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Accused murderer gets another trial delay

Asbury Lee Perkins, who has thus far avoided going to trial to face charges of premeditated murder in ...

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Somerset Academy moving ahead with plans for new 1,700-student charter school near Pointe West

Somerset Academy has been granted tentative approval to open a new K-8 charter school that will eventually enroll ...

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Historic house completes move to Indian River State College

The three partially dismantled structures were hulking, barely discernible shadows as dawn broke over the island. The historic ...

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How city spent money from sale of Vero Electric

The city of Vero Beach pocketed only about 22 percent of the $183.3 million it got from Florida ...

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Two nursing homes don’t have generators for hurricane season

As the season’s first hurricane made landfall on the Gulf Coast last weekend, two Vero nursing homes – ...

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Capt. Milo Thornton promoted to high-ranking position

The highest-ranking black law enforcement officer in the 94-year history of Indian River County, Sheriff’s Capt. Milo Thornton, ...

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School board unlikely to face any legal consequences for holding unlawful meeting

Two months after the School Board held a special meeting to discuss paying off now-departed Superintendent Mark Rendell, ...

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6 local schools, including Beachland, get better grades

Academic achievement at several Indian River County schools showed improvement this year, but schools with large African-American and ...

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Computer crash forces doctors to cancel entire week of appointments

Hundreds of island residents had their doctors’ appointments canceled last week after a computer crash almost completely shut ...

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Lawnwood undertakes $100 million expansion

Lawnwood Regional Med-ical Center is getting a major infusion of funds that could speed up construction of its ...

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Hospitals gain new freedom to expand after repeal of certificate of need law

When Gov. Rick DeSantis signed the repeal of Florida’s certificate of need laws last month, the expansion plans ...

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School anti-violence program will be expanded in the coming year

A dogged effort by leaders of the Mental Health Association has resulted not only in renewed funding but ...