Saturday brought an emotional homecoming for a Palm Beach County nurse who was attacked by a patient earlier this year ...

Deputies paid their respects to Shawn Green, a 25-year veteran of the Sheriff's Office, who died following a crash with a semi-truck July 30.

The nurse who was attacked and severely beaten while working at a Palm Beach County hospital is back home again after nearly six months of recovery.

Adrian Devone Evans Jr. was taken into custody July 31 after and Indian River County sheriff's deputy found the animal in Evans' car.

A community came together Saturday to honor the life of St. Lucie County firefighter Jarius “Jay” Hodge, 25, remembered not only as a first responder, but a devoted son, brother, teammate, and friend.