Crisis Capacity: St. Lucie County Humane Society reduces rates in hopes of increasing adoption

Treasure Coast News Stories

• Record horse rescue from Martin County farm
• Sailfish Splash Waterpark selected as site for CSCAA winter training
• Organic shrimp farm growing shellfish, jobs on the Treasure Coast
• Martin County to hold meeting on funding air traffic control towers
• Superstorm Sandy eyesore afloat on Indian River Drive
• Construction ramps up on the Treasure Coast
• New science-focused college campus in Port St. Lucie
• Practice makes perfect scores for FCAT
• Vero beach motel become homeless shelter
• Local pint-sized Picasso wins big in World Art Contest
• Treasure Coast scientist lures in giant squid on Discovery Channel
• Development shows housing market revving up again on the Treasure Coast
• Bass Pro announces plans to build in Port St. Lucie
• Ocean Breeze residents face foreclosure
• Community lends helping hand to Ft. Pierce food outreach center
• Port St. Lucie city leaders pass 'agressive animal' law
• Commissioners shoot down mooring field proposal in Jensen Beach
• Secretary of State weighs in on St. Lucie election debacle
• Sheriff-elect William Snyder to be sworn in as Martin County's 8th sheriff
• Major layoffs for Treasure Coast medical company
• Sheriff Robert Crowder retires after 47 years of service
• Sheriff: $25K snatched from jewelry store
• Commissioners question Jensen Beach mobile home park plans
• Hobe Sound mother charged in son's death
• Bathtub Beach closing again for dune reinforcement as tropical storm looms
• Lake Okeechobee still polluting the St. Lucie River
• Alice in Wonderland comes to Maltz Jupiter Theatre
• Mitt Romney campaigning in Port St. Lucie
• 94-year-old woman beaten in Port St. Lucie home invasion robbery
• POLICE: Suspect plows through Stuart yards in high-speed chase, takes deputy's gun
• POLICE: Career pot dealer busted in Jensen Beach
• LAWSUIT: Port St. Lucie dentist terrified worker with staff meeting gunplay
• Teen burglary suspect arrested after front-yard fight with his uncle
• Firefighters suspect lightning sparked Port St. Lucie house fire
• Westwood High School in Fort Pierce faces serious lawsuit
• St. Lucie West shoplift suspect punches police dog before being arrested
• SLC teachers dive into salary talks
• 2 pulled from water when boat capsizes near Fort Pierce Inlet
• Vero Beach man arrested after police find indoor marijuana garden
• Worker hospitalized after toll booth crash
• Doctors say new law makes writing pain Rx's very difficult
• SLC teacher salary negotiations meeting postponed because of overcrowding
• People supporting Big Apple Pizza despite criticisms
• 280 former digital domain employees getting local help
• Port St. Lucie becoming a hot spot for the film industry
• Suspected knife thief caught by K9
• Big Apple Pizza getting backlash on Yelp
• UPDATED: Teen arrested following knifepoint robbery of Port St. Lucie gas station
• UPDATED: Digital Domain declares bankruptcy
• City tracking tax payer money at Digital Domain
• 'Bullet' adopted by officer who saved him
• POLICE: Father crashes car in police pursuit with unsecured infant in front seat
• PSL officers back from RNC with advice
• The political discussions are in full force after the opening campaign video at the DNC
• Caught on Tape: Ft. Pierce car fire
• 'Bullet' now up for adoption
• 'Digital Domain' defaults on $35M loan
• Experts keeping a close eye on sick whales washed up on Treasure Coast
• St Lucie County School district needs 17 million dollars
• Port St. Lucie man arrested in violent assault, rape of girlfriend that lasted days
• A local task force sets its sights on Fort Pierce to tackle violent gun crime.
• Fort Pierce guns violence goes quiet for first time in 30 years
• After a confirmed tornado and 15 inches of rain, Vero Beach is cleaning up.
