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Hospitalizations of patients with COVID up sharply

The number of people hospitalized here with COVID-19 has increased 59 percent since July 1, and 16 more ...

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Clock ticking on Shores battle with Vero Beach over water

With the deadline only 15 months off for Indian River Shores to serve notice it intends to sever ...

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COVID infections here hold steady through June

The number of new COVID-19 infections locally held relatively steady during the month of June – neither surging ...

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New insurance law will take years to curb soaring costs

Florida’s new property insurance reform law – touted as curbing skyrocketing premiums by reining in abuses of the ...

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Will the Asbury Lee Perkins murder case finally go to trial, or drag on into 2023?

Whether a seven-year-old Island murder case will drag on into an eighth year before going to trial depends ...

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Five more people die here in June with COVID-19

At least five more local people have died with COVID-19 as June comes to a close, putting the ...

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New COVID-19 cases here still in high category

New COVID-19 cases locally reported to the Florida Department of Health increased at a slower pace this past ...

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Shores may have long wait for new ambulance

Indian River Shores is getting ready to replace a 10-year-old ambulance, but even with cash in hand, supply ...

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Longtime Shores staffer takes on interim town clerk duties

A longtime, trusted town staffer, Elizabeth “Liz” Scheidel, has stepped in as interim town clerk until the Indian ...

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Will new law help curb rate hikes for property insurance?

Whether a new state law passed during a May special session of the legislature will do anything to ...

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COVID cases here seem to be leveling off

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 415 new COVID-19 cases were reported locally in the seven ...

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No-name storm gives island a soaking, but not much else

Vero’s first tropical storm warning of the 2022 hurricane season caught residents by surprise as an unnamed “potential ...