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Vero rug dealer Falasiri gets two years in prison on smuggling charges

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Vero Beach rug dealer and philanthropist Jafar Falasiri Tuesday was sentenced to two years in ...

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Sgt. First Class Hamilton McWhorter receives a proclamation

Mayor Jim Hill (right) presents a proclamation to Sebastian resident Sgt. First Class Hamilton McWhorter as his wife ...

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Sebastian City Council honors career Army officer

SEBASTIAN — Among the agenda items before Mayor Jim Hill and the Sebastian City Council Wednesday night was ...

letters to editor opinion

More women needed in Congress

With all the national focus of the media on the anti-women agenda of Todd Akin and Paul Ryan, ...

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First day of school not smooth for many

For some parents and students in the Indian River County School District, the first day of school was ...

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New sand mine to open

A new sand mine opens on 82nd Avenue, the first since the county passed a moratorium on such ...

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First new mine since moratorium opens on 82nd Avenue

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — When Wild Turkey Sand Mine opened this week it became the first new mine in ...

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‘Thank you’ Good Samaritans, Fire Rescue

On the evening of Aug. 8, in front of the Indian River County Courthouse, I tripped on a ...

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Indian River County Crime Blotter: Aug. 21

Felony arrests and booking reports: Aug. 21 Warren Keith Dewees, 32, of 1446 20th Ave., Vero Beach; Arrest ...

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Walter F. Mellor Jr., 83, Vero Beach

Walter F. Mellor Jr., 83, died Aug. 18, 2012, at The Arbors at The Lakes at Pointe West. ...

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Fighting mosquitos at Round Island

A mosquito control aircraft "buzzes" the treetops near Round Island while dispersing anti-mosquito pellets. Photo: Rick Wood.

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Antiques and much more in Habitat Home Center’s Silent Auction

VERO BEACH — A children’s wooden school desk; a Methushek upright piano circa 1915; a “retired” Cinderella Barbie; a ...