St. Lucie News Tribune

Enjoy a boat cruise Jan. 25 on the Indian River Lagoon combined with a tour of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum on North Hutchinson Island. Full Story »

Sure, it was hot Monday, but not record-breaking hot. That’s not to say it hasn’t been unseasonably warm this December. Full Story »

PORT ST. LUCIE — A 31-year-old man was arrested about 10 a.m. Monday on animal cruelty charges for allegedly dragging a dog nearly 2 miles behind his pickup truck. Full Story »

Felony arrests: Full Story »

I know, it’s the holiday season and everyone wants a piece of your wallet. But how could you say no to a merrier Christmas for up to 1,500 children? Full Story »

Lara Alameddine has been promoted to human resources manager at Workforce Solutions in Port St. Lucie. Full Story »

FORT PIERCE — An 18-year-old Fellsmere woman was in critical condition Monday afternoon at a Fort Pierce hospital following a one-vehicle accident about 8:50 p.m. Sunday. Full Story »

Motorcycle riders are cruising the streets to recruit volunteer advocates for abused and abandoned kids faced with court proceedings on the Treasure Coast. Full Story »

FORT PIERCE — The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of two more people detectives say were involved with a marijuana and cocaine distribution ring, including the brother and mother of a man already charged with being one of the ring’s leaders. Full Story »

Heathcote Botanical Gardens and the Fort Pierce Jazz and Blues Society announce the schedule for their 2010 Candlelight Concerts in the Gardens series. Full Story »

A 27-year-old Fort Pierce man was charged with multiple drug felonies Saturday afternoon and admitted he and a partner trafficked marijuana from Texas to Florida, according to the county Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit. Full Story »

Treasure Coast residents can expect to see near record-breaking temperatures at the beginning of the week before a cold front creates a cooler weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Full Story »

PORT ST. LUCIE — Seventeen-year-old Joleine Labbe doesn’t remember last year’s Christmas. Full Story »

The Port St. Lucie Civic Center art gallery will open an exhibit featuring the work of local painters Linda Relis and Leslie Szakacs with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the civic center, 9221 S.E. Civic Center Place, U.S. 1 and Walton Road in Port St. Lucie. The event will include music by the Oceanside Brass Quintet, light hors d’oeuvres and beverages. The exhibition will run through ... Full Story »

Public records for Martin, St. Lucie counties for week of Dec. 14. Full Story »

Police say a woman’s husband followed a taxi in which she was riding Friday and rammed it in a southbound lane of Airoso Boulevard. Full Story »

Motorists traveling the Treasure Coast can expect delays because of lane and road closures at the following locations: Full Story »

It’d be big, really big — as in $1 billion worth of big — if the Treasure Coast is lucky enough to be chosen for an inland port. Full Story »

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The assistant principal who left Lincoln Park Academy after four months says he tendered his resignation after learning colleagues were circulating 2-year-old newspaper stories about his resigning under a cloud from Sarasota County schools. Full Story »

Stealing candy and clothes from Japanese supplies for his fellow prisoners of war earned Richard Dennig, 88, of Micco in Brevard County more than 24 hours of beatings and torture. Full Story »

FORT PIERCE — The last piece of property owned by Ginn Development Company at the Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie is being targeted in a foreclosure lawsuit alleging default on a $7 million loan. Full Story »

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Students didn’t have to be time travelers to go back to the 1860s on Friday. Full Story »

FORT PIERCE — The city of Fort Pierce and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached a settlement that, if approved by the courts, will end a lawsuit alleging the city retaliated against a worker who complained of racial discrimination, according to a news release issued Wednesday. Full Story »

Hanukkah is here and Christmas is 13 days away and, like me, you’re probably not done with your holiday shopping yet. Full Story »

FORT PIERCE — One of three Fort Pierce men who orchestrated an armed home invasion last year that ended with one robber being killed, will spend the next decade behind bars after pleading no contest Friday to a charge of second-degree felony murder. Full Story »