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Star Sebastian swimmer one of 10 fastest all time in age group for butterfly

Mitchell Ledford, the 16-year-old swimmer from Sebastian, may not have made the Olympic team last weekend in Omaha. ...

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Potentially toxic algae in lagoon at Oslo boat ramp

An ugly outbreak of lyngbya, a potentially toxic blue-green algae, has the summer off to an ominous start ...

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Vero, county seem headed to mediation on utility territory

The City of Vero Beach and Indian River County have one more chance to resolve their dispute about ...

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News analysis – Big jump in property values won’t bring lower tax rate

Despite an exhilarating jump in Indian River County property values in 2020, most residents probably won’t see the ...

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2 islanders killed in 3 days by cars swerving off A1A

Two fatalities in less than three days caused by autos swerving off State Road A1A – one killing ...

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Skyborne Aviation Academy Vero Beach getting off ground fast

The new signage hasn’t yet arrived, but Skyborne Aviation Academy Director Jeff Devlin said significant improvements have been ...

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Dr. Richard Moore: Has Vero ‘lost the flavor of the community hospital?’

It took some frank conversations and soul-searching for cardiologist Richard Moore to decide to retire from Cleveland Clinic ...

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Will high exit costs chain Shores to Vero water-sewer pact?

The City of Vero Beach’s claim to a permanent water-sewer service territory that includes the Town of Indian ...

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School Board begins work on civility policy after disturbance at meeting

Angry, insulting and threatening comments and behavior by a handful of public speakers at recent School Board meetings ...

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County reaches deal ending its efforts to block high-speed Brightline train

Indian River County has negotiated a $31.6 million deal that will end its expensive seven-year battle to halt ...

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End of an era: Two Charter High arts educators retiring

The county’s top-rated public high school, Indian River Charter High, is losing key leadership to retirement just as ...

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Historic Sebastian Inlet bridge will get major rehab or be replaced in five years

Construction on the repair or replacement of the Sebastian Inlet bridge is tentatively set to begin in the ...