Stock Island News

The tournament angler who catches the largest total inches of permit on fly on the flats earns the title of grand champion.

Monroe County State Attorney Dennis Ward believes lobbying in Monroe County has gotten out of control, and he's urging the County Commission to lay down the law -- both figuratively and literally.

It is official. Federal fishery managers have approved a four-month ban on several species of shallow-water groupers.

Whether Monroe County should spend almost $2.5 million a year on building affordable housing or preserving environmentally sensitive land is a question being debated more these days.

The working waterfront isn't usually associated with great food, live music and a party atmosphere, but the folks at the Shrimp Shack on Stock Island are working to change that.The Shrimp Shack is the restaurant arm of the Fishbusterz commercial fishery.Co-owners Eric Dickstein and Charlie Renier are heating up summer with weekly dinner and ...

Prosecutors say they're going to announce Thursday whether a Utah man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Stock Island man will face the death penalty.

The college is offering jobs for at-risk youth this summer that qualifies those same youngsters for a year-round program that pays tuition for college courses.

Clayton Link, 26, sold pot. He may pay for his crime with his life. Link lies in a coma in a Miami hospital after being pulled from a bathtub in the sick bay at the Stock Island jail after his recent arrest.

Replacing the defunct waste-to-energy plant on Stock Island with a new transportation facility may not be in the cards for the city of Key West.

The Department of Environmental Protection will spend $19 million over the next two years on trails throughout the Florida Keys.

A 33-year-old fired state wildlife officer who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges could get life in prison and $4 million in fines when a U.S. judge sentences him in Miami on Aug.

A 26-year-old inmate was found unconscious and submerged in a sick-bay bathtub at the Stock Island jail Thursday morning, ac-cording to the Sheriff's Office.

Life isn't all beer and skittles in Key West these days. At least not the part where My Friend the Boat Owner kept his beautiful 45-foot sailboat for seven years.

Instead of writing working waterfront redevelopment rules from scratch, Monroe County Commissioner Heather Carruthers wants to send the county's latest version to the state for approval.

Highway fatalities through the end of May were down 50 percent from last year, though the reason remains unclear, according to local law enforcement and rescue officers.

If you've robbed a bank early in the morning, it's never a good a idea to run a stop sign with a deputy patrolling nearby later in the day.That's apparently what Robert Potvin, 38, learned on Friday.

A bank robbery suspect was caught literally "red-handed," with dye on him about 6 p.m. Friday following the morning robbery of Key West Bank on the corner of White and Angela streets, city spokeswoman Alyson Crean said in a press release.

In order to avoid 3-3 stalemate votes on the City Commission, officials may appoint a former District 3 commissioner to serve the remainder of Commissioner Dan Kolhage's term when he resigns on July 3. No decisions were made at the Tuesday City Commission meeting, but Kolhage told his colleagues that he wanted to avoid tie votes during the city's ...

Two developers have submitted proposals for the vacant Harris School, which the Monroe County School Board will mull at its meeting today in Key West.

A multi-agency drug task force that targeted alleged drug dealers in downtown Key West bars and businesses have made all the arrests in the case, save one -- a suspect they believe may have fled the country.