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What US county is most impacted by hurricanes?
Monroe County, Florida, which is home to the Florida Keys, has been impacted by more tropical storms and hurricanes than any other county in the U.S. According to NOAA historical data, 117 cyclones have passed within 50 miles of the Keys. Counties such as Hyde and Dare, which consist of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, are close followers.
KEY WEST MURDER SUSPECT TAKES 30-YEAR PLEA DEAL
A Key West man who was facing trial for the 2021 shooting death of 19-year-old Key Wester Jossue Emmanuel Gomez on Tuesday accepted a 30-year plea deal. Online court records indicate the plea was accepted at 3 p.m. Tuesday, but the accompanying documentation had not been uploaded Tuesday evening. Angel...
CUBAN SANDWICH ‘THROW DOWN’ AT THE GREEN PARROT SATURDAY
Frita’s Cuban Burger Cafe once again presents the Cuban Sandwich Throwdown on Saturday,. April 27 at the Green Parrot Bar from noon to 3 p.m. Twelve contestants have signed on for this year’s competition, which features a panel of “local celebrity” judges. Everyone in the bar that day can also partake in the judging for a $20 donation, which will provide each person with 12 sandwiches to blind taste test.
Reports of dying fish flood this Florida hotline. Here’s what people are seeing.
![CDATA[ An hour before the sun dipped below the Key West horizon, Veronika Frystacka walked on a pier when a crowd formed. A bizarre-looking fish thrashed on rocks below the bystanders. It had a snout like a chainsaw and stretched 6 feet long. Frystacka, 30, had only seen this prehistoric creature in textbooks and aquariums. It was a smalltooth sawfish, an almost mythical endangered species that lurks Southwest Florida waters in the shadows.
Little Torch development battle continues
The battle over redeveloping the shoreside facilities at Dolphin Marina on Little Torch Key into a 38-unit resort is again heating up with a group of residents opposed to the plan filing its legal argument against the Monroe County Planning Commission and the developers, Little Palm Dolphin Resort Development, with a state Department of Administrative Hearings. In October, the Planning Commission approved a plan to redevelop Dolphin Marina on Little Torch Key, despite roughly 30 neighbors contending the project is too big and out of...
Human Smugglers Busted by FWC in Florida Keys
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and local, state and federal authorities working together to prevent illegal immigration in south Florida and the Florida Keys, prevented a possible human smuggling operation. In Miami-Dade County, the Air and Marine Operations Center notified partner agencies of a possible human smuggling...
Windy weekend ahead, afternoon highs in low 80s
MIAMI - A strong ocean breeze develops later Friday and will continue all weekend. Gusts close to 30 mph are possible along the coast and in the Florida Keys each afternoon. Temperatures will quickly climb each morning reaching the lower 80s each afternoon.A high risk of rip currents remains in effect along the east coast beaches with small craft advisories being issued through the weekend. Rough seas and surf will continue into next week even as the wind dies down slightly.The ocean breeze will be able to pick up just enough moisture to bring a few showers through the area each morning. Rain chances remain low with much of the area staying dry but a brief shower remains possible each morning especially south. With the lighter breeze next week, showers will develop inland as the Gulf Coast sea breeze gets a chance to develop and move inland.
Live chickens ‘walking around kitchen,’ flying insects landing on food lead to restaurant closure
State records show eight “repeat violations” were found inside New York Pasta Garden in Key West last week. A “stop sale” was ordered on garlic bites because insects were landing on them. Coral Springs deli among restaurants ordered shut last week. NOW PLAYING. South Florida restaurants...
SCHOOL BOARD CALLS FOUL ON KEY WEST STADIUM PRICE INCREASE
The school board this month pressed pause on a $4 million price increase that would have put the cost of Key West High School’s new football stadium and baseball complex at nearly $24 million. In March, the board had expected to approve a $2 million change order for a...
Two school records set during Hurricanes' final home meet
With one of the latest dates to being the postseason, while also unable to make the trip to compete in the Key West High regular-season finale, the Coral Shores High track and field team decided to slip in one final home meet on Friday, April 19, during which, the Hurricanes were still able to go out on a high note with a pair of school records set during on the afternoon. Just two days prior, during a meet at Barbare Goleman, the Hurricanes’ 4x800 boy...
IGUANA NEST CREATES WEIRD SINKHOLE IN KEYS ROAD
A concerned citizen recently sent Monroe County Mayor Holly Raschein a note of concern regarding a “weird sinkhole” in the road in her Key Largo neighborhood. Monroe County Roads and Bridges staff found quite an interesting culprit — an invasive iguana tunneled underneath the asphalt to create a nesting area.
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