Delays spread into Martin Co. as Palm Beach Co. Turnpike crash snarls southbound traffic
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A major multi-vehicle crash on Florida's Turnpike in Palm Beach County is causing significant delays Tuesday morning, with backups stretching into Martin County. According to Florida 511, the crash is affecting the southbound lanes of the turnpike from before mile marker 125 at...
Port St. Lucie resident gets access to life-saving medicine after months-long fight
PORT ST. LUCIE — After waiting more than two months for access to an experimental treatment, Port St. Lucie resident Russell Reed has begun taking a drug he hopes will slow the progression of his stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Reed, 64, was recently approved to receive daraxonrasib, an investigational...
Fort Pierce mom among thousands struggling with Florida’s childcare crisis
The cost of childcare is increasingly becoming an affordability issue for parents. "Having four children in daycare is not sustainable for our family," Siedah White of Fort Pierce told WPTV on Tuesday. WATCH BELOW: Fort Pierce mom among thousands struggling with Florida's childcare crisis. She was one of over 100...
Sunrise Theatre under new management and direction
FORT PIERCE — After years of searching, the City of Fort Pierce has selected VenuWorks, to manage the Sunrise Theatre. Founded in 1996, the Iowa-based venue management company manages more than 65 performing arts centers, arenas, amphitheaters, sports facilities, convention and expo halls, in 28 communities across the
Former West Palm Beach juvenile detention employee arrested, detectives seek additional victims
A former employee of a juvenile detention facility has been arrested following a West Palm Beach Police Department investigation involving a minor. Demetrio Quinones, 43, of Port St. Lucie, was arrested on charges of lewd or lascivious touching, and lewd or lascivious written solicitation of a victim 16 or 17 years old
Treasure hunter unknowingly brings live mortar to Fort Pierce fire station
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A treasure hunter's underwater find turned out to be an active explosive, prompting a response from bomb technicians at a Fort Pierce fire station on Monday afternoon. The Fort Pierce Police Department said its officers responded at approximately 1:10 p.m. July 20 to St....
Florida Corrections Deputy’s Off-Duty Road Rage at Teenagers Ends With Probation
There are plenty of road rage stories that end with someone getting arrested, but it’s a little more surprising when the person accused of losing their temper is a corrections deputy. Even more unusual is ... Read more
St. Lucie County sheriff says dirt bike crash that claimed child’s life ‘stark reminder’
A 9-year-old was killed, and a 12-year-old was injured Monday afternoon after a dirt bike collided with a FedEx truck on Midway Road in St. Lucie County. The injured child has since been released from the hospital, according to his family's attorney. WATCH BELOW: Sheriff: Dirt bike crash that claimed...
Neighbors react to deadly FedEx crash in Fort Pierce
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A 9-year-old boy has died, and a 13-year-old boy was injured following a collision involving a dirt bike and a FedEx delivery truck in Fort Pierce on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred on July 20, 2026, at approximately 3:07 p.m. along East Midway Road....
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