The bungled handling of a beloved bald eagle's death in Southwest Florida raises alarms about the Florida Wildlife Commission's accountability, threatening conservation efforts for birds along the St. Lucie River and in Martin County.
With 21,000 unsolved murders statewide and no state budget resolution before April 20, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties face real local fallout from lawmakers' decisions.
The Democratic challenger's campaign poll claims Sen. Ashley Moody leads 43-40 with 17% undecided, but flawed methodology distorts the true Florida Senate race picture for local residents.
City leaders must decide if approving the rezoning will preserve Sebastian's quiet, fishing-community charm or spur unsustainable growth in northern Indian River County.
As hyper-scheduled travel skips the bizarre attractions from Everglades ditches to local county roads, Floridians risk losing the state's unplanned magic.
Legally blind Janie Desir, raising an autistic son in Indian River County, creates free early learning tools to bridge gaps in disability education.
A local physician's suggestion to screen migrants for drugs stigmatizes the region's vital agricultural workforce, demanding a vocal community response.
Martin and St. Lucie officials must reveal funding, traffic impacts and cost burdens before committing public resources to proposed rail stops.
In the remote pastures of Martin and St. Lucie counties, fraying informal networks leave families without buffers before crises turn into case files.
