Florida keys News

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Wink News Shark meat, drugs found in Florida Keys MiamiHerald.com Traffic stops throughout the Florida Keys have turned up caches of shark meat, sailfish and whole lobsters. Police, immigration officers and federal drug ... Drugs, seafood found in Keys traffic stopsSun-Sentinel all 38 news articles » Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:05:10 GMT+00:00

Palm Beach Post A battle for Florida's coral reefs MiamiHerald.com MIAMI -- There's a turf war going under the warm waters off the Florida Keys, a battle for no less than dominance of dying coral reef ... Our Dying Corals -- and How to Save ThemTIME all 29 news articles » Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:09:34 GMT+00:00

3 divers need rescue in Keys as boat drifts away MiamiHerald.com Three divers needed rescue in the Florida Keys after their boat's anchor came loose and the vessel drifted away with three children on board. ... and more » Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:13:58 GMT+00:00

KVAL $550k gold bar from Florida Keys shipwreck stolen The Associated Press The bar was recovered in 1980 from the Santa Margarita shipwreck off the Florida Keys. The ship — loaded with gold bars, jewelry and silver coins — was ... Thieves Pinch Ancient Gold Bar From Florida MuseumDailyFinance all 250 news articles » Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:32:45 GMT+00:00

msnbc.com Barrel Sponges Now Dominant Life Form In Florida Keys RedOrbit Xestospongia muta, better known as the giant barrel sponge, is now the most dominant life form in the coral reefs of the Caribbean and the Florida Keys, ... Sponges Beat Seaweed in Battle for Florida ReefsABC News It's seaweed vs. sponge in battle for dying coral reefsMiamiHerald.com all 20 news articles » Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:03:27 GMT+00:00

32 years later, Diana Nyad to try Cuba-Florida Keys swim again MiamiHerald.com She's more than 60 miles from her target, the Florida Keys, and her trainer and navigator are suggesting she call it quits. The plan was a world-record ... and more » Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:03:41 GMT+00:00

Divers to help remove invasive lionfish from Keys MiamiHerald.com A Florida Keys foundation is inviting divers to participate in a series of cash prize derbies to remove lionfish. The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ... and more » Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:44:18 GMT+00:00

CNN Gold Bar Stolen From Fla. Museum CBS News According to police, they stole the bar - which was recovered from a shipwreck of a Spanish galleon off the Florida Keys - from the case at a museum. ... Gold Bullion From Sunken Ship Stolen From MuseumGather.com Thieves swipe $550000 gold bar from Mel Fisher museumMiamiHerald.com $550000 Gold Bar Stolen From MuseumWJXT Jacksonville Reuters Africa -CBS 4 all 122 news articles » Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:16:31 GMT+00:00

Crist ends Keys' state of emergency KeysNet ... "urged [BP America Vice President David Nagel] to guarantee all claims offices in the Florida Keys will remain functional and continue to process claims ... and more » Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:57:42 GMT+00:00

Keys schools stand to gain from Race to the Top money KeysNet ... resulting in a second-round application that earned widespread union support, including here in the Florida Keys from the United Teachers of Monroe. ... and more » Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:59:21 GMT+00:00

BP well kill on hold for weather MarketWatch While the Florida Keys have managed to escape BP oil and tar ball impact, the world's third largest coral barrier reef is under siege from another threat: ... and more » Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:21:39 GMT+00:00

FAMU Sets New Enrollment Record WCTV The Ammons administration has made a practice of recruiting at every Florida community college (except the Florida Keys Community College) multiple times ... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:28:36 GMT+00:00

MiamiHerald.com Florida Keys vet saves critters furry and scaly MiamiHerald.com Mader, 52, cares for all kinds of critters, from domestic and exotic pets to nonpaying Florida Keys wildlife that slithers, crawls, creeps, swims, ... and more » Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:00:15 GMT+00:00

