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Broad public involvement sought in planning for Centennial Place

The Vero Beach City Council has underscored the importance of transparency in planning for redevelopment of the former ...

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New extended-stay hotel to open this fall on Route 60

A 109-room, three-story Staybridge Suites hotel – an extended-stay and corporate brand that is part of the InterContinental ...

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State report: Drinking water source for Vero Beach ‘in pitiful condition’

More than six months after a poor inspection by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the results showing ...

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Vero High swim team worries about closure of Leisure Square pool

Vero Beach High School swim coach Gavin Ross said Sunday the swimming program’s future could be in doubt ...

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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 ...