MiamiHerald.com: Florida Keys http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Florida Keys http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida-keys/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2013 MiamiHerald.com Florida Keys 60 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:21:50 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[Monroe deputy removes Doritos bag from Key deer's head]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/09/3441980/fla-deputy-removes-doritos-bag.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/09/3441980/fla-deputy-removes-doritos-bag.html Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:46 EDT

A deer in the Florida Keys is breathing more easily after a deputy removed a Doritos bag from its head.

]]> <![CDATA[Hialeah men arrested on charges of poaching 468 lobsters]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/07/3438904/hialeah-men-arrested-on-charges.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/07/3438904/hialeah-men-arrested-on-charges.html Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:16 EDT

Two Hialeah men have been arrested on charges of poaching 468 Florida spiny lobsters out of season, more than half of them undersized.

]]> <![CDATA[Stronger Andrea whirls toward Florida Gulf Coast]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/05/3435481/tropical-storm-andrea-heads-for.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/05/3435481/tropical-storm-andrea-heads-for.html Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:05 EDT

The hurricane season’s first tropical storm could bring heavy rain to much of the state as well as coastal flooding from storm surge

]]> <![CDATA[Gulf disturbance more organized]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/05/3434967/gulf-disturbance-more-organized.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/05/3434967/gulf-disturbance-more-organized.html Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:33 EDT The weather system is likely to produce some rain and occasional downpours in South Florida but the Gulf Coast will feel more of the impact.

]]> <![CDATA[Castaways Against Cancer set to kayak for a cure]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/04/3431370/castaways-against-cancer-set-to.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/04/3431370/castaways-against-cancer-set-to.html Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00 EDT

A group of kayakers is about to set out on its yearly 165-mile trek to Key West for the cause of fighting the nation’s second-most common cause of death.

]]> <![CDATA[System likely to soak Florida]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/04/3433141/system-likely-to-soak-florida.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/04/3433141/system-likely-to-soak-florida.html Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:57 EDT A broad mass of storms could become season’s first tropical storm but it’s going to be a rainy week even if it doesn’t

]]> <![CDATA[Scientists find rare butterfly on Biscayne Bay island]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/03/3431317/scientists-find-rare-butterfly.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/03/3431317/scientists-find-rare-butterfly.html Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:26 EDT

After striking out last year, researchers capture a female Schaus swallowtail butterfly on Elliott Key, boosting hopes for a breeding program

]]> <![CDATA[Key West man gets 40 years for attacking 3-year-old girl with saw]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/03/3430318/key-west-man-gets-40-years-for.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/03/3430318/key-west-man-gets-40-years-for.html Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:57 EDT

A Key West man convicted of attempted murder of a 3-year-old girl in a 2008 attack has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.

]]> <![CDATA[Missing Florida boater’s body found tied to his vessel in Cuba]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/31/3426250/missing-florida-boaters-body-found.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/31/3426250/missing-florida-boaters-body-found.html Fri, 31 May 2013 16:46 EDT

A missing boater expected to arrive in Key West two weeks ago after traveling from Fort Myers was found dead tethered to his sailing vessel on a rocky Cuban beach earlier this week.

]]> <![CDATA[Redland resident challenges lawmaker for South Dade/Keys district]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/31/3426288/redland-resident-challenges-lawmaker.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/31/3426288/redland-resident-challenges-lawmaker.html Fri, 31 May 2013 13:08 EDT The election is still more than a year away.

]]> <![CDATA[Turkey Point shutdowns came during break-in of new systems]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/30/3424984/turkey-point-shutdowns-came-during.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/30/3424984/turkey-point-shutdowns-came-during.html Thu, 30 May 2013 18:34 EDT Three unplanned shutdowns this year at Turkey Point were a result of technical complexities, not safety problems related to a recent power upgrade, federal regulators and the utility say

]]> <![CDATA[Poll: Absentee-ballot scandal makes Miami Congressman Joe Garcia vulnerable in potential matchup]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/17/3456420/poll-absentee-ballot-scandal-makes.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/17/3456420/poll-absentee-ballot-scandal-makes.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:38 EDT A poll conducted for Republican Carlos Curbelo suggests Democratic Rep. Joe Garcia’s popularity has been hurt by his campaigns involvement in a fraudulent absentee-ballot request scheme.

]]> <![CDATA[Cousteau plans extended stay at Keys undersea lab]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/17/3455923/cousteau-plans-extended-stay-at.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/17/3455923/cousteau-plans-extended-stay-at.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:32 EDT The grandson of ocean exploration pioneer Jacques Cousteau plans to spend a month in an underwater research laboratory in the Florida Keys.

]]> <![CDATA[Two South Florida butterflies declared likely extinct]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/10/3443685/two-south-florida-butterflies.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/10/3443685/two-south-florida-butterflies.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:39 EDT

Federal wildlife managers on Monday pronounced two South Florida butterflies likely extinct.

]]> <![CDATA[Jellyfish ends Australian's Cuba-US swim attempt]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/12/3446986/australian-swimmer-sets-off-from.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/12/3446986/australian-swimmer-sets-off-from.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:32 EDT

Five tries. Five failures.

]]> <![CDATA[SAVE Dade seeks transgender protections in Miami-Dade County]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/11/3445960/save-dade-seeks-transgender-protections.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/11/3445960/save-dade-seeks-transgender-protections.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:02 EDT SAVE Dade seeks to amend Miami-Dade County’s human rights ordinance to include gender identity and expression.

]]> <![CDATA[Swimmer sets sights on record for crossing the Florida Straits]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/11/3446050/swimmer-sets-sights-on-record.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/11/3446050/swimmer-sets-sights-on-record.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:18 EDT

An Australian swimmer is set to launch a historic attempt to cross the Florida Straits on Wednesday.

]]> <![CDATA[After rains in South Florida, mosquito boom raises health concerns]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/11/3445836/after-rains-in-south-florida-mosquito.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/11/3445836/after-rains-in-south-florida-mosquito.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:46 EDT

Public health authorities have increasing concerns about mosquito-borne diseases, with dengue fever a particular concern for South Florida

]]> <![CDATA[Open season lionfish may become permanent in Florida]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/09/3441951/open-season-lionfish-may-become.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/09/3441951/open-season-lionfish-may-become.html Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:23 EDT A temporary state rule declaring open season on lionfish may become permanent as a measure to keep the invasive species from becoming permanent Florida residents.

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