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Food bank doubles output
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TREASURE COAST - Twice as many of the region's poor are getting food, thanks to new partnerships at the Treasure Coast Food Bank. And the nonprofit, which supplies food to 250 agencies across Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties, is developing a...
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Residents enter local political races
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY - With qualifying week for local elections a little more than a month away, a few more have thrown their hats in the ring in a number of races. In Fort Pierce, the mayor's race increased by one with the addition of Charles Hayek. He joins four others also interested: Linda Hudson, Vincent...
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City to kick off waterfront project
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FORT PIERCE - The city of Fort Pierce's plan to build a group of eco-friendly islands to protect the marina will take an official step on May 10 when city officials hold the "Big Splash," a kick-off for the waterfront protection project. The public is invited to come out to the kick-off event, scheduled for...
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Celebrating survivors
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Susan Herring of Port St. Lucie, a four-year cancer survivor, Charles Davis of Fort Pierce, three-year survivor, Elizabeth Ingram of St. Lucie West, 16-year survivor and Bonnie Dorsey of Lakewood Park, a survivor for less than a year, shared the honor of carrying the banner for the survivor's lap at Relay for Lif...
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Budget cuts might close college campus in county
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PORT ST. LUCIE - Recent budget cuts made on the state level have rippled down to the local community, and one state university faces some tough decisions in June. Florida Atlantic University is looking to reduce costs to meet an approximate $24 million budget cut from the state, and everything from summer p...
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Prosecutors: No probable cause to arrest wife of research firm founder
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PORT ST. LUCIE - There's not enough evidence to support charging the wife of a prominent scientist with stealing a camera from a protestor of a congressman, an assistant state attorney wrote to Port St. Lucie police. Police had sought an arrest warrant for Pamela Gail Houghten, 55, of Vero Beach. Ms. Houg...
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Nice play, but Jags lose
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Port St. Lucie first baseman Danny Ayala scoops an infield grounder to the pitcher covering first to complete an out against Martin County High School during the District 12-7A championship Thursday, April 26. The PSL Jaguars lost the game 6-0. Regional competition is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 2....
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Victim advocates recognized
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY - A young woman sexually abused by her father credits victim advocates, such as Marcella Schwartz, for helping her regain her life. Victim advocates helped her - isolated for years by her father who is now serving a 60-year prison sentence - reconnect with others and deal with the trauma ...
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Event remembers crime victims in SLC
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FORT PIERCE - For Lena Johns and Shirley Morgan an event remembering and honoring crime victims last week had special meaning. Jimmy Johns, their husband and father, respectively, was murdered in 2004 during a robbery of his automotive repair business in Fort Pierce. "I thought it was very nice that they ...
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Child caught lighting fires
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PORT ST. LUCIE - An 11-year-old boy told police he wanted to impress his friends by setting fires at Jessica Clinton Park, according to a report. After a witness stopped the boy, Port St. Lucie Police arrested him on April 25 and took him to the juvenile assessment center. The witness told police he saw the juvenile walk over to a ...
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