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JUDGE DISMISSES LAWSUIT FILED BY FORMER EMPLOYEE AGAINST SHERIFF & SHERIFF’S OFFICE 

A federal judge on Friday, March 31 ruled in favor of Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay and his office by dismissing a lawsuit filed by a former...
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KEYS MARINE WORKER KILLED AFTER CRANE FALLS INTO WATER

A 29-year-old Homestead man died on March 21 after a construction crane fell over in Key Largo. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Jose Eduardo Reyes Ponce...
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BELOVED KEYS HISTORIAN JERRY WILKINSON PASSES AWAY AT 94

A passion for history ignited fourth-generation Floridian Jerry Wilkinson upon settling in Tavernier in 1988.  He amassed collections of Keys records and unique stories surrounding the island chain....
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KEYS ASKED TO CONSERVE WATER FOLLOWING PIPE BREAKS

Homes and businesses from the Upper Keys to Key West turned their faucet handles to find little to no water flowing following a third pipe break during...
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UPDATE: WATER PRESSURE GRADUALLY RESTORING AFTER PIPE BREAK IN TAVERNIER

A second water main break witnessed in the Upper Keys for the second-straight day forced closures of several schools and various municipal buildings Thursday.  Just as Florida Keys...
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MAJOR WATER MAIN BREAK IN ISLAMORADA EXPECTED TO SLOW TRAFFIC

A water main break on U.S. 1 at MM 84.5 on Windley Key is expected to slow traffic through Islamorada for the day as the Florida Keys...
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BREAKING NEWS: KEY WEST OFFICIALS CHOOSE NEWCOMER ALBERT CHILDRESS AS NEXT CITY MANAGER

In a somewhat surprising move Wednesday evening, Key West’s elected officials selected newcomer Albert Childress as the next city manager to succeed Patti McLauchlin, who retires this...
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100-PLUS HAITIAN MIGRANTS SWIM TO FLORIDA KEYS SHORE AFTER SAILBOAT GROUNDS

Oleander Street resident Mike Diaz took out his phone to video another breathtaking Florida Keys sunrise on Thursday morning. He panned his camera to the left to...
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BOAT CRASH IN KEY LARGO KILLS A HIALEAH GARDENS MAN

A Hialeah Gardens man riding on a jet ski died after a center console with two people on board collided with him near Key Largo on Jan....
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WARRANT ISSUED FOR OUT-OF-STATE JUVENILE WHO MADE THREATS AGAINST KEYS SCHOOL

A threat made against Key Largo School on Jan. 3 — just a day before kids returned from holiday break — has led to an arrest warrant issued...

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