Ristorante Corleone to Debut New Location in Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – Chef Luca Corleone is preparing to bring his signature Italian cuisine to a second location with the upcoming opening of Ristorante Corleone in the growing Tradition neighborhood of Port St. Lucie. The new restaurant will be located at 12495 SW Community Blvd, Port St. Lucie, FL 34953. It will be...
Martin County School District aims to right-size ship with trim to budget
STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — The Martin County School District is starting the new school year with a significant budget reduction, cutting more than $6 million from its operating budget. Superintendent Michael Maine emphasized that these cuts were made at the district level to ensure that schools and classrooms remain...
GraceWay Village secures funding for family homeless shelter in St. Lucie County
GraceWay made a big leap recently when it secured the final bit of funding it needed to build its homeless shelter for families, a project that CEO Chrystal Netherton said is over 16 years in the making. "They did a needs assessment back 16 years ago and found that in...
Cellphone Crackdown: St. Lucie Public Schools reinforcing policies as new year starts
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Students are back to school this week and that means students won't have free range of their cell phones like they've been used to over the past few months. In 2023, Florida became the first state to restrict students' cell phone use during...
Public’s Help Sought in Search for Missing 68-Year-Old Woman in Port St. Lucie
The Port St. Lucie Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing woman, 68-year-old Jean McConnell. According to details provided by the CBS12, McConnell was last seen at around 10:30 a.m. yesterday. She departed from a residence in the 1300 block of SW Del Rio Boulevard and has not...
West Palm Beach to get a Trader Joe’s, and Jupiter to get a bigger,...
Welcome to The Dirt ! I’m real estate, weather and critter reporter Kimberly Miller with the latest developments in the sizzling market. It was a stop the presses kind of moment last week when through diligent gumshoe reporting (a call to a PR person) we confirmed that the worshipped like a rockstar grocery store...
Saw Palmetto Heist Ends In ‘Berry Rumble’ For Florida Thieves
Organized Crime Ring’s Fruit-Snatching Scheme Unravels in Martin County. A traveling crime ring that had been targeting saw palmetto berries across Florida hit a major roadblock in Martin County, thanks to a vigilant agricultural detective unit. The group, which had been surveilling local farms and private property,...
Martin County Deputies Arrest 11 Suspects in Massive Berry Theft Bust
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – A traveling group of thieves targeting farmland across Florida ran into law enforcement in Martin County and ended up in custody instead of with a haul of stolen berries. The organized crime ring had been surveilling property near SW Citrus Blvd. when Martin County Agricultural Unit The post...
Georgia murder fugitive nabbed in St. Lucie County after tip-off
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A fugitive wanted for his alleged role in a Georgia murder has been captured in St. Lucie County. The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office (SLCSO) said that on Wednesday morning, its U.S. Marshals Task Force captured a wanted fugitive. The fugitive, identified as...
Port St. Lucie native advocates for abuse awareness, Fort Pierce supports
Recently, the City of Fort Pierce proclaimed Aug. 3 to Aug. 6 as Narcissistic Abuse Justice Week, in part due to the advocacy of Daniel Ryan Cotler, a Port St. Lucie native who has been pushing for the legal recognition of psychological abuse. He said that the proclamation is a big step.
