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Amtrak train with more than 80 on board crashes with semi in Indiantown
INDIANTOWN − Two people had minor injuries Thursday after a crash involving an Amtrak train and a semi-truck, according to Martin County Fire Rescue and the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. ...
Update: Child hurt in I-95/IndrioaccidentMulti-vehicle crash at Mile Marker 136 creates 9 p.m. roadblock
FORT PIERCE — A crash involving a 2017 GMC and 2003 Ford vehicle caused injuries and lanes to be blocked on Interstate 95 southbound at Mile Marker 136, roughly two miles south of the Indrio Rd. exit, on Wednesday night, according to Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Indiana Miranda in an e-mail to Hometown News.
Man flees hit-and-run, causes another crash at school pickup line in Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A man is accused of fleeing a hit-and-run only to be involved in another traffic crash later at a parent pickup line. According to the Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD), the minor crash occurred at 3:16 p.m. at the St. Lucie West K-8 parent pickup line. The caller told officers that the driver, identified as Brian Hicks, seemed drunk as he tried to flee the scene.
Postal Police benched amid rising mail thefts and attacks
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — We've all done it—dropped a letter or check into one of these blue mailboxes, trusting it will get where it needs to go. But now, the head of the Postal Police Officers Association is sounding the alarm, revealing serious challenges facing the very force meant to protect us.
Port St. Lucie man arrested after threat to burn down abortion clinic
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A threat to burn down an unspecified abortion clinic in the coming days landed a Port St. Lucie man in jail this week. The Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) arrested Stephen Gilbert on Wednesday, three days after he allegedly posted onto X, “My goal for the week is to find the nearest Abortion Clinic and burn it to the ground #ProLife”.
Gun scare ends high school football game in Fort Pierce: SLCSO
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — During a high school football game on Friday night, a spectator in the bleachers shouted "gun," causing panic among spectators and prompting the game to end. The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office (SLCSO) reported that deputies were present at the game between Westwood High...
Web of actors identified in alleged misuse of funds to benefit Lincoln Park
FORT PIERCE — The Aug. 14 arrest of City Manager Nicholas Mimms is the first public peek into a two-year investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement that begins at city hall and leads through a series of non-profits, a Florida charity, and several independent contractors. It begins...
Man accused of exposing himself to students near middle school in Jupiter
JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — A man who was already listed as a "sexually violent predator" was accused of exposing himself to middle school students on Friday. According to the Jupiter Police Department (JPD), its officers and the Palm Beach County School District Police received reports about a man who was sitting in a car exposing himself to students near Independence Middle School.
Mother, sister of gunman accused of killing Port St. Lucie store clerk in Leesburg arrested, police say
LEESBURG, Fla. — Two additional suspects were arrested on Thursday in connection to a shooting that killed a store clerk in Leesburg back in May. The incident happened on May 30 after a gunman, 25-year-old Alex Lopez, entered a convenience store in Leesburg and opened fire at the store clerk.
'Need to really chill and get along': Martin County sheriff reacts to recent road rage incidents
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — The day after police in Port St. Lucie released video of a road rage incident involving a gun, deputies at the Martin County Sheriff's Office released information about two road rage arrests, also involving guns, that occurred on the same day. Sheriff William Snyder said...
Former FBI agent: Victim of road rage attack could have used deadly force to protect himself
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A former FBI agent believes the victim of a road rage incident in Port St. Lucie would have been legally allowed to shoot the man who approached his truck with a gun in his hand. The incident started Tuesday around 4:30 p.m. near the...
'Opening up old wounds': Brother of slain St. Lucie County sheriff discusses re-sentencing hearing
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Brian Morales smiles when he talks about his little brother Gary, who was gunned down in Fort Pierce, and he's not looking forward to returning to court for a new sentencing hearing. "We thought justice was served, and now, approximately nine years later, we're...
Three people displaced after house fire in Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Three people and two dogs were displaced after a fire destroyed their home early this morning. The St. Lucie County Fire District responded to a fire at 12:30 a.m. in the 400 block of Nome Drive. Pictures show the house and attached garage engulfed in flames.
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