When their marijuana-growing operation failed in Fort Pierce, two men traveled to Miami to get their hands on cocaine. Their second venture didn’t last long either. They fell for a trap on Interstate 95 and their text messages built a case against them.

Plans for a Brightline train station in Martin County are back on track, after commissioners approve plans.

Martin County Commissioners are set to meet on Tuesday at 9 a.m. to discuss the future of a Brightline station on the Treasure Coast.

Polina Wright was shot once in the head and died in Ocala, police said. She was 25.

Following an apparent foiled assassination attempt, former President Donald Trump was gifted the same handcuffs used to arrest the suspect.

Officials released more details Monday following an apparent second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

U.S. Secret Service personnel fired at a suspected would-be assassin who was armed with a rifle and appeared to be targeting former President Donald Trump on Sunday in Palm Beach County.

Law enforcement identified a suspected would-be assassin accused of firing a rifle near former President Donald Trump on Sunday afternoon in Palm Beach County.

Law enforcement identified a suspected would-be assassin accused of targeting former President Donald Trump on Sunday afternoon in Palm Beach County.

Martin County Sheriff William D. Snyder said his department’s deputies arrested a suspect in the shooting Sunday near former President Donald Trump in Palm Beach County.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said a shooter armed with a rifle with a scope was 300 to 500 yards away from former President Donald Trump on Sunday at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach.

Plans for a new Brightline train stop on the way to South Florida have gotten a red light.

A Florida man associated with the far-right Proud Boys group is facing multiple charges for assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, federal authorities said.

A Miami contract pilot known as “Jagger” flew a private jet registered in the U.S. from the Dominican Republic to Venezuela where he expected men to load about 1,700 kilograms of cocaine from Colombia.

A man is facing charges after sheriff’s deputies said he intentionally drove his car through the front door of a county jail.

The notorious "Python Cowboy" has been busy. Trapper Mike Kimmel posted a video of himself catching a python with his bare hand.

Brightline is adding a new railway stop for commuters to easily travel from South Florida to Central Florida.

A 20-year-old suspected car thief has had a busy couple of days, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

A Martin County woman stands accused of helping to traffic women into sex work in Miami-Dade County while working with a human trafficker who is known as “Yelle,” records show.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says a man has died after he and a coworker were trapped beneath a collapsed 11-story building being demolished at an abandoned mine’s coal preparation plant.

A Palm City Amazon delivery driver remains in serious condition after deputies said she was bitten by a snake while delivering a package.

Detectives accused a 46-year-old woman who lives in Fort Lauderdale of running prostitution fronts in Broward and Martin counties, deputies announced on Tuesday.

Deputies in Martin County are searching for the person who dumped at least four dogs in a wooded, swampy area, one of which was hit by a car and died.

A driver is recovering after a scary experience on a Florida roadway.

Florida deputies rescued a man, who was trapped in his vehicle in a murky canal.

A Philadelphia Eagles fan is behind bars after Florida deputies said he vandalized a fire station and assaulted a firefighter with a meat cleaver.

A 10-year-old Florida girl stunned everyone with her positive attitude after a shark took a bite out of her foot on Sunday afternoon.

10-year-old girl remains calm and positive after a terrifying encounter with a shark on a Florida beach.

A judge has accepted a plea deal for a man who randomly killed a Florida couple in their garage six years ago and then chewed on one victim’s face.

A Florida grandmother was killed in a triple shooting on Thanksgiving Day as she was watching TV in her recliner, according to family members.

The worst of Hurricane Nicole is behind the residents of Martin County, but it was certainly a rough Wednesday night into Thursday morning.

The impacts of Nicole were felt in Jupiter and surrounding areas.

Sheriff's in Broward and Martin County issued a warning for Toyota drivers on Thursday saying that the Tundra and Tacoma are on the hotlist for having the most catalytic converters stolen in the United States.

A federal judge sentenced a Florida medical equipment supply company owner to spend more than four-and-a-half years in prison after prosecutors said he defrauded Medicare out of more than $2.2 million.

Two men were arrested Tuesday night after allegedly traveling to Martin County and stealing a boat from a local business, Miami-Dade police said.

A woman managed to drive all the way into Martin County after being shot and critically wounded in a West Palm Beach road rage incident, according to police.

Florida reported its first case of monkeypox in a child younger than four years old, according to the Florida Department of Health.

Florida deputies believe the death of a 35-year-old man whose body was found near Hutchinson Island, was likely an accident.

Martin County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man accused of videotaping and taking pictures of young children in Jensen Beach.

A 70-year-old woman was stabbed by the bill of a 100-pound sailfish that leapt out of the water and attacked her as her companions were trying to reel it in on a boat near the Florida coast.

Three women from Miami were arrested after a brazen attempted jewelry heist in Martin County.

Officials said Joseph Furey Lusk, 47, contacted the girl less than a month after being released from state custody from 2018 Florida conviction for traveling to meet a minor.

Parts of I-95 were shut down in Martin County on Wednesday, after a dump truck crashed into an overpass.

Martin County Sheriff's deputies have identified a driver who led them on a high-speed chase, caused a rollover crash and threw a rubber snake at them.

Florida woman faces charges for throwing a rubber snake at deputies following a high-speed chase.

Martin County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a man they say was targeting girls in the Treasure Coast area on social media for sex.

A man is lucky to be alive after a frightening crash at a Hutchinson Island convenience store on Tuesday night.

A Florida sheriff's office says a man stole a car but abandoned it seconds before it was struck by a train.

Video recorded from a police helicopter shows a man speeding away from deputies earlier this month in Martin County.

