Nick Samuel

It has been a memorable and thrilling year for Vero Beach High School sports. The Fighting Indians football team went undefeated until the final seconds of the state championship game … Read More »

In a close contest that came down to the final two innings, the Vero Beach Fighting Indians lost 4-2 to the Venice Indians during the 7A baseball state semifinals held … Read More »

VERO BEACH — Private First Class Christopher “Chris” Leone Belcher, a U.S. Army soldier and 2011 Vero Beach High School graduate, died unexpectedly May 3 while on active duty in … Read More »

VERO BEACH — U.S. Army soldier Christopher “Chris” Leone Belcher, of Vero Beach, received full military honors with an escort after his body was flown home Friday and transported to … Read More »

VERO BEACH — U.S. Army soldier Christopher Leone “Chris” Belcher, of Vero Beach, received full military honors with an escort after his body was flown home Friday and transported to … Read More »

VERO BEACH SOUTH — A 1-year-old boy died after he was pulled from a backyard pool at a home, given life-saving procedures and rushed to the hospital Tuesday. Preliminary reports … Read More »

VERO BEACH SOUTH — A 1-year-old boy died after he was pulled from a backyard pool at a home, given life-saving procedures and rushed to the hospital Tuesday. Preliminary reports … Read More »

VERO BEACH — A body in the advanced stage of decomposition was discovered Wednesday on the barrier island, prompting a death investigation, police said. Details on the incident were limited. … Read More »

VERO BEACH — Officers were expected to update the media Thursday on the search for 64-year-old Jesse Scott Ellis, a man wanted for the murder of two county employees and … Read More »

VERO BEACH — Police officials on Thursday confirmed a body found in the advanced stages of decomposition in a wooded area was identified through dental records as Jesse Scott Ellis, … Read More »