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George Andreassi

St. Lucie Voice

Don Cooper, credited with helping spur development of Port St. Lucie, dies at 69

Former longtime Port St. Lucie City Manager Don Cooper, credited with transforming an underdeveloped retirement community into Florida’s ...

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Stop signs coming to Indian River Drive at Walton Road

St. Lucie County is preparing to install stop signs on Indian River Drive at Walton Road to slow ...

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City Council approves hefty raises for itself

Port St. Lucie Mayor Greg Oravec’s annual pay will rise to more than $80,000 per year, matching the ...

St. Lucie Voice

Can Fort Pierce regain control of animal shelter?

St. Lucie County’s long-term animal shelter plans hinge on Fort Pierce regaining control of its Savannah Road facility ...

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If this bridge closes, what happens then?

Will the heavily used Sebastian Inlet bridge connecting Brevard and Indian River counties close while the 55-year-old structure ...

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29 Virgin Trains deaths fuel push for new safety regulations

Efforts to establish state safety regulations for Virgin Trains USA passenger rail service are gaining momentum as deaths ...

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Home split between counties may finally go to Indian River

The borderline separating Indian River and St. Lucie counties runs right through neurosurgeon Oszkar Szentirmai’s oceanfront home. He ...

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Temporary dog shelter will be able to hold 200

St. Lucie County set up a temporary shelter for stray and unwanted dogs Tuesday in an industrial building ...

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‘Winterlakes’ groundbreaking kicks off city’s parks development push

Port St. Lucie is starting construction on the $1.6 million Winterlakes Park along Florida’s Turnpike near Midway Road ...

Melbourne Beachsider St. Lucie Voice

Momentum for rail-safety regs gaining steam

Efforts to establish state safety regulations for Virgin Trains USA passenger rail service are gaining momentum as deaths ...

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Night work eyed for Prima Vista road renovation

Allowing night work would enable St. Lucie County to speed up the $3.3 million renovation of heavily congested ...

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Riding the rails: A view of the future from a locomotive

ABOARD LOCOMOTIVE 101 – As our freight train rumbled down the Florida East Coast Railways track last Tuesday, ...