Efforts are underway to help restore and preserve a rare species of native coral in Florida's coral reef.

A man in Stuart, Florida has been airlifted to the hospital after he was attacked by an alligator when he fell off of his bicycle during a bike ride in a local park.

DeSantis said seven Publix locations in Martin County will also offer the vaccine. For Broward’s mayor, the issue right now isn’t the number of vaccination sites, but rather the number of doses available. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava released a statement saying: “Miami-Dade is home to over 10% of all Florida seniors 65+. Earlier this month, DeSantis announced that several Publix locations in the state would serve as COVID-19 vaccination sites for seniors. Registration at the Publix vaccination sites in South Florida opens at 6 a.m. Wednesday and appointments will begin on Thursday.

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health reported on Thursday night that a Florida man was infected with the more infectious coronavirus strain that was first detected in the United Kingdom. The case of the British variant is not travel-related and involves a man in his 20s who lives in Martin County, officials announced on Twitter on New Year’s Eve. Colorado health officials reported the first non-travel-related case in the U.S. on Tuesday. Public health officials are asking the public to wear a face mask, wash hands often, and social distance. Florida has evidence of the first identified case of the UK COVID-19 variant in Martin County.

HOBE SOUND, Fla. An Amber Alert has been issued for Kimberly Newberry-Ohler, 13, who was last seen in the area of the 7500 Block of Southeast Dove Street in Hobe Sound. She was last seen wearing a black and white striped shirt, black pants with a red and white stripe, and white croc shoes. According to the alert from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, she may be in the company of two white adult males in a black two-door truck with a roof rack. They may have traveled to the Port St. Lucie area. If you have any information, you are urged to contact FDLE or the Martin County Sheriffs Office at 772-220-7170 or by calling 911.

BRADENTON, Fla. – A memorial service was held Thursday for a Florida Highway Patrol trooper who was killed in the line of duty. Family, friends and colleagues from throughout the state gathered to say goodbye to Trooper Joseph Bullock in his hometown of Bradenton. Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joseph Bullock was fatally shot while helping a motorist on Interstate 95 in Martin County. Shortly thereafter, a Riviera Beach police officer who was passing by shot Reed, killing him. Ron DeSantis was among the attendees at Bullock’s memorial service.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. – The body of a Florida Highway Patrol trooper who was fatally shot after he stopped to help a motorist was escorted across the state Friday morning. Trooper Joseph Bullock was killed Wednesday on Interstate 95 in Martin County. The tow truck driver, who hasn't been identified, said Reed was upset about having to pay for a towing service when he shot Bullock. Trooper Joseph Bullock was fatally shot by Frankin Reed III, who was then shot to death by a Riviera Beach police officer. (FHP, Martin County Sheriff's Office)Shortly thereafter, a Riviera Beach police officer who was passing by shot Reed, killing him.

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – A tow truck driver in Martin County told investigators that the man who is accused of killing Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joseph Bullock on Wednesday morning was upset over having to pay for the towing service. Trooper Joseph Bullock was killed Wednesday in a shooting at a I-95 rest stop in Martin County. Riviera Beach Police Officer Jemel Headings was off-duty when he saw Bullock was in trouble and pulled over to help him. The “Riviera Beach police officer, who was passing by, engaged the suspect fatally shooting him," FHP Col. Gene Spaulding said. DaWayne Watson, a firefighter-paramedic with the Riviera Beach Fire-Rescue Department, was on his way home when he saw Bullock was bleeding.

PALM CITY, Fla. – A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was killed in a shooting Wednesday on Interstate 95 in Martin County. Trooper Joseph Bullock was fatally shot in the line of duty while assisting the public, the FHP said in a news release. Spaulding said Bullock was attempting to help someone in a disabled vehicle when that person fatally shot him. All lanes of I-95 were closed near mile marker 107 between Martin Highway and Kanner Highway as several Florida Highway Patrol troopers, Martin County deputies and investigators from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement could be seen gathered in the area. “It is truly a tragedy and it will take a long time for the Florida Highway Patrol to heal,” Spaulding said.

Published: January 8, 2020, 10:10 am Updated: January 8, 2020, 11:07 amMARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities have located a missing boater Wednesday morning in Martin County.. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that Justin Skiff, 29, was fishing offshore in a 14-foot aluminum boat Tuesday morning but never returned. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Coast Guard assisted in the search for Skiff, with members of the Coast Guard ultimately finding him. Authorities said Skiff was said to be safe. No other details were immediately released.

NORTH MIAMI, Fla. - A man sought in connection with an armed carjacking that turned into a kidnapping was arrested Monday in North Miami. Jean, 21, was wanted in connection with an armed carjacking that took place Sunday afternoon in Martin County. A family returning to South Florida after visiting Walt Disney World stopped at a Mobil gas station just off Florida's Turnpike at exit 133 in Martin County. I will take the baby, get out and you can keep going,'" Joanne Sagona said she told the carjacking suspect. Jean was brought back to Martin County and is facing a bond of $400,000 on felony charges of armed carjacking and armed kidnapping.

NORTH MIAMI, Fla. - The man responsible for a dangerous armed carjacking that turned into a kidnapping was arrested in Miami-Dade County on Monday. Jean was wanted for an armed carjacking that took place in Martin County at approximately 2:50 p.m. Sunday. The family stopped at a Mobile gas station just off the Florida Turnpike at exit 133 in Martin County. The investigation led detectives to Miami-Dade County, where the suspect was identified and apprehended. Snyder said Jean was brought back to Martin County and is facing a bond of $400,000 on felony charges of armed carjacking and armed kidnapping.