Shark bites oil-seeking robot Waldo -- during Shark Week KeysNet "Waldo didn't turn up any strong indications of oil on the continental shelf to the north and northwest of the Florida Keys during this run," Chase said. ... and more » Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:31:04 GMT+00:00

MiamiHerald.com It's a 'make or break' lobster season for Florida Keys MiamiHerald.com Captain Gary Nichols' crew -- Adiel Ramirez, left, Josh Gause and Daniel Ramirez -- unload traps in the Florida Keys for the spiny lobster season. ... and more » Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:46:54 GMT+00:00

5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: We are still healing... Examiner.com Before Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast states, she roared through the Florida keys, giving indications that she was a force to be reckoned ... and more » Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:52:11 GMT+00:00

Wife of ex-Monroe County schools superintendent likely to plead guilty in theft MiamiHerald.com The sentencing should bring some closure to a School District scandal that became the outrage of the Florida Keys for the past 17 months. ... and more » Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:40:07 GMT+00:00

Reuters Florida Releases August 25, 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Situation Update Gov Monitor On August 25 NOAA analysis shows Southern Florida, the Florida Keys, and the East Coast are unlikely to experience any effects from the remaining oil on the ... Despite Gulf oil spill, Florida tourism is upMiamiHerald.com all 71 news articles » Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:42:40 GMT+00:00

Newman PR A Perfect Day in Key West Huffington Post (blog) The Florida Keys are an enchanting and spectacular place, offering a unique mix of southern charm and island culture brought together in a tropical paradise ... Key West BrewFest to Highlight Labor Day WeekendNewman PR all 3 news articles » Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:01:53 GMT+00:00

New York Times Back at Florida, Meyer Has a New Perspective New York Times He later spent five days in the Florida Keys with his son, Nate, fishing for tarpon and snorkeling. And while touring the Garden of Gethsemane near ... and more » Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:36:38 GMT+00:00

Key West News

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3 divers need rescue in Keys as boat drifts away MiamiHerald.com AP KEY WEST, Fla. -- Three divers needed rescue in the Florida Keys after their boat's anchor came loose and the vessel drifted away with three children on ... and more » Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:13:58 GMT+00:00

Our Dying Corals -- and How to Save Them TIME 29, 2010 A snorkeler swims past an elkhorn coral on a coral reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary near Key West, Fla. ... and more » Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:06:19 GMT+00:00

3 accused of poaching stone crabs in Fla. Keys MiamiHerald.com AP KEY WEST, Fla. -- State wildlife officials have accused three men of poaching more than 100 undersized lobster and out-of-season stone crabs in the ... and more » Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:13:29 GMT+00:00

Wink News Key West residents at odds over coconut palm trees MiamiHerald.com AP KEY WEST, Fla. -- Residents in Key West are at odds on a divisive city issue: Coconut palm trees. City commissioner voted earlier this month to remove ... Key West Residents At Odds Over Coconut Palm TreesCBS 4 all 22 news articles » Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:44:17 GMT+00:00

Wife of ex-Monroe County schools superintendent likely to plead guilty in theft MiamiHerald.com KEY WEST -- On Tuesday in a Key West courtroom, Monique Acevedo -- the wife of ousted Monroe County Schools Superintendent Randy Acevedo ... and more » Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:40:07 GMT+00:00

AOL News 61-Year-Old To Swim Cuba-Key West CBS 4 Diana Nyad is about to swim 100 miles from Cuba to Key West soon, and is determined to complete the distance she attempted 30 years ago, but did not quite ... At 61, Diana Nyad Is Ready to Swim From Cuba to USAOL News Preparing for swim to Keys from Cuba10 Connects The Old Gal and the Sea: 61-Year-Old To Try Cuba to Keys SwimNBC Miami all 5 news articles » Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:51:32 GMT+00:00

Hot fun in the sun: The Key West International Airport's luggage boogie board Sun-Sentinel (blog) It seems the luggage carousel at the Key West International Airport was too tempting for Bradley Jenkins to resist ... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:01:39 GMT+00:00

