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1 week ago | 
tcpalm.com | Corey Arwood
The incident marks at least the second documented instance of an attack on medical staff at the behavioral facility in less than two months. Those arrested were patients at the Vero Beach area behavioral health center. Both men remain incarcerated in a county jail, and one since February 24 on the battery charge.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Corey Arwood
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY −A man accused of hitting a nurse has been charged with battery, in the second instance in less than two months of a patient that law enforcement officials said acted violently toward a medical care provider at a Vero Beach area healthcare facility.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Corey Arwood
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY – Law enforcement officers pulled a man from a burning car after a crash that officials said happened when the driver fled a traffic stop in Vero Beach. The 40-year-old Fort Pierce man was in serious, but stable, medical condition on April 14 an Indian River County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said.
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1 week ago | 
tcpalm.com | Corey Arwood
Local officials requested prosecutors dismiss court cases of 3 migrant workers to speed along their deportation. The men were charged with a newly created misdemeanor state immigration offense which was halted by a federal judge April 4. The men worked as roofers and were arrested March 10 when deputies were investigating what turned out to be a false call of a burglary at an industrial complex, which housed the roofing business.
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1 week ago | 
tcpalm.com | Corey Arwood
On a weekend, especially in the winter months, Breaking News Reporter Corey Arwood enjoys walking through one of the many state parks or preserves within a short drive of the Vero Beach area. One in particular, just along the north border of Indian River County, I have visited several times since I started covering breaking news with TCPalm in 2019. St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park spans nearly 22,000 acres between Fellsmere and Sebastian.
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3 weeks ago | 
tcpalm.com | Corey Arwood
Driver sought by Vero Beach police accused of leaving the scene of a fatal crash on Sunday. The crash killed a 26-year-old woman who was a passenger in car. The single-car crash occurred during stormy weather around 10 p.m. on 43rd Avenue. VERO BEACH −Police are looking for the driver of a car that crashed into a utility pole off 43rd Avenue over the weekend that killed a woman who was a passenger inside the vehicle, a police official said Tuesday.
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3 weeks ago | 
tcpalm.com | Corey Arwood
A missing wind surfer was found Saturday off Fort Pierce waters by the U.S. Coast Guard. The man was found after his kite was spotted in water by a St. Lucie County Fire Rescue helicopter. Winds and rough sea conditions may have stranded the kite surfer, according to officials. ST. LUCIE COUNTY – A kite surfer reported missing on Saturday in waters off Fort Pierce was rescued in what authorities are calling an "incredible save" following a lengthy, coordinated search effort.
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4 weeks ago | 
tcpalm.com | Corey Arwood
LaPorte Farms owner Laura LaPorte died Monday at age 67. The popular petting-farm served as a medical charity and site for annual charity events. Last year, the City of Sebastian awarded Laura LaPorte and Laporte Farms a proclamation noting its 30 years in operation. INDIAN RIVER COUNTY − Laura LaPorte, the owner and namesake of a Sebastian area petting-zoo and farm that served as an event venue and doubled as a nonprofit charity for those in need of medical devices, Laura LaPorte has died.
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4 weeks ago | 
tcpalm.com | Corey Arwood
Some areas of Treasure Coast saw upwards of 4 inches of rain, NWS saysIsolated hailstorm not unusual for time of yearRounds of rainfall, anywhere from 3-4 inches, in some areas and even an isolated hailstorm helped to “put a dent” in, but not eliminate, dry conditions that persist across the Treasure Coast, a meteorologist said.
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1 month ago | 
tcpalm.com | Corey Arwood
A car crashed into an aquarium store front Monday following a multiple-vehicle crash in Fort Pierce. The crash occurred in the 3500 block of U.S. 1 and briefly closed the roadway Monday morning. The business, TC Aquariums, was unoccupied at the time of the crash. FORT PIERCE − A car was extracted from a business store front Monday following a multiple-vehicle crash that injured at least three people, according to fire rescue and law enforcement spokespersons.
