Indian River County News

A woman living in one-half a duplex in Sebastian was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation after an Saturday morning fire destroyed her home.

The head of the county's beach advisory panel wants a formal review of the recently completed North Beach restoration before he'll say whether he would again support offsetting erosion with sand from inland mines instead of offshore dredging.

No one was hurt when a Gifford man fired shots at another man during an early morning dispute Thursday, the Indian River County Sheriff's Office said.

Rondell Reynolds, left, and his wife, Darlene, look through the names of those memorialized at Veterans Memorial Island Sanctuary in this file photo.

The 19th Annual Sebastian Exchange Blue Water Open will be held on June 9, with festivities beginning June 8 at 5 p.m. The Exchange Club of Sebastian hopes you will come out and join in the fun.

State officials have moved convicted serial killer Fred Waterfield from Okeechobee County to Hardee County because of population adjustments, security reasons and publicity related to last month's execution of David Alan Gore Waterfield, who is serving life in prison, spent the last three years at the Okeechobee Correctional Institution .

Earlier this year, CBS Radio sold their stations to local company Palm Beach Broadcasing which owns 97.9 WRMF.

Clockwise from upper left: Marcos Alvarez-Merida, David Smith, Pierre Armando, and Casmir Martinez-Marcelino. Photographer: Indian River County Sheriff's Office VERO BEACH, Fla.

Four Indian River County high school students are among the 28 students of Florida's Congressional District 15 who are receiving this year's Congressional Medal of Merit Award.

This story is contributed by a member of the Treasure Coast community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with TCPalm.com As an anniversary gift to the Fellowship, the young people in the RE program designed and made a giant 'Happy Anniversary' card, outlining many of the various classes and projects since the first child entered the program in ... (more)

The Martin County Commission killed the transit depot planned in downtown Stuart on Tuesday and gave up a $1.2 million federal stimulus grant for the "shovel-ready" project.

Now that the tax referendum has been approved for the August ballot, school district officials want to tell the public why they should vote for it.

About 4,000 property owners who live in the county but get their water and sewer service from the city of Vero Beach will be asked in November whether they want to switch to county utilities for cheaper rates.

This story is contributed by a member of the Treasure Coast community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with TCPalm.com - The postal workers' 20th annual food drive, Stamp Out Hunger, was a huge success in Sebastian.

Dozens of volunteers are needed to assist with registration during the Florida Police & Fire Games, scheduled for June 17-22, at venues across the Treasure Coast.

Lopresti will discuss planning and preparing for the hurricane season including special needs for the visually impaired.

Detectives charged a second man in an ongoing investigation after a teenage girl said she was grabbed and recorded on video while she was in the shower last month, Sebastian police said.

SAM WOLFE/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Volkan Aksoy, of Orlando, tosses a bluefish over the railing while fishing the outgoing tide on the north jetty at Sebastian Inlet State park.

Located on the Florida Ridge off 44th Court, a.k.a. Cemetery Road, between 71st Street and 69th Street, just east of U.S. 1, the Winter Beach Cemetery is the resting place for many of Indian River County's founding families.

This story is contributed by a member of the Treasure Coast community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with TCPalm.com The Education Foundation of Indian River County has announced that more than $12,000 was raised at the Charity Shoot held April 28 and hosted by Windsor at the Gun Club - Platt Station.