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City proclaims Police Week
The Key West City Commission recently proclaimed May 12-18 as National Police Week. “As a city, we rely on law enforcement officers to keep our neighborhoods safe, enforce our laws, and respond in times of crisis,” reads the proclamation. “These men and women sustain peace and order in our community. They routinely put their lives on the line to defend ours, and the price of the bravery may result in injury, disability or death.” ...
South Florida's week of record-breaking temperatures: A recap and a look ahead
Summer has arrived early in South Florida as we've not only experienced the warmest temperatures of the year this week but also witnessed records being broken left and right. This is all thanks to a strong south and southwest wind. Combine that with the warm waters of the Florida Straits and Atlantic, and you get some record-breaking temperatures.
Coast Guard repatriates 23 migrants intercepted in the Florida Keys
FLORIDA KEYS, Fla. (CBS12) — Twenty-three migrants were repatriated to Cuba on Tuesday. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said the migrants were intercepted during two separate ventures near Key West. The first occurred Friday morning, watchstanders were notified of a migrant venture 12 miles south of Marquesas, the USCG...
Field entries lead Conchs, Dolphins into the last event of 2023-24 season
A dozen athletes from Monroe County will have their opportunity to compete against the best Florida has to offer in track and field during the Florida High School Athletic Association State Championships, for Marathon the 1A finals on Wednesday, May 15, and Key West the 2A finals on Thursday, May 16, at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. A third of the state qualifiers from the Keys advanced in the pole vault, with Conchs senior Niks-Davis Suharevskis seeded sixth overall entering the championships with...
South Florida hit 6 heat records on Wednesday. How hot was it?
Wednesday is the official start of rainy season — which isn’t just about rain, but also about the humidity, which began surging over the last two weeks. When you couple the higher humidity with record-setting temps, you get some unbelievable feels-like temps or heat indices. We have three...
KEYS WOMAN MAGAZINE PROFILE: FRITZIE ESTIMOND SAYS ‘KEY WEST CHOSE ME’
The title on Fritzie Estimond’s business card — associate director, Key West Business Guild — doesn’t begin to do her justice. With a ready laugh that fills the room, Estimond is an ambassador to the all-welcome world of Key West. She’s frequently the first person Key West’s gay and lesbian guests encounter at the guild’s visitor center on Duval Street, where bold pride colors assure new arrivals they’re among friends.
Overnight fire damages Stock Island home
STOCK ISLAND, Fla. – Firefighters battled a house fire in the Lower Florida Keys Tuesday morning. According to Monroe County Fire Rescue, it happened at around 3:30 a.m. in the area of Ninth Avenue and Fifth Street on Stock Island. Fire destroys mobile home in Miami Gardens. NOW PLAYING.
Key West City Commission moves forward on bond referendum
Members of the Key West City Commission recently cast their first votes on four separate, crucial ordinances regarding the long-discussed referendum vote on a $300 million General Obligation Bond. If approved, the referendum will be on the ballot for the General Election on Nov. 5. Commissioners, at their Thursday, May 9, meeting, voted in favor of a series of four ordinances, mostly 5-2, all of which approved the vote for...
Video shows moment Florida man apologizes after crashing loader into police cruiser: ‘I'm sorry'
Body camera video captures the moment a police cruiser in Key West, Florida, was hit head-on by heavy machinery driven by a suspect who was later arrested. On May 4, the officer was responding to reports of a man using a loader to destroy vehicles and a building at the College of the Florida Keys.
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