The Keys Weekly Newspapers

Repairs at Snake Creek Bridge will bring some added morning delays. The sheriff’s office said traffic will be alternating over the bridge on U.S. 1 to allow for crews to work. Delays are expected in both directions.

SPIRIT AIRLINES SHUTS DOWN AFTER 34 YEARS

The Key West carrier announced the closure earier this morning. More in comments:

Congressman Carlos Gimenez pays tribute to the late Key West commissioner Tony 'Fat' Yaniz on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, April 30.

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THE LATE TONY ‘FAT’ YANIZ IS HONORED IN CONGRESS A large photo of Tony “Fat” Yaniz, wearing his trademark red KW Conchs baseball hat, was on display in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday morning. Congressman Carlos Giménez, whose district includes the Florida Keys, stood before his colleagues in the House and praised “the life and l...

❗ KEY WEST CONVICTED MURDERER DELMON WASHINGTON FOUND DEAD IN HIS CELL IN MIAMI DETENTION FACILITY
Authorities with the Florida Dept. of Corrections are still investigating Washington's death, which was confirmed Friday by the Monroe County State Attorney's Office.
A Key West jury in February found Washington guilty of second-degree murder for the July 2022 beating death of his girlfriend, Latisha Alce, in her Stock Island residence.
He was sentenced last month to life in prison and was being held in a Miami-Dade detention center awaiting permanent transfer to state prison.

Delmon Washington (inmate photo from Florida Department of Corrections)