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Hate putting up shutters? Maybe time for impact glass

The grumbling began early last week, when weather forecasters issued the first warnings that Hurricane Irma might be ...

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Local insurance agent is charged with felony fraud

A local insurance agent getting charged with felony fraud after being accused of stealing more than $24,000 in ...

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Schools’ record on black teachers is embarrassing

Too often, the people running the county's schools arrive at decisions that do not make sense. Sometimes, these ...

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‘Operation Safe Streets’ necessary despite mixed reviews

The late, great author Thomas Wolfe was right: You can't go home again. When I visited family and ...

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Police bodycams not seen likely here soon

Indian River County Sheriff Deryl Loar, Vero Beach Police Chief David Currey and 19th Judicial Circuit State Attorney ...

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Loar presides at wedding of deputy shot in Gifford

This past Friday evening, in a ballroom on the second floor of The Moorings' clubhouse, a smiling and ...

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MY VERO: Dale Sorensen Jr. joins Jake Owen in new video

One of the cool things about having Jake Owen as our home-grown country music star is that he ...

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MY VERO: Special quality of life in Vero Beach seems to be secure – at least for now

"Keep Vero Vero" I've been hearing that phrase a lot lately, especially over the past few months, as ...

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MY VERO: Details of Jimmy Graves boating accident expected to be released soon

Joe Graves has heard versions of what happened on that tragic December morning when his 15-year-old son, Jimmy, ...

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MY VERO: St. Ed’s football coach – Committed to the kids

If I had a high school-age son and possessed the financial means to send him to St. Edward's, ...

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MY VERO: Appeals court did wrong thing for the right reason in trial of Brian Simpson’s killer

The three judges on Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal, which last month ordered the retrial of the ...

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MY VERO: Hundreds pack Book Center to meet Bush

The line inside the Vero Beach Book Center last week weaved throughout both levels of the building, where ...