Port Saint Lucie FL

I’m excited to present our latest edition, which, as always, is filled with local stories covering all the gems that make up our amazing city and beyond. In this issue, and in every issue, we bring you feature profiles of residents doing great things, informative stories about local conservation efforts, hot...

Brad and Gaye Hatfield are the real McCoy when it comes to music. You never really know who’s sitting behind the microphone at a local jam session. That unassuming saxophonist blending into a Fort Pierce Jazz & Blues Society Tuesday night jam may have been a professor at Berklee College of Music. That pianist...

City Skate Park in Port St. Lucie is the kind of community space that turns daylight into momentum. From first push to last trick, it’s a place where you can feel wheels humming across concrete, hear trucks bite into coping, and watch new riders discover the simple joy of rolling. The park blends thoughtful design...

The fire impacted a home on SW Seaside Road in Port St. Lucie just after midnight on Thursday. A family of three is now getting assistance.

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A local beekeeper is helping farms not just here in Florida, but across the country by moving her bees wherever they’re needed most. From farms on the Treasure Coast to almond groves in California, honeybees managed by Flowing Gold Apiaries play a critical role in pollination and food...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Months after 36-year-old Jackie Long was last seen in Fort Pierce, Fla., her mother, Rita McConahay-Bassiet, is coming to terms with the reality that her daughter will not be returning home to Columbus. "There's no playbook for this, no playbook for this," McConahay-Bassiet said. "Challenging...

VERO BEACH — The Vero Beach Art Club has announced the winners of its “All about the Imagine” photography exhibit, highlighting top entries from local artists. Elizabeth Chasse-Crouse took home Best in Show honors for her piece “Morning Thoughts.” Helen Stamatacos earned first place with “St. Nicholas Church,” while...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A man who allegedly denied harming two cats later admitted to strangling one of them, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies first responded on December 23, to a home on Bella Vista Way in Port St. Lucie after two cats were found dead in a dumpster. Deputies...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Early voting starts this weekend in parts of Palm Beach County and on the Treasure Coast ahead of special elections later this month. In Palm Beach County’s Florida House District 87, early voting runs Saturday through Jan. 11 at three locations: FAU’s Jupiter campus, the Gardens...

HOBE SOUND, Fla. (CBS12) — Two SWAT team members from a local law enforcement agency have started a firm called Shield the Flock to provide security training for synagogues, churches and other houses of worship. They evaluate the layout, lighting and access points at the church and make recommendations...