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IN PICTURES: FAMILIES & STUDENTS CLEANUP KEYS IN SECOND DEBRIS DERBY

Ocean Studies Charter School hosted its second annual Marine Debris Derby on April 23. Last year, students collected 4,052 pounds of debris. Students surpassed...
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DETAILS EMERGE IN FATAL PARASAIL COLLISION AT SEVEN MILE BRIDGE

Details continue to emerge in reports investigating a parasailing accident that left one woman dead and her son and nephew with injuries on May...
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IN PICTURES: CORAL SHORES GRADUATES GET THEIR DIPLOMAS

With diplomas in hand, the Coral Shores Class of 2022 flipped their tassels and tossed their caps as family and friends cheered during the...
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FORMER OLYMPIC SKATER SAYS IT’S ALL ABOUT WORKING WITH WHAT YOU HAVE

It's often said that in this quirky, sun-baked, fabulous island chain, you never know who could be sitting right next to you. If you...

LETTER TO EDITOR: SINGLE-DISTRICT VOTING WOULD LIMIT VOTERS’ IMPACT

Dear Editor, There is a petition circulating that proposes to eliminate our right to vote for four of the five county commissioners, in exchange for...
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KEY WEST THEATER PRESENTS COMEDIAN KEVIN FLYNN

You know that famous black-and-white photo from 1932, “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper,” of 11 ironworkers having lunch on a steel beam 850 feet above...
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EPIC UNDERWATER WEDDING NEAR KEY LARGO’S MOLASSES REEF

Newlyweds Mike Cutler and Krissy Petrarca Cutler put on the fins, buoyancy control device, regulator and mask. Holding hands, the two stepped off the...
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LETTER TO EDITOR: CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES — NOW WHAT?

The hat trick in life is to die without regret or remorse. It has a lot to do with what my wife calls the...
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KEYS HISTORY: AFTERMATH OF INDIAN KEY ATTACK SEES ISLAND HANDED OVER TO GOVERNMENT

Editor’s Note: This is the final installment in a four-part series on the attack at Indian Key.  In the days after the 1840 attack at...
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REMNANTS FROM HURRICANE AGATHA COULD BRING WEAK TROPICAL STORM TO THE KEYS

June 1 starts a six-month hurricane season that forecasters say could bring 14 to 21 named storms due to La Niña and warmer Atlantic...