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HUMAN REMAINS FOUND FOLLOWING HURRICANE IRMA IDENTIFIED YEARS LATER AS A KEY LARGO MAN

Human remains found in the Lower Keys following Hurricane Irma have been identified more than eight years later as a Key Largo man.  On Jan....
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SHERIFF’S OFFICE HOLDS CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY IN APRIL

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will hold its next Citizens Police Academy starting in April, and is looking for people who are interested in...
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UNDERCOVER DRUG INVESTIGATION NETS ARREST IN KEY LARGO

An undercover drug investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a Cutler Bay man on Jan. 16. According to the...
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ICE AGENT ARRESTED FOR DUI ASKS JUDGE TO END 1-YEAR PROBATION AFTER 2½ MONTHS 

An ICE agent who was arrested in August for drunk driving on the Bahia Honda Bridge while his two young children were in the...
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STATE LEGISLATORS HEAR FROM DESANTIS IN FIRST DAY OF SESSION

Legislators in the Florida House and Senate heard Gov. Ron DeSantis praise past accomplishments under his reign while acknowledging more work to do as...
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DERELICT VESSELS GET REMOVED FROM FLORIDA KEYS WATERS IN RECORD NUMBERS

Monroe County has wrapped up a major cleanup effort that tackled a long backlog of derelict vessels across the Keys. Thanks to a $3...
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CLEANER AND CLEARER CANALS: ISLAMORADA UNDERTAKES $8.9 MILLION RESTORATION PROJECT ON LOWER MATECUMBE

Plagued by poor water quality, a pair of dead-end canals on Islamorada’s Lower Matecumbe Key will soon be cleaner — and clearer — thanks...
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SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER CAPTURED AFTER FLEEING INTO OCEAN IN ISLAMORADA

Monroe County Sheriff's deputies say a suspected man driving drunk and recklessly on U.S. 1 was captured after fleeing from the vehicle and jumping...
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GRAY FUTURES: BANKRUPTCY LEAVES DOLPHIN CONNECTION ANIMALS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS 

While the bankruptcy fallout from a multinational corporation forces dolphin facility closures and animal transfers around Florida, trainers at one Middle Keys resort are...
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PUBLIX AND FORCE BLUE INSTALL CORAL NURSERY TREES IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

Publix’s “Good Together” environmental campaign donations are supporting coral restoration efforts in the Florida Keys through a coral field nursery consisting of 25 coral...