Key West Lou / Planned Parenthood Sells Aborted Fetus Baby Parts By Louis Petrone Selling body parts is big business world wide. Lucrative. Four years …

Governors order National Guardsmen to be armed after attacks GARY FINEOUT, Associated Press   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Governors in at least a half-dozen states …

US, Cuba restore full diplomatic ties after 5 decades MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press PETER ORSI, Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a half …

Rush to divvy up Key West’s oil spill settlement has begun BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The ink is barely dry on the …

Two Keys Characters to Take the Rap for Upcoming Star-Studded Celebration of Sleuthing Back in 2013, two fairly conspicuous Florida Keys characters – Michael Haskins …

Cubans facing deportation await changes in US-Cuba relations ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — With the United States and …

Chattanooga Muslims mourning military deaths, anxious about acceptance after shootings CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — As the death toll rose to five, a handful of governors …

Donald Trump criticizes John McCain’s war record, says ‘I like people who weren’t captured’ AMES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized Sen. …

LETTER TO THE EDITOR / Last Stand is urging Key West City Commission to reject a proposed resolution to negotiate for twice weekly garbage pick-up.  …

GOP sees Iran nuke deal as chance to cultivate Jewish voters SERGIO BUSTOS, Associated Press KEN THOMAS, Associated Press   MIAMI (AP) — Seizing on …

‘Beautiful eye candy’: Frozen plains in Pluto’s heart MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Vast frozen plains exist next door …

Hitchhiking robot embarks on coast-to-coast tour across US COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press   BOSTON (AP) — With its thumb raised skyward and a grin on …

Crime in Key West dropped over the past six months, when compared to the first half of 2014. Violent crime is down by 26 percent …

Tropic Sprockets / Spy   By Ian Brockway   Yes, here again is McCarthy as we know her: the sarcastic and brash lady with a …

City Council votes to hire David Miguet as city attorney BY TERRY SCHMIDA The City Council voted July 14 to hire David Migut to head …

Probe: Bogus enrollees kept getting ‘Obamacare’ WASHINGTON (AP) — Phony applicants that investigators signed up last year under President Barack Obama’s health care law got …

Acoustic surf musician Donavon Frankenreiter to perform concert at Fort East Martello On Sunday, August 30, pro surfer-turned musician Donavon Frankenreiter will send out his …

Florida Keys Community College Seeks National “Center of Excellence” Designation; Applauds Monroe County Resolution in Support of National Maritime and Energy Career Training Initiative KEY …

Reminder: Marine related thefts are on the rise; keep your property safe With the uptick in marine related crime in Monroe County, the Sheriff’s Office …

County LVA officials to be lionized for their role in local club’s revival BY TERRY SCHMIDA A little over a year ago, the Key West …