A Delta flight carrying 76 passengers and four crew members made an unscheduled landing Tuesday afternoon at the Witham Field airport after inclement weather caused it to circle several Florida airports and thus lose fuel.
Top scientists are warning about an impending invasion of a poisonous fish into Florida's waters. The lionfish, a native of the Pacific Ocean, is both gorgeous and dangerous. Many people may have never seen a lionfish in the waters surrounding Florida, but that will soon change.
The waiter who chased down a purse snatcher one week ago is now accused of being a thief. Vero Beach police Tuesday charged Matthew Morgan Singler, 21, with burglary, grand theft and criminal mischief. He was being held in lieu of $30,500 bail at the Indian River County Jail.
Martin County Sheriff's Deputy Dan D'Agostino arrested Carter in October 2005 on drug possession charges and driving while license suspended. Carter bonded out of jail, but his bond was revoked after another arrest for driving on a suspended license.
A pastor at a Jensen Beach church with a high-profile record of civic activism in St. Lucie and Martin counties on Monday denied allegations that he beat his 16-year-old daughter with an extension cord, saying the child "recanted her story."
A chase on Interstate 95 through two counties ended shortly before 3 p.m. Monday after deputies deployed Stop Sticks to disable a northbound vehicle.
A woman involved in a Weight Watchers demo at a Publix was arrested after shoplifting cupcakes and other items, according to a police report obtained Friday.
Often seen dangling from the rear fender of trucks hauling down the road, "truck-nutz" can elicit honks, laughs or just stares. But they could soon net the driver a $60 fine.
Palm Beach County records show that the Washington-based company managed by NBA great Michael Jordan, Bull & Bear LLC, has purchased two lots in The Bear's Club for a combined $4.803 million.
Robert E. Davis was stung more than 100 times about 10:40 a.m. Wednesday at an abandoned hunting camp in the Viking Properties subdivision off 101 Ranch Road in northwestern Okeechobee County, according to the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office.
The razorbilled auk is the latest in a line of cold water creatures to end up in Treasure Coast waters in the past two years. Three arctic seals have found their way to local shores since 2006.
U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, whose district includes much of Martin and St. Lucie counties, is hoping he won't have to attend the Democratic Party national convention in Denver in August.
Mexico and the St. Lucie County School District are partnering to allow adults who speak Spanish but little to no English to earn a Mexican high school diploma at a county school.
In a spectacular case of poor planning, two boys on Wednesday tried to rob two civilian employees inside the western regional police station, a police spokesman said Thursday.
Investigators arrested a man after his wife said he hit her and threatened to kill her, her children and family with Voodoo and a gun, according to a police report released Wednesday.
John Arias, 40, of Stuart claimed the top prize of $264,293, which he will receive in a one-time payment, lottery officials said.
St. Lucie County Sheriff's investigators arrested Richard and Mick Caldwell after discovering the small plants in the snake's aquarium in a home where they were staying, according to arrest records released Tuesday and an official.
Deputies have arrested a 26-year-old Port St. Lucie woman they believe tried to sell at least one stolen Highwaymen painting on eBay almost a year after it and 14 others were stolen from a local attorney's private collection.
Jesse Levis, 39, faces two felony counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts in the presence of children less than 16. Police and a U.S. Marshals task force arrested him at a Melbourne hotel after he was kicked out of the Springhill Suites in St.
Tiger Woods used the most drinking water from the utility serving the exclusive Jupiter Island and Hobe Sound in January — and he hasn't even moved in.
At least five people were shot about 12:15 p.m. at a fast-food restaurant in West Palm Beach, according to WPTV NewsChannel 5.
Two weeks ago, Shelly Dondorfer, 18, of the 3100 block of S.E. Orchid Street, received a message on her MySpace Web site from her long-lost sister, Nicole Hile of Lutz, near Tampa.
St. Lucie County Sheriff's investigators arrested a 30-year-old man Tuesday after finding about 40 crack cocaine rocks between his buttocks, according to an arrest affidavit released Wednesday.
For a decade, WPTV's Dean Tendrich has helped area residents weather some pretty tough storm seasons — with all the seriousness required, and a sense of humor.
Most county residents get power from the private FPL. But residents in a 40-square-mile area of the county, which surrounds Vero Beach, live in the city's service area and buy power from the city.
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