HeyJaredKey West Newswire by Gwen Filosa
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist in Key West, Florida, offering an insider's look into local news, culture and assorted shenanigans.
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- 11
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- Sep 21, 2026
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Want to demolish the buildings on an island off Key West? The federal government accepts bids to dig into the national wildlife refuge (opens the original)
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Key West’s new mayor calls for ‘independent investigation’ of city manager. Kaufman said Barroso called him a ‘coward,’ and ‘child’ in an angry rant before Sept. 3 meeting (opens the original)
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In her new book ‘Think Like a Dog’ a scientist explains how and why your dog thinks and acts (opens the original)
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‘My heart is broken.’ In Key West locals react to Dolly Parton’s death. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis orders flags at half-staff for a week to honor the unrivaled icon who died Tuesday at 80 (opens the original)
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Border Patrol seizes nearly 30 immigrants in 7-day frenzy, advocates said. Video shows federal agent repeatedly punching a Haitian man (opens the original)
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US Border Patrol agents descended on Key West over this past weekend, arresting nearly 30 immigrants during a week-long sweep, according to directors of the Key West Immigrant Support Network nonprofit.The frenzy was carried out by more agents than locals have seen before on the tiny island where the economic engine is tourism. “They were obviously filling a quota,” said Heather Slivko-Bathurst, a director at the nonprofit Key West Immigrant Support Network. “We don’t know if it’s over.”
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