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Crab-E-Bills closing, to dismay of seafood catchers and eaters
Crab-E-Bills is closing June 1. The popular Sebastian seafood market occupies the west side of the old, dilapidated Hurricane Harbor building on Indian River Drive, which has been condemned. The City of Sebastian originally purchased the riverside property in 2009 as part of its Working Waterfront project. Though the structure...
NASA astronauts to fly Boeing Starliner in Florida rocket launch: Where to watch on Treasure Coast
Godspeed, Starliner. Boeing's maiden crewed flight is scheduled next week. Boeing is preparing to launch its Starliner capsule on its first crewed mission as soon as 10:34 p.m. EDT Monday, May 6, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. And the Treasure Coast may get a peek at the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifting off into the sky. ...
Florida HOA president pulls gun on 3 kids fishing at lake before throwing tackle into woods: court docs
A Palm Bay, Florida man allegedly told three kids fishing at a lake in a subdivision to get off his property, before pulling a gun on them and damaging their fishing gear.
Looking for fun things to do this weekend? Our Top 5 events on the Treasure Coast
Looking for fun things to do this weekend on the Treasure Coast?. Eve Pierpont has you covered with her Top 5 weekend events for Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties for May 3-5. You could go to an air show in Vero Beach, a marine flea market and seafood...
Vero Beach Air Show 2024: Road closures, parking info, fireworks warning
If you're not going to the Vero Beach Air Show this weekend, avoid the area around the Vero Beach Regional Airport. Heavy traffic and long delays are expected, according to Vero Beach police. But, if you are going, volunteers and law enforcement will be directing traffic into the designated parking...
Lawnwood only area hospital to see a leap in safety grade
It’s report card time again for area hospitals and the big winner in this spring’s LeapFrog safety grades is HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, Vero’s closest trauma center, which raised its overall grade from a B to an A. Both Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and Steward Sebastian...
Why, how did hullabaloo start over Vero Beach police? What can we learn from happy outcome?
What was Monday’s meeting regarding the Vero Beach Police Department really about?. I’m no Amazing Kreskin and don’t have subpoena power. Instead, I reluctantly spent several hours listening to some of the principal players in the matter and others with purported connections, then reviewed numerous documents. Reluctantly,...
With MLB stadium full of folks moving here, widen urban area around Vero Beach, Sebastian?
Imagine a sold-out crowd at a Major League Baseball stadium packing up their homes and coming to live in Indian River County. How would you plan to accommodate the additional 42,319 people state economists project will move to this county by 2050?. This doesn’t include folks who will impact our...
💰 Cities with the most expensive homes in the Palm Bay metro area
PALM BAY, Fla. – Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The...
Meet the staff: TCPalm Visual Journalist Kaila Jones
Kaila Jones has been a visual journalist for TCPalm since June 2022. She is based in Indian River County, but sometimes travels the Treasure Coast depending on the news of the day. Born in Jacksonville, she moved to Gainesville after high school and graduated from the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and...
IRCSO: Leequan Stephon Jackson in Custody Facing Attempted Murder Charge
Indian River County - Monday April 29, 2024: On Sunday afternoon Indian River County Sheriff Deputies arrested 26-year-old Leequan Stephon Jackson of Vero Beach. He is facing an attempted murder charge for a shooting that occurred in Miami on Saturday night. Miami authorities issued an alert and Indian River County Deputies were on the lookout for him.
Palm Bay could ban building new car washes, self-storages for 6 months
PALM BAY, Fla. – As Central Florida’s second-largest city continues to grow, Palm Bay’s growth management department is making an argument that car washes and self-storage facilities are taking up limited commercial space for things that residents need more. At a meeting Thursday night, the city council...
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