Florida Keys News

Research drone flies over reef

Key West Citizen - Saturday, May 18, 2013
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NASA scientists hope a small, unmanned helicopter will make big inroads in understanding the biology of our coral reefs and oceans. A team of those scientists and others from federal and state...

Fallen officers honored Fri.

Key West Citizen - Saturday, May 18, 2013

Monroe County hasn't lost an officer in the line of duty since Deputy Melissa Powers, 36, crashed her cruiser into a parked crane in Key Largo the night of June 22, 2010. But the dangerous...

BP $$ group meets in Keys

Key West Citizen - Saturday, May 18, 2013

Representatives from the 23 Florida Gulf counties the federal Restore Act deemed affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill met Friday in Key Largo for their monthly session. "The big thing...

HOB builder: Take it back

Key West Citizen - Saturday, May 18, 2013

Coastal Construction, the contractor charged with building the Horace O'Bryant K-8 School, formally requested Friday that School Board members disown comments made in public regarding the...

Finally, Domingo Rosillo is honored

Key West Citizen - Saturday, May 18, 2013
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Albert Rosillo's voice cracked with emotion on Wednesday as he spoke about his father's historic flight between Key West and Cuba on May 18, 1913. On the 100th anniversary of the flight, Domingo...

Former math teacher acquitted

Key West Citizen - Saturday, May 18, 2013
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A Marathon jury took less than an hour Tuesday to acquit a former Key Largo School teacher of two counts of misdemeanor simple battery. Then a fifth-grade math teacher, Jose Zepeda was accused in...

Navy, city to work on pier deal

Key West Citizen - Friday, May 17, 2013
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The Navy has permission to start hammering out a lease with the city of Key West for continued use of the Outer Mole Pier to dock cruise ships, a congressional House Committee has ruled. A letter...

KWHS: We'll be ready June 7

Key West Citizen - Friday, May 17, 2013

The bleachers at the Tommy Roberts Memorial Stadium aren't in great shape, but ongoing maintenance efforts should ensure they're in passable condition in time for Key West High School's graduation...

Reward for croc killer info

Key West Citizen - Friday, May 17, 2013
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State wildlife officials are offering a $6,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever shot and killed an American crocodile. The body of the 9-foot female reptile...

Police: Heart doctor steals meds

Key West Citizen - Friday, May 17, 2013
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A Key West surgeon is accused of stealing hundreds of sample medications, including flu vaccinations and pills to treat erectile dysfunction, from the office he leased at dePoo Hospital, reports...

Feds watch Turkey Point after 3 shutdowns

Key West Citizen - Friday, May 17, 2013

Three unplanned reactor shutdowns at Florida Power and Light's Turkey Point Nuclear Facility have prompted federal regulators to increase its safety presence. But officials with the U.S. Nuclear...

Study: Flats fishing lands area $427M

Key West Citizen - Friday, May 17, 2013
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There is little doubt that flats fishing has a major impact on the Florida Keys economy, but a study released this week gives a clearer picture of just how much revenue it generates. The fishing...

'Diver Judy' blamed for own injuries

Key West Citizen - Friday, May 17, 2013
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Attorneys for a yacht owner argue it is not responsible for a woman injured by the boat's propellers as the legal row over potentially millions of dollars in costs heats up. Judith Nicole...

County won't appeal PSC ruling

Key West Citizen - Thursday, May 16, 2013
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The Monroe County Commission agreed Wednesday not to challenge the state Public Service Commission's (PSC) ruling that commercial power can brought to No Name Key.Commissioners also agreed to issue building permits for the homes to be connected to power lines if a local judge orders it.

USS Key West heads to Guam

Key West Citizen - Thursday, May 16, 2013

Whenever the crew of the USS Key West submarine gathers, blasts from multiple conch shells are sure to follow, the vessel's commander said. "We just had the 113th birthday of the U.S. submarine...