Deputies recover $17,000 stolen in phone scam, no arrests made
MARTIN COUNTY — Martin County Sheriff’s Office detectives recovered $17,000 stolen from a resident in a phone scam that used a spoofed bank number to deceive the victim, authorities said. According to the sheriff’s office, the suspect called the victim using a phone number that appeared to be...
Truck driver accused in deadly Turnpike crash appears virtually; defense makes new demands
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Harjinder Singh, the semi-truck driver charged in a crash that killed three people on Florida’s Turnpike, appeared virtually before a St. Lucie County judge Thursday morning for a routine docket call, as his attorneys outlined the next steps in the case. Singh,...
Museum Pointe Park Docks Permanently Closed for Safety Review and Future Planning
In late 2023, St. Lucie County permanently closed the T and L docks at Museum Pointe Park on South Hutchinson Island. The closure is due to structural damage from storms and general wear. The docks are still in place to prevent navigation hazards and to help with the process of getting permits for temporary berthing...
‘It was surreal’: Al’s Family Farms celebrates comeback from tornado damage
Al’s Family Farms in Fort Pierce is hosting a special reopening celebration on Saturday, 13 months after a tornado tore through the property ahead of Hurricane Milton.
Port St. Lucie Police Department push for red light cameras to increase traffic safety
PORT ST. LUCIE — City police officials say red light cameras could soon be part of Port St. Lucie’s efforts to reduce traffic crashes and aggressive driving on local roads. “The majority of traffic crashes that result in injury and or death either are related to alcohol consumption...
Police arrest Boca Raton man in Treasure Coast child predator sting operation
STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — A significant arrest was made in Stuart, detectives saying they stopped a predator before he could harm a child. The Stuart Police Department announced on Thursday that detectives, working alongside the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, began an investigation in September when...
Florida CFO announces reimbursement of funds to sheriff’s offices
Florida's chief financial officer is scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday morning in Palm Beach County.
Garden-centric museum will be a spectacle inside and out
The $126 million transformation of the Vero Beach Museum of Art is now officially underway. More than 200 dignitaries and donors joined the staff and leadership of the Vero Beach Museum of Art last Friday to break ground for the two-year project. When it is completed, the museum – already...
Martin County makes MARTY bus service free to ride
MARTIN COUNTY — Residents in Martin County now have a free and more accessible option for public transportation after county commissioners voted Nov. 4 to eliminate fares on the MARTY bus line. “MARTY is the mass transit system in Martin County. It is available to everyone in the community....
Vero finance staff back in state’s doghouse after data-entry goof
Vero Beach finally filed its second late audit nearly four months past the due date, but the city’s finance staff still struggles with the most basic accounting duties, causing a new violation of state law for misstating taxes to be assessed. An error resulted in a wrong property tax...
