butterfly garden! The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm is open to the public this Sunday from 1 – 3 p.m. Please …

Monroe County State Attorney’s Office KEY WEST, APRIL 19, 2018 — A Key West man will spend the next 43.2 months in state prison following …

FEMA Assistance Tops $1 Billion for Florida Hurricane Irma Survivors Additional $2.3 billion for Floridians and communities through other programs ORLANDO, Fla.– Federal assistance to help …

Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose Yard Sale at FKCC KEY WEST, FL, April 17, 2018— In celebration of Earth Day, the Florida Keys Community College chapter of …

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE RESPONDS TO TRAILER FIRE ON STOCK ISLAND; NO INJURIES STOCK ISLAND, FL – At 3:10 a.m. Tuesday, Monroe County Fire Rescue responded to a …

Irma Survivor Tells How Disaster Preparation Paid Off ORLANDO, Fla. – Irisaida “Isa” Mendez, a locally hired media relations specialist who works out of FEMA’s branch …

Detectives make drug-related arrests The Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Narcotics Unit arrested four people on Friday during a warrant sweep in the Hibiscus Park area in Key …

Man arrested for sexual harassment   A 25-year-old Marathon man was arrested Tuesday for posting naked pictures of his ex-girlfriend on social media. Alfred Theodore Kluge was …

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE OFFERS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE AND GLUCOSE SCREENING  MONROE COUNTY, FL – Monroe County Fire Rescue offers free blood pressure and glucose screening …