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Orchid Island: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

August 4, 2022 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Orchid Island Capital Inc. (ORC) on Thursday reported a loss of $60.1 million in its second quarter.

The Vero Beach, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 34 cents per share.

Armour Residential REIT: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

July 27, 2022 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Armour Residential REIT Inc. (ARR) on Wednesday reported a loss of $58.6 million in its second quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Vero Beach, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 58 cents.

Food truck explodes at Florida seafood festival

May 14, 2022 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A food truck exploded during a seafood festival in Florida on Saturday, sending one person to the hospital with severe burns, according to authorities.

The Vero Beach police said state and local fire officials are investigating the cause of the explosion.

Orchid Island: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

April 28, 2022 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Orchid Island Capital Inc. (ORC) on Thursday reported a loss of $148.7 million in its first quarter.

The Vero Beach, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 84 cents per share.

Armour Residential REIT: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

April 28, 2022 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Armour Residential REIT Inc. (ARR) on Wednesday reported a first-quarter loss of $66.4 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

The Vero Beach, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 72 cents per share.

Deputies fatally shoot man wielding scissors at hospital

March 28, 2022 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 29-year-old man being held for his mental health in a Florida hospital was fatally shot after he grabbed a pair of scissors and threatened to stab sheriff's deputies, officials said.

Orchid Island: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

February 24, 2022 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Orchid Island Capital Inc. (ORC) on Thursday reported a loss of $44.6 million in its fourth quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Vero Beach, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 27 cents.

2 teachers face charges from entering wrong home, shooting

Associated PressOctober 19, 2021 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two newly hired physical education teachers at a Florida elementary school were arrested after the shooting of a man whose apartment they entered thinking it belonged to someone else following a night of drinking.

Police: Search is on for missing kayaker in Florida

August 4, 2021 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Crews are searching for a 42-year-old Florida man who never returned from a trip in an inflatable kayak.

Donald Waters was last heard from around 10 a.m. Tuesday when he called a friend, Vero Beach police said in a social media post.

Florida governor signs bills on literacy, early learning

By BOBBY CAINA CALVANMay 4, 2021 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) —

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a pair of education bills into law Tuesday that proponents hope will improve student literacy and early learning programs that prepare children for kindergarten...

Correction: Earns-Armour Residential REIT story

April 22, 2021 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — In a story April 21 about Armour Residential REIT’s results — generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research — The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company posted a loss...

Florida’s scariest snowbird _ a 2,000 lb great white shark

November 7, 2020 GMT

KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Florida got a visit from its scariest snowbird just in time for its winter tourist season — a 2,000-pound, 15-foot great white shark...

Isaias strengthens slightly as it crawls up Florida coast

By WILFREDO LEE and DÁNICA COTOAugust 2, 2020 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida's east coast Sunday, with the tropical storm strengthening slightly and forecast to be near hurricane strength by the time it reaches the Carolinas...

Anxiety and impatience in long wait for Dorian in coastal US

By GERALD HERBERTSeptember 1, 2019 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two days after storm shutters started going up and people waited in long lines for gas and food in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian, the parking lot of a Home Depot a short drive from the beach in central Florida was nearly empty as the sun peeked out behind scattered clouds...

World War II explosive was being used as a garden decoration

October 12, 2018 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Air Force explosive experts removed a World War II-era artillery rocket that was being used as a garden decoration in a Florida neighborhood...

How Florida Ranked Teams Fared

By The Associated PressSeptember 24, 2018 GMT

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Florida High School Football How They Fared

By The Associated PressAugust 27, 2018 GMT

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M. Richard Hall

Staff WriterJune 27, 2018 GMT

VERNO BEACH, Fla./RUSHFORD -- M. Richard Hall, 67, of Vero Beach, formerly of Rushford, died Friday, May 4, 2018, at his home in Vero Beach.

An open house and celebration of life will be held from 2 to 5 p.m.

Woman switches tags to get $1,800 in electronics for $3.70

November 9, 2017 GMT

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a woman tried to sneak more than $1,800 worth of electronics through a Florida Walmart's self-checkout by switching the items' price tags with those from clearance items...