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Dogs give new park five woofs
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SEBASTIAN - After opening only 10 months ago, participation in the Sebastian city dog park has grown by barks and woofs. The dog park, which is known as the Sebastian Bark Park, though no sign has yet been erected, is a popular place in the early mornings for residents to bring their pups to play. Axel...
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Commissioners won't stop shark fishing
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - To fish or not to fish, was the question the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners decided to answer last week. The commissioners voted 3-2 to task the county attorney to draft an ordinance to authorize lifeguards and law enforcement to tell shark fishermen on county b...
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Rescuing an injured bird
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Cliff Partlow/staff photographer
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FCAT scores tardy
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Though school is out, parents and educators are looking ahead toward next year and are frustrated with the lack of testing information from the state. Students in Indian River County and all over the state took the Florida Comprehensive Assessment test earlier this year, but indiv...
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New transition home in the works for Treasure Coast homeless
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TREASURE COAST - With unemployment percentages high and the cost of living not getting any lower, many are finding themselves making hard decisions about where to eat, where to shop and unfortunately, where to sleep. The stereotype of a homeless person has been broken in the past few years and today th...
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Kentucky drug traffickers arrested in Indian River County
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Five Kentucky residents were arrested in Indian River County last week and charged with unlawful possession of prescription drugs. During a traffic safety detail by the Indian River County Sheriff's Office, deputies arrested five individuals suspected of drug trafficking. Kenneth ...
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Rescue relay
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Cliff Partlow/staff photographer
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Business owner assures area seafood's quality
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SEBASTIAN - The livelihood of fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico is greatly threatened by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but that's not the case on this side of the state. Connoisseurs of seafood products have nothing to be concerned about from the food at Indian River Seafood Ma...
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Teacher arrested on sex charges
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - A theater teacher at Saint Edward's Upper School is accused of having sex with an underage student and has been suspended indefinitely without pay from his position, school district officials said. Donald Earl Irvin III, 32, 1225 Club Drive, Vero Beach, was arrested last week and ...
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Family member of county commission candidate arrested for voter fraud
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - The son of a candidate for county commissioner has been arrested and charged with petition and other felony charges. On June 16, Christopher Tracey Wilson, 23, 5107 Feather Creek Drive, Fort Pierce, was charged with forgery, petition fraud, violation of probation and a misdemeanor...
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Vero Beach could say goodbye to some shark fishing
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VERO BEACH - During the June 15 meeting, the Vero Beach City Council instructed legal counsel to look into what kinds of restrictions the city can place on shark fishing from city beaches. Complaints from beachside residents have prompted both the city council and the Indian River County Board of Count...
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New pain clinic closely watched by police
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VERO BEACH - Though only open for a few short weeks, a new pain management clinic in Vero Beach is being closely watched by the Vero Beach Police Department, frustrating the establishment's owner. Bruce Karlin, the administrator/owner of Stuart Pain Ma...
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Touch and go
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Cliff Partlow/staff photographer
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Council votes to repeal water, sewer rates
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VERO BEACH - The Vero Beach City Council voted to repeal scheduled water and sewer rate increases for the next four years the second time around. During last week's evening council meeting, the council voted 4-1 to repeal the rates that could have brought in $13 million in revenue over the years. In a ...
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