Gwen Filosa
Florida Keys ReporterGwen Filosa covers the Florida Keys for WLRN.
She moved to Key West in June 2011 for a reporter job at the island’s daily newspaper, the Keys West Citizen. She later joined the staff of the McClatchy Company-owned Keynoter, then a subsidiary of the Miami Herald. In 2016, the Herald hired her to cover the Keys. She joined WLRN in October 2022.
Gwen came to Key West from New Orleans, where for a decade she covered Orleans Parish criminal courts for The Times-Picayune. She also kept tabs on Louisiana prisons, the death penalty and public housing.
Gwen was part of The Times-Picayune’s staff that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News, as well as the Public Service medal, for its coverage of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. She rode out the hurricane in the newsroom and then, after being forced to evacuate the building due to flooding, reported on its devastating aftermath across the region.
Previously, Gwen wrote for the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire. She covered the police and courts beat after working as a regional reporter. In 2000, she also helped cover the state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary.
She graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. in English literature and also studied at the Ernie Pyle School of Journalism.
Gwen has become a grateful resident of Key West, where the Fighting Conchs rule – but remains a devoted New Orleans Saints fan. Geaux Saints!
Contact Gwen:gfilosa@wlrnnews.org
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The U.S. Coast Guard said the migrants were believed to be from Haiti.
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New Year's Eve in Key West will feature a drag queen in a shoe, a giant conch shell and more dropping at midnight.
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Embattled Florida Keys county commissioner Eddie Martinez resigned from office Tuesday citing “health issues,” Monroe County announced in a press release.
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Monroe County Commissioner Eddie Martinez was jailed at the Miami-Dade Detention and Rehabilitation Center. His bond was set at $1,500.
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The city of Key West on Monday announced that people must again wear masks while inside all government buildings because of the surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Cheryl Hollon Cates, a real estate agent and tireless volunteer at Key West charities and the wife of Monroe County Commissioner Craig Cates, died at a Miami hospital, the sources said.
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The results of the Nov. 3 election, in which he narrowly beat incumbent Heather Carruthers, have been certified by the supervisor of elections. But Carruthers, a Democrat who held the post since 2008, wants a court to oust Martinez, a Republican, from office.
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The retooled law says everyone over age 6 must wear face coverings in public — whether or not they can social distance — and they must carry a mask with them when outside their homes.
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A Monroe County commissioner who lives in Key West and his wife have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and were both hospitalized on Tuesday.
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The recount in the Monroe County Commissioner District 3 race, just like Tuesday night’s results, came out in favor of the Republican challenger Eddie Martinez over Democrat incumbent Heather Carruthers.