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New COVID-19 cases here decline; hospitalizations also down

As COVID-19 shots opened up to anyone age 18 and older (16 and older for the Pfizer vaccine) ...

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VNA nurses now visiting homebound seniors to give COVID-19 vaccinations

In the frantic first weeks of COVID-19 vaccine availability, a subset of Vero’s seniors were spared the frustration ...

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Brightline tracks from north and south to meet at county line

The heavy thump of pile drivers reverberates from south Vero Beach to Sebastian as Brightline constructs new railroad ...

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New stormwater fees could equate to 12 percent tax hike

The Vero Beach City Council was set to move forward this week with the next step of imposing ...

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Andres Duany kept on to help city finalize riverfront plan

The Vero Beach City Council has approved another contract for consulting services with architect and urban planner Andres ...

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Cleveland Clinic adds physicians to hospital staff

Even as Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital has coped with COVID-19, its leadership has continued to look beyond ...

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Huge new subdivision would add hundreds of homes near airport

A massive subdivision that was planned but never started on the property known as Dodger Pines just west ...

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Few realize that hardbottom reefs lay close to shore just off Humiston Park

Most Floridians think of the Keys when they hear the word reef, visualizing colorful coral forests teeming with ...

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‘Pinky’ Regan, a year after COVID, out on town again

A year after the pandemic came to our island when Barbara “Pinky” Regan was confirmed to have contracted ...

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Expansion proposed for Riverside Park tennis complex

The Mardy Fish Children’s Foundation is seeking donors to fund a major renovation and expansion of the city-owned ...

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Six apply for open seat on Vero Beach City Council

Six men are seeking to serve out the seven months remaining in former Vero councilman Joe Graves’ term, ...

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More excuses, little progress, on A1A road-widening and resurfacing project

As the island cruises through the heart of its busy season, the fluorescent orange construction barrels that line ...