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"They can't do the basic fundamentals of care. And it's just an outrageous case. We want answers. The family wants answers," attorney Douglas McCarron said. Tarionn "Tari" Hanner loved water parks, stuffed animals and sunshine — in fact, his family kept no blinds on the windows or sliding-glass door of their Palm Bay home so the sun's rays could stream inside.

Reminders of Old Florida and New Florida dot the road.

Victor and Barbara Aprea had no intention of moving to Vero Beach. They came at the behest of friends for a visit. That’s when they discovered everything our little seaside town offers. Initially, they thought they would just buy a vacation home. But such is the spell that Vero casts, they decided within a few weeks to sell their home in New Jersey and move here permanently.

SEBASTIAN — It could be back to the drawing board for a new trash-collection contract for Sebastian. After two public workshops and the City Council's three rounds of voting earlier this month, Waste Management and the city appeared to have worked out an agreement for universal, mandatory pick-up once a week.But that agreement, which had been scheduled for a council vote on March 22, was tabled unexpectedly until April 12 at the request of Councilman Ed Dodd.

New COVID-19 infections more than doubled this past week from the prior week, and local hospitalizations were also up sharply as public health officials pondered the potential benefits of yet another vaccine booster shot for senior citizens and those with compromised immune systems. Indian River County reported 160 new cases...

These pets and more are available at the Humane Society of Vero Beach. We’re located at 6230 77th St., Vero Beach, open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m to 5 on weekends. For more information call (772) 388-3331 or visit http://hsvb.org/.

Wednesday's scores Baseball Vero Beach 12, Port St. Lucie 2 (5 innings): Finley Holmes went 2-for-3 with a home run and drove in three runs to lead Vero (11-0) to another win in their unbeaten start to the season. Ray Rose went 3-for-4 with a double and also drove in three runs, Jace Romans...

Robert "Smitty" Smith caught this Triple Tail Black Drum at Castaway Park in Palm Bay on Sunday, March 26, 2023. As he pulled it out of the water, he exclaimed, "We got a keeper!" Great catch, Smitty!

ST. LUCIE COUNTY − Kemmye Parson, the man being held criminally responsible for a woman’s death after a shooting at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, did not actually fire the fatal gunfire, according to recently-released records. Parson, 28, was booked March 23 into the St. Lucie...

For part of the 30 years I’ve lived in Vero Beach, we lived on the river behind the Environmental Learning Center. I and the kids fished off our dock after work and school almost daily. I had three crab traps hanging off the dock. I remember my daughter remarking...

Wilfredo Rosario Ortiz Jr., 40, Orlando; Status: Held without bond; Charge(s): violation of probation felony offense. Arrest and booking reports are compiled through information provided by the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. Note – those listed above may have been arrested on listed charges at an earlier date and booked into the county jail on this date.

“We have the same cafe operating at our two existing stores,” Hernandez adds. “We serve Latin and Caribbean food, Dominican-based recipes along with Puerto Rican & Cuban plates.”

A woman in Vero Beach is searching for the hero who saved her life after she flipped her car into a canal over the weekend. Hannah Spector was driving home around 4 a.m. Saturday when she lost control of her car on Indian River Boulevard near 12th Street in Vero Beach.

PALM BAY, FL — Getting to a job interview on time is important to make a good first impression if you really want to get the job. One Florida man knew that this was important and was taking his girlfriend to her interview at a fast food restaurant. As he drove here there, police clocked his vehicle at over 100 mph. There is no word if she made it to the interview or not.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) invites Florida residents and visitors to go freshwater fishing during the two license-free days this weekend, April 1-2. If you are new to fishing, visit FWC’s Learn to Fish webpage for all the information on what you need to bring and where...

At its annual Diamonds in the Rough Celebration at the Bent Pine Golf Club, supporters of Camp Haven celebrated the men who have been able to change the trajectory of their lives thanks to hard work and the philanthropy of local donors and foundations. Camp Haven is the only transitional...

Stacker compiled statistics about people in cities looking to buy homes in Palm Bay using cross-market demand data from Realtor.com.

PALM BAY, Fla. — A special workshop will be held Thursday night to address issues in an area of Brevard County known as The Compound. The area has drawn attention due to persistent crime and several high-profile murders. Community activists said for years, The Compound has been a haven...

During the pandemic real estate boom, big sales on the beachside got most of the limelight, but the party was going on out west, too, where agricultural land values soared. More than 18,000 acres of field, forest, marsh and grove land changed hands in the past two years –an aggregate area more than twice the size of the City of Vero Beach – according to county property records. Prices rose 100 percent or more in some sections and there were blockbuster deals for as much as $76 million.

On the Indian River Lagoon, there is an isolated lagoon-island in between Wabasso and Wabasso Beach that is home to the Environmental Learning Center.