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TCPalm
February 15, 2018
FORT PIERCE — A city man was charged Tuesday after a search of his apartment and car netted an abundance of drugs and two handguns, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office. Fredrick Osborne, 33, of the 800 block of Grand Club Place, was charged with: Two counts of possession of aÃÂ ...
TCPalm
February 13, 2018
If I had to choose one word to describe four-time former mayor of Fort Pierce William Dannahower, who died Thursday at age 90, that's what it would be. Dannahower, whose public service spanned five decades, was quiet and mild-mannered. Yet he was relentless in getting things done in the community.
TCPalm
February 12, 2018
FORT PIERCE — Join in the kickoff of a safe boating season at the inaugural Fort Pierce Blessing of the Fleet at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 in the Intracoastal Waterway. The Blessing of the Fleet is a time-honored tradition where vessels are blessed to mark the beginning of a safe boating season.
WPTV.com
February 12, 2018
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - A Fort Pierce family is without a home after a fire engulfed the back part of the home on Sunday morning. The family of five have been in and out of the home trying to salvage what they can. Fire crews responded to the 100 block of Maple Avenue a little after 10 a.m.. When they got toÃÂ ...
WPEC
February 11, 2018
The city of Fort Pierce is ranked as one of the safest communities in Florida, according to the Fort Pierce Police department. A newly released report by the National Council for Home Safety and Security has the city ranked in the top 100, coming in at 96. Fort Pierce Police shared the news on their socialÃÂ ...
WPTV.com
February 9, 2018
Fort Pierce residents return to newly-renovated apartments after Hurricane Irma flooding. Jason Hackett. 8:05 PM ... Rita and more than a hundred other families were forced out by the city, after flood waters left 144 first floor apartments uninhabitable at Sabal Chase Apartments in Fort Pierce. Since then, theÃÂ ...
WPTV.com
February 9, 2018
The couple has been recovering at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce. She told troopers they were traveling from an RV park they own in Melbourne and were trying to get to a repair shop in Port Charlotte because of interior electrical issues they were having with the vehicle. She couldn'tÃÂ ...
TCPalm
February 8, 2018
Friends and family gathered in the median of Okeechobee Road Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, to mourn the deaths of Santia Feketa, 18, and Britney Poindexter, 17, both of Fort Pierce, on Okeechobee Road just west of Midway Road in Fort Pierce. The two teenagers were killed Tuesday, Feb. 6, after theirÃÂ ...
TCPalm
February 8, 2018
Friends and family gathered in the median of Okeechobee Road Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, to mourn the deaths of Santia Feketa, 18, and Britney Poindexter, 17, both of Fort Pierce, on Okeechobee Road just west of Midway Road in Fort Pierce. The two teenagers were killed Tuesday, Feb. 6, after theirÃÂ ...
TCPalm
February 8, 2018
Touropia wrote this about Fort Pierce: "Established in the 1900s as a fishing village, Fort Pierce has managed to retain its captivating antiquity. Sometimes regarded as the “Sunrise City,” this tiny town is home to spectacular natural and artificial reefs making it a great spot for diving adventures. Fort PierceÃÂ ...
TCPalm
February 3, 2018
FORT PIERCE — A Fort Pierce man died in a single-vehicle car crash Friday after hitting a pole and a palm tree, according to a statement from Fort Pierce Police. Roger Odom, 66 of Tangelo Drive, died after a crash at the 3700 block of Okeechobee Road at about 5:40 p.m., according to the statement.
TCPalm
January 28, 2018
Denise Fry (center) and her friend Janice Norris, both of Fort Pierce, sample drinks at Groovin' and Tastin', the fourth annual Sunrise City Beer, Wine and Spirits Fest, on top of City Hall's parking garage on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 in downtown Fort Pierce. "I think it's cool," said Fry about the fest adding, "It isÃÂ ...
WPTV.com
January 27, 2018
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office and multiple federal agencies held a news conference Friday morning to announce the results of a seven-month drug investigation. Officials said they investigated heroin and fentanyl dealers, which resulted in more than 40 arrests. "The extensiveÃÂ ...
TCPalm
January 27, 2018
LUCIE COUNTY — Firefighters battled an hours-long blaze at the Tropicana facility on Glades Cutoff Road in Fort Pierce on Friday. The initial call for a commercial structure fire came in about 4:55 a.m. As of 6:15 a.m., the flames had been contained to a dry storage bin containing cattle feed made of orangeÃÂ ...
