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Sebastian River Medical Center, smaller of county’s hospitals, furloughing staff

The smaller of the county’s two hospitals, Sebastian River Medical Center, is furloughing workers as parent company Steward ...

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Island still has only handful of COVID-19 cases

While the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Indian River County has climbed past 60, the barrier ...

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Ann Marie McCrystal, eternal optimist, looks to the future with hope

Ann Marie McCrystal doesn’t need to play an accordion on a balcony like upbeat Italians seen in news ...

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Type of mask doesn’t matter in battle against COVID-19

Masks – scarves, bandannas, home-crafted cloth masks, and even a few sturdy N95 respirators – were showing up ...

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Publix revamps ‘senior shopping’ initiative after rough start

After mob scenes developed at its first Senior Shopping Hours two weeks ago, Publix officials moved quickly to ...

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Vero Book Center using down time to spruce up store and prepare for reopening

Amid the COVID-19 chaos, businesses are scrambling to reinvent themselves in a fast-changing landscape and Vero Book Center ...

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Leatherback turtles making early appearance on our quiet beaches

Amid all the coronavirus news comes this positive bellwether from the sea: Leatherback sea turtles – the largest ...

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Behavioral Health Center facing new tests in pandemic

With emotions on edge, happy hours on hold, finances imperiled and health on the line, even the sunniest ...

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County’s first responders have sufficient personal protective equipment for now

It was a close call. Indian River County Fire-Rescue was down to its last week of N95 masks, ...

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Piper Aircraft steps up to manufacture face shields needed by Cleveland Clinic

Piper Aircraft executives already were discussing ways the Vero Beach-based company might be able to ease the shortage ...

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Will curbing travel from hotspots help keep COVID-19 at bay?

Florida, faced with a mounting coronavirus crisis in South Florida yet nearly half its counties relatively unscathed by ...

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Hotel space offered to hospital if extra rooms needed

Keith Kite was mowing his lawn when an idea came to him: With fears of hospitals reaching capacity ...