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Teel wrongful death suit against Sheriff’s office, deputy now set for July

A $10 million wrongful-death lawsuit filed against the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office – and Deputy Jonathan Lozada, ...

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Tragic death of ‘the kind of person people just gravitated to’

More than 70 people gathered on South Beach Sunday evening to celebrate the life of 57-year-old Michael Gianfrancesco ...

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Environmental groups ask Gov. DeSantis to declare an emergency

The Clean Water Coalition of Indian River County – joined by the Indian River Land Trust, the Environmental ...

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Star Sebastian swimmer one of 10 fastest all time in age group for butterfly

Mitchell Ledford, the 16-year-old swimmer from Sebastian, may not have made the Olympic team last weekend in Omaha. ...

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Potentially toxic algae in lagoon at Oslo boat ramp

An ugly outbreak of lyngbya, a potentially toxic blue-green algae, has the summer off to an ominous start ...

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Vero, county seem headed to mediation on utility territory

The City of Vero Beach and Indian River County have one more chance to resolve their dispute about ...

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News analysis – Big jump in property values won’t bring lower tax rate

Despite an exhilarating jump in Indian River County property values in 2020, most residents probably won’t see the ...

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2 islanders killed in 3 days by cars swerving off A1A

Two fatalities in less than three days caused by autos swerving off State Road A1A – one killing ...

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Skyborne Aviation Academy Vero Beach getting off ground fast

The new signage hasn’t yet arrived, but Skyborne Aviation Academy Director Jeff Devlin said significant improvements have been ...

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Dr. Richard Moore: Has Vero ‘lost the flavor of the community hospital?’

It took some frank conversations and soul-searching for cardiologist Richard Moore to decide to retire from Cleveland Clinic ...

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Will high exit costs chain Shores to Vero water-sewer pact?

The City of Vero Beach’s claim to a permanent water-sewer service territory that includes the Town of Indian ...

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School Board begins work on civility policy after disturbance at meeting

Angry, insulting and threatening comments and behavior by a handful of public speakers at recent School Board meetings ...