• Stuart family of fallen soldier talking to GOP leaders in Tampa
• St. Lucie County Road Closures
• Homes become islands in Okeechobee County
• UPDATED: Several people shot outside Empire State Building
• 'Loaded gun, unlocked car = stupid,' thief warns homeowner
• Dog controversy: The fight for Oreo
• Fort Pierce babysitter arrested after found topless, incoherent in hotel parking lot
• A horrible case of animal abuse in Port St Lucie
• Small ministry thrift shop impacting lives
• 5 arrested in Port St. Lucie crime spree
• Heated Martin County School Superintendent race
• Steady voter turnout on the Treasure Coast despite the rain
• Children found living in house of filth; Port St. Lucie parents arrested
• Mother of 3 killed in Vero Beach house fire
• Commissioners expected to approve acting Chief Bolduc as new PSL police chief
• Deputies arrest man for Sunday shooting in Port Salerno
• Dog returned to Tequesta man accused of animal abuse
• Heated races for top cop on the Treasure Coast
• Police arrest Stuart man for stealing 57 campaign signs
• Vero Beach Elementary School gets $21 million makeover in time for the new school year
• Early voting turnout triples for some Treasure Coast counties
• Waste Pro unveils cleaner, greener garbage trucks at Ft. Pierce facility
• SWAT called to domestic dispute in Port St. Lucie
• Teens launch peanut butter and jelly drive at Stuart food pantry
• New state guidelines help student athletes beat the deadly heat
• Treasure Coast donates almost 80 percent of all money to Republican candidates
• Ft. Pierce teen caught in crossfire of gang violence
• National security experts train for RNC in Fort Pierce
• Life-saving mother-baby program gets financial boost
• 3 men arrested for armed carjacking in Martin County
• Indian River State College defies unemployment odds with public-private collaboration
• Port St. Lucie community petitions to stop development of possible halfway house
• Deputies arrest trio of suspects in Stuart landscape truck carjacking
• Port St. Lucie's politics scares off new police chief
• UPDATED: 18-year-old shot and killed in Fort Pierce
• Boy arrested for falsely reporting sisters' gunpoint abduction in Port St. Lucie
• Workforce Solutions launches '100 veterans in 100 days'
• Judge rules in favor of Martin County school board in sunshine violation case
• St. Lucie County commissioner Chris Dzadovsky re-instated
• Future freshman class pitches in to prepare their new St. Lucie West charter school
• 160 marijuana plants found in Vero Beach home
• Party Hopping: Record number of voters switching parties
• UPDATED: Police arrest drive-by shooting suspect Kelvin Smith
• 'Junkie' holds father, son hostage while he robs their home in Martin County
• Indian River County jail break to be featured on TV special
• Martin County School Board fights Sunshine violation case
• St. Lucie County deputy dies from auto-immune disease
• Katie's Kreations: Ft. Pierce woman defying the odds, giving hope to others
• 12-year-old among 4 shot in Fort Pierce
• Local ranchers hit by midwest drought, reeling from price drop for beef
• POLICE: Fort Pierce man was high on cocaine, prescription drugs when he hit and killed teen pedestrian
• Charges lowered for St. Lucie County commissioner
• Martin County program teaches teens to to combat online bullying
• Victim helps Port St. Lucie police quickly nab truck burglary suspects
• McCain slams conspiracy claims by Reps. Michele Bachmann, Tom Rooney
• Ballot battle heats up Indian River County supervisor of elections race
• UPDATED: German tourist attacked by shark in Vero Beach
• Stuart police arrest man for murder of girlfriend's infant
• Fort Pierce apartment complex hit with summer storm sequel
• Insult to injury at Fort Pierce apartment complex after tornado-like damage
• Ft. Pierce school bus crash investigation turned over to State Attorney's Office
