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SEMINOLE MAN, 20, REMAINS HOSPITALIZED AFTER HE’S STRUCK BY BOAT WHILE LOBSTERING IN LOWER...

A 20 year-old Seminole, Florida man snorkeling Wednesday morning was critically injured and airlifted to a hospital after being struck by a boat operated by a Key...
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2024 BUBBA AWARDS MARK ANOTHER BANNER YEAR

That’s a wrap.  The 2024 Bubbas: Key West People’s Choice Awards celebrated its 11th year on July 20, honoring 91 local businesses, people and nonprofits for their commitment...
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CITIZENS INSURANCE RATE HIKE HEARING IS AUG. 1; LOCAL GROUP TO RELAY OPPOSITION

Officials with Citizens Property Insurance Corporation will outline what they say is the need for a double-digit rate hike on policyholders in the Florida Keys and across...
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HUMOR: THE TOP 10 WAYS TO GET YOUR NAME ON THE BEST OF MARATHON...

We hear it every year: “The Weekly picks who wins the Best of Marathon.”  No matter how hard we try to let people know the truth – spoiler...
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NEW MURALS IN KEY WEST TRANSFORM HISTORIC CIGAR FACTORY

Boxy and bland in all-over beige, the hulking historic building at 2010 Staples Ave. wasn’t much of a headturner.  Built around 1912, the 7,000-square-foot building housed the Martinez...
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SUGARLOAF COUPLE’S DAUGHTER TRAINS TO BE NAVY CHAPLAIN

Navy Lt. j.g. Kelsey Fauser, whose parents live on Sugarloaf Key, is training at Naval Chaplaincy School to serve as a chaplain for America’s seafaring warfighters. Fauser graduated...
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BIG PROJECTS NEED BIG MONEY; KEY WEST VOTERS TO DECIDE ON BOND ISSUE

Key West needs smoother roads, flooding solutions, a new community pool, a new fire station, a better Bayview Park and an enhanced amphitheater.  But it will need voters’...
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THESE CORALS COULD BE THE NEXT AQUATIC INVADERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

There is the potential for a new aquatic invader in the waters surrounding the Florida Keys.  Pulse corals are bright-colored soft corals that are very popular in the...
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MCSO DEPUTY WARNED BOYFRIEND OF DRUG RAIDS, ARREST WARRANT SAYS

By Mandy Miles & Alex Rickert Last updated: Aug. 8, 8:30 a.m. A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputy will face 19 felony charges after allegedly using police computer systems...
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ENDORSEMENTS EXPOSE RIFT AMONG KEYS REPUBLICANS

With the Aug. 20 primary election three weeks away, the race for supervisor of elections in Monroe County has been getting an unlikely amount of attention. Two Republicans...

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