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Infant Drowns in Recent Florida Pool Incident, Highlighting this Pressing Issue. How to Keep Kids Safe this Summer.
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Tour Operator’s False Driver Faces Arrest in Key West. What Happened?
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Pam Rock Act Set to go into Effect July 1 in Florida. What to Know.
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FWC Fatal Boat Crash Investigation Concludes with Criminal Charges for Vessel Operator. What to Know.
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Man, 23, ‘Vanishes’ on Utah Lake Following Jet Ski Crash, officials say
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Driver in Fatal November 2024 Florida Keys Boat Crash Faces Charges, police say. What Happened?
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MiLB Baseball Player Dies at 19 in Florida Jet Ski Crash on Father’s Day. What to Know.
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South Florida’s Lobster Season is Almost Upon Us. What You Should Know to Stay Safe.
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Florida Keys Charter Captain Faces Criminal Charges Following Violent Video. Here’s What Companies Must Do to Ensure Safety.
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Child Hospitalized after Near-Drowning Incident in Fort Lauderdale Pool. What to Know.
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Hoping to Get a Selfie with Key West’s Most-Photographed Landmark this Summer? You’re out of Luck.
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This Florida Town Ranked Among ‘Most Charming’ in Florida. What to Know.
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Animal Control Officer Brutally Mauled by Dog in Fort Lauderdale. How Leesfield & Partners has Represented Animal Attack Victims.
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Influencer’s Son Drowns at Family Home in Arizona. What to Know.
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Key West International Airport’s Concourse A is Ready for Takeoff. What to Know.
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Second Boat Crash Over the Weekend in Florida Keys Shows Need for Boating Safety Reform. What to Know.
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Seven Passengers Ejected Following Seven Mile Bridge Crash Over the Weekend in the Florida Keys.
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Fire breaks out at Florida Keys Boatyard. What to Know.
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Naples Family Sues Airbnb After Son’s Carbon Monoxide Death. What to Know.
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Boy, 15, Killed in Florida Keys Rollover Crash. How Leesfield & Partners has Represented Crash Victims for 48 Years.
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House Bill Aiming to Improve Swimming Pool Safety Fails in Florida Legislature. What to Know About Swimming Safely in Florida this Summer.
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What Sarasota Police Didn’t Find on Out-of-Control Boat Raises Concerns on Important Safety Issue in Florida.
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Arizona Couple Makes National Headlines Following Husbands Jet Ski Death. How Personal Watercrafts are Responsible for Hundreds of Injuries, Deaths Annually.
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Key West Firefighters Complete Important Rescue Training. How Many Car Accidents has Monroe County seen in 2025?
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Case Filed on Behalf of Woman Who Incurred Spinal Injury at Key West Resort.
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Leesfield & Partners Representing Client in Key West Motor Scooter Accident Case. What to Know.
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Man Threatens Store Clerk, Customers with Knife in Monroe County. What to Know.
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Michigan Snorkeler Dies at Florida Keys Hospital Monday. What to Know.
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Child Still Missing Tuesday Following Fatal Florida Boating Accident
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Wildfires Close Card Sound Road Thursday, officials say. What to Know About Leesfield & Partners’ Fire Litigation.
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Teenagers Who Went Missing on Paddle Board Were Found This Week by Good Samaritans.
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Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Florida Keys Man Accused of Sexually Abusing a Minor. How Leesfield & Partners has Protected Children for Decades.
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Boat Captain Found Guilty of Passenger’s Propeller Death in 2020
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E-Bike Battery May Have Caused Key West Fire, officials say. How Leesfield & Partners Has Warned About This Danger for a Decade.
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Three Hospitalized Following Crash Monday on the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys
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Boater accused in 2022 Crash that Killed High Schooler Ordered Not to Contact Victim’s Family
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Couple, Pet, Rescued from Choppy Florida Waters. Here’s What You Should Know to Stay Safe.
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Parents of Florida Teen Killed in 2022 Boat Crash Urge Lawmakers to Make Changes.
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Cruise Ship Christened in Key West. How Leesfield & Partners has Represented Injured Clients in Cruise Cases for 48 Years.
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Florida Keys Seafood Festival Starts This Weekend. How These Events Must Keep Guests Safe
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FWC Launches Vessel Turn-In Program in the Florida Keys. What to Know.
