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Injured by lightning, Florida Keys captain is released from hospital
Medical staff at HCA Kendall Florida Hospital flank Captain Rick Stanzcyk, center, prior to his discharge Monday from the Miami-based facility. Stanzcyk was admitted to the trauma center last Thursday morning after he was injured by a lightning strike while piloting his light-tackle fishing boat in Florida Bay near Islamorada. Photo by Maria Rincon/HCA Kendall Florida Hospital.
BAD swimmers take 17 gold, 21 silver, and 15 bronze medals at the Long Course Invitational weekend event
By Andy Newman June 22nd, 2026 BURLINGTON, ON I’m speechless. No words can truly describe what our club achieved this weekend. As BAD hosted its final meet of the season, I found myself reflecting on everything that went into making it such an incredible success. Every single volunteer gave their all, and the results were nothing short of amazing. Andy Newman, center, Director of Operations for the Long Course Outdoor Swim meet that took place at Nelson Poole over the weekend.
Powerful storm moves into Northeast, bringing travel disruptions
Snow falls on a street in Philadelphia on Sunday. The first signs of what is expected to be a massive winter storm were visible on Sunday afternoon as snow began to fall across much of the coastal Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. Heavy snow and gales barreled through the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Sunday as a late-February blizzard shut down flights and railways, and the region braced for a paralyzing storm.
‘Officer Grinch’ gives Florida Keys drivers onions instead of tickets
KEY LARGO -- Holiday motorists going a bit too fast through a school zone on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway might receive an onion from the Grinch instead of a traffic ticket. Colonel Lou Caputo, who recently retired from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, donned the Grinch costume Friday morning to stage an awareness-raising holiday traffic patrol at Key Largo School. Caputo worked with active-duty deputies clocking the speed of cars passing the elementary/middle school.
A U.S. delegation to meet with Mexican government for talks on the surge of migrants at border
MEXICO CITY — A top U.S. delegation is to meet with Mexico's president Wednesday in what many see as a bid to get Mexico to do more to stem a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has said he is willing to help, but also says he wants to see progress in U.S. relations with Cuba and Venezuela, two of the top senders of migrants, and more development aid for the region.
Keys Grinch Cop
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Monroe County Sheriff's Office Colonel Lou Caputo, right, costumed as the Grinch, leans on the shoulder of Sergeant James Hager, left, as Hager uses a laser measurement device to check speeds of motorists traveling on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway through the Key Largo Elementary school zone Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, in Key Largo, Fla.
Florida Keys 200th
In this aerial photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, attendees watch and toast the sunset at a Florida Keys bicentennial celebration, Friday, May 19, 2023, on the restored Old Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon, Fla. The sunset gathering was among a series of Keys events being staged to mark the 200th anniversary, on July 3, of the Florida Territorial Legislature's 1823 founding of Monroe County, containing the entire island chain.
Ex-Marine will be charged with manslaughter in NYC subway chokehold death
NEW YORK — Daniel Penny, the 24-year-old Marine veteran who choked and killed a homeless man on the subway last week, will face a charge of second-degree manslaughter and is expected to appear in Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday. The Manhattan district attorney’s office confirmed in a statement that it planned to charge Mr. Penny in the killing of the man, Jordan Neely. “Daniel Penny will be arrested on a charge of manslaughter in the second degree,” the statement said.
Join the Team: Isle of Wight Pride seeks new trustees and volunteers
The search is on for new Trustees and Volunteers to become part of Team Isle of Wight Pride. Work is underway for this year’s Pride celebration on 15th July 2023, along with activities over the weekend and throughout the year. Last year, IW Pride returned to Ryde after a two-year break with a successful three-day event including a parade, community village and entertainment featuring amazing local artists to a Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist.
Keys Soldier Ride
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, wounded veterans, on adaptive bicycles, and their supporters ride under a giant American flag on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, near Marathon, Fla. Organized by the Wounded Warrior Project, the Florida Keys Soldier Ride has about 40 wounded veterans and their family members participating in weekend events in the Keys that are to end Sunday, Jan.
Deputy dressed as Grinch gives onions to speeding drivers
MARATHON, Fla. — Several motorists who were speeding through an elementary school zone on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway received an odorous onion as a reminder to slow down from a county sheriff’s deputy dressed as the Grinch. Col. Lou Caputo, a 37-year veteran of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office who conjured up the concept more than 20 years ago, was back on the streets Tuesday.
Queen Elizabeth was gifted rather unusual gift during visit to Florida Keys in 1991
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Over 30 years ago Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited the Florida Keys and were gifted with a rather unusual gift. The gift may seem unusual for those who may not be familiar with the traditions of the keys, but for those that are, the gift makes perfect sense. On May 18, 1991 the royal couple visited Dry Tortugas National Park and Fort Jefferson, 70 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, on the royal yacht.
Remembering Queen Elizabeth: When two queens met in the Florida Keys
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Over 30 years ago Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited the Florida Keys and were gifted with a rather unusual gift. The gift may seem unusual for those who may not be familiar with the traditions of the keys, but for those that are, the gift makes perfect sense. On May 18, 1991 the royal couple visited Dry Tortugas National Park and Fort Jefferson, 70 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, on the royal yacht.
Before the massacre, erratic behaviour and a chilling threat
Payton Gendron, a senior, said he wanted to commit a murder-suicide, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the matter. He claimed to be joking, the official said. But the state police were summoned to investigate and took Gendron, then 17, into custody on June 8 under a state mental health law, police officials said Sunday. He had a psychiatric evaluation in a hospital but was released within a couple of days, the officials said.
