Port Saint Lucie FL

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — The driver accused of striking two children in a hit-and-run Saturday allegedly checked on their well-being before fleeing the scene. According to the Fort Pierce Police Department, on Saturday the two children were crossing North 25th Street at Avenue M in a marked crosswalk when they were

Scott Van Duzer, owner of Big Apple Pizza in Fort Pierce, is turning his restaurant into more than a place for a slice of pepperoni — it's becoming a free library for St. Lucie County kids. Van Duzer runs the Read to Succeed program, now in its fourth year,...

108 animals have been rescued in a Martin County hoarding case. The Humane Society of the Treasure Coast needs adopters, fosters, and donations.

FORT PIERCE – The developer of a proposed up-scale Marriott hotel, considered a linchpin of the downtown waterfront King’s Landing project, says it needs $15 million from the City of Fort Pierce to fill a financing gap it can’t meet. Records show Mainsail Lodging and Development, the...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — Two individuals who were parked in an empty field are accused of drug possession, according to the Fort Pierce Police Department. Per the FPPD, before 5 a.m. on July 31, officers were called to N. 10th Street regarding a suspicious vehicle parked in an empty field. When officers arrived, the

VERO BEACH, Fla. — After nearly three decades at the Vero Beach Regional Airport, Director Todd Scher is retiring from the airport where he first developed a passion for aviation as a child. Scher began his career at the airport as an operations supervisor in 1996 before being named...

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida man is jailed after deputies say he used a PIT maneuver to send a North Carolina family's SUV into a barbed-wire fence during a road rage attack in Stuart. According to the Martin County Sheriff's Office, the incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — Port St. Lucie Police have identified the victim and suspect in what investigators are calling a murder-suicide in a neighborhood. Officers responded just before 8 p.m. Saturday to a home on SE Oxmoor Terrace after reports of a shooting. Neighbors told CBS12 they...

Rescuers in Martin County, Florida have taken in 108 dogs and cats tied to an animal hoarding case, with adoptions already underway for some pets, but more animals are still arriving. Rescuers in Martin County, Florida, have now taken in a staggering 108 dogs and cats tied to an animal...

A 12-foot shark was hooked and released off Florida’s Treasure Coast Friday, while a second shark was found dead near Jupiter. It was a very Florida way to close out July: one giant fish briefly became the star of a beach video, while another turned into a wildlife-removal job.