Treasure Coast Newspapers

Several good candidates on Democratic side of the ledger.

Several good candidates on Democratic side of the ledger.

Sheriff’s deputies late Saturday afternoon apprehended a man suspected of taking items from various stores in the Indian River Commons area along State Road 60.

Sheriff’s deputies late Saturday afternoon apprehended a man suspected of taking items from various stores in the Indian River Commons area along State Road 60.

Sheriff’s deputies late Saturday afternoon apprehended a man suspected of taking items from various stores in the Indian River Commons area along State Road 60.

Sales listed are for single-family homes and condominium properties of $25,000 or more, filed at courthouses in Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties published July 20, 2008.

Sales listed are for single-family homes and condominium properties of $25,000 or more, filed at courthouses in Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties published July 20, 2008.

Authorities say a 4-year-old whose mother left him in a hot car in West Palm Beach has died.

Authorities say a 4-year-old whose mother left him in a hot car in West Palm Beach has died.

An expression of outrage is the highest compliment that politicians can bestow upon a satirist. So when spokesmen for Barack Obama and John McCain echo each other and many another stuffed shirt in complaining about the current cover of the New Yorker, the magazine's editors and cartoonist Barry Blitt should accept such remarks in precisely that spirit.

In all the brouhaha over the New Yorker's satirical cover cartoon of Barack and Michelle Obama, a truly "tasteless and offensive" passage in the magazine's feature article got lost.

Tropical Storm Cristobal formed off the Southeast coast Saturday, the first storm to threaten the U.S. this hurricane season, forecasters said.

A man approximately 18-20 years old who was underwater for almost an hour was transported to Sebastian River Medical Center this afternoon after being pulled from a canal by the intersection of Schumann Drive and Admiral Circle. ¶

A man approximately 18-20 years old who was underwater for almost an hour was transported to Sebastian River Medical Center this afternoon after being pulled from a canal by the intersection of Schumann Drive and Admiral Circle. ¶

A man approximately 18-20 years old who was underwater for almost an hour was transported to Sebastian River Medical Center this afternoon after being pulled from a canal by the intersection of Schumann Drive and Admiral Circle. ¶

Nearly 30 immigrants believed to be from Cuba were detained after the boat transporting them was stopped in the St. Lucie Inlet at around midnight Friday.

Nearly 30 immigrants believed to be from Cuba were detained after the boat transporting them was stopped in the St. Lucie Inlet at around midnight Friday.

Nearly 30 immigrants believed to be from Cuba were detained after the boat transporting them was stopped in the St. Lucie Inlet at around midnight Friday.

The search continuing late this morning for a 37-year-old man that law enforcement officials suspect may have stabbed and killed his room.

The search continuing late this morning for a 37-year-old man that law enforcement officials suspect may have stabbed and killed his room.