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Vero Council approves electric utility sale

 The Vero Beach City Council, after three hours of discussion Tuesday, voted 4-1 to sell the city’s electric ...

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12-foot gator caught on South Beach

 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A 12-foot long alligator was spotted on the beach by a resident near Saint Christopher Lane ...

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Vero electric contract up for action Tuesday

The long-awaited contract for the sale of Vero electric to Florida Power and Light is now in the ...

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Shores pulls back from huge one-time tax cut

Unexpected road-repair costs derailed a $2 million tax rebate last week when the Indian River Shores Town Council ...

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Vero mayor comes up with new idea for getting city a share of ‘bed tax’

For at least seven years, Vero Beach officials have complained about the way money raised by the tourism ...

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Buckets of unneeded rain dumped on South Brevard

The low-pressure system called Invest 99L camped out over South Brevard County on Sunday bringing an estimated six ...

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Hear, hear! Verizon signs on to Shores cell tower; construction to start soon

Indian River Shores residents eagerly awaiting better cell phone service have cause for hope: Verizon Wireless is now ...

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Vero to get electric sale contract next week

Florida Power & Light and Vero’s attorney plan to have a draft of a formal contract for FPL ...

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70% of marked turtle nests washed away by Irma

About 70 percent of the marked turtle nests in Indian River County were washed away by Irma’s high ...

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Six candidates running for Vero Beach City Council

November’s City Council election is shaping up to be a contentious – and consequential – contest, with six ...

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Anti-sale Council faction still seeks to block electric deal

As a massive storm churned toward Florida last week, and residents started to stock up, board up and ...

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New trial set for man convicted of attempted robbery

A man convicted of an attempted armed robbery at Leigh Jewelers on Ocean Drive in 2007 is getting ...