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COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Fairgrounds to close Friday

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the county fairgrounds will close at the end of the week, county officials said Wednesday. The mass vaccination site at the Indian River County Fairgrounds will close Friday, officials said. But, the vaccine doses will still be available at the Florida Department of Health in Indian River County office, Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, Treasure Coast Community Health, Whole Family Health and various local pharmacies. Residents who recently got their first doses at the fairgrounds are scheduled to get their second doses after April 30 at the health department office, county spokesperson Kathleen Keenan said. The health department has mainly administered the Pfizer vaccine. Keenan said COVID-19 vaccine doses are becoming ...

Run, hide, fight – Deputy talks what to do in active shooter scenes

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Sheriff's deputy Clifford Labbe recalled shattered windows, shell casings on the ground and bullet holes riddled through tiles in the walls and front doors as he responded to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting six years ago. Labbe said he worked as one of the commanding officers at the scene, which took several weeks to process. Labbe was working as a trooper with Connecticut State Police at the time before coming to the Indian River County Sheriff's Office in 2015. "It's something I'll never forget," Labbe said of the Sandy Hook incident, considered one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. It took less than five minutes for lone gunman Adam Lanza to fire 156 rounds ...

Police: Man kicks, stomps dog because it ate his food

VERO BEACH — A 25-year-old man suspected of kicking and stomping a Husky breed dog in a fit of "rage" - captured on camera by his girlfriend - after the dog ate his food, was arrested Sunday. The incident had happened several times in the past, according to the suspect's fiancee. But, this was the first time the attack was captured on camera, reports show. The video was not immediately available. The Husky, a girl named "Star," had a small cut on her side, reports show. Vero Beach police arrested Jack D. Weathers, of the 1800 block of 20th Avenue, on a charge of aggravated cruelty to animals. Weathers is being held at the Indian River County Jail on $7,000 bond. ...