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Federal judge orders School Board to mediation before hearing deseg lawsuit

The School Board jumped the gun when it filed a petition in U.S. District Court this summer, claiming ...

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Harbor Branch Foundation fights for its endowment

Just weeks before a mediator seeks to resolve a high-stakes financial dispute with Florida Atlantic University, the leaders ...

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Major setback in deal for troubled INEOS bio plant

The green energy firm that has been working for nearly two years to purchase the defunct INEOS bio ...

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Has deal to buy defunct INEOS plant collapsed?

Last July, it looked like Indian River County was finally going to be free of problems related to ...

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Interim hospital CEO focused on operations

A committee of nine hospital officials has selected as interim CEO a woman who, by at least one ...

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Pro-sale forces expand majority in Vero Council election

Vero Beach voters issued yet another crystal-clear mandate Tuesday night, electing by a strong plurality the two candidates ...

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Scammers used local identities to file for FEMA cash after Hurricane Irma

Two weeks after FEMA housing inspectors showed up at her Summerplace home, Helen Smith Barnet still doesn’t know ...

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Man who shot deputy is convicted of attempted murder, faces life

A man who punched and shot an Indian River County sheriff’s deputy was convicted last week of first-degree ...

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$45 million house on South Beach going to auction

The barrier island has seen some impressive residential auctions in the past few years, with oceanfront properties going ...

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Stunning verdict in Leigh Jewelers robbery retrial

An Indian River County jury Friday returned a stunning not-guilty verdict for a man who was convicted of ...

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No bail for surgeon being held on drug trafficking charges

Vero Beach spine surgeon Dr. Johnny Benjamin Jr. will have to stay in jail as he awaits trial ...

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After Vegas massacre, security a top priority for December’s Beach Town Music Festival

With the Jake Owen-headlined Beach Town Music Festival only five weeks away, Sheriff Deryl Loar said he will ...