Lifeguards use life rings to save day in dramatic rescue
A unique Sunrise Rotary Club project featured in this newspaper in March recently played a huge role in saving a drowning man’s life at South Beach Park. On that spring afternoon, the three lifeguards watching over South Beach had shuttered their lifeguard station and were hosing off their all-terrain vehicles at the e
Navy to showcase mixed-reality ‘Strike Group’ at Vero Beach Air Show
VERO BEACH — The U.S. Navy will bring its mobile mixed-reality “Strike Group” experience to the Vero Beach Air Show this weekend, offering students and visitors an immersive look at the technology and teamwork behind Navy STEM careers. The interactive exhibit will be on display Friday through...
C.R. Chicks is Opening in Stuart
C.R. Chicks, the Florida-born rotisserie chicken restaurant, is expanding. C.R. Chicks Wedgewood, LLC recently filed permit applications with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation to open a restaurant at 3316 SE Federal Highway, Suite A in Stuart. The C.R. Chicks website confirms the fact, addi
Skate Factory of Vero Beach issues warning ahead of planned takeover
VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A skating rink in Vero Beach is issuing a warning to anyone planning to participate in a takeover this Friday. On Thursday, the Skate Factory of Vero Beach posted on Facebook that it had been notified about a planned takeover and warned those involved: “Do not attempt to enter.”
Man sentenced in stolen vehicle crash that killed Dwyer High student Tiger Rollins
JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — A man charged in connection with the 2022 drowning death of a Dwyer High School student has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in Palm Beach County court. Emonte Brown entered a guilty plea on Wednesday to a charge of manslaughter. He had also...
Woman speaks out on rescue mission after plane carrying 11 crashes off Vero Beach
(WSVN) - A plane crash survivor is speaking out about the miracle on the water after she and 10 others were rescued after their plane came down in the Atlantic. With tears in her eyes, Olympia Outten recounted her plea to be rescued after the small private plane crash landed off Vero Beach on Tuesday.
Fort Pierce Opens Museum Honoring Florida’s Highwaymen, 26 Trailblazing Black Artists
Fort Pierce - Fort Pierce is set to make history on May 20th with the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the City of Fort Pierce Florida Highwaymen Museum, a long-awaited tribute to one of the most remarkable and resilient chapters in American art history. The museum, located at 1334...
3-year-old boy dies days after wrong-way crash on Florida’s Turnpike
A 3-year-old boy who was critically injured in a wrong-way crash that killed the 26-year-old driver has died.
Staff at Fort Pierce high school worked together to save student’s life
On April 23, Eduardo Ortiz, a student at Fort Pierce Central High School, fell unconscious during gym class, without a pulse.
UpOnTop Volleyball preps for one of the top volleyball tournaments in the world
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — There's a saying that success doesn’t happen overnight, and for the girls of the Up on Top Volleyball team, that statement couldn’t be truer. “My first year, we only won one set,” said Head Coach, Juan Delgado. WATCH: LOCAL VOLLEYBALL TEAM...

















