St. Lucie County

A massive fire destroyed more than three dozen cars at a scrapyard along Florida’s Atlantic Coast

Police are investigating the scene along a busy Treasure Coast highway after the body of a woman was found Tuesday morning. NBC affiliate WPTV-TV reports the body was discovered along I-95 in the southbound lanes in St. Lucie County. A man called Florida Highway Patrol deputies after he saw the body when he pulled over with car trouble. Chopper footage…

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Authorities say three people are dead in a Florida community after an apparent dispute over a dog

A teacher along Florida’s Treasure Coast got a special treat this week – getting a chance to see some of her students while bringing them dinner amid the growing coronavirus pandemic. Jennifer Harris, who teaches kindergarten at West Gate K-8 Center in St. Lucie County, delivered pizza kits to her students on Monday as they dealt with the first day…

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A former high school student is suing a Florida school board, saying it mishandled her sexual misconduct allegation against a former school employee.

Representatives from the company were in Jupiter for the meeting Monday to answer questions about the Phase II plan, which will link rail lines from West Palm Beach to the north.

The state’s Brightline passenger trains are being renamed Virgin Trains USA after Richard Branson invested in the new fast-rail project that is scheduled to connect Miami with Orlando. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports.

A surfer was hospitalized in “serious condition” after a shark bit him in Fort Pierce.

Authorities say a Florida man has been arrested for being belligerent and giving his girlfriend a wet willy.

Ace, a pit bull mix puppy, is up and walking at his foster home in Fort Pierce. But just weeks ago, he underwent orthopedic surgery for a broken hip after investigators say his owner punched and kicked him.

A Florida teenager who was severely burned when she attempted to pour gasoline on a New Year’s Eve bonfire remains in critical condition.

Authorities say a Florida teen was seriously burned when she attempted to pour gasoline on a fire at a New Year’s Eve party.

A Fort Pierce pharmacy clerk is accused of selling tainted male sexual enhancement drugs at Three O’s Food Mart, according to an arrest report.

Joshua Schwabenbauer was a Lauderhill firefighter who died as a result of injuries suffered in an off duty accident. Registered as an organ donor, four of Joshua’s organs were available for transplant.

Fort Pierce police spokesman Ed Cunningham tells local media that five adults and a toddler escaped uninjured through a back door when Carl Philbert, who died in the crash, smashed into the building and caught fire.

A St. Lucie County Sheriff’s report says the teens – ages 14 to 16 – were all in custody on other crimes when they were arrested Monday following a two-month investigation.