Fort Pierce extends impact fee moratorium for another year
FORT PIERCE — The Fort Pierce City Commission has approved an extension of the city’s impact fee moratorium through Nov. 3, 2026, continuing a policy first adopted in 2020 to encourage new residential and commercial development within the Urban Infill and Redevelopment Area. The moratorium, approved during the...
‘Needed a miracle’: Local nonprofit helps struggling family become homeowners
Family Promise specializes in keeping families together during housing crises — something Executive Director Madeleine Bozone says sets them apart.
Police say suspect in Port St Lucie double homicide was not an imminent threat
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — New details about the Port St. Lucie man who police say murdered two of his neighbors Monday and took another one hostage in her home at gunpoint. By all accounts, things between the suspect and the victims were tense, and police were aware...
St. Lucie County Donates Emergency Tarps to Support Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa
The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners is donating nine pallets of heavy-duty tarps to the Caribbean American Cultural Group. The donation will support relief efforts in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa. Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a Category 5 storm.
Bar argument over how many eggs a chicken can lay leads to gunfire
Bar argument over how many eggs a chicken can lay leads to gunfire. (Source: WPTV, PORT ST. LUCIE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN)
St. Lucie County, FL, restaurants cited for most health violations in October 2025
Several local restaurants and popular chains in St. Lucie County failed to meet state health standards during October 2025 inspections. State records showed 38 eateries stood out for having the most violations, with 11 restaurants cited for double-digit infractions.
Indian River County, FL, Popeyes cited for 11 violations, including flying insects
A Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen location on U.S. Highway 1 in Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, received a warning from state inspectors after officials documented 11 violations, including issues with flying insects, during an October 29, 2025, inspection, according to records from the Florida Department of...
One person dead following vehicle crash in Florida
FLORIDA — The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a series of crashes on Interstate 95 early Saturday that left one man dead and a woman critically injured. Troopers said the incidents occurred shortly after midnight on I-95 northbound, just south of State Road 46. According to FHP, the first crash happened when...
IRSC Receives $3.25 Million Grant to Train More Local Nurses for Treasure Coast Communities
Indian River State College (IRSC) in Fort Pierce, Florida, has received a four-year federal grant of $3.25 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). The funding, through the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) – Workforce...
Rock Thrown Through ICE Car Window by Son of Arrestee at WaWa in Florida
A rock was thrown through an ICE car window by the son of an arrestee during a federal operation at a WaWa in Florida. Port St. Lucie Police Department was recently dispatched to WaWa on Village Pkwy after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol were conducting an operation along the Treasure Coast.
