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Vehicle fire closes southbound lanes of Florida's Turnpike in St. Lucie County
A vehicle fire has closed the southbound lanes of Florida's Turnpike in St. Lucie County Tuesday evening. The fire was reported beyond mile marker 141, according to Florida's Turnpike traffic information. As of 5:44 p.m., the roadway was listed as closed. Drivers traveling south ...
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Former Fort Pierce officer accused of using Flock cameras, police databases to track ex-girlfriend
A former Fort Pierce police officer was arrested Tuesday after investigators say he repeatedly accessed law enforcement databases without a legitimate police purpose, including hundreds of searches involving a vehicle registered to his ex-girlfriend. Former Officer Josepher Crutc...
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1 northbound lane reopens on Florida's Turnpike after fatal St. Lucie County crash
One northbound lane of Florida's Turnpike has reopened in St. Lucie County following a crash that killed a 66-year-old Miami man Sunday morning. Officials said only the left northbound lane is open near mile marker 166 in the Fort Pierce area. Drivers should continue to expect de...
Local
Fort Pierce seeks community input to help shape new strategic plan for the city's future
The city of Fort Pierce said it is developing a new strategic plan that will serve as a roadmap for city priorities, investments, services, and decision-making in the years ahead. As part of the Fort Pierce 2041: One Vision, One Fort Pierce initiative, the city is inviting the co...
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Man dies after shooting in Fort Pierce, 3 masked suspects flee on foot
Fort Pierce police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred Thursday evening. Officers responded to reports of multiple gunshots at around 6 p.m. at the 100 block of North 16th Street and found an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transpor...
schools
St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office gives all clear after bomb threat at Fort Pierce Central High School
The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office Bomb Team responded to a reported bomb threat at Fort Pierce Central High School on Friday afternoon. WATCH BELOW: 'My heart was shaking, I was nervous,' Angela Jones tells WPTV's Port St. Lucie reporter Tyler Hatfield Fort Pierce Central Hig...
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New data center proposed for western St. Lucie County near Interstate 95
Land in western St. Lucie County could become a data center, according to a rezoning application sent to the city of Fort Pierce. Willow Lakes LLC, the owner of 203 acres of land off West Midway Road and Interstate 95, submitted a rezoning application in June to change 174 acres ...
government
LIST: City of Port St. Lucie hosts community meetings leading up to election
The City of Port St. Lucie is hosting a series of community conversations. The conversations are to help community members understand issues on the 2026 ballot and how they relate to the City's budget. Here is a list of the dates provided on the city's website: Tuesday, Sept. 1, ...