Key West News

In an effort to help eradicate dengue fever and the mosquitos that spread it, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is seeking federal and state approval to release hundreds of thousands of genetically-modified mosquitos designed to kill off the natural Aedes aegypti variety of the fly throughout Key West, Florida.

A portion of the original Bahia Honda trestle bridge in the Florida Keys. The bridge was built in the early 1900s to carry Henry Flagler's Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad on the lower deck.

Randy Acevedo, the former superintendent of the Monroe County School District ousted from his post in 2009 by then-Gov. Charlie Crist and subsequently convicted of felony public corruption, apparently isn't complying with terms of his probation -- to the tune of more than $16,000. Instead of giving him jail time, Circuit Court Judge Mark Jones ... (more)

Money has been going down the drain for an expense that theA Seminole School BoardA now has discovered itA doesA not have to pay.

A group of Marco Islanders was given a sample of new service to Key West by way of a 150 foot catamaran that can accommodate 350 passengers.

Thursday, The Coast Guard Cutter Webber was delivered to Coast Guard Sector Miami at Base Support Unit Miami in Miami Beach.

Who: Jared Michael Hopgood. Where: The Club, Vail. When: 4 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Feb.

"Going the wrong way down a one-way street just to save going around the block causes wrecks.

For some reason, the sailfish don't seem to want to make their way to the Middle and Lower Keys.

Picadillo or ground meat in a flavor-packed tomato sauce is a popular Cuban dish that is served in many Latin restaurants.

Although Key West experienced an overall 18 percent drop in crime in 2011 compared to 2010, according to city officials, violent crime is up 1.6 percent.The clearance rate -- the number of crimes solved out of the number of reported cases -- is 27.2 percent, up from 21.9 percent in 2010, the city is reporting to the Florida Department of Law ... (more)

Key West is second only to Las Vegas in trashiness for spring break. And Miami Beach and several other Florida cities are in the Top 10.

Wet weather will ease Sunday across the Midwest as a winter storm treks eastward.

Over dinner a couple of weeks back, some friends and I got into a rather breathless discussion after one of the girls asked “would you rather enjoy an evening of love or a really good meal?” I say breathless because, after everyone chose a good meal , we started rhapsodizing over the best meals that we’d ever eaten and what made them ... (more)

The Key West City Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to rehabilitate Glynn Archer Elementary as a new city hall.The vote greenlights negotiations with the Monroe County School Board, which had earlier approved a framework calling for deeding the school to the city at no cost in exchange for some office space and a place to park buses on ... (more)

Key West city commissioners are expected to decide today whether city contracts should require that vendors provide the same medical benefits options to qualified same-sex couples that are offered to their married employees.

In the age of the 21st century Meteorologist the weather can, at times, become almost boring with routine weather and weather forecasting.

The rare February Invest 90L that popped up off the Yucatan Peninsula drenched the Keys Sunday night and early Monday morning, shattering a 140-year precipitation record in Key West.

The roar of cannon fire and the sight of soldiers in Civil War uniforms are to greet visitors at oceanfront Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Friday though Sunday, Feb.

A 43-year-old man who wore a pair of shorts on his head has been charged with trying to rob First State Bank on Stock Island near Key West.