Monica Magalhaes

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a body was found in a canal at the Boca Bridges community Wednesday.

Vero Beach Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing man. Robert Bridges Jr. was last seen Monday at 10:45 a.m. in the 700 block of Flamevine Lane.

Officials said Journee Belcher-Brinson was last seen Saturday in the area of the 2700 block of East 98th Avenue.

According to the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office, Demiah Appling,14, was reported missing in mid-October and has not been seen or heard from since.

A Vero Beach man was arrested Sunday after threatening to harm law enforcement officers, according to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office.

A kayaker who was lost in the Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge was located Friday with the help of a good Samaritan, according to Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.

The annual event, which was held at the main police station, counted with more than 200 trick-or-treaters.

A health advisory is in effect for several Palm Beach County beaches due to an elevated level of bacteria in the water, according to the county’s Department of Health.

The Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County has issued a no-swimming advisory for River Park Marina on the North Fork of the St. Lucie River in Port St. Lucie.

A Port St. Lucie police officer is hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday evening. The crash occurred at about 8:12 p.m. at Felix Avenue and Southbend Boulevard.

Agents were able to search the home and locate approximately 18.0 grams of methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.

The Florida Department of Transportation and Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise are providing services at all eight plazas located along Florida’s Turnpike.

One part of St. Lucie County that tends to deal with flooding often is the area of Indian River Estates, between Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce.

Montrez Jaquan Grennan, 26, was the sole shooter who fired on the victim and two other people who were with the victim, police said.

A dog that had been waiting for more than two years to be adopted has now a forever home, the Humane Society of St. Lucie County announced Tuesday.

National Dog Day is August 26 and Brightline is celebrating it with a week of festivities for pups and their owners.