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Picture of the Day: Underwater find
KT Budde-Jones submitted this photo with a note: “The wreckage of a TBM off the coast near Key West International Airport (KEYW) in Florida.”. Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for...
POPULAR PASTOR AT KEY WEST’S CATHOLIC CHURCH RETIRES
“Rousing” isn’t an adjective typically used to describe a Catholic Mass, with its solemn traditions of scripture, sacrament, prayer and hymns. The choir doesn’t clap with rhythmic gusto, and congregants don’t punctuate a booming sermon with encouraging shouts of “Amen” and “preach.”. That...
Conor McGregor’s ‘Road House’ movie slammed by local mayor for portraying Florida Keys as crime-ridden drug den
Teri Johnston, mayor of Key West, Fla., has a problem with Conor McGregor’s Road House movie because it depicts Florida Keys as a crime-ridden drug den where troublemakers come to get drunk and throw hands. Merrill Raschein, Mayor of Monroe County, echoed those sentiments when talking to TMZ. It...
Key West man rams ex’s car, smashes window with golf club in jealous rage, police say
KEY WEST, Fla. – A 35-year-old Key West man is facing multiple charges following an incident where he encountered his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend and a man at a park on Wednesday evening, according to authorities. Key West police said Randy Lamar Barnes arrived in a Range Rover at Little Hamaca...
Song about Florida Keys aims to help children
A song called “In the Key of West (Keys Strong)” will benefit Florida Keys children, individually and through local charities, and the song’s creators want it to become the anthem of the Keys. An alternative rock/pop duo called Lung released a three-track single and music video titled “In the Key of West (Keys Strong)” on March 1. The accompanying video, shot in the Keys over three days from the air, land and sea, highlights the island chain’s natural beauty and fun options on the water,...
Report: Keys real estate market correction to continue
A real estate market full of paradoxes is how a recent comparison of Florida Keys property sales in 2023 to the previous year describes the past “off-year” of adjustments. “While the dollar volume of sales in 2023 was the third highest in Keys history — higher than any year prior to 2021 — the number of sales was the lowest in the past 10 years,” according to a Coldwell Banker Schmitt Realty Co. report released Feb. 22. ...
Two men found dead in Marathon
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating the deaths of two men found early Friday, March 22, on Avenue A in Marathon. Deputies responded to 104 Avenue A at 6:30 a.m. where they met with a man who had found the deceased men near the rear of a car parked in the area. He said he was a friend of one of the men. The deputy reported...
CONCH BASEBALL TESTED IN CALI AS HURRICANES SPLIT SPRING BREAK
Conch baseball took their talent to the west coast over spring break to see how they measured up to some of the highest-rated ball clubs in California. They opened their long-distance series with the Sonora Raiders, who hail from La Habra, just outside the Anaheim city limits. Key West struck first in inning three when Auggy Davila walked, then was advanced when the pitcher balked with Nelson Ong at the plate. Ong then laid down a sacrifice bunt to get Davila to third and Caden Pichardo grounded out, giving Davila the opportunity to cross the plate and give Key West the lead. Sonora tied it up in inning four and from there, it was a defensive battle into extra innings. Anthony Lariz pitched a phenomenal game, lasting 8 innings and striking out 11 batters in the process. But the game would last 10 innings, and Sonora managed to score the walk-off run to end it, 2-1. The Conchs had 5 hits in the loss, with 1 each from Steel Mientkiewicz, Caden Pichardo, Sam Holland, Jacob Burnham and Roman Garcia.
Friends hope to set Guinness World Record for driving 500 miles in toy car across Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. - A Guinness World Record is being attempted in Florida. Two women from Tampa are traveling the coastline on nothing but battery power. Cassie Aran and Lauren Lee, both 29, are aiming to set the Guinness World Record for driving 500 miles in a toy car. "We can...
One of Monroe County's most wanted men arrested in Big Pine Key
One of The Keys’ most wanted men is finally behind bars after being arrested on Thursday night on an outstanding warrant, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Bruce Austin Mills, 40, stands accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s house on March 9th, punching her, pushing her to the ground twice and breaking a number of items while inside the house, a statement from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said.
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