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Boats at Marathon’s city marina were tossed around with ease during Hurricane Irma.

At the Keys’ biggest public anchorage, majority of boats are gone

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U.S. Army National Guard soldier Pfc. Fabio Saldanha, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy David Brummer and Pvt. Nicholas Redler stand guard at a checkpoint set up at the entrance of Spanish Main Drive on Cudjoe Key Sunday, Sept. 17.

Keys recover by working — almost non-stop — together. Police, soldiers make sure people returning belong there

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A sign is all that’s left of a trailer at Sea Breeze RV Resort in Islamorada after Hurricane Irma’s storm surge destroyed most of the subdivision’s homes.

Owner of destroyed Keys RV park offers to sell residents new homes at cost

10:07 AM

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Owner of destroyed Keys RV park offers to sell residents new homes at cost

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Hurricane Irma-related deaths up to 14

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Senator in Keys: Hurricanes stretching FEMA thin

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‘After the storm, I had three more boats than I used to.’

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Irma slows down the Keys criminal element

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At the Keys’ biggest public anchorage, majority of boats are gone

3:41 PM

U.S. Army National Guard soldier Pfc. Fabio Saldanha, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy David Brummer and Pvt. Nicholas Redler stand guard at a checkpoint set up at the entrance of Spanish Main Drive on Cudjoe Key Sunday, Sept. 17.

Keys recover by working — almost non-stop — together. Police, soldiers make sure people returning belong there

5:46 PM

A sign is all that’s left of a trailer at Sea Breeze RV Resort in Islamorada after Hurricane Irma’s storm surge destroyed most of the subdivision’s homes.

Owner of destroyed Keys RV park offers to sell residents new homes at cost

10:07 AM

Living

A key deer doe relaxes with her fawn on Big Pine Key in this undated photo. Federal officials are waiting to see what impact Hurricane Irma had on the endangered key deer population, which is only found in the Keys.

Irma’s impact on key deer not known

Federal officials who protect the Keys-only species could not protect them before the storm.

Living

Irma trapped these baby turtles. Beachgoers desperately tried to rescue them

No, Hurricane Irma looters didn’t attack Richard Branson – and other fake storm news

All Keys bridges safe for travel, county says

Opinion

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Sept. 18, 2017

Award-winning cartoonists from McClatchy offer their visual views

Never evacuating again

Let residents back in

Let us see our homes

Local Sports

$Coral Shores senior Blye Hofstetter (30) breaks downfield on a long run after blockers including Roman Roberts (50), Isiah Edwards (55) and Matt Pontefract (70) opened a hole in the Somerset Academy defense. Coral Shores won, 27-6, Friday.$

Canes score early on way to 27-6 opening victory

Coral Shores High defense forces turnovers, limits Somerset Academy offense to one late score

Marathon boys lose to Panthers by 19 points

Marathon boys dominate Westminster Christian swim team

Lady Fins lose to Lady Canes in four-set match

Fishing & Diving

The First Choice charter boat out of the Post Card Inn Marina put its clients on to many mahi last week.

Offshore trolling for mahi remains rewarding

While chumming for snapper, some of the charter boats reported experiencing cero mackerel in their chum slicks.

Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing coming soon

Mahi and muttons by the dozen await anglers offshore

Dolphin are pushing through the area

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Seventh time’s a charm for Hemingway look-alike winner

Jul 24, 2017

White-bearded Texan Richard Filip on Saturday won the 2017 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, a highlight of Key West’s annual Hemingway Days celebration that ended Sunday. The 71-year-old, a retired real estate franchise owner, triumphed over 152 other entrants in the contest’s final round.

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