• Crisis Capacity: St. Lucie County Humane Society reduces rates in hopes of increasing adoption
• Port St. Lucie Mayor apologizes for emails seeking to oust police chief, city attorney
• St. Lucie County veterans services employee accused of theft
• Thieves target cars at parks, churches, community centers in Stuart
• Power line worker nearly electrocuted near Palm City
• President Obama's re-election office opens up shop in Port St. Lucie
• Number of HIV, AIDS cases growing on the Treasure Coast
• Electrical power surge shuts down jail's video visitation system
• 80-year-old Ft. Pierce man missing since Monday
• School construction worker burned when chainsaw explodes
• Port St. Lucie mayor's personal e-mails sparking calls of resignation
• Vietnam vet appeals to DOJ for claims chemical warfare testing caused cancer
• Arrest made in Vero Beach murder case
• Commission votes down proposed Extreme Sports Complex in Hobe Sound
• Controversial Farm Bill threatens local food pantries, families who rely on them
• Port St. Lucie police officers save disabled boy from house fire
• UPDATED: Jensen Beach wildfire fully contained
• Search is on for beloved missing horse
• Rep. West vs. Sheriff Crowder: Debate over a debate
• Lawsuit against city of Port St. Lucie in federal court
• 2 arrested for carjacking, abducting and sexually assaulting Fort Pierce woman
• I-95 reopens after fire, smoke nears highway
• Store clerk arrested for selling synthetic marijuana
• Crews battling 3 fires in Indian River County
• Ft. Pierce police officer saves woman, dog from house fire
• Fort Pierce Marine Patrol keeping busy on July 4th
• Rep. West kicks-off campaign on Treasure Coast, tackles healthcare law
• Port St. Lucie man arrested on child porn charges
• Local doctor says health care ruling lacks significant malpractice reform
• Uninsured Treasure Coast patients react to health care ruling
• Martin County candidates public question and answer event
• UPDATED: Statewide pill mill bust nets Vero Beach Dr. Bruce Kammerman
• Martin County School Board approves teacher raises after heated contract talks
• Tropical Storm Debby may be a blessing for citrus growers
• UPDATED: Bee attack kills 2 dogs, injures owner in Palm City
• PSL Little League president allegedly stole thousands meant for kids
• Vero Beach zipcode ranks in Romney's Top 10 donor list
• Novick accepts position as new Port St. Lucie police chief
• Teen struck and killed by car remembered on the Treasure Coast
• Treasure Coast Food Bank a lifeline for people stuck in the recession
• Cleaning up after fast-moving storm damages Port St. Lucie homes
• 28 arrests in 4-month drug crackdown in Hobe Sound
• Suspected retail molester surrenders in Port St. Lucie
• UPDATED: Mobile home collapse injures 3 in Stuart
• 'Good fires stop bad fires:' Controlled burns in Martin County underway
• Sailfish Splash Waterpark tries to break world record of largest swim lesson
• Port St. Lucie Walmart pharmacy tech arrested for prescription stealing
• Police looking for man suspected of groping girl in Walmart toy aisle
• Boys and Girls Club teens bike to D.C. for blood donation
• Ft. Pierce man arraigned on 1991 murder charges
• Martin County taxpayers saving big on energy bills
• Public meet-and-greet for PSL police chief candidates
• St. Lucie County schools superintendent announces 2015 retirement
• Basketball court users required to have passes in Port St. Lucie
• Port St. Lucie home destroyed by fire; homeowners out of town
• Ft. Pierce small business owner gets big award
• POLICE: Man points gun at unrepentant smoker pumping gas
• Ft Pierce rally urging for more 'no-kill' shelters, communities
• Report: 27% of Treasure Coast children go hungry daily
• Indian River County is first in state desginated tsunami ready
• Contract Tossed: Martin County teachers on edge
• Florida Forest Service: Fire danger has fizzled out
• PSL teacher negotiations: Are students missing out?