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Child Dies Saturday in Key West Fire that Killed Family, officials say
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Three Dead, Three Others Injured After Key West Building Fire Thursday Night
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Key West Firefighters Complete Additional Training as Fires Continue to Rage in California. How Leesfield & Partners is Providing Aid.
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Charter Boat Captain Charged After July 8 Florida Keys Crash that Injured Eight, police say
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Concerns Flagged over E-Bikes in Key West at Latest City Commission Meeting. What to Know.
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Four People Rescued from Sinking Boat off Florida Keys. What to Know.
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Service Member Stops Hotel Armed Robbery in Progress. In 48 Years of Personal Injury Practice, Leesfield & Partners Knows Many Others Are Not So Lucky.
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Florida father accused of drunk driving in deadly crash that killed 5-year-old faces charges, police say
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New Bill Proposes Stricter Penalties for ‘Boat and Run’ Crashes in Florida. What to Know.
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Tallahassee Woman Dies in Florida Keys While Scuba Diving, officials say.
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Leesfield & Partners Pledges Support to Key West Athletic Programs, food banks and more this holiday season. What to Know.
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Tractor-Trailer Driver Allegedly on social media Before Fatal Crash that killed woman, 8-year-old son.
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Over a Dozen People Hospitalized Following Everglades Airboat Crash, FWC Investigating.
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Key West Hotel Joins Marriott Autograph Collection. A Look Back at Previous Leesfield & Partners Hotel Cases.
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Here’s How the Federal Aviation Administration Will Pay Homage to a Prominent Leesfield & Partners Client. Who is it?
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Walton County Police Find Boater’s Body After Vessel Took On Water
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Police: Human Head on Key Biscayne Belongs to Teen Caught in Rip Current
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Authorities Identify Woman Killed in Key West Boat Crash Last Week. How Many Crashes Have There Been In Monroe County?
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One Dead, Two Others Injured in Key Largo Boat Crash Over the Weekend.
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One Dead, Four Injured After Florida Keys Boat Crash Thursday, officials say
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This Month in Key West
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Leesfield & Partners Attorney Recovers $350,000 for Woman Who Shattered her Hip at a Florida Tourist Attraction
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Key West Man Gets Three Felony Charges For Pointing This Device at Police. What to Know.
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‘Smoke Alarms Save Lives:’ Key West Fire Department Promotes Awareness for Fire Prevention Month.
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Nephew of Famous Surfer Injured in Drowning Incident in Hawaii. What to Know.
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Silent Killer: Carbon Monoxide. What to Know After Hurricane Milton
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Boater Charged in Fatal Key West Crash, Months Later
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Florida Divers Break Record in Annual Competition. What to Know About Safe Diving
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Family Grieves the Snorkeling Death of a Couple on Maui Vacation. What to Know to Stay Safe on the Water.
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Helicopter Stops Speeding Boat from Hitting Swimmers, Preventing a ‘Mass Casualty Disaster,’ Officials Say
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Boat of Missing Man, 70, Found off Florida Gulf Coast
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Southwest Florida County Reports Spike in Legionnaires’ Disease with three happening within the same community, neighbors say.
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Teen killed after being struck by boat propeller. What to Know.
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Parents of boy killed in St. Petersburg boat crash sue family of minor operating the vessel. What to Know about Florida’s Boater Age Requirements.
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Deluge projected to hit Miami-Dade County prompts NWS advisories. What to Know
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Police: “It didn’t look like there was any effort to stop,” in Florida Keys crash that killed two earlier this week
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Two dead following Florida Keys personal watercraft crash Tuesday, authorities say
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Florida student hospitalized after mom hits her with car during school drop-off. What to know about start of school traffic safety
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Are You Prepared for Hurricane Season? What to Know
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Woman who posted on social media about sister’s injury on cruise ship dance floor gets attention of global news outlet. Here’s what she had to say
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Lobster season is a go! What to know to have a safe and successful lobster season
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Mother whose daughter died in 2017 boat crash calls for addition of rescue boats in Florida Keys following multiple incidents earlier this month
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Boy hit, tragically killed by boat propeller over the weekend
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Fire Monday at Key West Marina damages boats. Fire Safety Tips to Know to Protect You and Your Family
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FWC tells boaters to be on the lookout for divers-down flags following several incidents on the water this month
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Man lobster diving Wednesday morning in the Florida Keys severely injured after being hit by boat
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FWC urges boaters to turn off boats completely if someone goes overboard following the tragic death of a woman on the water Sunday
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News of yet another South Florida boat crash makes headlines and is a chilling reminder of the potential dangers on the water
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Woman rushed to hospital after electrocution from lamp post in Key Largo, officials say
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A slew of injuries reported in the Florida Keys throughout the Fourth of July weekend sets a devastating reminder of the serious consequences of boating accidents
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Leesfield & Partners Wants You To Stay Safe This Summer. Here Are A Few Summer Safety Tips.
