Port Saint Lucie FL

As of late September 2026, I have a rule in my Port St. Lucie house that took me years to learn: before I call anybody about the sewer, I figure out whose pipe it is. The reflex most of us carry, and I carried it down from New Jersey, is that the moment a toilet gurgles or a drain backs up, you call the city, because e

JENSEN BEACH – A section of Jensen Beach Boulevard was closed at about 3 p.m., Sept. 28 after a construction crew working in the area struck a natural gas line, according to a Martin County Sheriff’s Office Facebook posting. The road was closed in both lanes from Northeast...

A Port St. Lucie man called 911 to report a stabbing he committed, leaving a 79-year-old hospitalized

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office is again warning visitors about alleged inappropriate activity at DJ Wilcox Preserve in Fort Pierce. In a social media post Monday, the agency said it had received reports of inappropriate behavior at the preserve and reminded people that detectives know

A landlord's assistant in Port St. Lucie, Florida was helping compare air conditioning quotes for a rental property. The single-story house, about 1,400 square feet with three bedrooms and two baths, had a 2.5-ton system that was over fifteen years old and had been patched more than once. It was time to replace it, and

As of late September 2026, the thermostat in my Port St. Lucie house is still set to cool, and the heating side of the heat pump hasn't done a thing since last winter. But I know exactly what happens on the first cold night, because I have done it: somebody walks over to the thermostat, sees EMERGENCY HEAT, and figures

As of late September 2026, the charcoal grill at my Port St. Lucie house lives out on the patio, and a bag of charcoal sits in the storm kit. The habit I want to talk about shows up after a storm, when the power is out, the rain hasn't quit and dinner still has to happen. The grill gets dragged under the screened lanai

FORT PIERCE — The Fort Pierce waterfront is set to light up the night sky this coming Friday, Oct. 2, in celebration of a major milestone for one of the Treasure Coast’s most prominent employers. According to Megan Morris, marketing manager for Pursuit Boats — a premier manufacturer...

What potential revenue loss did City Manager Jesus Merejo warn about?. How many police officer positions were unfunded in the budget?. Port St. Lucie leaders are set to take a final vote Monday on the city’s nearly $1 billion budget and a lower property tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year.

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla (CBS12) — A fatal crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer shut down northbound Interstate 95 in Hobe Sound early Monday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened north of Indiantown Road in Martin County. CBS12 News crews came across the crash before...