A proposed housing development on the Treasure Coast is threatening to displace hundreds of gopher tortoises, and it may be part of a bigger pattern playing out across the state.

The Vero Beach area men, ages 20 and 21, each were indicted July 15 on 5 charges, including first-degree murder.

WPTV is taking up-close look at how a proposed housing development in Indian River County is threatening to displace hundreds of gopher tortoises. The protected species is beloved in Florida and their ...

Toxic algae in the north part of the Stick Marsh prompted a July 16 health alert from the Florida Department of Health office in Indian River County. The toxin microcystin level was 0.25 on July 10, ...

Arriving international flights no longer must stop first at Treasure Coast International Airport near Fort Pierce to clear Customs ...

CBS12 News’ next “Teacher Feature” in Indian River County has worked almost two decades teaching the youngest students, starting them where they are and lifting ...

Summer is the ideal time for construction because traffic on school campuses is limited, explained Nick Westenberger, director of facilities and supplemental services for Indian River County schools.

A Merritt Island man who authorities say was recruited to captain a boat for trips to the Bahamas to bring Haitian, Honduran and Bahamian migrant workers to the United States, has been sentenced to ...

Education reporter Colleen Wixon knows from years of covering education on the Treasure Coast that summers often are the busiest times for school districts to complete large projects such as new ...

Dorothy enjoyed fishing and camping at Indian River and crocheting, but most of all, loved spending time with her children, ...