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Therapy brings relief for those with pulmonary fibrosis

78-year-old Vero resident Ruby Mitchell has a serious respiratory disease known as “idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.” There is no ...

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Cheers on 50 years: Thanks, Volunteer Ambulance Squad

This May marks the 50th anniversary of the Indian River County Volunteer Ambulance Squad, celebrating a half-century of ...

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Motive in bizarre South Beach murder apparently not money

South barrier island resident Asbury Lee Perkins is charged with the premeditated shooting death of his estranged wife ...

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Elegance personified at Diamonds and Pearls Cotillion

The third annual Diamonds and Pearls Cotillion – hosted by the Dasie Bridgewater Hope Center and held in ...

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Yachtsman’s dream home is breathtaking at every turn

It’s a dream house – a virtual palace, spacious and yet cozy, where a family is destined to ...

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Charter schools set to carry fight to a higher court

The end-game just got farther away for cash-starved public charter schools in Indian River County that say they ...

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Governments just beginning to grapple with complex railroad crossing plans

City and county government officials have not yet weighed in on hundreds of pages of detailed drawings released ...

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Sew talented! Kids impress at art/fashion show

There is something magical that happens when you combine thread and cloth to create wearable art, or use ...

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New home permits skyrocket in Indian River County

The pace of new home sales continues to pick up in Indian River County with 363 building permits ...

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Orchid rejects plan for assisted living facility

The fate of Ken Puttick’s assisted living project, planned for a 7-acre commercial parcel on CR-510 in the ...

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PSC sets hearing on Shores’ bid to escape grasp of Vero electric

The Florida Public Service Commission has scheduled a hearing June 9 to decide whether it will consider or ...

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Genetically modified mosquito trial in Keys being closely followed here

A proposed scientific trial on a tiny island a stone’s throw from Key West has caught the attention ...