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Former nursing assistant gets 12-year sentence for stealing from John’s Island seniors in her care

Former nursing assistant Chiquita Lashae McGee, 33, had a wild ride while it lasted – stealing more than ...

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COVID-19 cases here decline to under 6 per day

As a new stealthier virus subvariant causes surges in COVID-19 infections in Europe and lockdowns in China, cases ...

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Craig Fletcher, 79, twice Vero mayor, urged electric sale

In a tragic end to a life of service to his country, to science and to the City ...

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Ron and Nancy Rosner donate $10 million to hospital

Philanthropy is a deeply ingrained Rosner family value. Giving back. Paying it forward. It’s how longtime John’s Island ...

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Good news for island homeowners: Hospital District plans further cuts in property tax rate

As it shifts from primarily funding indigent hospital stays to investing in primary and preventative health for the ...

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Detective says home nursing aide showed ‘no remorse’ in defrauding island seniors

Indian River Shores Public Safety Detective Ken Barrett has seen just about everything in his nearly four-decade law ...

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COVID threat greatest now for 65+group

The pandemic continues to wane in Indian River County. The number of new weekly COVID-19 cases here declined ...

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Vero Beach and Shores differ on pace of lawsuit over water-sewer service territory

When Indian River Shores Mayor Brian Foley and Vero Beach Mayor Robbie Brackett met on Dec. 21 to ...

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State Attorney’s Office rolls with changes in Vero

At a time when the State Attorney’s Office is losing some of the most senior members of its ...

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COVID-19 cases here drop to pre-Omicron surge levels

New COVID-19 infections reported to the Florida Department of Health declined another 34 percent this week, approaching pre-Omicron ...

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Four more years? Would you believe two new 17th Street projects?

Nearly a year and a half into the epic 17th Street bridge repair project, the Florida Department of ...

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Vero finally in ‘Green Zone’ for COVID-19

Most of Florida has stayed in the public health ‘Red Zone’ throughout the Omicron surge this winter, but ...