Key West scrolled in shock on Dec. 30 through social media posts that seemed to suggest Michael Halpern had died. That couldn’t be true. But it was. Halpern died the morning of Dec. 30 at age 72 ...

Local law enforcement stayed busy tracking down perpetrators throughout the island chain in 2024. The Florida Keys also had a visit from FBI agents who arrested more than 20 in a cocaine trafficking ...

Property at MM 92.5 in Tavernier. Developers purchased the property and are moving forward on a 49,000-square-foot Publix supermarket and liquor store, as well as 86 workforce housing units. DAVID ...

“Florida Man” may be the stereotype, but there are plenty of times each year when “Florida Keys Man” (or woman) steals the spotlight from the bigger moniker. Stories like these are the gifts that keep ...

Well, fair readers, we have traversed another solar year, hopefully more or less unscathed and ideally a little healthier and wiser. While 2024 was marked by anticipation and suspense, Pluto, the ...

A group birthday bash for six Key Westers featured a concert by the Bee Gees at the San Carlos Institute on Dec. 17, along with plenty of food, drinks and disco attire. LARRY BLACKBURN/Keys Weekly ...

Generators hum, Christmas tunes blare and glowing displays bounce off mirrored waters as the Duck Key, Boot Key and Key Colony Beach lighted boat parades delight crowds on Dec. 13, 14 and 15. Photos ...

College of the Florida Keys’ Fall Class of 2024 at the Key West campus. CONTRIBUTED The College of the Florida Keys held its 69th commencement exercises for the fall class of 2024 on Dec. 12 in the ...

City commissioners on Dec. 12 voted to hire Key West native Brian Barroso as the next city manager. MANDY MILES/Keys Weekly It took only one round of voting for Brian Barroso to earn four of the seven ...

Drinks flowed and the race was on for Santa, the Grinch and an army of reindeer and elves to complete the best poker hand in the inaugural 7 Mile SantaCon on Dec. 14. Entry to the event included a ...

From left, Monroe County Chief Resiliency Officer Rhonda Haag, left, joins local municipal partners Mimi Young (Layton), John Bartus (Key Colony Beach), Brian Shea (Marathon), and Alyssa Panzer ...

A 56-year-old Tallahassee, Florida woman died Tuesday following a dive-related incident off Key Largo. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Andrea Shultz was with a commercial dive vessel ...