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Lisa Zahner

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Coronavirus seen slowing approval of plan for redevelopment of riverfront

An updated version of the plan for redeveloping the site of Vero’s Big Blue power plant and sewer ...

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Health officials need to be more open about virus

There were some somber milestones this week, like the passing of an 88-year-old woman – Indian River County’s ...

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Island still has only handful of COVID-19 cases

While the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Indian River County has climbed past 60, the barrier ...

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Type of mask doesn’t matter in battle against COVID-19

Masks – scarves, bandannas, home-crafted cloth masks, and even a few sturdy N95 respirators – were showing up ...

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County’s first responders have sufficient personal protective equipment for now

It was a close call. Indian River County Fire-Rescue was down to its last week of N95 masks, ...

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Will curbing travel from hotspots help keep COVID-19 at bay?

Florida, faced with a mounting coronavirus crisis in South Florida yet nearly half its counties relatively unscathed by ...

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Major COVID-19 announcements expected Tuesday

The White House Coronavirus Task Force has scheduled a briefing for 5 p.m. Tuesday, during which federal officials ...

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Sheriff Loar: Keep track of your kids

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The combination of kids and college students being out of school because of COVID-19 ...

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10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Indian River County

As of press time, Indian River County had 10 positive cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) placing our ...

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Stores set aside hours for senior shopping

Though younger people are also testing positive for COVID-19 – two of Indian River County’s cases are 25 ...

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Airport director to retire; chair of airport panel resigns

Vero Beach Regional Airport Director Eric Menger has announced his retirement after 24 years on the job, effective ...

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Health officials announce 5th IRC COVID-19 case

 Update:  Indian River County now has five positive cases of COVID-19, three women and two men ranging in ...