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Main issues in IRC Commission District 5 primary include growth, development
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY − Management of development and growth appear to be among the top issues in the Aug. 20 Republican primary for the District 5 County Commission seat. Laura Moss, a two-term Vero Beach City Council member, is running for re-election to a second county commission term, while Tracey Zudans leaves a...
Gas prices not deterring many Florida RV travelers
As summer travel season peaks, the impact of rising gas prices on RV travelers' budgets is a focal point. The experiences of those at Santa Fe Palms RV Resort in Gainesville highlights this trend, reflecting the post-2020 pandemic growth in RV living, with over three million people hitting the road in RVs.
As gun violence continues in Fort Pierce, police ask for community to work with them
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — Following another fatal shooting this week, Fort Pierce Police are asking for the public’s help in stopping the out-of-control violence in neighborhoods west of the city’s downtown. The police department tells CBS12 News they have been responding to too many fatal shootings...
17-year-old fatally shot in Fort Pierce identified as Kamarian Burgess
FORT PIERCE − Police on Thursday identified a 17-year-old fatally shot two days earlier as Kamarian Burgess, of Fort Pierce, and provided new details in the case. Police shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday went to the 1600 block of Avenue K and encountered an unresponsive person, Fort Pierce Police Maj. Mike Santiago said. ...
Tradition Regional Park becomes a reality
PORT ST. LUCIE — Residents of St. Lucie County have long waited for a regional park that would include desperately needed ball fields and a BMX track. The wait is almost over as local elected officials, Mattamy Homes staff and others came together for a groundbreaking ceremony for Tradition Regional Park on July 17.
PSL finalized new attorney contract
PORT ST. LUCIE — The City Council majority here approved a $230,000 contract July 8 for its former deputy city attorney to take over the city’s Legal Department, which Richard Berrios had already been running as interim city attorney since last October after former City Attorney James Stokes submitted his resignation.
Here's who's running for St. Lucie County property appraiser in Aug. 20 Republican primary
A Realtor hopes to stop the St. Lucie County property appraiser from winning a third term. Joe James is challenging incumbent Michelle Franklin in the Aug. 20 Republican primary for the constitutional office whose key duty is to assess the value of land and buildings and report appraisals to the Florida Department of...
Florida abortion amendment: Financial statement fight heads to state Supreme Court
Abortion-rights advocates are asking the Florida Supreme Court to throw out the latest financial statement related to a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to ensure abortion access in the state. Floridians Protecting Freedom, the group pushing the abortion amendment, filed a writ of quo warranto on Thursday, petitioning the state to explain...
‘It’s very shocking’: Data shows spike in illicit fentanyl found at Florida state prisons
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Officials with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have called it, “the deadliest drug threat facing our country.”. WCTV has shared many stories of families, locally and spanning nationwide, being impacted by fentanyl. The synthetic opioid can be used medically to treat patients with severe...
Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday will start on July 29
(The Center Square) — Florida families will be able to take advantage of an upcoming sales tax holiday as they prepare their children for the new school year. Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Thursday to highlight the Back-To-School sales tax holiday, which will last two weeks beginning on July 29. "This is an opportunity to save real money…it will allow you to save money on the most important...
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