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16-Year-Old Girl Shot and Injured Outside the Lincoln Park Community Center in Fort Pierce
Fort Pierce - Tuesday January 11, 2024: Fort Pierce Police (FPPD) are investigating a shooting that left a 16-year-old girl injured outside the Lincoln Park Community Center Saturday night. Multiple Fort Pierce Police officers responded to the area of North 13th Street and Avenue M after the reported shooting was...
Three men accused of impersonating police in siren-equipped SUV in Stuart
STUART − Three men were arrested after Stuart police said the men identified themselves as police and drove in a vehicle equipped with a siren and a public address system, according to recently-released affidavits. Police about 1:06 a.m. June 9 were sent to the area of a lounge in...
‘Something needs to be done’: Fort Pierce leaders voice need for change
There is a continued push for solutions in Fort Pierce after yet another shooting. Saturday, police said a 16-year-old girl was shot and taken to the hospital after an “altercation” near the Lincoln Park Community Center. A community leader told WFLX the girl was walking by the community...
Stuart woman accused of stabbing during fight near Walgreens
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A woman from Stuart has been accused of stabbing another woman with a knife. On Sunday night around 7:30 p.m., FPPD responded to a possible stabbing at the intersection of South U.S. Highway 1 and East Midway Road, near the Walgreens. During their investigation,...
Rain, storms possible this week after record-setting heat over weekend, and 'severe dought'
Potential rounds of widespread showers and thunderstorms could put "a significant dent” in worsening drought conditions and regular record-setting high temperatures on the Treasure Coast, a meteorologist said. Tropical weather conditions were forecast to begin moving north from the Caribbean over the state Monday and bring increased rain and storm chances, which could...
PSLPD: 14-Year-Old Bicyclist Suffers Non-Life Threatening Injury After Being Struck by a Vehicle
Port St. Lucie - Monday June 10, 2024: A 14-year-old bicyclist suffered non-life threatening injuries when he was struck by a vehicle last Wednesday night. Port St. Lucie Police (PSLPD) got the call at 8:38 PM June 5th of a vehicle vs. bicycle crash at the intersection of SW Tradition Pkwy and SW Village Pkwy.
EPA is asked to set blue-green algae toxin standards for Florida
Florida’s lakes, rivers, springs and estuaries have some of the nation’s worst toxic algae blooms, which can threaten the health of people and wildlife, while costing local economies hundreds of millions of dollars. The blooms are said to be fueled by nutrient pollution, water-management decisions and climate change.
Who was the Pulse nightclub shooter? Remembering the 2016 Pulse tragedy eight years later
Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered U.S. and state flags at half-staff Wednesday to honor the victims on the eighth anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub mass shooting in Orlando. On June 12, 2016, a gunman — identified as 29-year-old Omar Mateen —walked into Pulse, a gay nightclub, and opened fire, killing 49 people and injuring 53.
Treasure Coast residents, agencies struggle with fentanyl, opioids
Pattie Roberts said her son died in 2018 after overdosing on heroin laced with fentanyl, an extremely powerful opioid linked to at least hundreds of deaths in the area in recent years. Daniel “Danny” Roberts, 22, had anxiety and battled addiction for eight years, she said. He “was in and...
Burn Bans In Effect For Treasure Coast Counties Ahead Of Forecast Rainfall
The bans in Martin and St. Lucie counties apply to burning of yard trash and vegetation as well as campfires and bonfires. Martin County's ban also prohibits the use of fireworks, less than a month from Independence Day.
Resort plants mangroves to replace forest it destroyed; what's next in ongoing DEP case
A Port St. Lucie resort that illegally hacked about 944 mangrove trees to nubs last year has planted about 2,780 new ones, which the state will inspect and monitor quarterly in the first year and annually for the next four years. Sandpiper Bay Resort, part of the Trademark Collection by...
U.S. Drought Monitor Conditions Worsened for Fort Pierce, and Surrounding St. Lucie County
St. Lucie County - Monday May 10, 2024: Drought conditions have worsened over the past month for Fort Pierce and surrounding St. Lucie County. Conditions have worsened from Moderate Drought (D1) to Severe Drought (D2) according to last week's U.S. Drought Monitor. Fort Pierce has been in drought for the...
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