Sebastian News

Apalachicola has become the first Florida city to draw on a newly designated state grant program created to preserve working waterfronts.

The year that was 2009 was a busy one for Highlands County. Between audits, anthrax, flu, fires and funding issues, there was plenty to talk about, and people were doing just that.

Six bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting to ring in Y2.01K: If the Press Journal were to engage readers in an exercise of "word association" regarding yours truly, I suspect Bob Evans and license plates would be among the most popular responses.

With a high temperature tempting 80, if there are sweaters, coats and woolly scarves under your tree, you won't be able to wear them Christmas morning .

It is almost the New Year and many have already made plans to fulfill their new year's resolution.

As unemployment hovers in the double digits and many Americans struggle to pay their bills, a 5,000-year-old practice is thriving.

Cape Coral Financial Services Director Mark Mason has submitted his resignation and will leave the city of Cape Coral for another position, officials said Thursday.

Sebastian: 12:55 p.m. Memorial service at Veterans Memorial in Riverview Park. Sponsors: American Legion Post 189 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10210.

In 1622, Spanish galleons loaded with gold, silver, pearls and other treasure sank off Florida's coast after being hit by a hurricane.

Bill Moore's hammer chips away at the rusty, seashell-encrusted coating of an unidentified pipe-shaped object.

Two Palm Bay men remain jailed today on charges connected to the fatal shooting of a 45-year-old Sebastian man.

One man was killed after a shooting in a Sebastian apartment complex on Black Friday, police said.

Two Palm Bay residents have been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting death of a Sebastian man in an incident that happened Friday evening.

Libertino pleaded guilty to this charge on July 7 and was sentenced on Monday, according to prosecutors.

Seven bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting for the "Twilight" buzz to subside: For five consecutive years, the County Commission voted for its vice chairman to ascend to the chairmanship.

Port St. Lucie resident Evelyn Shea picked up a remote control last week and swung her arm back as if she were bowling.

An unconscious 26-year-old Sebastian woman woke to find she had been beaten and locked inside a car trunk.

Sebastian River senior Katie Dabrowski knew she wouldn't be happy if she couldn't row in college.

The new owner of the Sebastian Marina and Tiki Bar was shoved when movers for the previous owner showed up there to claim property Thursday, police said.

Seven bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting for Russell to get the boot on "Survivor": Sometimes our justice system fails.