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A fatal accident in Monroe County involving a semitruck has temporarily closed north and southbound lanes on the road to the Florida Keys early Tuesday morning, officials said. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, the accident occurred at about 4:40 a.m. Tuesday at Mile Marker 21, the substation on...

CUDJOE KEY, Fla. (WSVN) — A crash involving a semi-trailer truck at mile marker 21 has led to a full roadblock Tuesday morning, impacting both northbound and southbound lanes. The incident occurred around 4:40 a.m., resulting in a fatality. Monroe County Fire Rescue, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, and Florida...

A fatal crash involving a tractor trailer that went up in flames early Tuesday morning shut down U.S. 1 in the lower Florida Keys, said the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened around 4:40 a.m. on Cudjoe Key near mile marker 21, shutting down all lanes on U.S. 1, according to Monroe County Fire Rescue. One person died, said Adam Linhardt, spokesman for the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

MARATHON, Fla. – Three men affiliated with the Outlaws Motorcycle Club biker gang were arrested after a traffic stop in the Florida Keys turned up guns and drugs on Monday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. MCSO spokesperson Adam Linhardt said deputies arrested Kyle Raidel Arriete, 32,...

CUDJOE KEY, Fla. — The main highway through the Florida Keys became the scene of a deadly accident when a semitruck flipped onto its side and caught fire. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, the crash happened early Tuesday morning, shortly before 5 a.m. Very little additional information was provided beyond the fact that one person was killed in the crash.

A fatal crash on U.S. 1 early Tuesday involving a semi-trailer truck shut down the highway for hours, as first responders attended to a fiery scene at mile marker 21 outside the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office substation on Cudjoe Key. At about 4:30 a.m., the southbound UNFI (United Natural...

Monroe County is considering a measure for the 2024 general election ballot that would change its form of government. It’s a way of getting much-needed funding for infrastructure projects in the Florida Keys. For months, county officials have been working to draft an 11-page proposal alongside a question to...

A 40-year-old Florida woman with a 1-year-old baby was arrested Sunday after drugs were found...

The Monroe County Commission will hold a workshop next week to discuss plans and funding options for one of the biggest issues facing several Upper Keys neighborhoods — sea-level rise and road flooding. The commission will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Murray E. Nelson Government and Cultural Center in Key Largo. Judy Clarke, who oversees the county’s engineering and roads department, will give an update on...

MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — A Gulf Shores man was sentenced to four months in prison for illegally smuggling paper soaked in “spice,” a synthetic cannabinoid, to a federal inmate at the Monroe County Detention Center. According to court documents, Michael Leonides Santos, 36, was arrested on February...

The Keys’ tough development rules date to 1970s, when the entire archipelago was declared an “area of critical state concern” in response to surging development.

The location of those roaches also feels icky.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 40-year-old Islamorada woman, who was traveling with a young child, on drug and child neglect charges on Sunday, Dec. 3, after drugs were reportedly found in her vehicle. Deputies arrested Shanna Kay Ferguson on felony charges of child neglect, possession of cocaine, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of Adderall without a prescription, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesman Adam Linhardt. A Sheriff’s Office deputy...