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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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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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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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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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‘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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TAVERNIER RESIDENTS FACE CHILD NEGLECT CHARGES FOLLOWING ALLEGED INCIDENT AT THE BAR

Two Tavernier residents, who deputies say appeared heavily intoxicated, were arrested on Dec. 29 after attempting to drink at a bar with three young...
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NOAA’S BILL GOODWIN RETIRES FOLLOWING 30-PLUS YEARS

Bill Goodwin is retiring on Wednesday, Dec. 31, closing out a 33-year NOAA science career that spanned six United States presidents. When he came...
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MINNESOTA MAN DIES WHILE SNORKELING OFF MARATHON

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said a 60-year-old Minnesota man died while snorkeling in waters off Marathon. Eric Adams Anderson, of Zimmerman, Minnesota, died at...
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES SHINE

(Editor’s Note: The following article was written by Claire Petrinec, a journalism student at Sugarloaf Middle School. The Keys Weekly is proud to feature...
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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...