SEBASTIAN — A former Sebastian River High School teacher won’t face molestation charges after a Circuit Court judge accepted a settlement deal late Wednesday.

The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office in May charged Aaron Scott Fusselman, 26, of the 7900 block of 100th Avenue, Vero Lake Estates, with a lewd and lascivious act on a person between 12 and 16 years old. The charge followed the accusations of a 15-year-old female student, authorities said. (more…)

As an emergency room physician at Martin Memorial Medical Center, Dr. Michele Libman saw patients every day with minor ailments - ankle sprains, minor cuts, respiratory illnesses, ear infections - who spent hours in the ER waiting room waiting to get treated.

Some were uninsured and didn’t have a doctor. Others had coverage, but either didn’t have a local doctor or couldn’t get a quick appointment.

“I definitely saw a need for another option to help people get quick treatment,” said Libman, a Long Island native who moved here in 2000.

So two years ago, Libman founded Treasure Coast Urgent and Family Care in the lobby of a medical office building on Monterey Boulevard. During the winter season, when the local population swells with snowbirds, the spacious clinic handles about 50 patients a day. The clinic is open every day, including 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekends. Nurses are on staff and another physician handles weekend shifts. (more…)