Firefighters with the Key West Fire Department took part in recent training to learn how to dismantle cars in an emergency. The week-long training was a part of a larger Urban Search and Rescue operation, and all the cars used in the exercise were already marked for destruction, according to…
Leesfield & Partners has filed a case on behalf of a woman who attempted to lie down on an improperly installed and inadequately maintained hammock at a Key West resort. The hammock flipped her and sent her head-first to the ground, resulting in a severe spinal cord injury. Not only…
A 35-year-old man faces a slew of charges after allegedly threatening individuals at a Tom Thumb store on Stock Island Wednesday. The man, of Marathon, Florida, was charged with theft, robbery with a weapon, aggravated assault and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, according to the Monroe County…
Card Sound Road, one of the only ways in and out of the Florida Keys, will have intermittent closures Thursday morning due to fast-moving brush fires, according to reporting from The Miami Herald. Thursday marks the third day in which the road saw shut downs due to the wildfires as…
American Cruise Lines, the largest river and small cruise ship line in the U.S., announced its newest ship was christened in Key West. The ceremony, which was held last week in Key West, was held to honor the company’s newest ship, the American Legend. This ship is part of the…
The charter captain of a boat that crashed into a bridge over the summer, injuring several people including an 11-year-old boy, has been accused of being under the influence during the crash. Laurence Lewis, 42, was charged this week with three counts of felony boating under the influence, causing serious…
Following a $35 million renovation, La Concha in Key West has recently joined Marriott’s “Autograph Collection,” a signifier of upscale properties within the Marriot International portfolio. The 160-room hotel, formerly known as Crowne Plaza La Concha, was under construction since at least October of last year and now features a…
Divers broke records this year in an annual competition to remove invasive lionfish from Florida waters, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission press release. The 2024 Lionfish Season concluded with a record-breaking 31,773 species being pulled from the water. Just under 300 divers went on over 700…
About eight cases of Legionnaires’ Disease have been reported recently in Lee County, tallying 48 cases so far this year within the Southwest Florida community. About three of the eight occurred within the same neighborhood after three women were reported to have pulled weeds in their garden, according to reporting…
An 18-year-old died when she was hit by a propeller trying to board a New Jersey boat over the weekend officials say. The teen was on a raft being pulled by the boat and, when she tried to get on the boat, was hit by the propeller. Additional details were…