• Former Port St. Lucie police chief in the run for city council
• Nearly 700 new teaching jobs coming to Broward County
• Wild weather knocks out power in parts of Martin County
• Sister Cities: Port St. Lucie greets Chinese delegation
• UPDATED: Police looking for Port St. Lucie car burglary suspect
• Senior robbed at gunpoint in Port St. Lucie bank parking lot
• UPDATED: Amber Alert baby found dead, father in custody
• POLICE: Port St. Lucie man arrested for front-yard lewd behavior
• More banned bath salts drugs off the street in Indian River County
• POLICE: Drug-addict mom kept kids in filthy squalor
• Port St. Lucie police chief finalists down from 48 to 3
• POLICE: Habitual offender busted on DUI with kids in the car
• Port St. Lucie 9/11 memorial approved after controversial plans are re-worked
• Cleanup efforts underway in Port St. Lucie from small twister
• Detour: Stuart's Roosevelt bridge closed for repairs
• Hooded suspect robs Harbor Community Bank in Ft. Pierce
• Woman struck by pickup in Port St. Lucie dies in hospital
• Father wanted for Treasure Coast child's kidnapping
• Old Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart closes for repairs
• Stuart gets hit with hail, heavy rain
• Tornado damages Lyngate Park, home in Port St. Lucie
• Synthetic pot bust nets 7 arrests of convenience store clerks
• On the road to graduation with Martin County's "Highway to Success"
• Chase suspect shot by police recovering in hospital
• Neighbors: Giant rats breeding in vacant Ft. Pierce property
• Ft. Pierce residents cleaning up after Tuesday's storm damage
• Fertilizer ban in Martin County
• Guide dog helps legally blind Port St. Lucie woman graduate law school
• Research shows Treasure Coast dolphins have highest mercury levels
• Martin County schools take top FCAT writing spot in the state
• Semi catches fire in St. Lucie County
• Palm City 5th graders leave their mark on history
• St. Lucie County Solar Energy Loan Fund: Going green more affordable than ever
• 9 suspected illegal immigrants detained near Hutchinson Island
• Vero Beach city leaders accuse police union of forged petition
• Vandal strikes, smashes multiple Port St. Lucie businesses
• UPDATED: 2 schools locked down in search for 'gunman'
• PSL student has 14 years, 2520 days, of perfect attendance
• Florida Forest Service: High risk, low pay, no raise in near future
• POLICE: Stuart dad pulls knife on daughter's friend
• Grow house bust: Stuart woman arrested with $50,000 worth of pot
• St. Lucie County teachers demanding salary increase
• German tourist attacked by shark returns home after recovery
• Local esurfing event theraputic for kids with autism
• All signs point to economic recovery on the Treasure Coast
• Treasure Coast judge reprimanded for DUI crash, arrest
• Adam Fetterman announces run for new Treasure Coast state rep seat
• City sets sail on Ft. Pierce marina makeover
• Ft. Pierce city manager David Recor resigns
• Bolduc named as Port St. Lucie interim police chief
• New stroke, brain injury rehabilitation hospital breaks ground in Stuart
• Port St. Lucie driver's license office closing, moving to tax collector's office
• Report: South Florida home prices on the rise after hitting bottom
• 2 suspicious Treasure Coast brush fires under investigation
• Port St. Lucie police officer loses battle to cancer
• UPDATED: Donations sought to dig up, study Vero Beach field of fossils
• New life for dogs rescued from Sanctuary Animal Refuge in St. Lucie County
• Confirmed case of rabies in Palm City
• Boaters Detour: Port Salerno Sandsprit boat ramp closing
• Port St. Lucie teen charged with bludgeoning parents signs autographs
• Former top brass sues city of Port St. Lucie
• Gov. Scott 'gets to work' in Indian River County citrus groves
• Obama's pledge evokes mixed emotions for Stuart mom with 2 sons in the military
• Vero Beach High School students get a dose of DUI reality
