Florida Keys Keynoter

A pilot escaped with a broken arm after a small helicopter crashed in shallow water near Indian Key on Saturday. Full Story »

Troopers say the person who caused a violent crash that killed a Wyoming woman in Marathon Saturday night was drinking, and records show he already has a drunk-driving conviction from three years ago. Full Story »

Condo associations up and down the Keys are likely anxiously awaiting Acting Circuit Court Judge Ruth Becker's decision in a sewer-fees case pitting the city of Marathon against Keys RV. Full Story »

Monroe County wants to be part of the state's pilot project to allow local governments to regulate anchoring outside of municipal mooring fields. Full Story »

Five months after he was brutally assaulted in Old Town Key West, Tom Milone says he's back to his usual routine, but profoundly changed by the beating. Full Story »

An Islamorada man who attempted to bicycle across U.S. 1 was seriously injured when struck by a vehicle Thursday night. Full Story »

Thursday could be the day Key West city commissioners give final approval to a new law governing how sightseeing operators do business in the Southernmost City. Full Story »

Monroe County wants in on $100 million in U.S. Army Corps of Engineering money for sewer projects in unincorporated areas outside Key Largo, but County Commissioner George Neugent says that's unlikely to happen. Full Story »

The Keys teachers union on Monday agreed to a contract offer of $500 bonuses instead of a percentage salary increase, plus seniority raises, rather than hold out for even higher bonuses. Full Story »

Monroe County commissioners want fewer turf wars and more cooperation when it comes to public safety. Full Story »

A proposed study of Goliath grouper populations could lead to reassessment of a 19-year ban on taking the big fish, according to state fishery managers. Full Story »

As far as storm threats go, the 2009 hurricane season barely rustled the pond fronds in the Florida Keys. Full Story »

A Stock Island man arrested Nov. 20 on a drug-trafficking count now faces several more felonies. Full Story »

In Key West, the adults are arguing over kids' ballfields. Full Story »

Marathon City Council members should be busy this weekend. Full Story »

Bahama Village Redevelopment Advisory Committee members are set to hear six proposals on Dec. 10 about how to spend special property tax funds for rehabilitation projects in the Bahama Village neighborhood. Full Story »

It was more of the same last week when it came to Monroe County officials trying to protect homeowners' downstairs enclosures: More ideas, more ideas swatted down. Full Story »

Key West City Commissioner Mark Rossi has been pushing since February for city officials to gain access to a strip of water called Admiral's Cut; instead of eminent domain, talk is now centered on possibly buying the cut. Full Story »

Since the Monroe County Health Department launched its campaign Oct. 19 to vaccinate the Keys' population against the swine flu, department personnel have administered 5,308 doses of vaccine at 23 clinics from Key West to Key Largo, agency officials say. Full Story »

After looking at the costs of various options for sewage treatment, the Islamorada Village Council last week confirmed its intention to partner with the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District. Full Story »

Hotelier and Islamorada Village Council candidate Paul Bates is suing the village and Building Director Gerry Albertson for devising a plan to prevent him from redeveloping a portion of his resort. Full Story »

Upper Keys police are investigating a possible hate crime after the Keys Jewish Community Centers sign in Tavernier was defaced for the second time in two weeks. Full Story »