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Lisa Zahner

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New COVID-19 infections here double as number getting vaccinated declines

The rate of new, weekly COVID-19 infections here more than doubled over the past two weeks, as the ...

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17th Street bridge repairs only a temporary fix

Repairs to the 17th Street bridge that have disrupted traffic for eight months and are set to continue ...

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South Island residents organize to gain clout in utility discussions

South Beach residents who live in the unincorporated county don’t have a town council or mayor to represent ...

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Vero asks for safety audit of Twin Pairs

The Vero Beach City Council has asked state transportation officials to look at options for improving safety on ...

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Construction on 17th St. bridge to drag into fall

The 17th Street bridge will be under construction with limited traffic flow through at least October, when the ...

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Proposed settlement would mean higher water and sewer rates for South Beach

Vero Beach Utilities customers in the unincorporated South barrier island would pay higher water-sewer rates under a proposed ...

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Man accused of killing his estranged wife now planning insanity plea

Asbury Lee Perkins, charged with first-degree murder for shooting his estranged wife in the South Barrier Island home ...

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Acupuncturist Jaynes now selling LifeWave healing patches in N.C.

Jill Jaynes, the Vero Beach acupuncturist convicted of insurance fraud of more than $100,000, has moved to North ...

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South Florida woman arrested after getting tossed out of Mulligan’s and the Holiday Inn

A night out for a visiting South Florida woman turned into a night in jail after she managed ...

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Tragic death of ‘the kind of person people just gravitated to’

More than 70 people gathered on South Beach Sunday evening to celebrate the life of 57-year-old Michael Gianfrancesco ...

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Vero, county seem headed to mediation on utility territory

The City of Vero Beach and Indian River County have one more chance to resolve their dispute about ...

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Will high exit costs chain Shores to Vero water-sewer pact?

The City of Vero Beach’s claim to a permanent water-sewer service territory that includes the Town of Indian ...