Port Saint Lucie FL

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Florida Highway Patrol troopers continue to investigate a wreck earlier this week where a car rolled off the interstate and slammed into a tree, killing a Connecticut man and a woman. The woman has not yet been identified. The incident involving a 2025 Nissan Sentra...

VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — One drug dealer is off the streets and being held on a $1.28 million bond, according to the Indian River County Sheriff's Office. On Friday, the IRCSO's Special Investigations Unit and SWAT executed a search warrant at a Vero Beach home after there were numerous complaints of drug activity...

The city of Port St. Lucie will celebrate being named an All-America City for the first time with a community event Friday, Sept. 12, at The Port District. The recognition, awarded in June by the National Civic League, placed Port St. Lucie among 10 cities nationwide honored for community-driven efforts to improve...

A former Fort Pierce city commissioner posted bail and was released from jail Friday, nearly a month after his arrest on 24 counts of felony crimes involving child exploitation.

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MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A tractor-trailer on I-95 South in Martin County that erupted in flames on Thursday night continued to block traffic on Friday morning. Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said that they responded to the fire at around 10:48 p.m. near Mile Marker 93 in Hobe Sound.

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — The Loggerhead Triathlon is back for its 38th year, bringing together hundreds of athletes, volunteers, and spectators for one of South Florida’s most beloved endurance events. Produced by the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce and proudly sponsored by Tampa General Hospital, the...

A woman and her boyfriend were arrested after a dead 3-month-old baby was brought into a hospital in St. Lucie County on Thursday, authorities said. The child was brought to the emergency room at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center at around 12:05 p.m. by their grandparents, the sheriff's office said. "Upon...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — He beat a dog on camera. Now he's paying the price—with the longest prison sentence Florida law allows. The Martin County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) said Donald Stickins was sentenced to five years in state prison — the maximum penalty allowed under Florida law — for the brutal beating of a...

A man is facing charges for allegedly abandoning four elderly Chihuahuas in Florida, one of which later had to be euthanized, authorities said. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation began when four elderly Chihuahuas in “very poor condition” were found “dumped in a local business yard.” “Sadly,...