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In 2009, Key West sank the 523-foot Vandenberg in 140 feet of water; one year later, REEF monitoring had documented 123 fish species on the former ship

In 2009, the retired missile ship Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg was deliberately sunk near Key West, giving rise to a significant artificial reef. This initiative, supported by conservationists and local authorities, provided a new haven for various fish species. Engaged volunteer divers collected essential data, demonstrating the effectiveness of citizen…

The Economic Times

US sailor’s father detained by ICE while son serves aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

A US sailor's father, originally from Nicaragua, faced immigration officials' detention during a routine vehicle stop in Key West, Florida. While his son serves overseas, he feels deep concern for his father's situation, who is currently waiting for green card approval and possesses identification. This incident has raised eyebrows amid…

The Times of India

Underwater memorial to wrecked slave ship draws pilgrims seeking to connect with their roots

A group of Black divers recently visited the site where the British slave ship Henrietta Marie sank 326 years ago

The Independent UK

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Travelers are being warned not to visit this popular US site in 2026

The spot is congested, garbarge accumulates fast and wildlife there is being disturbed, according to one group

The Independent UK

I Let AI Plan My Next Vacation. The Results Were Unexpected.

Some people are turning to AI tools instead of travel planners for their trips — and it does have its perks.

Kiplinger

Woman accused of attacking driver with bear mace after she hit chicken trying to cross the road

Cynthia Diaz Sosa, 38, is facing assault charges in Key West.

The Independent UK

Chicken killed in Florida intersection leads to bear mace attack and a woman’s arrest

All this could have been avoided if someone had showed just a little compassion.

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Charter boat captain reportedly admits to being man in viral video seen stabbing a shark in the water out of ‘revenge’

Zane Garrett, a Florida boat captain, admitted to being the man caught stabbing a bull shark in the head in a viral Snapchat video.

The Independent UK

Wife of US Coast Guard member arrested over expired visa after security check for military housing

Active-duty guardsman’s wife arrested by immigration authorities inside residential section of Florida naval station

The Independent UK

10 famous homes around the world – and why you need to visit them in your lifetime

From Antoni Gaudí's Casa Milà to the Ernest Hemingway House in Key West, these are the architectural greats that have left an impression on the world

Homes & Gardens

Hurricane Milton's Outer Bands Drench Tourists At Key West

Tourists at the Southernmost Point Buoy in Key West, Florida caught off guard by powerful waves from Hurricane Milton, highlighting the unpredictable natur...

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Cleveland Browns Player Arrested For DUI And Property Damage

Cleveland Browns player Lonnie Phelps crashes SUV into Key West restaurant, causing damage and facing DUI charges.

The Independent UK

Jimmy Buffett, ‘Margaritaville’ singer, cause of death revealed

Musician, loved for his beach bum soft rock, died in a hospice

Chicago Sun-Times

Jimmy Buffett, ‘Margaritaville’ singer, dies at 76

Buffett passed away at his home in Sag Harbor, Long Island, after battling Merkel Cell Skin Cancer for four years.

WEKU

Jimmy Buffett, who sang of wastin' away in 'Margaritaville', dies at 76

The singer-songwriter, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist song and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died.

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Bell tolls for Wisconsin man who wins the Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest

Gerrit Marshall, a retired television broadcast engineer from Madison, prevailed Saturday night at Sloppy Joe's Bar, a frequent hangout of Ernest Hemingway when he lived in Key West during the 1930s.

Miami Herald

Why is this city in the Keys the hottest spot in Florida? Weather service has answers

In the daily heat records race. it’s a marathon. And Marathon is in for the win.

WEKU

Key West calling: Lexington couple preserves island's history on a floating museum

A Lexington couple moved to Key West 8 years ago and now they manage a floating museum on a Coast Guard ship

Miami Herald

Hundreds of Cuban migrants heading to Key West after landing on Keys island, Coast Guard says

MIAMI — Hundreds of Cuban migrants who were stranded on remote islands off a Florida Keys national park for almost a week were shipped to Key West Thursday.

Tribune News Service

Quick Fix: One-pot sloppy Joes make a delicious, easy-to-make-and-enjoy dinner

Sloppy Joes — ground meat in tomato sauce served over Cuban bread — have been an American favorite for over half a century. There are many claims to the origins of Sloppy Joes. One is from the H.J. Heinz Co., which, of course, made theirs with ketchup; another is a…

Miami Herald

Defecting Cuban pilot commandeers plane, lands safely on isolated Everglades strip

MIAMI — The mass exodus from Cuba took an unusual twist Friday, when a pilot in a Soviet-era biplane took off from the island just 90 miles south of Key West and landed on an isolated, mostly forgotten airstrip in the middle of the Everglades.

Miami Herald

Plane commandeered from Cuba, lands safely in Florida Everglades. The pilot ‘appears to be fine’

MIAMI — The mass exodus from Cuba took an unusual twist Friday, when someone in a old Soviet-era cropduster took off from the island just 90 miles north of Key West and landed somewhere west of Krome Avenue in the Everglades.

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