Port Saint Lucie FL

Billy Leon Kearse is set to be executed Tuesday for the 1991 murder of Fort Pierce Police Sgt. Danny Parrish. He would be Florida’s 21st execution in just over a year. Parrish was 29 years old when he was killed. I will be witnessing the execution. Our team of...

Whether you see Tallahassee politicians who are proposing property tax reductions as barbarians at the gate of home rule and Vero’s prized quality of life, or as prudent fiscal hawks protecting homeowners and senior citizens, there’s no doubt they have become obsessed with the issue in the last year or two.

Beaver fans , get ready. There are at least four Buc-ee's locations coming to Florida. In addition to the two already here in St. Augustine and Daytona Beach, the Texas-based cult-favorite gas station chain plans to open more of its gargantuan tourist-attraction-slash-mini-malls in Ocala, Fort Pierce, Tallahassee and...

FORT PIERCE – A 29-year-old Fort Pierce man was arrested on Feb. 24 on trafficking of narcotics, after St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Division executed a search warrant. Loupson Ornis, 29, of the 1000 block of Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Pierce was charged with possession of a...

In the land of beach bars and seafood shacks, there exists a culinary anomaly that defies all expectations – Dive Bar Restaurant in Jupiter, Florida, where some of the South’s most celebrated sushi is being served in the most unexpected of settings. The name “Dive Bar” conjures images...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — County officials have voted to support a proposed manufacturing project known as “Project Orchid,” a development leaders say could bring more than 1,000 jobs and significant investment to the area. Project Orchid is a codename for an unannounced South American manufacturer considering expansion...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A state of emergency remains in effect in St. Lucie County as officials respond to heightened wildfire risk and dangerously dry conditions. The order was declared on Feb. 6 and, under Florida law, can only remain in place for seven days unless extended. Since Friday, Feb. 6, the...

A Stuart family is searching for answers after their mother was hit and nearly killed by a suspected drunk driver last November — and they're demanding justice. Rebecca Engle, a veteran registered nurse who has worked in pediatric ICUs throughout the state, was headed home from Target when she was hit head-on in a...

VERO BEACH, Fla. (Court TV) — A former police officer was arrested on charges that he tried to flee from police after he was named as a person of interest in his parents’ murders. Officers with the Fort Pierce Police Department began investigating after Philip Repaci Sr., 85, and Joan Repaci, 80, were found shot ......

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — Nearly three months after a wrong-way crash left a longtime pediatric ICU nurse paralyzed, her family is still waiting for answers — and for accountability — in a case where no criminal charges have been filed. Rebecca Engle, a 34-year veteran registered nurse...