Truck full of Key West high students crashes MiamiHerald.com AP KEY WEST, Fla. -- Authorities say a pickup truck full of Key West High School students leaving school flipped over after hitting two vehicles near campus ... and more » Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:56:18 GMT+00:00

CNN No arrests yet in theft of gold bar from museum CNN For 25 years, visitors to the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida, had the opportunity to lift the glittery piece of treasure in a special ... Gold Bar Stolen From Fla. MuseumCBS News Gold Bar Heist at Key West MuseumNBC Miami Thieves steal gold bar worth $550000MiamiHerald.com AFP -Gather.com -WJXT Jacksonville all 122 news articles » Sat, 21 Aug 2010 02:13:47 GMT+00:00

MedIndia Epic Mosquito Season and Re-Emergence of Dengue Fever in Florida Are Potent ... Marketwire (press release) Dengue re-emerged in the United States in 2009 in Key West for the first time since 1934. This year, cases continue to occur in Key West. ... CDC health advisory: Consider dengue fever in returning travelers with acute ...AAP News (subscription) all 34 news articles » Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:58:37 GMT+00:00

Hurricane Earl East Coast Bound; Still Impacting Caribbean Cruises Cruise Critic Majesty of the Seas. which departed from Miami yesterday, will now extend its port call in Key West, Florida today until early tomorrow morning. ... and more » Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:58:57 GMT+00:00

KC Jesuit priest nears end of country-bike tour MiamiHerald.com Matt Ruhl and his Cycling for Change companions plan a stop Tuesday in Miami before the journey ends Saturday in Key West, Fla. Cities along the route have ... and more » Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:39:06 GMT+00:00

New business recovery center to open in Key West BusinessWeek The US Small Business Administration is opening a new business recovery center in Key West. The new center, which opens Monday, is expected to help Monroe ... and more » Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:30:21 GMT+00:00

KVAL $550k gold bar from Florida Keys shipwreck stolen The Associated Press KEY WEST, Fla. — Police say two thieves entered a museum after closing time and stole a gold bar worth about $550000 that had been recovered from the ... Thieves Pinch Ancient Gold Bar From Florida MuseumDailyFinance all 250 news articles » Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:32:45 GMT+00:00

EVANS v. UNEMPLOYMENT APPEALS COMMISSION Leagle.com Specifically, Evans contended that he was promised fifty hours of work per week and a per diem payment at a job assignment in Key West and that he would not ... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:19:27 GMT+00:00

In retirement year' from coaching, Mike Leach will do television Kansas City Star "You don't watch a lot of TV here in Key West," Leach said. "You ride your bikes, you go for walks. Lots of interesting people doing interesting things. ... and more » Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:32:26 GMT+00:00

Jim Harris: Quick Glance Says Leach Should Be Re-Employed This Time Next Year ArkansasSports360.com Before he got away to return to his new home in Key West, former Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach outlined his ongoing battle with his former ... and more » Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:05:40 GMT+00:00

Newman PR A Perfect Day in Key West Huffington Post (blog) At the southernmost end of the chain sits Key West, a place that offers visitors a chance to experience culture, history, and a little adventure, ... Key West BrewFest to Highlight Labor Day WeekendNewman PR all 3 news articles » Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:01:53 GMT+00:00

Bahama Breeze Key West Tacos Orlando Sentinel 1. Lightly season fish on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat a 10-inch sauté pan on medium-high heat; add the olive oil. Place the seasoned fish in the ... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:34:11 GMT+00:00

CNN International Thieves steal gold bar from Florida museum CNN (blog) (CNN) – It's been nearly a week since two modern-day pirates walked into the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida, and made off with a $550000 ... Finding stolen piece of history may not be easy taskCNN all 8 news articles » Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:23:54 GMT+00:00