Port St. Lucie roads face reroutes as flooding leaves cars partially submerged
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — Several Port St. Lucie intersections are experiencing flooding Tuesday evening, with some cars partially submerged as water builds up on area roadways. The flooding has been reported at multiple locations, including:. SE Evans Avenue and SE Airoso Boulevard. SE Eyerly Avenue and SE...
Florida’s Little Mountain Overlook Inside This State Park Hides A Secret Snake Problem
I expected a flat stroll through palmettos, not a climb to the highest natural ground in South Florida. The sandy path turned upward, the wind picked up, and suddenly the ocean was shimmering on the horizon. What I did not expect was the quiet rustle in the scrub beside the...
Rezoning vote could pave way for 1,200-home community in western PSL
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A major development decision could be made tonight in western Port St. Lucie. The Planning and Zoning Board will consider a request to rezone nearly 360 acres of vacant land north of Southwest Becker Road, between Southwest Sundance Vista Boulevard and Rangeline Road.
Florida Death Row Inmate In 1986 Deputy Murder Mounts Appeal To Halt Execution
Florida death row inmate William Reaves has asked the Florida Supreme Court to halt his scheduled execution, arguing that procedural failures and lethal injection concerns violate his constitutional rights. Reaves is slated to be put to death by lethal injection on October 20, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. for the 1986 fatal shoo
Boats take to the sky as Pursuit celebrates 50 Years
FORT PIERCE — It was not, in fact, a dark and stormy night despite all predictions to the contrary, and the Pursuit Boats Drone Show on Friday night was an incredible sight in a mostly clear sky over Marina Square. While October’s Friday Fest had been canceled due to...
Teacher from Jupiter to speak at News Literacy Project conference
Sireesha Rutter teaches journalism at Jupiter Middle School, and this week— she's headed to Salt Lake City to speak at a News Literacy Project conference.
Breeze Airways Adds Five Vero Beach Routes, Including New Jersey Flights
Breeze Airways announced five additional Vero Beach routes, including three nonstop connections and two flights with a stop that require no aircraft change.
You cover exposed tree roots with topsoil, but Purdue Extension suggests 2-3 inches of...
In my Port St. Lucie yard, the reflex is to treat exposed tree roots as a lawn problem: add topsoil until the mower has a smoother path. I have looked at roots that way myself. As of mid-September 2026, that neat patch of soil still sounds tempting. Here in Florida, though, a root showing at the surface is not a reques
Baby delivered in rescue truck reunites with firefighters five years later
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A five-year-old girl from Martin County recently found photos from the morning she was born and asked her mom about the firefighters who helped deliver her — leading to a reunion with the crew five years later. On April 6, 2020, Martin County...
Unleashed by Florida lawmakers, landowners move to convert farms into subdivisions
Florida developers are racing to take advantage of a fast-track approval process for turning rural land into subdivisions, a process that state lawmakers expanded this year in their latest move to shift control over Florida's sprawling growth from local governments to Tallahassee. Since July, at least 17 landowners hav
