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Pair charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Vero Beach shooting

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A Port St. Lucie man and a Vero Beach woman wanted for a shooting at a man at Lindsay Gardens Apartments earlier this month were apprehended in St. Lucie County, the Indian River County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. Continue reading

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Treasure Coast GOP backers contributing to Super PACs

Gene Waddell, owner of the Waddell Insurance Group in Vero Beach, liked former Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain enough to give $250 to the 9-9-9 Fund on Oct. 20, when Cain supporters formed it to help him win office. Continue reading

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FIND establishes official standards for commissioners’ expense reports as a result of STCN series

PORT ST. LUCIE — Florida Inland Navigation District officials have changed their meeting and travel expense practices at least partly in response to a series of stories by Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers. Continue reading

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More than 200 couples renew their marriage vows Saturday in Vero Beach

VERO BEACH — Josephine Romano of Sebastian remembers her first date like it was yesterday. Continue reading

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Survivors in St. Lucie County crash remain in critical condition

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The two people who survived a fatal Monday afternoon traffic crash on South Indian River Drive, just north of Southeast Walton Road, remained in the hospital Tuesday, a spokeswoman said. Continue reading

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Crash kills 1, critically injures 2 on Indian River Drive in St. Lucie County

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A Vero Beach woman died at the scene and two people were injured during a Monday afternoon traffic crash on South Indian River Drive just north of Southeast Walton Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Continue reading

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State of the Region is Friday at St. Lucie West FAU Campus

PORT ST. LUCIE — More than 150 people are expected to attend Workforce Solutions' third annual State of the Region. Continue reading

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FIND uses unconventional accounting practices for some agency expenses

For an organization that has assets worth more than $166 million, records show the day-to-day accounting practices of the Florida Inland Navigation District are unconventional. Continue reading

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Wet weekend made the record books; Treasure Coast to dry out rest of week

The Treasure Coast's skies should clear this week after a weekend downpour that drenched the land and frustrated Christmas shoppers. Continue reading

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Flooding reported in St. Lucie, Martin counties; advisory issued in Indian River

Flooding has been reported in Port St. Lucie and Martin County Saturday morning. Continue reading

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