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Gunfire exchange damages homes, vehicles off Oslo Road; search for shooters ongoing
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY – Homes and vehicles damaged in an exchange of gunfire by at least two men in an Oslo Road area neighborhood began what authorities said is an ongoing search for the suspected shooters. Calls of gunshots with accounts of people fleeing throughout 11th Street Southwest and...
SpaceX rocket launch doubleheader this weekend! Where to watch in Sebastian, Vero Beach
Best views to watch a rocket launch is along the beach. Visibility in Indian River, St. Lucie & Martin County will depend on weather conditions. Day or night, watching a rocket launch on the beach is so Florida. But can someone on the Treasure Coast of Florida see a rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral?
Fort Pierce Police Arrest 70-Year-Old Man on Accusations He Stabbed a 63-Year-Old Man; Victim Is in Critical Condition
Fort Pierce - Thursday April 25, 2024: A dispute late Wednesday night between a 70-year-old and a 63-year-old led to one being stabbed and the other arrested. At 11:19 pm Wednesday night Fort Pierce Police got a call about a stabbing in the 200 block of North U.S. Highway 1. A fight had broken out between two men inside a home on that block.
Vero Beach police investigation into 2023 car theft, kidnapping leads to arrest of man, 29
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY − A months-long investigation into a car stolen with an infant inside ended Sunday with a charge for a 29-year-old Vero Beach area man who authorities said stole the vehicle then abandoned it along with the baby in 2023. The report of a 10-month-old boy inside a stolen car to...
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 April 26-28. ...
Hop-goers give their heart and ‘soles’ to help homeless
Compassion was brewing alongside the beer during the sixth annual Vero Beach Sock Drive at Walking Tree Brewery, where supporters donated new socks in lieu of paid admission to advance the cause of helping others through “Soleful Generosity. Warmth in Every Step.”. The evening also featured professional dance instructor...
Low rainfall on Florida's east coast leaves Treasure Coast dry. Where's the driest county?
April showers bring May flowers, but where have those showers been anyway?. The entire state has been dry, but St. Lucie County is leading Florida as the driest county, according to the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Keetch-Byram Drought Index. Indian River County is holding up the No. 2 spot.
City of Vero Beach sees significant decrease in water supply, urges residents to be vigilant
VERO BEACH, Fla. — While the City of Vero Beach says its drinking water supply is back to normal, officials continue to urge residents to be mindful of water usage as temperatures soar. "This time of year, we get very dry. And instead of just relying on their normal...
No place like home … or like awesome ‘Hope for Families’
Just as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” affirmed that “There’s no place like home,” so too did the Hope for Families Center at its annual benefit dinner, whose hope is that “Somewhere over the rainbow … Dreams really do come true.”. While...
Reckless Driver Arrested After Hit-and-Run Incident in Sebastian
On Monday evening, a 26-year-old Arizona man was arrested following reports of reckless driving through residential areas in Sebastian, Florida. At approximately 6:37 p.m., the Sebastian Police Department received a call reporting a gold Ford F-150 pickup truck driving recklessly along the 600 block of Caravan Terrace. Witnesses described the vehicle as leaving skid marks in the roadway.
Luck of the light: Cars not only reason why driving in Vero Beach, Sebastian takes longer
Surprise, surprise? If you think if takes longer to travel Indian River County roads than it did in 1999, you are correct. At least based on comparable test runs at...
VNA completes land purchase near hospital
The Visiting Nurse Association of the Treasure Coast finally owns the land under its Hospice House building after closing last week on the purchase for $3.8 million of a prime chunk of real estate just east of Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital. For decades, VNA had leased the 14.56-acre parcel...
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