A St. Lucie County teacher who let her kindergartners decide whether an autistic child could remain in class is returning to the classroom. ...more

November 11, 2009

In the 16th District money race for the U.S. House of Representatives, Chris Craft already has fallen far behind incumbent Tom Rooney. ...more

November 2, 2009

The following people were booked Monday, Aug. 17 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

August 19, 2009

A St. Lucie County museum is getting an artifact that was at the center of one of the year's biggest stories. ...more

August 2, 2009

But one politician believes he has a unique solution: Declare St. Lucie County a disaster area as if it had been hit by, well, a hurricane. ...more

March 2, 2009

The economic situation in one Florida county is so bad that an official wants to declare a state of emergency. ...more

February 10, 2009

Both the "Landfill A Good Deal for Pasco" (Dec. 26) and the Tom Jackson "Really Green" (Dec. 28) opinions really miss the mark on the dump that is proposed to be built near the Green Swamp, source of the Floridan Aquifer. ...more

January 3, 2009

Authorities say an 11-year-old boy hit his mother in the head with a saw and then offered her $5 not to call police. The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office reported that the boy and his 41-year-old mother got into an argument Wednesday when she was trying to get him to take his medication. ...more

November 14, 2008

A woman decided to go to jail rather than pay her bill at a Fort Pierce Waffle House restaurant. The total she went to jail over: $7.45. According to a police report, Maryanne O'Neill, 66, ordered coffee and a sandwich at a Waffle House restaurant on Saturday but refused to pay the bill. ...more

October 20, 2008

Authorities say a Port St. Lucie man bound a woman's hands and taped her mouth shut, claiming he only wanted to make her listen. ...more

October 14, 2008