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 heated budget battle in Indian River County continues, with members of the Sheriff's Office once again appearing before ...

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 ...

Going out to eat? See which Indian River County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

Indian River and St. Lucie teens hoping for extra morning sleep next school year will have to wait for school holidays. A new ...

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

After a July 14 police attempt to stop the SUV, deputies identified its last location through automated license plate readers near County Road 510 and U.S. 1, records show.

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, ...

Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers is ramping up his call for increased funding from the County Commission, warning ...

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 ...

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the suspects in a home invasion case on the Treasure Coast that claimed three lives late last year.