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City Hall blunder sees state move to cut off funds to Vero Beach

Failure to complete, file 2022-23 audit blindsides Council The City of Vero Beach failed to complete an audit ...

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Anatomy of a debacle: How and why it all went wrong

How could the City of Vero Beach – a municipality with a veteran city manager, a professional finance ...

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Sebastian hospital’s true value comes to light

News Analysis The Sebastian River Medical Center turned out to draw a purchase price almost twice as high ...

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Scully-Welsh on bold, comprehensive cancer-care mission

After setting the standard for comprehensive cancer care in Vero Beach for the past decade, Scully-Welsh Cancer Center ...

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Bureaucracy on full display with VA clinic delay

News Analysis After breaking the news on September 13th that the U.S. Veterans’ Administration would open a $17 ...

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Island dune restoration project more than half completed

A $6.7 million project to restore almost 3 miles of island sand dunes destroyed by hurricanes Ian and ...

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Orlando Health busy renovating its hospital here

Since taking over Sebastian River Medical Center from bankrupt Steward Health Care on Oct. 24, Orlando Health has ...

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Shaw retiring as Shores’ all-purpose deputy chief of public safety

Mark Shaw, deputy chief of public safety for Indian River Shores, has decided it’s time to slow down ...

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Freshman Congressman Haridopolos vows to pay more attention to this area

For decades, Vero Beach has been the neglected stepchild of a Congressional District dominated by Brevard County, and ...

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Cleveland Clinic leader: We’ll cure financial woes

The head of Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, undaunted by nearly $200 million in operating losses since Cleveland ...

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Questions abound on $4M decision to buy sober home

Shelling out $4 million of taxpayers money to buy an abandoned property and turn it into a women’s ...

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Hospital District makes $4M buy; where’s the plan?

A few days before Christmas, the Hospital District did some last-minute shopping, laying out almost $4 million of ...