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Marathon city manager search to be completed by end of the month BY TERRY SCHMIDA If all goes as planned, the City of Marathon should …

Derelict vessel session heads to Key Largo BY TERRY SCHMIDA The stubborn issue of how to deal with derelict, or “at risk” vessels will be …

Senate blocks GOP bill to cut Planned Parenthood aid, setting up intense fall battle WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate blocked a Republican drive Monday to …

Obama’s power plant climate plan shifts to courts, states JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought to clamp down Monday on …

Migut signs contract, city manager picks narrowed down to two BY TERRY SCHMIDA Marathon has a new city attorney, and should soon have a new …

Who wins and loses under Obama’s stricter power plant limits JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is mandating even steeper …

ELECTION PROFILE – MARGARET ROMERO Regular speaker at commission meetings, Romero wants to move beyond her three minutes BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER …

Taking on Bush and Rubio, Clinton calls for Cuba embargo end BILL BARROW, Associated Press   MIAMI (AP) — Drawing a sharp distinction with Republican …

‘Gut-wrenching’ decision: Search for teens suspended MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press MARISOL MEDINA, Associated Press   OPA-LOCKA, Fla. (AP) — After hundreds of rescue workers fanned …

Hope for miracle dims but search goes on for missing boys MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press TEQUESTA, Fla. (AP) — Families hoped for a miracle even …

Teens’ 6 days adrift verge on limits for survival at sea MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press   TEQUESTA, Fla. (AP) — Crews pushed the limits of …

Attorney: Islamic State sympathizer is not a terrorist CURT ANDERSON, AP Legal Affairs Writer   MIAMI (AP) — A man arrested by the FBI on …

Homegrown ISIL sympathizer news goes viral around country, world BY TERRY SCHMIDA The news that a Stock Island resident had been arrested for planning Islamic …

Key West property owners facing a 13 percent tax hike in new fiscal year BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER   When it comes …

Missing teens strayed from planned route into open ocean MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press TEQUESTA, Fla. (AP) — Two teens whose lives were intertwined with the …

Monroe County Resident Charged With Attempting To Use Weapon Of Mass Destruction A Monroe County resident was charged with attempting to use a weapon of …

Few clues emerge on fate of teens missing on fishing trip MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Rescuers endured a fourth night of …

Twice a week trash collection kicked to the curb BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER An effort to return to twice a week garbage …

Shipwreck-hunting company sues over Blackbeard’s ship MARTHA WAGGONER, Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The shipwreck-hunting company that found Blackbeard’s flagship that sank off the …

Man arrested for misuse of 911 A Stock Island man was arrested Sunday night for repeatedly calling 911 after being warned not to do so. …