Nancy Klingener
Nancy Klingener covers the Florida Keys for WLRN. Since moving to South Florida in 1989, she has worked for the Miami Herald, Solares Hill newspaper and the Monroe County Public Library.
She is a Spring 2014 graduate of the Transom Story Workshop. She is on the board of the Key West Literary Seminar.
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At the Roman Catholic basilica in Key West there's a grotto, where the faithful pray when hurricanes are approaching the island. And islanders are... -
When Monroe County put up its check points at the county line on Friday, sheriff's deputies were joined by state troopers who were stationed in the Keys... -
The Florida Keys checkpoints at the county lines on U.S. 1 and Card Sound Road will remain up, Monroe County officials said Sunday. -
So far, Monroe County has only seen a few cases of COVID-19 — three cases by the 6 p.m. Tuesday update. But the 100-mile-long island chain only has... -
Monroe County is setting up a roadblock to make sure only Keys residents can drive onto the island chain. -
In a move to prevent the spread of coronavirus, on Thursday evening Monroe County ordered hotels and other tourist lodging — like vacation rentals and... -
Posted at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12 One of the industries hit hardest by the coronavirus is travel. And the Florida Keys — while having no confirmed... -
Key West is a small town with about 25,000 residents — but it receives many times its population in visitors from all over the world. So the city is... -
Coping with storm surge fueled by rising seas in the Keys means elevating homes, buyouts in vulnerable areas, protecting important places like hospitals... -
The coronavirus is affecting the local economy through important local industries, like tourism. It's also having a severe impact on another industry —...
