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Florida Department of Health admits major reporting error

The Florida Department of Health has admitted a massive error in reporting in which more than 1,000 negative ...

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Vero council to consider mandatory mask mandate

VERO BEACH - The City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to consider an emergency measure requiring people to ...

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County moves on mandatory masks but Vero resists

Editor's Note: Though it seemed on Monday the County Commission might be responsible enough to pass a mask ordinance, ...

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Kids and COVID-19: Pediatricians not sure what lies ahead if schools reopen

Children have been mostly out of circulation since March – no school, no play dates, no birthday parties, ...

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Vero will rely on reserves to meet city’s budget needs

Every municipal budget in the Florida is in flux as the local-share numbers for sales tax and gas ...

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Vero again seeks bed-tax money to help fund city lifeguards

As local governments look at budget priorities this year, the City of Vero Beach plans to once again ...

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Some county first responders testing positive for Covid-19

It’s been another record week for Indian River County and the barrier island, and not just because of ...

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Councilman finds contact tracing is another farce

Vero Beach City Councilman Rey Neville began asking the County Health Department months ago for specifics about how ...

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Did nursing tech bring COVID-19 into hospital ER?

If Ginger Burkeen’s husband Brian wasn’t up for sentencing on a felony grand theft conviction for stealing a ...

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COVID-19 scare delays Brian Burkeen felony sentencing

The former second in command at Indian River County Fire-Rescue, Brian Burkeen of Fellsmere, was supposed to be ...

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Many here complacent despite dramatic jump in COVID-19 cases

Indian River County’s death toll from COVID-19 rose by just one person this past week, and hospitalizations have ...

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COVID-19 cases nearly double in just seven days

The past week was the one Vero Beach and the barrier island hoped we’d never see, with the ...