Scott PowersNovember 4, 2019
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Says science is not strong enough that the chemicals hurt coral reefs
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Scott PowersNovember 4, 2019
Jacob OglesApril 22, 2019
8min966
Scientists say data to back sunscreen ban just isn't there.
Ryan NicolApril 11, 2019
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The company has 23 dispensaries throughout the state.
Scott PowersJanuary 31, 2019
4min657
The task force is probably moving out of Key West, but where?
Associated PressOctober 8, 2017
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Officials in Key West have a mystery on their hands. They want to know who took the sign that welcomed visitors to “Paradise U.S.A.” Residents say they last saw the “Welcome to Key West” sign on the ground after it was presumably knocked down by Hurricane Irma on Sept. 10. The sign at the island’s […]
Guest AuthorSeptember 28, 2017
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Storms are a fact of life for the 20-plus million that call ourselves Floridians. Mother Nature reminded us of this when Hurricane Irma made her one-two punch – the first major hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Wilma in 2005. Before and after Irma’s impact, Floridians responded. With Gov. Rick Scott’s leadership, Florida safely […]
Associated PressSeptember 26, 2017
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Royal Caribbean International’s Empress of the Seas, with 878 passengers and about 600 crew members, docked in Key West Sunday marking the first cruise ship visit since before Hurricane Irma struck the Florida Keys Sept. 10. Officials said resuming cruise ship port calls is significant for the region’s economy, and vital for residents whose livelihood […]
Phil AmmannSeptember 19, 2017
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Prudence Duchene will never forget the day she moved to Key West. It was Aug. 30 — the day a storm brewing in the Atlantic got named Irma. Duchene, 22, was actually waiting to board her Florida-bound flight from Albany International Airport when she saw the news that the newly named tropical storm was headed […]
Associated PressSeptember 13, 2017
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Florida could recover from Hurricane Irma’s wrath in time for its busy tourism season this winter, but that’s likely not the case for harder-hit Caribbean islands including St. Martin/St. Maarten, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Barbuda, according to travel experts’ early reads. Damage assessments still were underway yesterday, but impacts on Florida’s $100 […]
Associated PressSeptember 12, 2017
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Residents were allowed to return Tuesday to some islands in the hurricane-hit Florida Keys as officials pieced together the scope of Irma’s destruction and aid rushed into the drenched and debris-strewn state. It has been difficult to get detailed information on the condition of island chain where Irma first came ashore over the weekend because […]