Port Saint Lucie FL

Jupiter is about to have its own fire department for the first time, and the town council is taking a major step to make it happen. The Jupiter Town Council is voting on a preliminary funding resolution that will help determine how residents pay for the new Jupiter Fire Rescue department.

FORT PIERCE — City commissioners approved plans for a massive refrigerated warehouse along the Kings Highway corridor, clearing the way for a project expected to bring hundreds of jobs to the area. The development, proposed on roughly 69 acres west of Interstate 95, calls for a more than 1...

VERO BEACH — A group of Vero Beach High School seniors is facing discipline after a weekend prank that school officials say veered close to vandalism, involving toilet paper, flipped furniture, and shaving cream. The incident occurred on the main campus over the weekend, according to the Indian River...

PORT ST. LUCIE — A man wounded in a May 2 shooting in Port St. Lucie has died, police said, as detectives continue searching for a suspect who remains at large. Antoine Myers, who suffered a gunshot wound to the head, succumbed to his injuries, according to an update from the Port St. Lucie Police Department. His next of kin have been notified.

FORT PIERCE — City commissioners in Fort Pierce voted to postpone discussion of a dispute involving employee discipline and wage garnishment after the city received notice of a potential lawsuit tied to the issue. The matter, which had been expected to return for discussion at a recent commission meeting,...

The woman accused of hitting a bicyclist on the 10-Cent Bridge in June 2024 has pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of a crash involving death.

The woman accused of killing a bicyclist on the 10-Cent Bridge in June 2024 has pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of a crash involving death. Elise Elder, 25, entered the plea in Martin County court on April 27, nearly two years after Martin Drummond was killed riding his bike on the 10-Cent Bridge on June 28, 2024.

FORT PIERCE – The St. Lucie County Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously April 16 to recommend the County Commission deny a developer’s request to rezone two Kitterman Road parcels to planned unit development despite the fact the PUD would have actually lowered the overall density by three units an acre from that of the future land use itself.

Frustration continues to mount among Citizens Insurance policyholders and their attorneys after a last-minute collapse of a bill they say would have made the claims process more fair.

JENSEN BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Martin County Fire Rescue crews quickly extinguished a fire Monday evening that broke out inside Crowder Rods. According to Martin County Fire Rescue, units were first called to the business at 1275 N.E. Savannah Rd. after a fire alarm was activated. When firefighters arrived, they used a Knox Box to access the building and encountered heavy smoke inside.