Key West News

Food, fun and fireworks are on tap in the Florida Keys during the July 4 holiday.

Saturday is the anniversary of the death of Monroe County Sheriff's Deputy Melissa "Missy" Powers, who died in the line of duty on June 22, 2010.

A Virginia man who was denied permission to open a new tattoo shop in Old Town is now arguing his case in federal court, saying the local law limiting such businesses is unconstitutional.

Runners and paddleboard enthusiasts can test their skills and celebrate Ernest Hemingway's sporting lifestyle during the Hemingway 5k Sunset Run and Paddleboard Race set for Saturday, July 20. The challenges are part of the annual Hemingway Days festival that commemorates the life and work of the author who lived in Key West throughout the 1930s.

This Key West, Florida bed and breakfast is within a 10-minute walk of Duval Street and the Atlantic Ocean.

U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia wants to start a national discussion about the issue of exempting privately owned military housing in Key West and elsewhere from local property taxes.

Despite a May 30 public ceremony in which the Monroe County School District handed over the keys to Glynn Archer Elementary School to the city of Key West for use as a city hall, the two entities want to extend the June 28 official transfer date.City Attorney Shawn Smith will present that to the Key West City Commission when it meets on Tuesday ... (more)

Key West police are investigating an unidentified 17-year-old's claim that he was kidnapped at gunpoint and robbed by three masked men in Old Town on Monday.The teen, described in a police report as a Tennessee native in Key West with his mother on a sailboat bound for the Caribbean, told Officer Marcus Delvale he was walking in the Key West Bight ... (more)

On the western edge of Key West sits the organization on the front line of America's war on drugs.

"From the information given on the construction site, the boondoggle on North Roosevelt, it seems that it's easier to go to Marathon than drive to Key West, and that's only a mile away."

Moments away from the pristine beaches of sunny Key West, Florida, this all-suite hotel features a variety of modern amenities and facilities, in a tropical and relaxing atmosphere.

Following three separate migrant interdictions, the US Coast Guard has repatriated a total of 56 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabaas, Cuba.

Scott vetoed a tax bill that included an amendment he opposed. The amendment dealt with a dispute in Key West between a private landowner and the Monroe County property appraiser.

A fundraiser to help "Diver" Dan Kramer, aka The Tree Guy, will be held 6 to 10 p.m. June 21 at Camille's Restaurant, 1202 Simonton St. Kramer has been in a coma for 10 weeks at Ryder Trauma Center in Miami after a workplace injury.

This post was updated June 12 at 10:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. PHOENIX, Arizona, June 12. ABOUT 11 hours into her attempt to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the use of a shark tank, Chloe McCardel has ended her swim after a dangerous jellyfish sting made it impossible for her to continue.

It will be all about tartly sweet Key Lime pie over the July 4th holiday weekend in Key West with the kick off of the inaugural Key Lime Festival .

Australian endurance swimmer Chloe McCardel ended her attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after 11 hours in the water when she was stung by a jellyfish.

The nonprofit that has spent almost 10 years planning an assisted living complex on the Truman Waterfront should "bow out" and allow Key West to start over on creating senior housing, City Commissioner Tony Yaniz said Wednesday.

American country singer and songwriter who puts outs high energy stadium summer concerts extraordinaire, is making summer official for another year.

Gov. Rick Scott waited until 6 p.m. today to veto a bill that would have provided millions of dollars in local property tax exemptions to private companies that partner with the military on housing projects.