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Funders Alliance to host Florida Keys Non-profit Day
Professionals from charitable organizations across Monroe County will convene on Wednesday, Sept. 11, for the third annual Florida Keys Non-profit Day. The event will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Marathon City Hall, 9805 Overseas Highway. The event is presented by the Florida Keys Funders Alliance, a partnership of the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys, Ocean Reef Community Foundation and United Way of Collier and the Keys. ...
Man arrested on stone crab and lobster charges
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 25-year-old Jacksonville, North Carolina recently for reportedly possessing three out-of-season lobster, two out-of-season stone crab claws and having no measuring device nor lobster and stone crab permits. Islamorada Deputy Luis Guiardinu was on patrol on the Channel Five Bridge when he reportedly...
Heat advisory extended for Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe counties
MIAMI - A heat advisory Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe, which was supposed to end at 8 p.m. Thursday, has been extended to 8 p.m. Friday. Afternoon temperatures will be in the low 90s. However, combined with the humidity, the heat indices could reach up to 110 degrees on Thursday and Friday. A heat advisory is issued by the National Weather Service when a heat index of 105 degrees or higher is expected for at least two hours in Miami-Dade. That is below Broward and the Florida Key's heat index of 107 degrees for two hours.Overnight temperatures will offer little relief....
State files it charges in child sex case
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office have formerly filed child sexual battery charges against a father of seven who has already pleaded guilty to federal charges of production and distribution of child pornography. Monroe County authorities filed 17 felony and misdemeanor sexual battery and child cruelty charges against former Marathon resident Eric Cadogan, 39. The charges include child cruelty, sexual assault on a minor, lewd and lascivious behavior, contributing to the delinquency of a child, among others. The charges follow an...
Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe counties under a heat advisory
MIAMI - A heat advisory was issued Friday for Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties from 10 a.m. Wednesday to 8 p.m. Thursday. Afternoon temperatures will be in the low 90s. However, combined with the humidity, the heat indices could reach up to 110 degrees. A heat advisory is issued by the National Weather Service when a heat index of 105 degrees or higher is expected for at least two hours in Miami-Dade. That is below Broward and the Florida Key's heat index of 107 degrees for two hours.Although heat indices will decrease Wednesday night into Thursday they will likely not drop...
Comment brings scrutiny to Duval Street shooter case
An attorney for accused Duval Street shooter Derek David is asking the Monroe County State Attorney’s Office to recuse itself, or at least the prosecutor to recuse herself, from the case after she reportedly made a disparaging remark about David’s attorney during a hearing. Prosecutor Colleen Dunne made the comment “what a d--k” about David’s attorney, Donald Barrett, during a recent virtual court hearing in the case, according to a motion to rescue Barrett filed in court on June 25. ...
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