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Four-car crash near SE Federal Highway on US-1 prompts lane closures in Hobe Sound

HOBE SOUND, Fla. (CBS12) — A four-car crash in Hobe Sound is causing extensive lane closures on Friday, according to Martin County Fire Rescue. MCFR says that it’s paramedics treated and transported four patients with minor injuries following a four-car pile-up, which happened just before 2 p.m. on Friday near SE Feder
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Vehicle fire closes all southbound lanes on Florida’s Turnpike in St. Lucie County

What caused the closure of Florida's Turnpike southbound lanes?. All southbound lanes of Florida’s Turnpike were closed in St. Lucie County late Friday morning because of a vehicle fire, according to Florida 511. The fire was reported before mile marker 162. Florida 511 listed the incident as major and...
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Three arrested in alleged saw palmetto berry harvesting at Indian River preserve

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Three Fort Pierce men were arrested after Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers said they found people illegally harvesting saw palmetto berries at Buffer Preserve State Park near Fellsmere. FWC officers responded Sept. 30 after receiving a report that at least t
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‘I’m forced to live in this filth’: Jensen Beach residents frustrated by recurring septic...

WPTV is looking into drainage and septic issues on the Treasure Coast. Neighbor Daniel Fletchall reached out to our news team about septic issues in his community on Northwest Sunset Boulevard in Jensen Beach. WATCH BELOW: 'I'm forced to live in this filth': Neighbors demand septic solution. Fletchall said after...
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Tow yard shooting leads to two arrests, multiple crashes in Martin County

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — A second woman has been arrested following a chaotic chain of events that began with a shooting at a Martin County tow yard, triggered a nearby school lockout and ended with multiple crashes and a police pursuit. According to the Martin County Sheriff's Office, the...
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Port St. Lucie man sentenced to 37 1/2 years in Stuart vape shop shooting

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — A Port St. Lucie man convicted in connection with a shooting inside a Stuart vape shop has been sentenced to decades in prison, police said Friday. Joshua Gibbs was sentenced to 37 1/2 years in Florida state prison, followed by 10 years of probation, according to the Stuart Police Department.
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Town unsure who installed multiple Flock cameras, reports say

(NewsNation) — Flock cameras that have appeared throughout a Florida community have residents wondering who installed them, as no one in the county has claimed them, according to multiple reports. There are apparently no permits for more than a dozen of the controversial cameras in St. Lucie County. The...
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You spray the flying termites, but a university extension service says the colony is...

I’m Deb Kowalski, and in my Port St. Lucie house the reflex is simple: see flying termites indoors, grab the household insect spray, kill the ones you can see, and breathe easier. Here in Florida, as of mid-September 2026, I still understand the appeal. I used to take dead winged insects on the floor as a sign that I h
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Rescued dogs find new homes in animal hoarding case

Paige O'Donnell faces 72 criminal charges — two for each dog rescued from her home. She was not present at her docket sounding Thursday afternoon in the Martin County courthouse, but I spoke with her attorney, Russell Ferraro.
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‘Not knowing where he is’: Family searches for missing Port St. Lucie father

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla (CBS12) — Eight months after a Port St. Lucie father vanished, his family says they are still searching for answers and living with the painful uncertainty of not knowing where he is. "I'm stuck in this cycle of not knowing where he is," said Aubrey...

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