PORT ST. LUCIE — A 66-year-old man died following a single-vehicle crash on a residential road Friday morning, police said. The man, who was driving a 2019 Nissan vehicle that was not further specified, was traveling west in the 1800 block of Westmoreland Boulevard around 11 a.m. Friday when he left the road for unknown […]
PORT ST. LUCIE — When city leaders celebrated the grand opening of the Port District at Port Fest earlier this month, much of the focus was on the new Pioneer Park playground and other completed parts of the area such as the bandshell and lawn. Other planned elements of the Port District, though, will have […]
PORT ST. LUCIE — After an eight-month search process, the City Council unanimously decided Wednesday to remove the interim tag from City Attorney Richard Berrios, picking him from a group of three finalists. He would be the city’s fifth city attorney in the last decade. There previously were five finalists chosen from an initial list […]
PORT ST. LUCIE − Two people who worked at Cosmetica Plastic Surgery and Anti-Aging were arrested on racketeering charges after police and state officials reported uncovering a host of issues at the facility, including surgical procedures performed by a physician assistant as opposed to a licensed surgeon, records show. The arrests came after a number […]
PORT ST. LUCIE — A 32-year-old local woman died following a weekend vehicle crash on Southeast Veterans Memorial Parkway, according to Port St. Lucie Police. Police at 5:40 p.m. Saturday went to the single-vehicle crash at Southeast Veterans Memorial Parkway and Southeast Seafury Lane. The location is not far from the U.S. Post Office on […]
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A new state law that caps the amount St. Lucie County pays when jail inmates receive medical care at outside hospitals could become a model for other counties across the state, county commissioners said this week. The law — shepherded through the Legislature by state Rep. Dana Trabulsy, R-Fort Pierce, and […]
A St. Lucie County Deputy was arrested Saturday on charges of battery and falsifying an official statement made by a public servant during an inquiry, Sheriff Keith Pearson announced. Randy Walker, an eight-year deputy with the Sheriff’s Office, was arrested on two warrants related to an arrest he was involved with April 2 and his […]
PORT ST. LUCIE – Port St. Lucie Police over the weekend put the brakes on a reported “street takeover” event, arresting four people and issuing dozens of citations, a spokesperson said. Investigators got information about “a large grouping of car club enthusiasts” organizing a street takeover in a number of locations in western Port St. […]
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Lake Okeechobee discharges to the St. Lucie River will not resume at this time, Maj. Corey Bell of the Army Corps of Engineers said Friday. One reason is because of toxic algae that prompted the state to issue health alerts for five locations since March 29. Another reason is because of a recommendation by the […]
WEST PALM BEACH — A Port St. Lucie middle school math teacher was shot and killed Friday night outside a West Palm Beach hotel by her estranged husband, a former middle school employee who police say abducted her and their two children before killing himself as officers closed in. Jamie Rae Felix, 45, taught 8th-grade […]
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A 19-year-old man who died after a crash on Interstate 95 was identified by family members as Ashton James Maughan, a Treasure Coast High School graduate described as “probably the most joyful person you could be around.” “Since he was born he was a beautiful little boy, he had a great […]