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Feds detain 14 migrants after voyage from Cuba in wooden boat ends in Islamorada
Read full article: Feds detain 14 migrants after voyage from Cuba in wooden boat ends in IslamoradaA group of 14 Cuban migrants arrived on Wednesday at the Florida Keys in a wooden boat, according to the U.S. Border Patrol agents.
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Tourism flourishes in Florida Keys despite shortage of workers
Read full article: Tourism flourishes in Florida Keys despite shortage of workersThere is traffic on U.S. 1 from Miami-Dade County to Duck Key, an oceanside community in Monroe County. Tourists have been flocking there during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Drivers face 2 checkpoints limiting access to Florida Keys during coronavirus pandemic
Read full article: Drivers face 2 checkpoints limiting access to Florida Keys during coronavirus pandemicMONROE COUNTY, Fla. – Drivers heading from South Florida to the Florida Keys face two Monroe County Sheriff’s Office checkpoints during the coronavirus pandemic. Monroe County issued an emergency declaration closing the area to all tourists on March 20, but the lack of compliance prompted Monroe County Mayor Heather Carruthers to tighten measures. “And we are going to still say, ‘Come as you are!' Deputies started to screen drivers heading southbound on Friday morning at Manatee Bay Marina on U.S. 1 at Mile Marker 112.5 and at Card Sound Road, also known as State Road 905. Deputies are only allowing drivers who can prove they have essential business in Monroe County or live there permanently.