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Major Florida Highway renamed in honor of famous Leesfield & Partners client almost a year after his death
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Police investigating after 5-year-old drowned in Miami-Dade pool. What to know to stay safe in the water this summer
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A disturbance heading for the state is not a threat to Florida, but that won’t always be the case. How to make sure you’re prepared for the unthinkable this hurricane season.
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Leesfield & Partners secures almost half a million in settlements for Monroe County clients
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Leesfield & Partners to launch a college scholarship in honor of a beloved Key West High School teacher
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Leesfield & Partners retained in case of 83-year-old woman attacked by neighbor’s pet bird. What happened?
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Boy hailed as hero after saving parents, siblings from close call with carbon monoxide at their West Virginia home, officials say
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Driver allegedly asleep at the wheel crashes into two marathon runners in Key West weekend race.
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Airbnb CEO talks difficulties of implementing carbon monoxide initiative in interview with NBC. How many people die needlessly from carbon monoxide poisoning?
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Wrongful Death of Passenger in Boating Accident Results in Seven-figure Settlement
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Over $1.2 million secured in back to back Key West settlements
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Leesfield & Partners Celebrates 35 Years of Excellence Representing Injured Victims in Key West
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Fatal Boating Incident in Florida Keys Results in $1.7 Million Settlement
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Annual Leesfield & Partners-sponsored Legal Education Luncheon and Reception in Key West a Hit
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Leesfield & Partners Files Lawsuit On Behalf Of Key West Resort Guest Who Contracted Legionnaires’ Disease
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Leesfield & Partners settles back to back personal injury claims against Key West hotels on behalf of guests
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KEY WEST- Leesfield & Partners Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Parasailing Operator on Behalf of 10-Year-Old Son Following Dad Nicholas Hayward’s Death
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Fatal Parasailing incident in Key West Underscores Limits of Florida Parasailing Laws
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Injuries Rise with Endless Innovation of Watersports and Boating Industries
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Leesfield & Partners March events – Supreme Court Justice Fred Lewis and Third DCA Judge Ed Scales will speak at March 28th CLE Luncheon/Conch Fritters at Night
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2017 – Watersports & Community Involvement – In Review
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Trial Lawyers support community and celebrate 44 years in Key West
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2016 – In review / 2017 – Off to a good start!
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Fumes-related Key Largo Fatal Incident, First Responders to be Praised
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Spearfisherman seriously injured in Key West
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Legal Tip #5 – How Florida’s Comparative Fault System Affects Your Recovery
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Leesfield & Partners – Key West Events
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Justin Shapiro made Partner at Leesfield & Partners
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Three tragic incidents lead to three wrongful death lawsuits filed by Leesfield & Partners
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Alcohol, Drugs, and Open House Parties
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Ira H. Leesfield interviewed by LawDragon (Excerpts)
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Memorial Day boating and water sports highlight safety issues in the Florida keys
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South Florida 3 times more dangerous for pedestrians than the rest of the country
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Head-on collision in Islamorada kills one and leaves two seriously injured
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Settlement reached in Florida Keys seven mile bridge fatal car accident
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Lawsuit filed in Key West following rear-end car accident
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Key West diver critically injured by yacht propellers
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Two injured in latest catastrophic accident in the Florida Keys
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Key West’s Fantasy Fest coming to a close with a rash of traffic accidents
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Number of fatal accidents in Florida Keys a serious concern
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Keys Gate Charter School teacher arrested on two charges of unlawful sexual activity with a minor
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Two Key West fatalities in boating accident is reminder that fatalities increase during National Holidays
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Multi-Million Dollar Settlement Reached for Paraplegic Key West Handyman After Fall Off Ladder
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Record verdict in Key West for Man on a Scooter hit by vehicle that ran the red light
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