Port Saint Lucie FL

$35 million donation, the largest in JMC’s history, earmarked to support Patient Care Tower. January 8, 2026 – Yesterday, Jupiter Medical Center announced a transformative $35 million philanthropic gift from Tim and Jayne Donahue, marking the largest gift in the independent, not-for-profit hospital’s history and a...

Martin County residents are increasingly turning to the Marty bus to get to work, school and daily appointments as the county continues its free-fare program.

MARTIN COUNTY — County commissioners voted 4-1 on Jan. 6 to designate a contaminated property in Hobe Sound as a brownfield, a move that clears the way for a proposed 38-home luxury residential development to move forward under a state-backed environmental cleanup program. The decision followed weeks of debate...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A disturbance in Fort Pierce that involved gunfire prompted a law enforcement response in the area. On Thursday at about 7:20 p.m. SLCSO deputies responded to a disturbance near West 1st Street in Fort Pierce. The sheriff's office says while its deputies were en route a man suffered a...

Anyone who drives a car understands the sting of having to fill up their tank and pulling into the gas station, only to discover that gas prices have skyrocketed. Paying extra for gas means you have less to spend on other things, which, over time, can really put a crimp in your budget.

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A major, long-term cleanup effort is underway on the Treasure Coast aimed at reducing polluted runoff flowing into the Indian River Lagoon and the St. Lucie River, according to state and federal water managers. The work is part of the Indian River Lagoon–South Restoration...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Changes in federal funding for the homeless could impact who receives help getting off the streets as the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) considers a major policy shift. HUD wants to change the current “Housing First” criteria to a “Treatment First” method, which would...

A 16-year-old boy died and two other people sustained injuries on Jan. 7 in a crash involving three vehicles near the Admirals Cove neighborhood off Alternate State Road A1A, Jupiter police said. The teen's name was not disclosed in a Jan. 8 update posted to the department's social-media pages. Police said the crash...

FORT PIERCE, Florida (WPBF) — An unusual underwater discovery led to a temporary beach closure in St. Lucie County over the weekend after a scuba diver found what authorities later confirmed was a World War II explosive. The discovery was made by diver Tom Gramlich, who regularly dives along...

STUART — The Martin County School District is weighing a broad restructuring of how schools operate, as leaders look to adapt to changing expectations from families and growing competition from charter, virtual and neighboring school systems. Daniel Moore, the district’s executive director of curriculum, told school...