TCPalm
January 26, 2018
It's probably — aside from the port — the most-studied piece of land in Fort Pierce. For at least a decade, the downtown waterfront site of the former H.D. King electric generating plant that overlooks the Indian River Lagoon has sparked intensive debate among planners, politicians and interested citizens.
WPTV.com
January 26, 2018
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - 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. Franko Edmond, 19, and Ochelo Eglaus, 18, are facing felony animal crueltyÃÂ ...
TCPalm
January 25, 2018
"All three of the women who gave these perjured statements are known cronies of Fort Pierce Police Chief Hobley-Burney." Reed said it was part of a campaign of harassment. "Chief Hobley-Burney attempted to set me up for Chief Hobley-Burney to either arrest me on false charges or to do me bodily harmÃÂ ...
TCPalm
December 31, 1999
A Fort Pierce woman was charged with child neglect without great bodily harm Monday after children were found crying and alone in a hotel room while the woman slept intoxicated in another room, according to a city police arrest affidavit. Sarafina D. Peak, 25, whose address was not released in order toÃÂ ...
TCPalm
December 31, 1999
Fort Pierce police investigating incident where man was shot in knee. Will Greenlee ... FORT PIERCE — Fort Pierce police are investigating an incident that left a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the knee, a police spokesman said Monday. Police were called to North 23rd Street and Avenue IÃÂ ...
Palm Beach Post
December 31, 1999
A 14-year-old girl burned over 95 percent of her body during a New Year's Eve bonfire near Fort Pierce was set to undergo her latest surgery Monday while doctors expressed concern regarding the growing risk of infection, according to a Facebook page run by family members and providing updates on theÃÂ ...
WPTV.com
December 31, 1999
Police originally said Jordan Smith was last seen Sunday at First Step Park at Ave G & 31st St. On Tuesday police said he is home and safe. UPDATE: JANUARY 23 at 12:45 p.m.: Missing boy, 11-year-old Jordan Smith, has been found SAFE and is home. The Fort Pierce Police Department greatlyÃÂ ...
TCPalm
December 31, 1999
Missing Fort Pierce boy Jordan Smith, 11, found safe. Mary Helen Moore, mary.moore@tcpalm.com Published 5:25 p.m. ET Jan. 22, 2018 | Updated 1:28 p.m. ET Jan. 23, 2018. CLOSE. There's a reason why Fort Pierce experienced such a drastic drop in crime from 2015 to 2016. LAURIE K. BLANDFORD/TCPALM Wochit.
WPEC
December 9, 2017
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the Fort Pierce Police Chief after the city asked for an external investigation. “She needs to be stopped,” says local business owner Rick Reed. He was born and raised in Fort Pierce and is a partial owner of Sweetie's Diner in Fort Pierce. He said ChiefÃÂ ...
TCPalm
December 8, 2017
FORT PIERCE — Residents of the Sunrise City soon won't have to travel to Port St. Lucie to stock up on Aldi's low prices. The Treasure Coast's fifth Aldi and third St. Lucie County store opens Dec. 14 at 1412 U.S. 1, Fort Pierce. The grand opening begins with an 8:25 a.m. ribbon cutting, which will beÃÂ ...
TCPalm
December 8, 2017
There's a reason why Fort Pierce experienced such a drastic drop in crime from 2015 to 2016. LAURIE K. ... 3:40 p.m. UPDATE: Fort Pierce police say Waltravion Minatee has been found safe. Original story below: FORT PIERCE — Police are asking for the public's help to find a 10-year-old boy. WaltravionÃÂ ...
TCPalm
December 7, 2017
FORT PIERCE — The city forwarded a complaint against Police Chief Diane Hobley-Burney to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for investigation, records show. City Attorney James Messer on Tuesday sent Richard Reed's complaint alleging harassment by the police chief and calling for herÃÂ ...
TCPalm (blog)
December 7, 2017
FORT PIERCE — A dispute involving allegations of a woman “kee-keeing” in a man's face sent one person to jail. Keira Keehsa Ruth (Photo: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY FORT PIERCE POLICE). Keira Keesha Ruth, 43, was arrested after the apparent “kee-keeing” calamity, a police report states.
