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updated: Tue Jul 08, 2008 07:36 pm

Key West News

Local news for Key West, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

9 hrs ago | The Ledger

West Point Cadet Wins Dolphin Tournament at Home in Keys

Jen Burns, a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, won the Conch Republic Ladies Dolphin Championship over the weekend out of Key West with a 33.30-pound dolphin.

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Mon Jul 07, 2008

Tampa Bay Online

Scientists, Anglers Tangle Over No-Fishing Zones' Gains

Reeling in a 45-pound grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida Keys.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Seafood, Federal Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution, Miami

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Star-telegram.com

A fabulous stay in Key West isn't just for the stars

BY AMY ROYSTER KEY WEST, Fla. - Carol Wightman owns Marquesa, one of Key West's nicest boutique hotels.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, R.E.M., Travel

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Denton Record-Chronicle

Dallas ISD corruption trial focuses on computer vendor's gift-giving

Two weeks into a slow-paced federal corruption trial, prosecutors and attorneys for a computer reseller have clashed over whether his gift-giving was generosity or an effort to lure contracts from a Dallas ...

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

Port Clinton News Herald

Step into Key West at Mango Mama's

PORT CLINTON -- Bill Yuhasz wants the customers who walk into his bar to feel like they're inside a beachside oasis with tropical drinks and an easy-going atmosphere.

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Tue Jul 01, 2008

Florida Keys Keynoter

Stock Island man gets 10 years for Cuban smuggling conspiracy

Stock Island resident Olierki Fabelo-Carbonell, age 31, was sentenced to ten years in prison on Tuesday for leading the Coast Guard on a 90-minute chase in international waters off the Keys last November with a ...

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Related Topix: Stock Island, FL, US Coast Guard, US News, Monroe County, FL

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Now Toronto

Rainbow over Havana

' Along the seawall called the Malec n that rings the north edge of the Cuban capital, the nighttime frivolity goes on and on.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Cuba, World News, Central America, Gay/Lesbian

Fri Jun 27, 2008

WFTV Orlando

6 Recovering After Small Plane Crashes Off Florida

An Irish family and a pilot are recovering after their small plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off southwest Florida.

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Related Topix: Air Accidents, Marco Island, FL

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The B-52s bring the fun

Singers Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson haven't worn beehive hairdos in years, but The B-52s are still as colorful on stage as they were a generation ago.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The B-52'S, Gay/Lesbian, Entertainment

Thu Jun 26, 2008

RedOrbit

Study: Don't Use Florida Coasts As Toilets

Beach closures like the ones announced in Miami-Dade this week will continue throughout Florida as long as state and local governments continue to use the state's coastal waters as a toilet, concludes a ...

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Related Topix: Miami Dade County, FL, Florida, Florida Government, Life, Food, Seafood

The Florida Times-Union

No-fishing zones studied for ecosystem protection

Reeling in a 45-pound grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida Keys.

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Related Topix: Miami Metro

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Online Sun

Diver's golden chalice

A DIVER sips champagne from a $1million chalice after searching for wreckage off the coast of Florida.

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Tue Jun 24, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

What's up? Expect some sparkling shows on July 4

Some of Florida's celebrations for the Fourth: Florida Keys Among the festivities in the Keys are the annual fireworks at Blackwater Sound.

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Related Topix: Marathon, FL, Fort Myers, FL, Key Largo, FL, Fort Myers Beach, FL, Cape Coral, FL, Travel

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Fredericksburg.com

Skip the McMeal: Treat yourself to the local fare

It never ceases to amaze when I see Americans lined up at McDonald's from Toronto to Tokyo, Marseilles to Melbourne.

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Related Topix: Fort Myers, FL, Fort Myers Metro, Dining

Fri Jun 20, 2008

Poughkeepsie Journal

A Bold & Comprehensive Plan To Lower Gas Prices

As gas prices in the Hudson Valley approach $5 per gallon, it is clear that something has to change.

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Wed Jun 18, 2008

The Miami Herald

Keys' reefs recovering after back-to-back hurricanes

Before six hurricanes hit mainland Florida in 2004 and 2005, they first wreaked havoc on the Florida Keys' far western islands known as the Dry Tortugas.

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Related Topix: Marine Biology, Biology, Science, Key Largo, FL, Miami Metro

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Arizona Daily Star

Cheney admits error in saying that China is drilling for oil 60 miles from Florida

Vice President Dick Cheney's office acknowledged on Thursday that he was mistaken when he asserted that China, at Cuba's behest, is drilling for oil in waters 60 miles from the Florida coast.

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Related Topix: US News

Tue Jun 10, 2008

hosted CBS 4 | CBS 4

Key West Still Close Enough For Economic Problems

It may be far removed from the mainland, but even Key West is not far enough away to escape the economic meltdown currently gripping the nation.

The music always plays in some parts of Key West, but the formerly packed Duval Street, now looks completely out of the ordinary. The economic crisis is leaving everything, including Margaritaville, hitting some sour notes.

"Some days are good and some are bad," said Roy LLoward, a pub employee. "Business is really slow right now...hot and slow," said Raymond Rodriguez, a local restaurant owner.

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Sun Jun 08, 2008

SeacoastOnline

'Vatican Conspiracy' details priest abuse

A former Exeter man has penned a book that not only details his rape by a former priest and outlines his dealings with the Diocese of Manchester, but it also makes a case the Catholic Church is responsible for ...

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Fri Jun 06, 2008

Florida Keys Keynoter

City taps Garrett as top planner

Former county marine chief replaces Feagin Marathon City Manager Clyde Burnett has removed the interim tag from George Garrett's title, officially naming him director of the city's Planning Department on ...

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Related Topix: Monroe County, FL, Marathon, FL, FEMA, US News

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