• Crews remove 500 football fields of sand for St. Lucie Inlet dredging project
• Nickelodeon star fights back over drug raid on his Port St. Lucie home
• Newest surgical robot unveiled at Martin Health System in Stuart
• Rising 'food insecurity' among Treasure Coast residents
• BB&T branch robbed in Palm City
• Nobel winner visits scientists in Port St. Lucie
• Stuart job fair aims to get local vets back to work
• Engineers create massive stabilization plan for Bathtub Beach
• UPDATED: 11-year-old caught trying to set playground on fire in Port St. Lucie
• Dry conditions put a damper on controlled burns
• St. Lucie County oceanfront taxpayers face new beach tax
• Sportsman's Park temporarily closed for maintenance
• 90 acre St. Lucie County brush fire caused by lightning
• Detectives search for suspect who ignited Hobe Sound fire
• New taxpayer-funded waterpark debuts in Martin County
• Chimps make the trek from despair to hope in Fort Pierce
• Charter school debuts on the Treasure Coast
• FAU cuts will hit two campuses on Treasure Coast, in Fort Lauderdale
• Seniors upset over increase in Martin County rec fees
• Deputies uproot marijuana grow house near Fort Pierce
• POLICE: Pair stole cars from dealerships, sold them for scrap in Vero Beach
• Governor vetoes funding for Port St. Lucie road extension
• Waste companies say no chance to bid for St. Lucie County contract
• Port St. Lucie teen indicted in online death threats against British woman
• Catch a ride with the 1st mass produced airliner
• Stuart Sailfish Regatta winds down
• $3 million verdict in Stuart New Horizons lawsuit
• March of Dimes highlights plight of preemies in Port St. Lucie
• Off to the races: 30,000 people expected at Stuart Sailfish Regatta
• March of Dimes walk kicks-off Saturday in St. Lucie West
• Port St. Lucie hit with more layoffs
• New Port St. Lucie assistant police chiefs appointed
• Jupiter man dies in motorcycle vs. car crash in Hobe Sound
• Safey measures ramped up for Stuart Sailfish Regatta
• UPDATED: Couple arrested in double-shooting following parking lot argument
• FYI: Boater Safety and Awareness Important at Stuart Sailfish Regatta April 14-15
• Gearing up: Stuart Sailfish Regatta preps
• SeaWorld Orlando treating manatee struck by boat near Vero Beach
• Port St. Lucie police fired in department restructuring
• Deadline Approaching: Last minute tax tips you need to know
• 1 killed, 2 injured when driver loses control of Ferrari on I-95
• Virulent 'stomach flu' on the rise in St. Lucie County
• Bathtub Beach fills up, but won't have lifeguards for a while
• UPDATED: Port St. Lucie teacher's aide arrested after reports of creepy behavior
• Flick it and Ticket: Ridding litter bugs in Port St. Lucie
• Pachyderm Playground: Elephant sanctuary breaks ground in Fellsmere
• Mom, dad arrested after newborn tests positive for marijuana
• Martin County Parks: Pay to Play?
• Project Citizen: Ft. Pierce students try to simplify voting process
• Man turns himself, and his 12 pot plants, into PSL police
• Indiantown man dies after fight at party in Port Salerno
• Fort Pierce teen accused of trying to murder deputies
• New Habitat for Humanity program helps St. Lucie County veterans
• Police uncover 'gang bible' in Ft. Pierce drug bust
• New policy training in wake of Gabrielle Taylor suspected DUI case
• NTSB to investigate deadly Ft. Pierce school bus crash
• Oyster bed restoration aiding in cleaning St. Lucie River
• UPDATED: Double shooting in Port St. Lucie
• Jensen Beach re-opens after shark bite scare
• Ft. Pierce man faces animal cruelty charges for boiling, stomping cats
• Stuart woman arrested in stabbing death of her boyfriend
• Fatal school bus crash kills 9-year-old student
• UPDATED: Missing Ft. Pierce man returns home
• Port St. Lucie's 'road to nowhere' is finally going somewhere
• School bus, semi truck in injury wreck near Fort Pierce
• Doctor, wife arrested on pill-pushing charges
• UPDATED: Love triangle ends in fatal shooting near Vero Beach