FDEP results complicate Fort Pierce’s contamination claims
A year after WPTV first investigated a contentious legal battle over the future of Fisherman's Wharf, newly released environmental testing is raising fresh questions about a key argument in the dispute: contamination.
You flush tissues, paper towels and cotton swabs because they’re paper or cotton, but...
As of late September 2026, I still catch myself reaching for the toilet instead of the trash can with a used tissue. The logic is sitting right there: tissues are paper, cotton swabs are cotton, paper towels are paper, so surely it all breaks down in the pipe the way toilet paper does. I carried that habit down from Je
Vehicle fire shuts down southbound Florida’s Turnpike in Martin County Thursday morning
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A vehicle fire has blocked all southbound lanes of Florida's Turnpike in Martin County on Thursday morning. The vehicle fire was reported on Florida's Turnpike South between mile markers 128 and 126. Photos on Florida 511 show a fire engine at the scene as...
Parking space dispute led to shooting at Pollo Tropical in Port St. Lucie
A shooting at a Port St. Lucie Pollo Tropical stemmed from a parking space dispute, according to an incident report obtained by WPTV.
Crews remain on scene as large barn fire burns at Indiantown ranch
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Martin County Fire Rescue and Martin County Sheriff’s deputies are on the scene of a large-scale barn fire in Indiantown. MCFR says that at around 5:30 p.m., a fire broke out on a ranch near SW Allapattah Road in Indiantown. No injuries have been reported at this time, and at least five ve
You have your air ducts cleaned every year or two, but the EPA says...
As of mid-September 2026, the air conditioning in my Port St. Lucie house is still running every day, and duct cleaning is one of those jobs that ends up on the calendar like an oil change: every year or two, no questions asked, because surely it clears out the dust and allergens and keeps the family healthier. I broug
Florida County Has No Idea Where 52 LPR Cameras Came From
A county government in Florida spent the past three weeks trying to answer a question that sounds trivial and turns out not to be: how many cameras are watching its roads, and who owns them?. It went looking in the only place such a record exists anywhere in this country....
WPTV original documentary ‘GROOMED’ making impacts
You can’t miss the sign posted right at the entrance of the Inner Truth Project non-profit in Port St. Lucie donning the words – One Story at a Time.
More downpours move through this afternoon before drier air returns this weekend
West Palm Beach, Fla (CBS12) — More downpours are moving through for our Wednesday afternoon. Flooding continues to be our biggest risk today. Multiple days of rain has lead to a saturated ground, so the flood risk remains elevated again today. A Flood Advisory is in effect for Okeechobee,...
Cybersecurity expert finds card skimmer on Fort Pierce gas pump
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A man with decades of experience in cybersecurity found a credit card skimmer on a gas pump at a Fort Pierce 7-Eleven, and police are now investigating. Arlo Bess said he was stopping for gas at the 7-Eleven on the south side of Orange...
