INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Serving over 7,000 pounds of frog legs and 2,000 pounds of gator, the Fellsmere Frog Leg Festival returns this week.

John Marlatt said the process to reapply with the Department of Economic Opportunity was made worse by long waits on the telephone and frustrating delays.

Fellsmere Police Department search for missing 34-year-old man.

An autopsy is being performed Monday in an attempt to identify a body found in a vacant lot in Indian River County, according to Fellsmere police.

A 67-year-old woman was found dead in a Sebastian Walmart parking lot on Tuesday, according to a release from the Sebastian Police Department.

Crews worked through the night on any hotspots from a 1,600-acre brush fire in Indian River County and to help prevent it from spreading, according to the Florida Forest Service.

Parts of Interstate 95 are closed in Brevard County as crews respond to a brush fire, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A shark bites a man near a Disney resort in Central Florida.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. – A driver is facing charges after crashing into an Indian River County Sheriff’s Office patrol car over the weekend. Dash camera video from the deputy’s cruiser shows the crash, which happened early Sunday morning. AdDeputies say McKinny attempted to leave the scene but was quickly captured. No one was hurt. McKinny was arrested on charges of misdemeanor DUI and later posted bond and was released from jail.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Although no prescribed burns were scheduled for Brevard County, two large burns in Osceola and Indian River counties have been sending smoke to Central Brevard Wednesday afternoon, reports News 6 partner Florida Today. Skies over parts of Melbourne, Rockledge and Merritt Island were filled with grey smoke that obscured the sun and glowed bright orange from the 9,600-acre burn in Indian River County. Winds carried the smoke into a large portion of southern and central Brevard County. Radar images from the National Weather Service showed how south-by-southwest winds carried smoke from the prescribed burn in western Indian River County into Brevard. Ash and poor air quality were reported over large swaths of Brevard.

Doug Gray of Melbourne brought his 87-year-old dad to the health department drive-through site in Vero Beach rather than the Brevard County site in Viera. News 6 also met people Tuesday from Palm Beach County, an hour and a half away. And also like the Florida Department of Health in Brevard County, Indian River County advised people to sign up for its text-alerts to know immediately when new appointments open up. “I can’t say enough about Indian River County and the whole nine yards. In Indian River, the county Tuesday afternoon said it does not know when its next shipment is coming.

The coast along Indian River County is experiencing king tide and feeder bands from Hurricane Dorian. Copyright 2019 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.

VERO BEACH, Fla. - A mandatory evacuation order will take effect for the barrier islands of Indian River County beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, according to county emergency officials. The order will cover all of the barrier islands, low-lying areas, mobile home communities and residents who need extra assistance. She and others ventured out to Orchid Island in Vero Beach on Sunday before the order took effect. "When I first saw on the TV that it was going to move into Vero Beach, I just sat there and cried. Some businesses spent their Sunday boarding up their windows, while others have already done it.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - Brevard County leaders have revised their mandatory evacuation order to Monday at 8 a.m. It also includes people living in low-lying areas and people who might need some extra help. We have to be vigilant on the storm," said Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey. "Continue to prepare your homes. Let's make sure we are ready to ride out any potential impact the storm has," he said.

SEBASTIAN, Fla. - A 41-year-old Florida landscaper was electrocuted Tuesday when he came in contact with a power line, police said. Sebastian police said Pablo OCampo Bustamante, of Vero Beach, died around 11:53 a.m. when he was electrocuted in the 700 block of Dixie Terrace in Indian River County. Police said officers were called to the scene and the power was turned off by Florida Power & Light. It was then determined that Bustamante had died, police said. Details about how he came into contact with the line have not been released.

VIERA, Fla. - A judge from Indian River County who has been on the bench for less than a year will try two of the biggest corruption cases Brevard County has seen in years, which have ruptured the political landscape in Palm Bay and beyond. Michael J. Linn, of the 19th Judicial Circuit in Vero Beach, has been assigned to preside over the Dave Isnardi and Jose Aguiar Palm Bay corruption cases, News 6 partner Florida Today reported. "I think this was done in the abundance of caution," said Michelle Kennedy, spokeswoman for the 18th Judicial Circuit. Dave Isnardi, former Palm Bay deputy city manager, is the husband of Brevard County Commissioner Kristine Isnardi. It's unclear at this point whether the case would be tried outside of Brevard County and the 18th Judicial Circuit.