Two women in custody after shooting in Port Salerno
MARTIN COUNTY – New details have emerged from a shooting incident which occurred at about 1 p.m., Oct. 2 at Gary’s Towing & Recovery, 4405 SE Cove Rd., Stuart, about a half-mile west of Southeast Dixie Highway in Port Salerno. Two women were taken into custody at separate...
Florida Mystery: License-Plate Cameras On Public Roads No Agency Will Claim — Creates Statewide...
A statewide hunt is underway after officials uncovered unclaimed license‑plate readers that no agency will admit installing. Independently researched, reported & reviewed by human journalists!
Port St. Lucie teen named National Youth of the Year
A Port St. Lucie teenager has earned the highest honor awarded by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Enrique Rosario Liz has been named the organization’s 2026-27 National Youth of the Year.
Tribute to Billy Joel & Elton John coming to Stuart
STUART ── The Barn Theatre will pay tribute to two legendary piano men this month. “Beside Myself: A Tribute to Billy Joel & Elton John” stars nationally touring tribute artist Jonathan Elgart. The musician has a 40-year career and has been performing tributes since 2014 in a host of theaters, performing arts centers,
You might boil tap water hoping to remove lead, but the EPA says boiling...
As of mid-September 2026, I know the appeal of putting a pot on the stove when lead in tap water worries me. I have treated boiling as the reassuring step in my own house in Port St. Lucie. Here in Florida, you and I can make the same mistake: doing something familiar with the water feels better than waiting to learn w
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
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...
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
‘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...
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...

















