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Council not pleased with Mayor Zudans’ official letter to San Francisco

Vero Beach Mayor Val Zudans steered the city into the cross hairs of the national gun debate after ...

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Vero City Council race has a surprise field of 8 running for 2 open seats

The race for two open Vero Beach City Council seats suddenly became crowded minutes before the noon filing ...

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Eight candidates seek two Vero City Council seats

VERO BEACH — The race for two open Vero Beach City Council seats suddenly became crowded primarily with ...

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New 300,000-panel FPL solar plant approved on Oslo Road

Florida Power & Light Co. is slated to build its third solar energy center in Indian River County ...

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Sebastian’s latest annexation seen likely to draw lawsuits

The Sebastian City Council’s controversial decision to annex more than 1,000 acres of citrus land into the city ...

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White House offers Vero Beach support as Hurricane Dorian takes aim at state

*As of Sunday, Hurricane Dorian was upgraded to a Category 5 storm Earlier Story: VERO BEACH — The ...

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IRC officials to declare local state of emergency Friday ahead of Hurricane Dorian

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — County officials Friday morning will issue a local state of emergency as Hurricane Dorian ...

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Broad public involvement sought in planning for Centennial Place

The Vero Beach City Council has underscored the importance of transparency in planning for redevelopment of the former ...

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New extended-stay hotel to open this fall on Route 60

A 109-room, three-story Staybridge Suites hotel – an extended-stay and corporate brand that is part of the InterContinental ...

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FPL hardening its grid to reduce tropical storm outages

Even before Tropical Storm Dorian began making its way through the Caribbean, Florida Power & Light Co. announced ...

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Two more beach replenishment projects to start late next year

Critically eroding segments of barrier island shoreline, a victim of hurricanes Matthew and Irma, will be replenished with ...

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Vero Beach airport seeking go-ahead for customs facility

Local officials last week rolled out the red carpet for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the ...