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College graduates largest class to date
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TREASURE COAST -- There were tears, and there was laughter. And that was just in the stands. On a cloudy Saturday morning on May 4, Indian River State College graduated its largest class to date at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie. Family and friends from St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River and Okeechobee co...
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Getting major air
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Jeremy Ledlow of Fort Pierce works on his skateboard jumps in downtown Fort Pierce on Thursday, April 18....
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Everyone asked to "Stamp Out Hunger"
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TREASURE COAST -- On May 11, your letter carrier is asking all the residents of the Treasure Coast to put a special package in the mail, one that will help feed people living in their own community. It's all part of the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, organized every year by the National Association o...
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Memorials and more during law week
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY -- For one week a year, the residents and law enforcement in St. Lucie County stop and take a moment to remember and honor those that have lost their lives to defend St. Lucie County. "From Sheriff Daniel S. Carlton, who made the ultimate sacrifice in May 1915, to Sgt. Gary Morales, who d...
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Hundred Club to hold banquet
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ST. LUCIE COUNTY -- A local club with more than three decades of service to the emergency and law enforcement community is holding its annual meeting and banquet on May 21. The St. Lucie County Hundred Club provides financial support to families of law enforcement officers, corrections officers and fire...
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Spring is in the air
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Adam Dunham and Lia Arias of Port St. Lucie look over the bonsai tree selection at the Spring Garden Sale at Heathcote Botanical Gardens in Fort Pierce, held last weekend....
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Fire district, call center launch smoke-detector program
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The St. Lucie County Fire District, along with the 2-1-1 Call Center, launched a program to install 3,206 smoke detectors in St. Lucie County residences. The program is funded by a federal grant. "We have had several recent fires in which a working smoke detector would have made the difference," said Deputy...
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This is the week to remember
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Hello, everyone. This is a somber week in St. Lucie County. In the midst of the festivals, the graduations and the many events filling our schedules here, there's one that everyone should make time to attend. The coming week marks the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Week. For a handful of days, the law enforcement and emergency personnel would lik...
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The making of a comic book hero
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Jeffrey LaFary, 7, of Port St. Lucie, watches Marcus Grant, illustrator of Beast Knights, illustrate Marvel comic hero Hawkeye by request for Free Comic Book Day, Saturday, May 4, at Famous Faces and Funnies in Melbourne....
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Up & coming
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Indrio Savannahs reopen St. Lucie County's Environmental Resources Department has reopened Indrio Savannahs and Indrio Scrub Preserves, after officials with the Florida Forest Service have declared that the Heatherwood wildfire is completely extinguished. The wildfire, which began on March 24, burned 360 acres and threatened 1,000 homes near Indr...
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