Port Saint Lucie FL

As of late September 2026, the smoke alarm in the hallway outside my Port St. Lucie kitchen still goes off if I sear a piece of fish a little too hard. For years my answer was the same as everybody's: climb on a chair, twist it off the ceiling, pop the battery out, set it on the counter and promise to put it back later

Outrage and frustration boiled over at a community meeting in Indiantown Tuesday night, as residents packed a room to demand answers from the Martin County Sheriff's Office after a parent who pulled a gun on two students at a bus stop was not charged with a crime. The tense meeting,...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla (CBS12) — Stuart commissioners are not ready to make a final decision on allowing backyard chickens. Instead, commissioners discussed creating a citywide survey during Monday night’s meeting to gauge whether residents support allowing hens and whether they would consider keeping chickens themselves.

St. Lucie County’s summer fertilizer blackout runs through Sept. 30. For a Port St. Lucie lawn, Oct. 1 is the time to consider fertilizing again—but not to give the lawn company an open-ended go-ahead. Check the product and the conditions before anything goes on the grass.

In my house, an empty moving box used to look like storage I had already paid for. Flatten it, keep it in the garage, and surely it would be useful again. That was the reflex as of mid-September 2026: if the cardboard stayed dry, why get rid of it? Here in Florida, I have learned to be suspicious of northern-house logi

A bullet tore through the bathroom wall of a Fort Pierce home late Sunday night while two adults and five children were inside, marking at least the third shooting to strike a residence in the area within a two-week span. No one was hurt, but the gunfire has left investigators piecing together whether the violence is c

Limestone Creek, Hardee County, Florida. Photo: Carlton Ward Jr./Wildpath Florida officials have approved the permanent...

PORT ST. LUCIE — The smell of smoked meat, the sound of live music and the sight of long food stand lines filled the air as barbecue lovers gathered for the Port St. Lucie Bacon & BBQ Festival at the MIDFLORIDA Event Center. The two-day event brought together barbecue...

Which counties on the Treasure Coast may see showers Tuesday?. The Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast will get one more dry and comfortable day Monday before humidity, rain chances and temperatures gradually climb through the rest of the week. Dry air still in place across Florida will keep Monday mostly...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A driver in Fort Pierce is accused of fleeing from police officers twice during a targeted traffic enforcement initiative, according to the Fort Pierce Police Department. FPPD says that on Sept. 25, at around 4:45 p.m., during the traffic enforcement initiative taking place in...