Port Saint Lucie FL

VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — An Indian River County judge dropped the murder charge against a Vero Beach woman accused of killing her boyfriend last year. On Thursday, the judge ruled prosecutors did not meet the burden of proof needed to overcome a claim of self-defense. He threw out the second-degree murder charge...

11 arrested after 6,000 pounds of saw palmetto berries illegally harvested. Eleven people are in custody after the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said a “group of traveling thieves” was caught trying to cash in on thousands of pounds of illegally harvested saw palmetto berries. Updated: 6 hours...

Before this week's raid, investigators conducted surveillance and an undercover operation after noticing suspicious activity at an unnamed building along Old Dixie Highway, south of 20th Street.

Freestanding center offers 24/7/365 emergency care for adults and children. STUART, Fla., August 15, 2025 – HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital announces the opening of a new emergency care center as part of HCA Florida Healthcare’s continued expansion across the state. Opening today, HCA Florida Stuart Emergency at 2551...

The sheriff's office says that on Wednesday night, 63-year-old Laurel Stephens of Indiantown allegedly struck an elderly acquaintance with a glass.

3 dead after semi-truck attempts to make illegal U-turn at officia-use-only spot on Florida's Turnpike in Fort Pierce

ST. LUCIE COUNTY – A Lakewood Park man was charged on Aug. 14 with sale & delivery of cocaine following an investigation by the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Division, along with the School Resource Deputy K-9 Unit and the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force. John...

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for several counties along Florida’s Treasure Coast and Okeechobee, including Indian River, St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. EDT today. Heat index values in these areas are expected to reach between 105 to 109 degrees,...

An 11-year-old girl was seriously hurt after she was struck by a vehicle while walking to her bus stop in Port St. Lucie on Friday morning.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Since Aug 8th, only one case of flesh-eating bacteria has been reported in Florida, according to the state’s Department of Health Vibrio Vulnificus website. The case reported this week was in Martin County, which hadn’t reported any cases since at least 2023. Escambia, Santa Rosa counties...