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Lisa Zahner

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COVID-19 infections decline sharply here, but vaccinations are also down

The month of May brought a steep decline in COVID-19 cases here, and an even steeper decline in ...

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Revered Shores Mayor Tom Slater victim of COVID-19 pandemic

Former Indian River Shores Mayor Tom Slater’s death last week at age 76 serves as a stark reminder ...

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Five local lawyers seek to become Indian River Shores town attorney

Five local lawyers have applied to take up the mantle of Indian River Shores Town Attorney as the ...

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Vero council unanimously passes the ‘standing ovation plan’ for riverfront

Despite some opposition to residential development on Vero’s riverfront utility parcels, the Vero Beach City Council has unanimously ...

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2 Indian River Shores criminal cases remain in pandemic limbo

With the courts ramping up to tackle a backlog of felony cases that languished due to COVID-19 Court ...

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Vaccinations here down sharply last week; infections remain low

Statewide, 13 percent fewer Floridians got vaccinated between May 3 and May 9 compared to the previous seven ...

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Vero considering use of Big Blue for temp boat storage

A shortage of space to store boats after a pandemic boat-buying boom has the City of Vero Beach ...

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Diana Duve murder subject of television documentary

The tragic homicide of Moorings resident and Sebastian River Medical Center nurse Diana Duve has been a story ...

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Stormwater tax revenue won’t be spent on drainage

News Analysis Advocates for the Indian River Lagoon may be thrilled that Vero Beach is finally on the ...

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COVID-19 cases again down in county; vaccine supply here now exceeds demand

The average daily number of new COVID-19 infections in our county continued downward last week to fewer than ...

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Vero weighs phasing-in proposed stormwater tax

After experiencing sticker shock at the financial burden its proposed new stormwater tax would place on Vero Beach’s ...

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Perkins murder trial set to be first since pandemic

The case of a six-year-old murder at a South Beach home on Seagrape Drive in the Oceanside community ...