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New COVID-19 infections here unchanged, but deaths down

Reports of new COVID-19 infections countywide and on the barrier island during the past week were nearly identical ...

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Tout sweet! Taste makes haste in ‘Cupcake 2 Mile’ run

Nearly 300 runners had a sweet sweat going during the annual Cupcake 2 Mile, which had an added ...

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El Sid Taqueria latest island eatery to close briefly as a result of COVID-19

Nearly a year into the pandemic, the coronavirus continues to occasionally impact island eateries with popular Mexican spot ...

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Florida city similar to Vero foils cyberattack on water utility

A hacker tried to poison the drinking water at a utility plant at Oldsmar, Fla., a city the ...

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School district hopes to tap generous island residents to fund major projects

School Board Chairman Brian Barefoot wants to enlist generous residents of the barrier island to enhance academic, athletic ...

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Public school teachers to get promised pay raise

Indian River County’s 2,000 public school teachers will receive at least a 5 percent raise this year and ...

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Legislature trying again this year to preempt local regulation of vacation rental properties

The Indian River County Commission has joined the perennial battle in the state Legislature over the latest effort ...

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Nursing home let staff with COVID care for patients

In the lull between Vero’s summer and winter COVID-19 surges, and as families began to be able to ...

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Decades of deep impact in Spence Guerin’s artwork

The latest offering at the Center for Spiritual Care shows, once again, that good things come in small ...

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Kids big winners as ‘King of Hill’ tennis aces new format

The 26th annual King of the Hill Tennis Tournament put a different spin on the ball this year, ...

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2020 recipients: ‘Impact 100’ grants have worked wonders

Indian River Impact 100 hosted its annual Impact Day in a virtual format that included taped videos of ...

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This pain-fighting spinal surgeon has got your back

Back pain can range from a nagging nuisance to a raging torture. Nerve and muscular problems, degenerative disc ...