A proposed housing development on the Treasure Coast is threatening to displace hundreds of gopher tortoises, and it may be part of a bigger pattern playing out across the state.

WPTV is taking up-close look at how a proposed housing development in Indian River County is threatening to displace hundreds of gopher tortoises. The protected species is beloved in Florida and their ...

The Vero Beach area men, ages 20 and 21, each were indicted July 15 on 5 charges, including first-degree murder.

Toxic algae in the north part of the Stick Marsh prompted a July 16 health alert from the Florida Department of Health office in Indian River County. The toxin microcystin level was 0.25 on July 10, ...

CBS12 News’ next “Teacher Feature” in Indian River County has worked almost two decades teaching the youngest students, starting them where they are and lifting ...

For the first time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has declared a "no-discharge zone" (NDZ) in a Florida aquatic preserve, stretching 12 miles from Vero Beach to Fort Pierce.

The heated budget battle in Indian River County continues, with members of the Sheriff's Office once again appearing before ...

After a July 14 police attempt to stop the SUV, deputies identified its last location through automated license plate readers ...

After recent flooding tragedies in Texas, New Mexico and North Carolina, St. Johns River Water Management District officials ...

Going out to eat? See which Indian River County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

Sand is set to flow once again across the Indian River Inlet as Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental ...