By: Tricia Desroches Hurricane Ida was a category four hurricane yet has now gone down to a category two. After Hurricane Katrina, this follows as the second most harmful hurricane. It began as a tropical wave in the Caribbean. It heightened while moving to Cuba. It made a ton of harm to Louisiana, leaving very nearly 1 million individuals without power. Ida constrained a great … Continue reading Hurricane Ida Causes Devastation in Louisiana
Even though Christmas is still three months and two major holidays away, Hershey is preparing to reveal their new flavors, sizes, shapes, and wrappers. All 13 of them! From three feet long to one inch, they’re bound to be delicious. The flavors range from gingerbread to peanut brittle, and other various classic holiday flavors. According to allrecipes.com, there are Hershey bars, Hershey Kisses, Reese’s, KitKat, … Continue reading 13 New Hershey Flavors
In February of last year, Republican organizers were trying to start a recall election to remove California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, from office over numerous political issues. However, COVID struck not shortly after, and the effort died down for a bit. While other states were experiencing explosions in cases, California was among the first to issue stay-at-home orders, and the state didn’t have many cases during … Continue reading The California Recall Election: Everything that Happened
By : Vivienne Wellet Recently Tropical Storm Nicholas has been forming as a major rainfall flooding around Texas and parts of Louisiana. The winds of the storm will be 25-70 mph. It is expected to start Monday night and clear up around Thursday evening. Of how much power the tropical storm is, it might pop out as a hurricane later in the storm. If it … Continue reading Is Tropical Storm Nicholas Forming Into A Hurricane?
By: Summer Livengood In Big Pine Key, there resides a subspecies of the White-tailed deer known as Key Deer.The first key deers to be discovered were in 1575 by a Spanish explorer who shipwrecked on the Florida keys. Key deer are part of the white tailed deer. People assume that they migrated here from the mainland.Key deer are endangered from hunting, harassing, and hitting deers … Continue reading Key Deer
Did you know that there are 2 trillion bees scattered around the world? That may seem like too many but 1,000 bees die in just a day and that number is increasing rapidly. Bees have many threats that are causing them to die out. Even though bees are not endangered as of now they are predicted to go extinct soon. The lifespan of a bee … Continue reading The Bees
Pope Francis of the Catholic church based in the Vatican City visited Hungary recently, and its prime minister, Viktor Orban, as part of a Papal trip around Europe. At a mass held in Budapest on Sunday, Francis said “All Hungarians must open their arms for everyone”. Pope Francis and Prime Minister Orban are both polar opposites on the issue of Immigration. For instance, Francis brought … Continue reading Papalcy visits Hungary, criticizing nationalist policies
The All American High School Film Festival (AAHSFF), the world’s largest high school film festival hosted in New York City (NYC), has been struck by Conch Pride from Key West High School’s (KWHS) Conch 5 Studios program. On July 22nd, Tom Oliva, the co-founder and executive director of AAHSFF, announced the official selections for this year’s festival on Instagram live. AAHSFF will feature the winning … Continue reading KWHS Film Students headed to NYC
Well known olympic gymnast, Simone Biles, surprised Sunisa (Suni) Lee’s, (another olympic gymnast), dad with a new wheelchair. This was on the Today show on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. So even after the Olympics, Simone is still inspiring and kind to others. Suni Lee’s dad, John Lee, needs a wheelchair because he was paralyzed two years ago. John Lee’s accident happened only a few days … Continue reading Simone Biles Gift for Suni Lee’s Dad
On Monday, September 6, 2021, a beloved member of the Monroe County government, Mike Forster, passed due to complications of COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Forster was a dedicated member of his community and the Florida Keys. As an elected official for the Village of Islamorada for 12 years and his recent induction into the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners, Forster proved … Continue reading Monroe County Loses a Crucial Part of the Keys
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