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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 ...

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COVID-19 cases hold steady; hospitalizations down

The weekly number of new COVID-19 infections here remained steady last week at 256 cases countywide, and hospitalizations ...

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Three candidates apply to fill vacancy on Shores Council

With one week remaining to apply for the open Indian River Shores Town Council seat left vacant by ...

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COVID situation better here than in most of state

For the first time since May, our community has moved into the Low Covid Community Level category, represented ...

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Sizable decline in new COVID infections here

The latest omicron BA.5 subvariant wave finally appears to be receding here. New COVID-19 infections reported to the ...

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Detectives making progress in investigation of crash that killed elderly John’s Island man

Detectives made some progress this week in the investigation of a high-speed crash in May that killed an ...

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COVID infections flatten; hospital admissions drop

The latest COVID-19 surge may finally have peaked, with new weekly infections here flattening around the 500 mark ...

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Shores incumbents to stay, but Council has one new opening

While three members of the Indian River Shores Town Council were re-appointed last week without an election because ...