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Area Regional Transit Expands Art On Demand Service
ART (Area Regional Transit) is pleased to announce that Art On Demand is expanding the service areas offered. Currently, riders can book on-demand shared ride services in the Tradition Area (zone one) and the St Lucie West\Torino Area (zone two). The latest expansion area will be in Fort Pierce (zone three). The boundaries are from Midway Road to just north of the Treasure Coast International Airport and from Kings Highway east to 25th Street.
Bubba, a 375-pound sea turtle found wounded in Florida, released into Atlantic Ocean
After a slow, steady recovery in Florida, a 375-pound loggerhead sea turtle named Bubba is swimming free in the Atlantic Ocean. The male turtle was found with injuries to both front flippers on April 10 by biologists with the Inwater Research Group in St. Lucie County on the east coast of Florida. The biologists used a crane to lift Bubba out of the water into a pickup and take him to the Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center in Melbourne, Florida, the center said in a news release this week.
375-pound great-grandfather sea turtle released back into Florida ocean after rehab
A sea turtle has been sent back into the ocean off the coast of Florida after recovering from some serious wounds. Bubba is a 375-pound loggerhead sea turtle who was found by biologists with Inwater Research in St. Lucie County, Florida, on April 10. Biologists noticed the large animal had injuries on both of his front flippers, so they stepped in to help. After using a crane to pull him out of the water and into the back of a pickup truck, Bubba was brought to the Brevard Zoo Sea Turtle Healing Center in Melbourne, Florida, the center told Fox News Digital. At the rehabilitation center, it took...
Write-in candidates, closed primaries mean some St. Lucie voters won't get say in election
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Following a trend taking place across the Treasure Coast, Democrats, independents and third-party voters in St. Lucie County may have little say about who is elected to represent them for two seats this election. The only two races in the county that might have had...
375-Pound Loggerhead Sea Turtle Returns to Atlantic Ocean After 3 Months of Rehab in Florida
COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 375-pound (170-kilogram) sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean after three months of rehabilitation in Florida. Officials with the Brevard Zoo released a male loggerhead named Bubba Wednesday afternoon in Cocoa Beach. Biologists with Inwater Research found Bubba in St....
Teen's body found in canal near home; death treated as drowning, sheriff says
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — More information was revealed in the death of a 16-year-old boy whose body was recovered from a canal in Fort Pierce on Thursday. According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office (SLCSO) Anthony Paschal's family contacted law enforcement at 7 p.m. on Wednesday after he had left his home at 4 p.m. and never returned. Home security cameras showed Paschal leaving his home and locking the door behind him.
375-pound sea turtle returns to the ocean after leech infestation and flipper injuries
COCOA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — After three months of rehabilitation, Bubba the 375-pound sea turtle was released back into the ocean on Wednesday. Back in April, Bubba was found by biologists in St. Lucie County. Researchers noticed the loggerhead sea turtle had injuries to both front flippers. The biologists used a crane to pull him out of the water and into a carrier in their pickup truck.
‘I missed the mark’: Father of Fort Pierce teen found dead in canal says son struggled with his identity
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — The parents of a Fort Pierce boy found in a St. Lucie County canal are speaking out. Melody and Anthony Paschal said their son Anthony Paschal Jr. was reported missing Tuesday and was found the next day, which happened to be his 16th birthday.
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