Port Saint Lucie FL

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — Water regulations are coming to St. Lucie West. According to the St. Lucie West Services District, a lack of rainfall and dry conditions have led the community to implement additional water restrictions. The revised schedule includes more conservation days while still allowing...

A 65-year-old woman from Massachusetts was killed earlier this month in Florida when a driver lost control of her vehicle, crashing into her while she was sunbathing near a pool. Sister station WPBF reported that it happened in the Lawnwood community of Fort Pierce on Feb. 7. Anastasia "Stacey" Fiona...

There might be two kinds of homeowners in this world: those who fear patterns and those who embrace them. At the onset of this project, as with the four prior ones that designer Charlotte Barnes has done with this homeowner and her husband, Barnes and the client began with an afternoon expedition through New York’s...

Kevin Sorbo, best known for swinging a sword as Hercules in the ’90s, is trading Mount Olympus for the Intracoastal. The actor and his wife, Sam, are under contract to buy a residence at Forté Luxe, a newly built waterfront community in Jupiter, Florida, where homes start around $4 million and climb to roughly $8...

MARTIN COUNTY, Florida - A 26-year-old Venezuelan immigrant is in custody following a violent, unprovoked attack on a woman at a Martin County beach. The incident occurred around 11:00 PM on Thursday night into early Friday morning at Tiger Shore Beach. The victim was walking and talking on the phone with a relative...

FORT PIERCE — City officials said Feb. 17 that the closure of Crabby’s Dockside on Feb. 15 followed a lease default at the city-owned property, prompting broader concerns about how Fort Pierce oversees its rental assets. During a commission meeting, Commissioner Michael Broderick addressed public speculation about...

FLORIDA — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper died Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency while participating in training at the FHP Training Academy, officials said. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Trooper Michael Diego experienced the emergency during a competitive process for the agency’s Criminal...

PORT ST. LUCIE. Fla. (CBS12) — Somerset College Preparatory Academy entered a precautionary lockdown on Wednesday morning after police reported an armed suspect in the Torino area. Administrators notified families that the middle–high campus was securing classrooms “out of an abundance of caution” while law...

VERO BEACH — As a proposal to reduce or eliminate property taxes advances in Tallahassee, Vero Beach officials have begun examining what such changes could mean for the city’s finances, calling a recent special meeting the start of a broader public conversation. “Our general fund budget for this...

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A 17-year-old has been charged with homicide in connection with a fatal shooting early Feb. 16 on Oleander Avenue, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded at approximately 12:45 a.m. to the 3200 block of Oleander Avenue after reports of a...