Port Saint Lucie FL

No one should have been surprised last month when rookie Vero Beach City Councilman Aaron Vos stood up at a council meeting and fiercely defended the First Amendment rights of Vice Mayor Linda Moore, who had been verbally attacked at the meeting by a local fringe group. That’s what Marines...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — Officers are asking for help locating a Port St. Lucie man who was reported missing Thursday, but has been missing for nearly three weeks. According to the Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD), Kirk Brown was last seen at noon on July 26 on the 4000 block of SW Winslow Street.

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into daily life, school districts are grappling with whether to embrace it or keep it at arm’s length. In Martin County, the school district has made its stance clear: AI is not going away—and they’re preparing staff and students to use it responsibly.

The City of Fort Pierce is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Gold Hammer Awards, a program designed to honor residents and business owners who have made significant improvements to their properties. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, Sept. 5. Mayor Lind Hudson is encouraging local residents and...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — The 19-year-old suspect charged in the fatal shooting of Fort Pierce teen was granted a temporary release from jail to attend his father’s funeral in Miami. According to a court order filed August 7, a Broward County judge approved Larry Smith's motion for...

Every day, I write about animals looking for new homes and people who will love them. That's exactly why reading stories like this one makes me incredibly sad. A 59-year-old man faces jail time after allegedly beating and hanging his dog because it "only understood Spanish." Here's a story that will make your jaw...

FLORIDA — Detectives from the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, with help from the SWAT team, executed a narcotics-related search warrant on August 8 at the Quality Inn on Reynolds Drive. The operation, aimed at combating local drug trafficking, resulted in the seizure of about 14 grams of fentanyl, nearly 13 grams...

This week's water quality report from the Florida Oceanographic Society (FOS) revealed a mix of results across the Southern Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie Estuary. The weekly report, covering July 24 to July 30, showed that while some areas of the region’s waterways are in satisfactory condition, others continue...

Starting today, trains at the six railroad crossings in the town are no longer required to sound horns as they pass, with the exception of emergency situations.

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — The Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) rushed to save a man who experienced a heat emergency while working on a roof on Tuesday. PBCFR says the roofer was working on a roof along Indiantown Road in Jupiter when they experienced a medical emergency that left them unable to get down on their...