A 38-year-old Cutler Bay, Florida man was arrested Tuesday morning following a traffic stop in Key Largo in which more than 10 ounces of cocaine was found.

The Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving multiple cases in which swastikas were spray painted on public roads and private property this month from Stock Island to Key Largo.

The geography of travel from Florida City to Key West as US 1 becomes the Overseas Highway is simple.

A 57-year-old Tavernier man was arrested Thursday morning for performing work on a woman’s home without permits or proper licensing — work that was to take days remained unfinished months later.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and the Florida Highway Patrol are currently working a southbound, 11:15 a.m. fatal motorcycle crash near Mile Marker 114 on the Miami-Dade County side of the 18-Mile Stretch.

The Monroe County Fire Rescue Fire Academy celebrated 28 new graduates today at a virtual ceremony that was streamed live by Monroe County TV.

Nathaniel Richard Johns, 31, of Key Largo, was charged with fleeing and

Florida is receiving a shipment of about 120,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer this week and will get another 360,000-plus doses of a vaccine from Moderna, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday.

As property insurance rates skyrocket, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will become an increasingly more affordable option for Florida’s 6.2 million homeowners.

Monroe County is in the process of preparing a Transportation Master Plan that will provide future direction for U.S. 1 within Monroe County.

Effects of the coronavirus pandemic on state tourism decreased in October, but recovery for Florida’s vital revenue-generating industry is still at best a year away, according to an association study.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was at Tampa General Hospital (TBH) Monday as a 31-year-old emergency room nurse became one of the first Floridians to be inoculated with Pfrizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

A 32-year-old Key Largo man was arrested Sunday night after

Participating in a White House vaccine summit on Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron

Planning work to address flooding from rising sea levels, similar to how the state maps out road and bridge projects for five years, is being considered by the new Republican leaders of the Florida House and Senate.

Monroe County Emergency Management will continue to monitor Tropical Depression Eta in conjunction with National Weather Service Key West (NWSKW). The track and intensity of Eta continues to be highly uncertain on what looks like will be a large and disheveled system when it reaches the Flor…

As academic learning continues, with a mix of on-campus/in-school attendance and virtual learning, COVID-19 case numbers have been increasing as well among students, faculty, and staff at local schools and colleges.

Monroe County is in the process of preparing a Transportation Master Plan that will provide future direction for U.S. 1 within Monroe County. Due to technical issues during the first public outreach meeting in September, an additional meeting is scheduled for Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. via Zoom webin…

The goal – urge small businesses to apply for government programs created to boost the economy and provide immediate relief for companies and employees.

In Florida City the Youth Activity Center on 5th Avenue is the Early Voting Location. On Monday, poll workers there at around 1:30 PM reported that there had been a steady flow of voters since the polls opened at 7 AM, but that no one had been required to stand in line to enter the Polling Place.

A 20-year-old Wellington, Florida man was arrested Friday morning after a traffic stop netted an AR-15 style weapon and marijuana.

With growing COVID-19 numbers in Monroe County, health department and county officials are urging residents to not let their guard down when it comes to wearing masks, washing hands, and social distancing. There have been 201 cases in the past 14 days with a 7 percent positive test rate.

Monroe County is testing a temporary flood control barrier in the Twin Lakes community in Key Largo to help alleviate recent king tide road flooding. As one of the County’s pilot road elevation projects not yet constructed, this interim measure will provide relief to residents from the curre…

Residents of Monroe County - The Keys - need to make $4,000 every month to maintain a modest standard of living, making it the most expensive place in Florida to live, according to an analysis from 24/7 Wall St.

State regulators on Tuesday delved into potential large increases in property-insurance rates for customers of First Community Insurance Co.

With Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried calling for a coordinated response by statewide elected officials to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended the actions of agencies under his control.

A 22-year-old Key Largo man was arrested Saturday after wielding a handgun during a fracas that also included brass knuckles.

A storm or hurricane is not an excuse to clear vegetation, especially native vegetation, like mangroves or gumbo limbo, from your property. Sometimes it is necessary to remove vegetative debris but there are limits as to what can be cleared. Hurricane Irma proved that some property owners wi…

A 27-year-old Hialeah, Florida man faces multiple drug-related charges after he was found on Saturday in possession of a large amount of marijuana, hallucinogenic mushrooms, LSD and Ecstasy.

A storm or hurricane is not an excuse to clear vegetation, especially native vegetation, like mangroves or gumbo limbo, from your property. Sometimes it is necessary to remove vegetative debris but there are limits as to what can be cleared. Hurricane Irma proved that some property owners wi…

Multiple new terms have been added to conversations in this time of global change such as, “Mask mandate, social distancing, and Zoom rooms.” The original use of “cohort” to refer to one of ten divisions of an ancient Roman legion was modernized and is now likely to be frequently heard when …

A 43-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for kidnapping his girlfriend in

A 34-year-old Key Largo woman was arrested Saturday on child neglect charges after the Sheriff’s Office found her and her four children living in deplorable conditions.

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) has

Correction:  Results originally reported were inaccurate for two House races.

To better understand the extent of the Dengue fever outbreak in Monroe County, the Florida Department of Health has been working with the community to identify individuals who have recovered from the mosquito-borne illness in the last few months.

The upcoming Florida primaries are taking place on August 18, 2020, with the general elections following not long after, taking place on November 3, 2020. The focus of these elections for residents of South Florida include, but are not limited to: Florida’s 26th Congressional District Electi…

The most recent Monroe County School District Press Release provides the date of Wednesday, August 19, 2020 as the start of the 2020-2021 school year for virtual classes. Thursday August 6, 2020 was a busy day for teachers who reported for planning and preparation.

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) has received confirmation of four additional cases of Dengue fever, bringing the total to 26 confirmed cases of Dengue this year all in the Key Largo area.

Officials at all levels, school administrators, teachers, parents, and yes, students, are looking at when Miami-Dade schools would normally start August 24, 2020. Miami-Dade County’s plan is to use a, “A Comprehensive, Informed Approach”, as work groups have been convened and intense discuss…

Anyone who plans to participate in catching lobster in Monroe County during the two day season — which runs from 12:01 a.m. July 29 to 11:59 p.m. July 30 — should make sure to familiarize themselves with both state law and with local ordinances in the Florida Keys. Details and information ca…

On Tuesday morning, July 21, Monroe County Mayor Heather Carruthers and the Board of County Commissioners held an over three hour emergency virtual special meeting, via Zoom, to discuss the continuing spike in cases of COVID-19, whether to ask the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commi…

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) has received laboratory confirmation of two additional cases of Dengue fever.

The Sheriff’s Office arrested two people and escorted about 40 people from Hawks Cay Resort & Marina Friday night following a ruckus in which a Deputy was hit in the face.

The most recent reversal of Miami-Dade County to once again close dine-in service at restaurants came with little notice and big impact. 

A former Ocean Reef Public Safety Department Security Commander and former Sheriff’s Office Deputy was arrested Tuesday morning following a Sheriff’s Office-led investigation into illegal access to law enforcement computer databases.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jon Riggs was fired Monday following

As Democrats inch closer to having real power in the Florida Senate for the first time in nearly three decades, political leaders and donor checkbooks are focused on a South Florida swing seat.

This joint statement was issued by: U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, State Senator Annette Taddeo, State Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez, State Rep. Kionne McGhee, State Rep. Javier Fernandez, County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava, County Commissioner Dennis Moss, Florida City Mayor Otis W…