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Unearthed decade-old letter could be key in fight over water rates between Vero and Shores

The outcome of the Town of Indian River Shores breach of contract lawsuit against the City of Vero ...

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New COVID-19 infections here unchanged, but deaths down

Reports of new COVID-19 infections countywide and on the barrier island during the past week were nearly identical ...

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Florida city similar to Vero foils cyberattack on water utility

A hacker tried to poison the drinking water at a utility plant at Oldsmar, Fla., a city the ...

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Vero Isles residents seek deal with city in canal dispute

The Vero Beach City Council seems ready to make a deal to end complaints from Vero Isles property ...

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New COVID cases trend downward, but less on island

As Indian River County surpassed the 10,000 COVID-19 case mark last weekend, the number of new cases here ...

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COVID-19 sets new records here during January

January was a rough month across the board here setting records for new COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, deaths and ...

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Kids could be in line for vaccinations by summer

With nearly a year’s worth of COVID-19 case information, and vaccine safety and efficacy data rolling in, public ...

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Vero City Council won’t include overhead or salaries in stormwater utility budget

The Vero Beach City Council has told staff that any tax earmarked for a potential stormwater utility should ...

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Utilities Commission urged to phase out septic within Vero city limits on island

A New Year’s Eve deadline forced hundreds of island property owners in the City of Vero Beach to ...

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Vero: The Shores lacks standing to sue over reuse water rates

Vero Beach has asked a court to rule in the city’s favor in a civil suit filed by ...

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COVID-19 cases down slightly, but death toll rises

It was a week of ups and downs in the battle against COVID-19 locally. After two weeks of ...

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New COVID-19 cases here lowest since New Year’s

New COVID-19 cases in the county were down significantly last week from the previous two weeks and the ...