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TOYS, TOYS, TOYS: LOCAL DRIVE SHOWS UP IN A BIG WAY FOR UPPER KEYS...

A group of elves went to work opening large black bags filled with dolls, cars, trinkets, basketballs and more for Keys kids ahead of...
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‘OFFICER GRINCH’ DOLES OUT ONIONS INSTEAD OF TICKETS IN KEY LARGO

By Andy Newman Holiday motorists going a bit too fast through a school zone on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway might receive an onion from...
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COUNTY OFFICIALS HONOR 75 YEARS OF THE TAVERNIER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

Monroe County Commissioners honored 75 years of service by the Tavernier Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Corps Inc. (TVFD), as the organization retires its...
a large crocodile laying on top of a sandy ground

CROCODILE SPEARED IN THE HEAD DIES FOLLOWING MONTHSLONG RECOVERY BATTLE

An American crocodile spotted in a Key Largo canal with a spear lodged in its head in October passed away from complications associated with...
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YACHT PARTIALLY SINKS AND SPILLS DIESEL INTO A KEY LARGO CANAL

A yacht that began to take on water Tuesday evening in a Key Largo canal became partially submerged, leaking gallons of diesel into the...
the back of a car with a bunch of guns in the trunk

OUT-OF-COUNTY MEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING KEY LARGO STORAGE TRAILER WITH GUNS

Two men were arrested in Hillsborough County for the alleged theft of a storage trailer in Key Largo containing some $35,000 worth of property,...
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FESTIVE LIGHTED BOATS & FIREWORKS ILLUMINATE BLACKWATER SOUND DEC. 13

Lighted boats decorated to this year’s “The Grinch in the Keys” theme will illuminate Key Largo’s Blackwater Sound for the 2025 Key Largo Boat...
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HISTORY OF DIVING MUSEUM TOURS HIGHLIGHT NAVY, PEARL HARBOR

The History of Diving Museum is offering guided tours of its exhibits on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. These tours,...
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DEPUTY WHO LOST LEG IN 2024 ACCIDENT CAUSED BY SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER IS BACK...

Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy Julian Garcia exits his patrol vehicle to speak with a motorist he stopped for speeding during a sunny afternoon in...
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TEXAS ANGLER WINS CHEECA LODGE BACKCOUNTRY TOURNAMENT

The Cheeca Lodge and Spa All-American Backcountry Tournament in Islamorada kicked off Nov. 13 on the beach at Cheeca Lodge and Spa. Anglers across...