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President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out TrumpRx.gov, a new website he says will give Americans access to the lowest prescription drug prices in the world. The administration is calling it one of its biggest wins yet in the push to bring down medication costs and take on Big Pharma.

Meeting Overview: The Key West City Commission meets Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at City Hall, 1300 White Street. The meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. and reconvenes at 5:00 p.m. It is a busy agenda with many votes. Items include city events, budget decisions, ordinance changes, and policy updates.

Review of Campaign Donations for Key West Elections: Florida requires candidates and political committees to report every dollar they take in or spend. That includes all donations, loans, and expenses, no matter how small. They also have to list each donor’s name and address, and if someone gives more than $100, they must include that person’s job. State law sets the limits. You can give up to $3,000 to statewide candidates or committees tied to citizen‑initiated constitution

Guest Writer: HARC Rainbow Fence Violations in Key West Historic District-The following letter was presented during public comment by Dr. Penny Walker at the HARC meeting on January 27, 2026.

Key West Sees Ongoing Deportations After Haitian TPS Ends: With the southern border now closed and Temporary Protected Status for Haitians set to end in February, many businesses in the Florida Keys are bracing for a new wave of staffing shortages. The tourism industry relies heavily on low‑skilled labor, and employers say replacing that workforce will be difficult. The challenge is compounded by recent federal crackdowns on labor brokers who supplied undocumented workers t

The Minnesota Church Attack: The following story is a factual account of the Minnesota church attack as described in the affidavit released on January 20, 2026: The crisp, cold air of St. Paul, Minnesota on Sunday, January 18, 2026, held an unusual chill that morning. As the clock neared 10:30 AM, a gathering of thirty to forty individuals, cloaked in a shared purpose, converged. Their destination: the Cities Church. The sanctity of a religious service was about to be shatter

Breaking news about Cuba as posted on Spanish social media.

Venezuelans celebrate freedom after Maduro removal, January 4, 2025. Opinión:   El impacto de la caída del dictador Maduro en Key West Liana González-Blanco   6 de enero de 2026 El impacto de la caída de Maduro se ha celebrado en todo el mundo. El impacto se sentirá pronto en Cayo Hueso. El deseo de libertad es innato y no conoce fronteras geográficas. Estados Unidos nació como una idea, basada en la libertad y construida sobre la creencia de que nuestros derechos provienen d

“They give you a two-hour flicker of light, after 12 hours of blackout, not to provide relief, but to remind you who's in charge. So the food can finish thawing, so your body believes for an instant that it can rest, and then plunge you back into the depths. Voices from Cuba: "This is psychological torture. An old manual from totalitarian regimes: wear down, confuse, break."

A Key West businessman was found guilty of first‑degree murder on Wednesday for the 2023 shooting death of 21‑year‑old Garrett Hughes. Prosecutors said Lloyd Preston Brewer III, now 60, confronted Hughes outside Conch Town Liquor & Lounge on Feb. 13, 2023, after seeing him urinate on the side of a building Brewer owned.

Try to make sense of Key West politics today and you’ll run straight into cognitive dissonance. Beliefs, values, and actions don’t line up the way they used to. There was a time when people argued about politics, then went fishing together or grabbed a café con leche. Those days feel long gone. The island now looks like its own “tale of two cities,” with neighbors living side‑by‑side but seeing the world in completely different ways. Long‑time residents, fresh‑water Conchs, a

The impact of Maduro's Downfall has been celebrated all over the world. The impact will be felt soon in Key West. The desire for freedom is innate, and it doesn't geographical boundaries. America began as an idea—one grounded in freedom and built on the belief that our rights come from God, not government. From that foundation grew a nation shaped by liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And that idea didn’t stay where it started. It inspired people across the world.

Overview of City Commission Meeting Agenda for 1/6/26

The 2025 Year in Review: Highlights from Key West & Beyond

The Fentanyl Crisis in Key West: Fentanyl is a uniquely deadly drug — made with chemicals sourced in China, produced in Mexico and smuggled across what used to be Biden’s open border. It is the ugliest and deadly consequence of illegal immigration.  Even a tiny amount can kill. This deadly drug reached Key West by at least 2023. Since then, the island has seen near-fatal overdoses, high-profile arrests and a months-long, multi-agency crackdown aimed at stopping shipments and

Key West Crime Updates from The Key West Post: Contains brief updates about crimes in Key West and the Florida Keys, as reported by local law enforcement and agencies.

Key West January 2026 Newsfeed: Breaking news from the Florida Keys.

Guest Faith Writer: God Remembers You-I tend to forget things: passwords, phone numbers, certain experiences from youth and people I haven’t seen in years. But I don’t forget those things or people that marked me or made a strong impression on me. 

Ernest Hemingway wrote The Old Man and the Sea primarily in Cuba, at his home Finca Vigía, where he finished the novella in the early 1950s. The story is deeply rooted in Cuban fishing culture and the waters of the Gulf Stream, inspired by the fishermen Hemingway knew in the village of Cojímar. While the book is set in Cuba, Hemingway’s earlier years in Key West played an important role in shaping it. During the 1930s, he spent countless hours deep-sea fishing from Key West o