Port Saint Lucie FL

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — As students return to school across South Florida, yellow buses, crowded school zones and children waiting along neighborhood roads are once again becoming part of the morning commute. The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office is using the start of the school year to...

A vacant Red Lobster building along the busy US-1 corridor in Jensen Beach has a new life. Umiya Sushi & Hotpot opened its first Treasure Coast location on Aug. 3 at 3544 NW Federal Hwy, near the Treasure Coast Square Mall, serving all-you-can-eat sushi and hot pot with a Japanese fusion focus.

Fort Pierce has a secret that locals have been whispering about for generations. The Boston House stands tall on Indian River Drive, wrapped in stories of ghostly encounters and mysterious happenings that date back over a century. What was once just a beautiful historic building shrouded in spooky folklore has transfor

FORT PIERCE — St. Lucie County residents and businesses may be owed a share of $146,358 in unclaimed checks held by the St. Lucie County Clerk & Comptroller's Office. The current list includes 277 individuals and businesses with outstanding funds from checks issued in 2024. The money comes from cash bonds, property auc

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A tree-trimming job turned into a rescue Saturday afternoon in Stuart after a man became trapped about 40 feet in the air on a broken lift. Martin County Fire Rescue says crews were dispatched around 1 p.m. to the 8400 block of S.W. 17th Avenue.

Steven Giordano is running for Mayor of Port St. Lucie. A longtime resident who has lived in the city since 1989, Giordano spent about ten years with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office before moving into a high-security role at the region’s nuclear power plant. He now works as a licensed general contractor and local

VERO BEACH — A 29-year-old Vero Beach man accused of killing his grandmother has been indicted by a grand jury on first-degree murder and related charges. Nicholas Ivey was indicted Aug. 4 on charges of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence as a capital felony, grand theft of a motor vehicle and criminal use of

PORT ST. LUCIE – City Council members found themselves defending their actions to frustrated Tradition-area residents July 27, prompting them to table a quasi-judicial rezoning request from the developer of the Riverland/Kennedy Development of Regional Impact. The delay will give the developer’s representatives time to

PALM CITY — Palm City is getting a new spot for smashed burgers, sweet potato fries and milkshakes, with a side of “Smash Hard, Ride Free.”. Burger Daddy is scheduled to open its second location Aug. 10 at 2830 SW Mapp Road. With its tagline “Smash Hard, Ride...

St. Lucie County broke ground on a new $70 million K-8 school in Fort Pierce on July 28, 2026. The facility will consolidate Dan McCarty Middle, St. Lucie Elementary, and Lawnwood Elementary into one campus. The new school is expected to open in August 2028 and serve between 1,500 and 1,800 students. A groundbreaking c