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COVID cases here seem to be leveling off

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 415 new COVID-19 cases were reported locally in the seven ...

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No-name storm gives island a soaking, but not much else

Vero’s first tropical storm warning of the 2022 hurricane season caught residents by surprise as an unnamed “potential ...

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In reversal, DeSantis won’t withhold school district funds

The school district, which was confronting the loss of $1.3 million in funding for defying a Florida Department ...

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Tax hike on the way? County’s revenue boom may not cover projected expenses

A pandemic-aided surge in the local real estate market last year drove up home prices and spurred new ...

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Alarming spike in COVID deaths, infections here

Eleven local people died with COVID-19 illness since May 1, bringing the countywide death toll to 663 people, ...

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Remarkable rise of the ‘Estate Section’ on south island

Known by several names over the years – Kansas City Colony, the Cobra Zone and now the Estate ...

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Shores hopes to overturn reuse water ruling

Indian River Shores is determined to see Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeals overturn a lower court ruling ...

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More railroad crossings closing for Brightline upgrades

Brightline established a second track bed alongside the Florida East Coast Railway tracks in downtown Vero Beach before ...

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Vero City Council to set rates next week for stormwater tax

The Vero City Council will decide next week whether to approve an initial rate structure to fund stormwater ...

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Island housing market still strong, but is ‘the great deceleration’ coming to Vero?

Real estate Jedi are feeling a disturbance in the force. Island brokers say they’re seeing subtle but significant ...

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Proposed budget would give Sheriff’s employees 7 percent raise

Sheriff Eric Flowers wants to give his 500-plus employees a 7 percent pay raise and begin implementing a ...

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Little optimism at start of third summer of COVID

This summer is not last summer. A year ago as vacation time arrived, an air of optimism was ...