Coast Guard, Cuban migrants continue deadly hide-and-seek
Coast Guard, Cuban migrants continue deadly hide-and-seek By JENNIFER KAY and TONY WINTON In this photo taken in the Florida Straits on May 17, 2015, …
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New police body camera policy finalized in Key West
New police body camera policy finalized in Key West BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The Key West Police Department has finalized …
Technology, experience relied upon to fend off post-Wilma hurricane threats
Technology, experience relied upon to fend off post-Wilma hurricane threats BY TERRY SCHMIDA At first, people laughed at the Flintstonesque name, bought bottles …
Man wants charges filed against officer who kicked him
Man wants charges filed against officer who kicked him MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida banker who is shown …
Why Americans are getting new credit cards
Why Americans are getting new credit cards KEN SWEET, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A big change is happening inside your wallet. …
County to vote on Trauma Star waiver but program stickers already in the mail
County to vote on Trauma Star waiver but program stickers already in the mail BY TERRY SCHMIDA By the time these words come unstuck from …
Key West businesses to pay five percent tax hike
Key West businesses to pay five percent tax hike BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The cost of doing business in Key West is …
High court ruling against gay marriage would produce ‘chaos’
High court ruling against gay marriage would produce ‘chaos’ MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gay and lesbian couples could face legal chaos …
Judge is now out on well battle Last Stand hopes for ‘Keys’ win
Judge is now out on well battle Last Stand hopes for ‘Keys’ win BY TERRY SCHMIDA The three parties to a dispute over …
Key West slow to adopt flood prevention measures after Wilma
Key West slow to adopt flood prevention measures after Wilma BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Ten years after Hurricane Wilma caused …
Scott asks court to force mediation over Medicaid lawsuit
Scott asks court to force mediation over Medicaid lawsuit KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal court judge gave the Obama administration …
A decade later, Hurricane Wilma memories still strong in Key West
A decade later, Hurricane Wilma memories still strong in Key West BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER “It sounded like a locomotive …
Real estate dealings have hampered Rubio’s finances
Real estate dealings have hampered Rubio’s finances NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press During Marco Rubio’s first year in the Florida Legislature in 2000, the then 29-year-old …
Key West slow to adopt flood prevention measures after Wilma
Key West slow to adopt flood prevention measures after Wilma BY PRU SOWERS KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER Ten years after Hurricane Wilma caused …
Jeb Bush is in the race for president
Jeb Bush is in the race for president STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush …
Clinton: GOP trying to make it difficult for people to vote
Clinton: GOP trying to make it difficult for people to vote KEN THOMAS, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton accused potential Republican …
High stakes for Bush, Rubio in Florida presidential primary
High stakes for Bush, Rubio in Florida presidential primary STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press BRENDAN FARRINGTON, Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Leading …
Rural Health’s Smith blasted verbally and fiscally by Human Services Advisory Board members
Rural Health’s Smith blasted verbally and fiscally by Human Services Advisory Board members BY TERRY SCHMIDA Leadership at dozens of local nonprofits were all smiles …
Visiting vintage Havana involves some old-school hassles
Visiting vintage Havana involves some old-school hassles BETH J. HARPAZ, AP Travel Editor HAVANA (AP) — Travel experts and upscale magazines are urging travel …
Marathon now running wastewater facilities City Council discusses alternatives for five plants
Marathon now running wastewater facilities City Council discusses alternatives for five plants BY TERRY SCHMIDA The City of Marathon, which now finds itself running its …