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DOLPHIN LIFE WELCOMES FOUR BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS

When most people hear “Miami Dolphins,” they think football. But at Dolphin Life — the Florida Keys nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of...
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‘RED SHOE DROP’ TOPS NEW YEAR’S EVE IN KEY WEST

Mild temperatures and a red-hot shoe drop greeted thousands of revelers in Key West, Florida this New Year’s Eve as they packed one of...
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FOUR RESCUED AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES OFF KEY WEST

A Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew and a Naval Air Station Key West MH-60S Marlin helicopter aircrew rescued four boaters...
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FREE HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS & PREVENTION WORKSHOP SET FOR JAN. 12 AT KEY WEST...

The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe), in partnership with the Miami Victim Assistance Program team and the Florida Department of Children...
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KEY WEST MAN ACCUSED OF HITTING ANOTHER MAN WITH BAGS CONTAINING BEER BOTTLES

A Key West man was arrested on Jan. 3 after he allegedly struck another man with bags filled with beer bottles. According to the Monroe...
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BOSTON MAN FLIPS ‘THE BIRD’ WHILE LEADING POLICE ON CHASE IN U-HAUL THROUGH THE...

A Boston man sent law enforcement on a chase through the Upper Keys during the early morning hours of Jan. 6. According to the Monroe...
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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...
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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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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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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...