Suspect in New York subway shooting has been captured, officials say
A man who police said was a suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting, Frank R James, was taken into custody Wednesday, more than 24 hours into the expansive search that erupted after a gunman shot at least 10 people in a train station, according to two law enforcement officials. James was apprehended in the East Village, one of the officials said.
Old Florida Keys bridge reopens to pedestrians, bicyclists
In this Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Kelly McKinnon, executive director of the Pigeon Key Foundation, drives a cart on the Old Seven Mile Bridge. The historic bridge has undergone a 4.25-year, $44 million restoration effort and is to reopen Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, to pedestrians, bicyclists, anglers and visitors to Pigeon Key. The old bridge originally was part of Henry Flagler's Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad that was completed in 1912.
Old Florida Keys bridge reopens to pedestrians, bicyclists
This Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau shows the restored Old Seven Mile Bridge ready for its Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, reopening to pedestrians, bicyclists, anglers and visitors to Pigeon Key. The old bridge originally was part of Henry Flagler's Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad that was completed in 1912. The railroad ceased operations in 1935 and was converted into a highway that opened in 1938.
Hemingway Days
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Michael Kimbahh holds an enlarged facsimile of an Ernest Hemingway U.S. postage stamp to demonstrate his appearance at the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. The 2020 contest, part of the subtropical island's Hemingway Days festival, was canceled last year due to COVID-19.
Judge asked to halt dredges during sea turtle nesting season
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Bette Zirkelbach, front left, and Richie Moretti, front right, manager and founder respectively of the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital, release "Sparb," a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle, Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Sombrero Beach in Marathon, Fla. The reptile was found off the Florida Keys in late January 2021 with severe wounds and absent a front right flipper.
Earth Day: Rehabilitated sea turtle released in Florida Keys
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Bette Zirkelbach, front left, and Richie Moretti, front right, manager and founder respectively of the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital, release "Sparb," a sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle, Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Sombrero Beach in Marathon, Fla. The reptile was found off the Florida Keys in late January 2021 with severe wounds and absent a front right flipper.
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
In this drone aerial photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, traffic flows on the Florida Keys Overseas Highway in Islamorada, Fla., towards Key West Monday, June 1, 2020. After being closed to visitors since March 22, 2020, to help curtail the spread of COVID-19, the Florida Keys reopened to tourists Monday. Tourism employs about 45 percent of the Keys workforce.
The Liberation Library — Supernyx
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” – Frederick Douglass The goal of Supernyx is to start a gaming company that supports all people. But how can we achieve equality in anything when our society is so fundamentally unequal? For every $1.00 a white man makes, a black woman working in the same role earns just $0.61, according to data from the Institute of Women’s Policy Research.
Pomp and masks: Graduations draw thousands despite pandemic
This Monday, May 18, 2020, photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, shows a banner with images of Coral Shores High School seniors Bridget Dougherty, top, and Maggie Duckworth hanging on a Florida Keys Electric Cooperative utility pole in Islamorada, Fla. Banners featuring scores of yearbook photos are hanging next to the Florida Keys Overseas Highway to honor graduating seniors who will miss out on traditional ceremonies because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Carnival plans to resume cruises from Miami, Port Canaveral in August
MIAMI — Carnival Cruise Line announced Monday they plan to resume cruises from Miami and Port Canaveral in late summer. Beginning Aug. 1, Carnival said eight ships from Miami, Port Canaveral and also Galveston, Texas, will resume service. Carnival said all North American cruises from June 27 to July 31 will be canceled. Beginning Aug.
The Latest: Trump signs $2.2 trillion stimulus package
This aerial photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, shows a checkpoint at the top of the Florida Keys Overseas Highway, Friday, March 27, 2020, near Key Largo, Fla. The Keys have been temporarily closed to visitors and non-residents since March 22, because of the coronavirus crisis.
‘Shelter in place’ order may be next as New York City grinds to halt
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Caribbean Princess cleared to dock in Florida after crew tests negative for COVID-19
The Caribbean Princess arrives at Port Everglades to begin its service in the Caribbean in 2004. Andy Newman Miami Herald file photo Passengers on the Caribbean Princess cruise ship cheered Tuesday as the captain said over the loudspeaker that the ship has been cleared by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to dock in Port Everglades.
Caribbean Princess cleared to dock in Florida after crew tests negative for COVID-19
The Caribbean Princess arrives at Port Everglades to begin its service in the Caribbean in 2004. Andy Newman Miami Herald file photo Passengers on the Caribbean Princess cruise ship cheered Tuesday as the captain said over the loudspeaker that the ship has been cleared by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to dock in Port Everglades.
Caribbean Princess cruise returns to Port Everglades after another norovirus outbreak
The Caribbean Princess arrives at Port Everglades to begin its service in the Caribbean in 2004. Andy Newman Miami Herald file photo For the second sail in a month, a Caribbean Princess cruise has had to cut a trip short because hundreds of passengers and crew got sick with norovirus, a contagious stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhea. About 228 passengers and 17 crew members came down with the pesky stomach bug.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
Wounded veterans ride in Florida Keys, swim with dolphins
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, retired U.S. Army medic Rachael Rodgers is towed by dolphins Cayo and Santini Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, at Dolphin Research Center in Marathon, Fla. Rodgers, who had her left leg amputated below the knee, and 42 other wounded military veterans interacted with dolphins as a facet of the Florida Keys Soldier Ride, a trip through the Florida Keys to Key West, Fla., riding adaptive bicycles down some segments of the Keys Overseas Highway.
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