TCPalm
November 29, 2017
FORT PIERCE — Two men were injured by gunfire shortly before midnight Tuesday at a house in the 2700 block of South 17th Street. They are identified as Fort Pierce residents Justen Zinker, 31, and Derek Sansing, 27, according to Ed Cunningham, spokesman for Fort Pierce police. Sansing was listed inÃÂ ...
TCPalm
November 26, 2017
A Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew arrived on scene, dewatered the vessel and escorted them to ...
WPEC
November 25, 2017
Crews from the St. Lucie County Fire District responded to a fire in Fort Pierce this morning that left a home charred. It took an hour to extinguish the fire that left ...
ACHR NEWS
November 24, 2017
Johnson Controls celebrated the grand opening of its newest Source 1 HVAC Supply Center in Fort Pierce, Florida on October 26. Source 1 is ...
TCPalm
November 18, 2017
There's a reason why Fort Pierce experienced such a drastic drop in crime from 2015 to 2016. LAURIE K. BLANDFORD/TCPALM Wochit.
TCPalm
November 17, 2017
St. Lucie County Administrator Howard Tipton talks about the county's plan to buy the the Port of Fort Pierce and its future vision. HANNAHÂ ...
TCPalm
November 16, 2017
Patrick Shay, a volunteer at Heathcote Botanical Gardens, sets up decorative lighting above the reflection garden in preparation for the Garden ...
TCPalm
November 16, 2017
The Fort Pierce Utilities Authority has been cited by the state for spills ... run by the utility, in near the municipal marina in downtown Fort Pierce.
TCPalm
November 16, 2017
There's a reason why Fort Pierce experienced such a drastic drop in crime from 2015 to 2016. LAURIE K. BLANDFORD/TCPALM Wochit.
WPEC
November 16, 2017
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A fire destroyed an RV and boat in Fort Pierce. The fire happened at Skylark Drive and South 7th Street.
TCPalm
November 16, 2017
Florida oranges from St. Lucie, Polk and Highlands counties cycle through the DLF International packing house in Fort Pierce on June 8, 2017.
WPEC
November 16, 2017
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — Many businesses in Fort Pierce have fallen victim to a telephone scam involving the Fort Pierce Utilities ...
TCPalm
November 15, 2017
There's a reason why Fort Pierce experienced such a drastic drop in crime from 2015 to 2016. LAURIE K. BLANDFORD/TCPALM Wochit.
TCPalm
November 15, 2017
FORT PIERCE — The investigation into a reported disappearance of snorkelers Saturday near the Fort Pierce Inlet has ended, Coast Guard ...
TCPalm
November 14, 2017
LUCIE COUNTY — The search for two snorkelers reportedly washed out to sea near the Fort Pierce Inlet North Jetty was called off hours after it ...
WPTV.com
November 9, 2017
Fort Pierce police said a person was shot overnight at South 23rd Street and Georgia Avenue. The shooting occurred sometime around 1:30Â ...
TCPalm
November 7, 2017
St. Lucie County and the City of Fort Pierce want to turn the 290-acre Port of Fort Pierce in to a mega-yacht repair center. KEONAÂ ...
TCPalm
October 31, 2017
The slowly rising mercury set a second record Monday in Vero Beach, and a similar record in Fort Pierce: lowest high temperature. The high for ...
TCPalm
October 31, 2017
Here are tips on what to do if you are involved in a traffic crash, according to Master Sgt. Frank Sabol, Port St. Lucie police spokesman. Wochit.
TCPalm
October 30, 2017
There's a reason why Fort Pierce experienced such a drastic drop in crime from 2015 to 2016. LAURIE K. BLANDFORD/TCPALM Wochit.
TCPalm
October 28, 2017
Fort Pierce police in June completed outfitting officers, detectives and sergeants with body worn cameras. WILL GREENLEE / TCPALM Wochit.
TCPalm
October 28, 2017
Deputies and members of a U.S. Marshals Service task force arrived Wednesday at a home in Fort Pierce to arrest a person on an outstanding ...
TCPalm
October 28, 2017
St. Lucie County and the City of Fort Pierce want to turn the 290-acre Port of Fort Pierce in to a mega-yacht repair center. KEONAÂ ...
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