Port St. Lucie News
WPTV is learning that potential road improvements are coming to a busy road in Port St. Lucie. St. Lucie County staff are sharing designs and want to hear input from neighbors about a proposed project on Prima Vista Boulevard. WATCH BELOW: Neighbors weigh in on Prima Vista Boulev...
A St. Lucie County Fire District board member is calling on Fire Chief Jeff Lee to resign after firefighters delivered an overwhelming vote of no confidence in district leadership, the latest fallout from a hazing investigation that led to the firing of three veteran firefighters...
A Port St. Lucie family is turning unimaginable loss into hope after choosing organ donation following the death of their 14-year-old son , who was struck by a vehicle while walking to school, according to police. Port St. Lucie police said the teen was walking along Port St. Luc...
Fort Pierce police are searching for a driver who they say fled after a crash that killed a motorcyclist Sunday night. The crash happened around 8:52 p.m. near South 25th Street and Okeechobee Road. Officers responded after receiving multiple 911 calls about a crash involving a m...
A Jupiter woman who worked as an intensive care unit nurse at Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital has been arrested after police say she stole fentanyl from a critically ill patient while on shift. The Port St. Lucie Police Department say 54-year-old Leslie Pope unlawfully remove...
A 14-year-old Treasure Coast High School student who was hit by a vehicle while walking to school last week has died from his injuries, according to the Port St. Lucie Police Department. Police said the crash happened the morning of Oct. 7 near the intersection of Southwest Port ...
Former Fort Pierce city manager Nick Mimms was found guilty of a third-degree felony of official misconduct and not guilty of a second-degree felony of bid tampering on Thursday. Mimms was arrested in 2024 on charges of bid tampering and official misconduct. WATCH BELOW: Former F...
The St. Lucie County Fire District has hit a snag in its effort to create a new policy for handling complaints against its own top leaders as fallout continues from a controversial hazing investigation. During a Fire District Board workshop Wednesday morning, board members had ho...
A 14-year-old Treasure Coast High School student is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle while walking to school Wednesday morning, according to the Port St. Lucie Police Department. Police said the crash happened around 6 a.m. near the intersection of Southwest ...
Five years after Gabriella "Gabi" Hanley was shot and killed in an apparent drive-by shooting in Port St. Lucie, no arrests have been made in her case. WATCH BELOW: Family seeks answers 5 years after loved one killed Gabi Hanley cold case: Port St. Lucie family seeks answers 5 ye...
Five years have passed, but the shooting death of 20-year-old Gabriella Hanley remains unsolved. No one has been charged with her death, and Port St. Lucie police are asking anyone with information to come forward. WATCH BELOW: Port St. Lucie police investigating deadly shooting ...
Fort Pierce City Clerk Linda Cox took the stand Wednesday as the trial of former city manager Nick Mimms entered its third day. Mimms was arrested in 2024 on charges of bid tampering and official misconduct. WATCH BELOW: Fort Pierce city clerk takes the stand in Nick Mimms trial ...
The St. Lucie County Fire District's attorney resigned minutes after a heated special fire board meeting Wednesday, as fallout from an alleged hazing investigation continues to threaten district leadership. Attorney Kim Sabol submitted her resignation letter effective in 90 days....
The trial of former Fort Pierce City Manager Nick Mimms entered its second day Tuesday with opening statements and witness testimony. Mimms was arrested in 2024 on charges of bid tampering and official misconduct. WATCH BELOW: Opening statements begin in trial of former city mana...
A Port St. Lucie man was arrested following a stabbing that left a 79-year-old man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries late Sunday night. Cartavion Jermaine Merritt, 44, was taken into custody after calling 911 himself to report the stabbing at a home in the 11200 block o...
A traveling X-ray technician has been accused of sexually assaulting a patient during an MRI procedure at HCA St. Lucie Medical Hospital, according to the Port St. Lucie Police Department. Gabriel Cruz, 42, of Grant-Valkaria, was working as a contract technician at the hospital w...
A 37-year-old man is facing charges after police say he was the aggressor in a confrontation that ended with him being shot at a Port St. Lucie restaurant Saturday afternoon. Christopher Harris faces attempted aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and felony battery charges fol...
