Andy Hodges

VERO BEACH — Incumbent Jacqueline Rosario faces challenger Tom Lange in the nonpartisan race for the Indian River County School Board District 2 seat on the Aug. 18 primary ballot.

PALM BAY — Palm Bay has taken its automated license plate reader camera system offline after a preliminary review found the cameras may not have been properly permitted or installed.

On Aug. 6, TCPalm published a draft story that laid out two possible outcomes for the Indian River County School Board District 2 primary race — 11 days before voters go to the polls.

VERO BEACH — A 29-year-old Vero Beach man accused of killing his grandmother has been indicted by a grand jury on first-degree murder and related charges.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Public schools across the county open Aug. 10 as Indian River County students return to classrooms for the 2026-27 school year. School zones will be active, requiring drivers to slow to 20 mph when lights are flashing. Students are asked to arrive at bus stops about 10 minutes early.

Local restaurants are offering a round of weekly specials from Aug. 10-16, giving diners a chance to save on seafood, barbecue, Italian plates and steaks at several local spots.

It hasn’t taken new offensive coordinator John David Baker long to get settled in running Ole Miss’ offense.

COCOA — A planned Brightline passenger rail station in Cocoa secured a $56.48 million federal grant Tuesday, clearing the largest remaining funding obstacle for the project.

VERO BEACH — Indian River County Sheriff’s Office crisis negotiators spent two hours talking a man down from the 17th Street Bridge and took him into

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Florida Highway Patrol has located the truck involved in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist Sunday after the Indian River County Sheriff's Office Real-Time Crime Center helped identify it.