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Few local residents getting latest COVID booster

With the number of new infections way down as September comes to a close, fewer than two dozen ...

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The late Father Richard Murphy implicated in theft

A sad coda to the life of the late Father Richard Murphy – for two decades the beloved ...

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Florida City Gas: Island on track for 2023 hookup

The pipeline contractor hired to bring natural gas to the barrier island still awaits environmental permits needed to ...

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Vero’s water fight with the Shores takes a new twist

News Analysis In a major plot twist to a dispute between the Town of Indian River Shores and ...

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COVID-19 infections here continue to drop, but 5 more have died this month

The number of new COVID-19 infections locally dropped by one third this past week, according to the Centers ...

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First round of water/sewer rate hikes put off until January

The Vero Beach Utilities Commission got its first real look at proposed water and sewer rate hikes designed ...

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Remembering when the future King of England visited our island

The exclusive enclaves of Vero’s barrier island are no stranger to famous visitors, who mostly come and go ...

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COVID infections up, but no sign of predicted fall surge

The number of local residents hospitalized with COVID-19 declined sharply this past week, but the number of new ...

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Vero prepares to hit Shores with big utility hike

Utility consultants have recommended that Vero Beach press ahead next month with steep utility rate hikes that will ...

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Court backlog leaves major cases unresolved

News Analysis Summer here typically brings at least one intriguing criminal trial, resolving a languishing case that barrier ...

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COVID cases here down; new vaccine available in Vero

The weekly count of new COVID-19 infections was way down to start the month of September, as a ...

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U.S. Judge rejects Vero arguments on water-sewer

A federal judge has shot down all of the City of Vero Beach’s arguments for a permanent water-sewer ...