Posts in category City News

Hiring Local Residents is a Win-Win for FEMA and Florida ORLANDO, Fla. – FEMA is helping Florida’s economy after Hurricane Irma not just by providing financial …

Texas Suspect Arrested in Key West Death Key West Police Detectives have arrested a Texas man suspected of murdering his girlfriend at Smather’s Beach last …

Mainland man arrested for trap robbing A Miami man who robbed stone crab traps and harvested undersized claws last month near the Bahia Honda Bridge …

KWPD Names Officer and Civilian Employee of the Year During an awards ceremony Thursday at the Grand Key Resort, Key West Police Chief Donie Lee announced the …

Visiting Nurse Association closing its doors BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Battered by financial instability over the past few years and walloped by …

Two face drug charges Two women caught using drugs in a truck on Big Pine Key are in jail on drug charges. A woman called …

New Town residents object to proposed bike/pedestrian bridges BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The effort to create a bike/pedestrian master plan that would …

Overnight Fire at Friendly Cab Around 4 am, Key West Firefighters and Police responded to a fire at Friendly Cab Company on 14th Street where the …

Crime Rate Drops Again in Key West Crime in Key West has been dropping continuously over the past few years, and it dropped by nearly …

Plane crash Marathon airport A Piper Lance, single engine plane was attempting to take off from Marathon Airport traveling north on runway 7.  According to …

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CELEBRATES LITERACY WEEK WHO: Monroe County School District families, MCSD Media Specialists, MCSD Literacy Coaches, MCSD English Language Arts Teachers, MCSD …

Visiting Nurse Association closing its doors BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Battered by financial instability over the past few years and walloped by …

Key West Artisan Market: Culinary and Wine Edition is This Sunday  The fifth Key West Artisan Market of the season, “Culinary and Wine Edition” will …

MONROE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE PUTS OUT MOBILE HOME FIRE ON BIG PINE KEY BIG PINE KEY, FL – Monroe County Fire Rescue responded at about 4 a.m. Tuesday …

Mott wins Leaders 4 Life scholarship By JESSICA NITTI KONK LIFE STUDENT CORRESPONDENT Anna Mott, Key West High School senior, was recently named as a …

Free furniture for Hurricane Irma victims Volunteers of America of Florida has received a donation of up to $1.4 million of new furniture for victims …

DEADLINE TO PUT HURRICANE DEBRIS ON COUNTY RIGHTS OF WAY FROM MM 28 to 40 IS SUNDAY, JAN. 28; FINAL PASS IN THIS AREA BEGINS JAN. 29 AND …

Woman arrested for fraud  A Marathon woman was arrested for paying money into a jail inmate’s commissary account using a stolen credit card number.  In …

Tougher cosmetic store ordinance protested by owners BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Several employees of the often-criticized cosmetics stores along Duval Street went …

FEMA Offers Rebuilding Tips At South Florida Home Improvement Stores ORLANDO, Fla. – FEMA specialists will be available in the locations below to answer questions and …