Port Saint Lucie FL

Dozens of passengers aboard a cruise ship that left from Florida have been sickened with norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program. Holland America Line's Eurodam left Port Everglades, Florida, on Feb. 19, according to the tracking site cruisemapper.com . The...

OCALA — Mari Pritchard took a call at work four years ago, but didn’t have to hear the caller’s words. She already knew in her gut when she saw the caller ID that her worst fear — images from her own haunting nightmares — had become reality.

FLORIDA (DDN) – There is a growing number of older citizens who are in need of renewing their driver’s licenses as the population continues to age. Understanding the particulars of the process of renewing a license for older citizens is essential in the state of Florida, which is well-known for having a sizeable...

Planning a weekend getaway in Florida but rather skip the crowded theme parks and active night life? HGTV recently put out a list of every " charming small town " in each state, with Florida's tucked away on the Gulf Coast. "There's something special about small towns," HGTV writes. "Whether it's the simplicity, the...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY − A Tuesday fire at a business on South U.S. 1 south of West Midway Road created smoke visible for miles, but caused no injuries, a St. Lucie County Fire District official said. Crews responded about 11:30 a.m. to the fire at Line-X, which is next to Sunrise Ford in the 5400 block of South U.S. 1,...

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FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A fire broke out at a commercial building in Fort Pierce on Tuesday morning. The St. Lucie County Fire District (SLCFD) said at 11:35 a.m., multiple units responded to a commercial structure fire near 5400 US 1. Upon arrival, firefighters found that everyone had...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — An urgent search is underway for a missing teen from Fort Pierce on Tuesday. The Fort Pierce Police Department (FPPD) said it is looking for 13-year-old Ava Buffey. Police provided a photo and description of the reported runaway teen. She was last seen near...

A freak accident during a family road trip left a woman with stitches across her forehead. Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol said it was all because a large battery flew through her windshield while on the turnpike. Her windshield was destroyed and the woman had a nasty cut on her face.

The wholesale, indiscriminate firings of federal workers going on in the name of “government efficiency” is a shame. Take, for example, what has happened at the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, the nation’s only dedicated refuge for Florida’s iconic mammal, the manatee. Two of the eight park rangers on staff...