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🌱 Which huge Key West events should you already be planning for?

Also, don't miss Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk on the Key West Patch calendar

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Morning Key West! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which huge Key West events should you already be planning for?
  • Shark bite near Key West: how rescuers rushed the victim to safety
  • Why a Key West handyman's arrest has his Navy family reeling

Also on today's calendar: Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 83 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 83.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 90 and low of 84 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Annual Events in the Florida Keys: The Big Ones, Explained (keysweekly.com) — If you live in Key West, this roundup lays out the biggest festivals, races, and celebrations coming to town over the next year, from Fantasy Fest and Goombay to Lobsterfest and New Year's Eve. It also highlights signature events across the Keys, with dates, general costs, and what makes each worth planning around now.
   

2. Man was swimming from boat when shark bit near Key West, Coast Guard says (miamiherald.com) — A swimmer was bitten on the lower leg by a shark Sunday while in the water off Boca Chica Key, near Key West, and was brought to Station Key West before being flown to Miami in stable condition. Local nurses on Boca Grande Key and Monroe County emergency crews played key roles in his treatment, and officials haven't yet identified the shark species.
   

3. Family of USS Lincoln sailor 'stressed' after CBP arrests father in Key West, brother says (local10.com) — Customs and Border Protection agents recently arrested a longtime Key West handyman, the father of a deployed USS Lincoln sailor, during what his family says was a routine trip to the mechanic. Relatives in Key West describe being deeply stressed as federal officials emphasize that a work permit doesn't equal legal immigration status and outline limits of a military-related program for obtaining it.
   

4. National Autistic Missing Persons Alert In The Works, HHS Announces (kffhealthnews.org) — A national health-policy roundup briefly highlights a Key West connection, noting that a local handyman with legal work authorization was arrested by immigration agents while his Navy son served aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. The broader piece focuses on federal initiatives around autism alerts, Medicaid, SNAP, and immigration, but this Key West case underscores how national decisions can suddenly hit home for local families.
   

5. USS Lincoln Sailor Blindsided At Home (patrioticpost.com) — A longtime Key West handyman was detained by federal immigration agents during a local traffic stop, even as his son serves aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on an extended deployment. The case, centered on an arrest in Key West, illustrates a tougher national policy on military families and immigration, raising questions about how far enforcement should go when a service member's parent has deep local roots and no alleged criminal record.
   

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Ok Key West! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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