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Proposed settlement would mean higher water and sewer rates for South Beach

Vero Beach Utilities customers in the unincorporated South barrier island would pay higher water-sewer rates under a proposed ...

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COVID-19 plan for coming school year: No vaccine requirement, masks optional

Public school students will not be required to be immunized against COVID-19 for the upcoming school year, School ...

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Bottlenose dolphin population in the lagoon remains stable

Despite a recent slew of bad news about the health of the Indian River Lagoon – which was ...

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Man accused of killing his estranged wife now planning insanity plea

Asbury Lee Perkins, charged with first-degree murder for shooting his estranged wife in the South Barrier Island home ...

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GHO Homes takes over development at The Strand

GHO Homes bought out mega-homebuilder Lennar’s interest in The Strand subdivision this month, acquiring all the remaining lots ...

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Acupuncturist Jaynes now selling LifeWave healing patches in N.C.

Jill Jaynes, the Vero Beach acupuncturist convicted of insurance fraud of more than $100,000, has moved to North ...

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Cleveland Clinic still bedeviled by phone problems

Cleveland Clinic Indian River has turned out to be a “long-hauler” in its case of phone flu. It’s ...

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Not clear whether Elite will fly between Vero Beach and Asheville this summer

Island residents hoping to hop on a convenient Elite Airways flight from Vero Beach Regional Airport to Asheville ...

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County public school students to be issued high-tech ID cards

High-tech identification cards will be issued to Indian River County’s 17,000 public school students for the upcoming school ...

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Upscale restaurants and shops proposed for vacant lot between downtown and Miracle Mile

A vacant lot that covers a full city block – on the south side of eastbound State Road ...

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Sebastian leads the way for rising home values

The housing market is on fire in Sebastian. That’s not surprising, since the entire county is in the ...

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South Florida woman arrested after getting tossed out of Mulligan’s and the Holiday Inn

A night out for a visiting South Florida woman turned into a night in jail after she managed ...