Vero Beach News

By staff report Originally published 01:33 p.m., July 2, 2009 Updated 01:53 p.m., July 2, 2009 Strong thunderstorms along the Treasure Coast and in Okeechobee County prompted the National Weather Service to issue several special weather statements Thursday afternoon.

Like a rock band touring to promote a CD, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra is planning a movable release party in Florida next February to launch its forthcoming CD of Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony.

The Daytona Beach Shores Police Department is getting nearly $11,000 because of a huge prostitution ring bust.

Former St. Edward's student and Brevard Community College baseball player Matt Bona has signed to continue his career at Division I Furman University .

Citrus growers continue to face many challenges, however Florida's signature crop remains a powerful economic engine that supports dozens of rural communities across the state, according to the head of Florida's largest citrus trade organization.

Earlier this month, officers from the Vero Beach Police Department arrested and charged two men with using counterfeit $100 bills at local restaurants.

There was no Bed, Bath & Beyond, Home Goods or online linen "e-tailers." Throughout the nation's history, women honed their sewing skills to provide clothing, bedding and other textiles needed for daily life.

Florida's heat wave continued Tuesday, tying and breaking heat records across the state.

A missing 89-year-old Palm Coast man was found dead in Indian River County Sunday.

South Carolinaa TMs beaches are known as premier surfing and fishing destinations.

Prosecutors are getting ready to make their case against Allen Stanford. The billionaire is accused of promising investors big returns on safe bets, then pocketing their money.

Riverside Cafe and Vero Tackle and Marina announced they will host the Summer Series Redfish Tournament June 26 and 27.

When plans for a career as a professional golfer were derailed by injury, country singer/songwriter Jake Owen picked up a guitar and never looked back.

By Laurence Reisman - Editorial page editor of Scripps newspapers in Stuart, Vero Beach and Fort Pierce 5:13 p.m., Sunday, June 14, 2009 Please download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player , or enable JavaScript for your browser to view the video player.

Editor's note: This letter was addressed to Susan Duval, principal of F.W. Springstead High School, Spring Hill, and reprinted here at the author's request.

Vero Beach pitcher Matt Clement doesn't know how Santa Fe Community College found out about him, but he looks forward to making an immediate impact for the JUCO World Series runner-up. Clement was invited to throw a bullpen session during one of the team's practices about two months ago and impressed the Saints' coaching staff enough to earn an ...

Right-handed pitcher Randy Hamrick Jr. has waited patiently for five years to be drafted.

The issue that has people in Indian River County talking was on the agenda. But county administrators asked everyone to keep quiet about it.

Indian River County jail inmate John Tennant, 24, was sentenced to six years in state prison for a drunken night that included shooting two horses, one fatally, court officials said Monday.

Local amateur fossil collector James Kennedy appears to have made an unprecedented archaeological discovery that might help confirm a human presence here up to 13,000 years ago.