Fort Pierce Police charges couple with crimes against children
FORT PIERCE – A Fort Pierce couple is in the St. Lucie County Jail on charges of crimes against children after police found the woman clad only in a diaper and a man wearing no clothes but slathered in baby oil in a home with two children in the 1600 block of Avenue E, Fort Pierce on April 24, according to police reports.
Civil suit exposes behind-the-scenes Vero police drama
What began as an ill-timed, minor infraction by a beachside Vero Beach Police Department patrol officer escalated to an alleged mole hunt in 2024 as two prominent island businessmen were gunning for Chief David Currey’s job, and now a civil lawsuit has exposed the embarrassing details to public scrutiny.
What’s happening with house prices in Port St. Lucie in 2026?
What's happening with house prices in Port St. Lucie in 2026?. Home prices across the U.S. have remained at record highs for years, driven by a limited supply and a persistent homebuilding shortage. More recently, economic uncertainty has kept more homebuyers on the sidelines, but it's also discouraged home sellers, further limiting new listings and putting upward pressure on prices. Sellers who are in...
Jupiter Captain’s Heart-Stopping Clip Exposes Killer Sandbar Threat
Captain Tyler Baruch’s cellphone video from Jupiter Inlet, now viewed hundreds of thousands of times, has turned a quiet local hazard into a viral wake-up call. The clip shows a shifting sandbar that nearly flipped his fishing boat and has local mariners sounding the alarm. Baruch, a Jupiter native and captain with about 15 years on the water, told reporters the shoal’s movement...
Stuart mayor resigns to run for Martin County commission seat
Stuart Mayor Christopher Collins has resigned from his position with the city of Stuart and has announced his run for Martin County Commission District 2.
No more drawbridge drama: New A1A causeway bridge won’t lift for boats
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Drivers in St. Lucie County will soon have a smoother, faster trip across the Intracoastal Waterway. The Florida Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that the new State Road A1A North Causeway Bridge is set to open by 8 a.m. on Friday, May 15, weather permitting. The long-anticipated bridge replaces the aging drawbridge and is expected to significantly...
Man who pushed ex from moving pickup and then ran her over actually tried...
Austin Pare is accused of pushing his ex-girlfriend from a moving pickup truck and running her over before telling a witness “she did it to herself.” The post Man who pushed ex from moving pickup and then ran her over actually tried to convince cops 'she did it to herself,' police say first appeared on Law & Crime .
Witnesses rescue driver and passenger from car thar flipped into Fort Pierce creek
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (WSVN) — Bystanders in Fort Pierce raced to the rescue of a driver and passenger trapped in an overturned vehicle. Their efforts on Tuesday afternoon were captured on video by another witness, who hopes the crash will serve as a reminder as to how quickly things can take a dangerous turn.
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‘We almost flipped’: Boat captain warns about sandbar in Jupiter Inlet
JUPITER, Fla. — A fishing captain’s video highlighting a dangerous sandbar in Jupiter Inlet has gone viral. Captain Tyler Baruch is saying the sandbar is shifting and a hazard to boaters. Baruch said he has been a boat captain for 15 years and that one particular sandbar in...

















