Man arrested after alleged sexual encounter with 13-year-old girl in Indian River County
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A 27-year-old Homestead man is accused of driving roughly two hours to meet a 13-year-old girl...
Christmas in July celebration set for downtown Sebastian
SEBASTIAN — About half a dozen businesses are teaming up Saturday, July 25, 2026, for a Christmas in July event...
WM marks 10 years of backpack donations to Gifford Youth Achievement Center
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Waste Management continued a decade-long tradition Wednesday by handing out 180 backpacks packed with school supplies...
Piper Aircraft to expand Vero Beach campus with new service center
VERO BEACH — Piper Aircraft is expanding its Vero Beach headquarters with a new factory-supported service center that will handle...
Space Coast Credit Union volunteers help maintain oyster beds in Indian River Lagoon
MELBOURNE — Volunteers from Space Coast Credit Union spent part of a recent Tuesday helping maintain oyster beds in the...
JetBlue ending Vero Beach-JFK flights Sept. 9, citing low demand
VERO BEACH — JetBlue will stop flying between Vero Beach Regional Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport...
Orlando Health donates endoscopy tools to aid Brevard Zoo sea turtles
MELBOURNE — A partnership between Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital and the East Coast Zoological Foundation is giving sea turtles along...
Amazon to temporarily close Port St. Lucie fulfillment center, laying off 500 workers
PORT ST. LUCIE — Amazon will shut down operations at its Port St. Lucie fulfillment center later this year, laying...
Florida’s back-to-school sales tax holiday begins July 20
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins Monday, July 20, and runs through Thursday, Aug. 20, allowing shoppers...
Indie film ‘The Joke Is on You’ set to shoot in Sebastian
SEBASTIAN — An independent comedy titled “The Joke Is on You” is scheduled to begin filming on location in Sebastian...