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FPL hardening its grid to reduce tropical storm outages

Even before Tropical Storm Dorian began making its way through the Caribbean, Florida Power & Light Co. announced ...

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Changes to Endangered Species Act threaten lagoon wildlife

Local environmental scientists and conservationists are pushing back against proposed changes to the U.S. Endangered Species Act that ...

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Bitcoin ATMs offer criminals new way to get your money

Two Bitcoin ATM companies have set up currency exchange machines in convenience stores in Indian River County, providing ...

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State Attorney Bruce Colton picked to oversee Florida’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s 2008 plea deal

Bruce Colton, the longtime Vero Beach resident who has served as the 19th Circuit’s State Attorney for more ...

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Courts rebuff Jones’ bid for pretrial ‘religious fast’

Unless he contents himself with pushing the meat aside on his dining tray at the Indian River County ...

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Two more beach replenishment projects to start late next year

Critically eroding segments of barrier island shoreline, a victim of hurricanes Matthew and Irma, will be replenished with ...

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Rendell said to hide info from School Board

Former Superintendent Mark Rendell faces the prospect of a lawsuit for withholding financial information from the Indian River ...

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Vero Beach airport seeking go-ahead for customs facility

Local officials last week rolled out the red carpet for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the ...

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3 more St. Edward’s graduates heading to Harvard this fall

Saint Edward’s School has produced plenty of outstanding students over the years, but even school officials were surprised ...

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Shortage of skilled workers proving to be roadblock for Treasure Coast employers

Helene Caseltine’s conversations with local employers these days usually begin with a request – from them. “The first ...

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Scientist: Toxic algae blooms not ‘going away anytime soon’

While the Indian River Lagoon is relatively free of toxic algae blooms right now, residents shouldn’t get too ...

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County furious with Waste Management over trash contract

Indian River County’s plan to institute mandatory garbage pickup to stop people from putting garbage in recycling bins ...