25-foot speedboat burns at Marriott hotel, fire now extinguished
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Firefighters battled a speedboat fire at a Marriott hotel on Thursday. According to Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR), at 11:04 a.m., crews responded to a blaze at the Marriott IRP Hotel & Convention Center docks. When firefighters arrived, they found a 25-foot speedboat actively on fire....
School Bus Driver Arrested for Allegedly Asking Student to Hike Skirt
Police arrested a 71-year-old school bus driver in Florida and charged him with lascivious molestation after a 9-year-old student reported inappropriate behavior during a school bus ride. According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, the case began March 4, when a school resource deputy received a report about...
Costco retail store becomes PSL reality
PORT ST. LUCIE — The Government Finance Corporation Board members here approved a $6 million purchase and sale agreement March 9 that will realize a years-long community goal of wooing Costco to Port St. Lucie and place the city in a select group of 13 other communities around the United States to boast both a Costco...
California man tried to extort $45M luxury Martin County home
STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — A California man attempted to extort the owners of a $45 million Sailfish Point home in Martin County by filing a fraudulent legal claim, prompting a white-collar investigation. According to MCSO, Kevin Lewis Walker submitted a $45 million offer on a luxury home in Sailfish...
Stuart weighs half-cent sales tax spending as arts council eyes old high school
STUART — The Stuart City Commission began discussing how to spend its share of Martin County’s half-cent sales tax, with one potential project, the future of the former high school building on Ocean Boulevard, drawing particular attention because of interest from the local arts community. The half-cent sales...
At long last, new Vero veterans clinic set to open in two weeks
The long-awaited Vero Beach U.S. Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic in the 777 37th Street building east of Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital will finally open for business in two weeks. “The West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System will begin to see patients at the Indian River VA Clinic starting March...
Detectives recover stolen gun and Oxycodone during Fort Pierce traffic stop
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A traffic stop on the Treasure Coast led detectives to a stolen handgun and Oxycodone, uncovering what investigators say was an armed convicted felon behind the wheel. According to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, detectives with the Special Investigations Division conducted the...
Port St. Lucie Moves Closer to Landing Long-Awaited Costco as Southern Grove Development Accelerates
SEO Description: Port St. Lucie leaders approve a land agreement that could bring a new Costco warehouse to the fast-growing Southern Grove area, a project residents have requested for years. Keywords: Port St Lucie Costco, Costco Southern Grove, Costco Treasure Coast Florida, Port St Lucie retail development,...
Woman accused of skip-scanning items at Port St. Lucie Walmart arrested
PORT ST. LUCIE — A woman was arrested after police said she attempted to steal dozens of items using a self-checkout lane at a Walmart in Port St. Lucie. Port St. Lucie police said 36-year-old Erica Cabrera was arrested Saturday after the store’s asset protection team observed her “skip scanning” 28 items at the...
Florida Cop Arrested, Put on Administrative Leave Following Front Yard Fight With Daughter, 15
A Florida cop has been arrested for child abuse and domestic battery after getting involved in a physical altercation with his teenage daughter. Corporal Emmanuel Perez with the Martin County Sheriff's Office has been placed on administrative leave as he's now the subject of an internal probe. Cops in Port. St. Lucie...
