Port Saint Lucie FL

STUART – Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens will open the 2026 Rappaport Speaker Series on Jan. 15, bringing his sharp analysis and fearless commentary to the Treasure Coast. Known for challenging conventional wisdom and grounding his arguments in hard facts, Stephens...

ST. LUCIE INLET PRESERVE CRUISE – The St. Lucie Inlet Preserve Cruise starts at Stuart Riverwalk floating dock and goes to St. Lucie Inlet Preserve State Park on Saturday, Jan. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon. Passengers board Sweet Caroline, the 12-passenger pontoon boat for a 45-minute scenic cruise down to the St. Lucie...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — An early morning house fire on New Year's Day left a family of three displaced in Port St. Lucie. The Red Cross announced on Thursday that within hours of the fire, local American Red Cross volunteer members of the Disaster Action Team, from the Palm Beach Treasure Coast Chapter,...

When the longtime head of a major local nonprofit is ousted from the organization she built without explanation, and literally overnight is turned into a “non-person” by a board that offers no elucidation to staff, donors or public for her departure, that comes as not just a shock but a “huge loss” to the person and...

Vero Beach has a lot of hidden treasures. The Practical Nursing Program at Treasure Coast Technical College is one of them – just what the doctor ordered for 32963 residents who want to age in place, remaining in their homes instead of moving to an assisted care facility on the mainland.

West Palm Beach, FLA. (WPEC) — South Florida is starting the new year on a cold note, with a Frost Advisory in effect until 9 am for the Lake Okeechobee region and communities east of I-95. Clear skies, calm winds, and very dry air have allowed temperatures to drop low enough for frost to form in some areas.

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...

Low temperatures and breezy winds across South Florida are keeping many beachgoers out of the water, as rip current warnings remain in effect at some area beaches.

TRADITION — Bob Marley makes me laugh every morning when I scroll through my Instagram feed. With his New England accent, hysterical observations, goofy impressions, and every man delivery, the comedian makes the mundane hilarious. He’s performing at Tradition Town Hall on Jan. 31. Case in point, the...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A deadly crash on the Florida Turnpike near Fort Pierce is now at the center of a new push in Tallahassee to tighten rules around undocumented commercial truck drivers. The proposal — Senate Bill 86, formally titled Commercial Motor Vehicles Operated by Unauthorized Aliens...