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Governors order National Guardsmen to be armed after attacks GARY FINEOUT, Associated Press   TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Governors in at least a half-dozen states …

US, Cuba restore full diplomatic ties after 5 decades MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press PETER ORSI, Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a half …

Rush to divvy up Key West’s oil spill settlement has begun BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The ink is barely dry on the …

Cubans facing deportation await changes in US-Cuba relations ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — With the United States and …

Chattanooga Muslims mourning military deaths, anxious about acceptance after shootings CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — As the death toll rose to five, a handful of governors …

Donald Trump criticizes John McCain’s war record, says ‘I like people who weren’t captured’ AMES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized Sen. …

GOP sees Iran nuke deal as chance to cultivate Jewish voters SERGIO BUSTOS, Associated Press KEN THOMAS, Associated Press   MIAMI (AP) — Seizing on …

‘Beautiful eye candy’: Frozen plains in Pluto’s heart MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Vast frozen plains exist next door …

Crime in Key West dropped over the past six months, when compared to the first half of 2014. Violent crime is down by 26 percent …

City Council votes to hire David Miguet as city attorney BY TERRY SCHMIDA The City Council voted July 14 to hire David Migut to head …

Probe: Bogus enrollees kept getting ‘Obamacare’ WASHINGTON (AP) — Phony applicants that investigators signed up last year under President Barack Obama’s health care law got …

County LVA officials to be lionized for their role in local club’s revival BY TERRY SCHMIDA A little over a year ago, the Key West …

Cuba: Mariel port, economic zone attract 1st foreign firms ANDREA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press   MARIEL, Cuba (AP) — At Cuba’s new mega-port project west of …

Pluto up close: Spacecraft achieves flyby, then calls home MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft got …

County eyes pot decriminalization, registration rules for exotic dancers BY TERRY SCHMIDA As the global War on Drugs shows signs of faltering, amid evidence that …

New restrictions imposed for use of public piers and quays BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Relaxing on one of Key West public piers …

What happened to Benghazi? Focus is on Clinton MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press   WASHINGTON (AP) — A special House committee on …

Ready for its close-up: First spacecraft to explore Pluto MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft was …

Trash pickup vote postponed to Aug. 4 BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER A decision to return Key West to twice a week trash …

UBER DRIVER ARRESTED Key West Police Detectives on Friday night made the first arrest of an Uber driver since city officials warned the illegal drivers …