Port Saint Lucie FL

FORT PIERCE – The Fort Pierce City Commission has allowed a state of emergency declaration surrounding extensive beach erosion on South Hutchinson Island to expire. But officials said the “war with Mother Nature” over keeping ocean surf from carving away sand dunes near structures and roads will continue to be...

There is no exact opening date yet for the new Vero Beach U.S. Veterans Affairs clinic, but Kaila Bird, West Palm Beach VA chief of strategic communications and marketing, said the clinic will open sometime in March. It will be located in the 777 37th Street building east of the...

The Indian River County Sheriff's Office is intensifying efforts to find Shayla Vickery, a 17-year-old girl reported missing since Monday night, with the community's assistance being sought in this urgent matter. Shayla was last seen around 9:00 PM on Monday, February 16, departing from her home and was possibly...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper died Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency during a competitive training process at the agency’s academy, officials confirmed. Trooper Michael Diego, who joined the agency in 2021 as part of the 149th Recruit Class, fell ill on February 18...

February marched in like a lion in Vero Beach, with three consecutive nights of record-breaking subfreezing temperatures not seen here in decades. Described by meteorologists as an “historic cold weather outbreak,” the extended chill left homeowners across the city, and the city itself, with droopy, brown trees,...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Things got a little hairy for a cat after it was hit by a car and hid inside a patrol vehicle's wheel compartment, leading to a daring rescue on a busy roadway, the Martin County Sheriff's Office says. According to the Martin County Sheriff's...

Manatee Pocket in Port Salerno offers 17 dining establishments ranging from waterfront seafood restaurants with dockside access to coffee shops, delis, and international cuisine. Most locations cluster along SE Dixie Highway and SE Salerno Road in Stuart, with several providing direct boat access via the Intracoastal...

PORT ST. LUCIE. Fla. (CBS12) — Somerset College Preparatory Academy entered a precautionary lockdown on Wednesday morning after police reported an armed suspect in the Torino area. Administrators notified families that the middle–high campus was securing classrooms “out of an abundance of caution” while law...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — Fort Pierce city commissioners voted Tuesday night to end a local state of emergency tied to ongoing beach erosion on South Hutchinson Island, even as monitoring and sand replacement efforts continue near Jetty Park. "We're in a war against mother nature right now. And...

PORT ST. LUCIE – High school student Jessica Clinton was practicing cheerleading in 2003 when she suffered cardiac arrest. Although a valiant effort of CPR was performed on the young girl, it was not successful. Clinton was only 17 years old at the time of her death. It was...