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A neighbor of Tyler Hadley testified that a day before the double homicide, Hadley said he'd be going away for 60 years.

Sexual predators will be locked up longer and more could be committed for psychiatric review once they finish their criminal sentences under a package of bills the Florida House passed Thursday.

A father attending Monday's Miami Marlins-New York Mets game at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie is getting national attention.

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Tyler Hadley, 20, pleaded no contest to bludgeoning his parents to death in their Port St. Lucie home in July 2011.

A man stopped by police for driving "so fast that a speed was unable to be determined" reportedly told the cops that pulled him over that he was "on his way to kill his friend."

The South Florida Water Management District has shut down its land burning that was sending smoke into the Tradition area in Port St. Lucie, a Florida Forestry Service spokeswoman said Tuesday at 2 p.m. The burning, which was authorized, was on district land along the Martin-St.

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A baseball fan dad is in the doghouse tonight after scrambling for a baseball at a spring training game.

Another woman was sentenced for her role in bank robberies in St. Lucie County last summer, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.

The prosecution has rested in the sentencing hearing for Tyler Hadley, the Port St. Lucie man who pleaded no contest to killing his parents in 2011.

Ah, the modern ballpark conundrum. Do you turn your attention away from your offspring long enough to snag a sweet souvenir that can be obtained at any reasonably well-stocked Dick's store for a mere pittance or do you hold onto the tot and let that souvenir - the only one that's ever going to come your way at a ballpark because these things are ... (more)

Why are cellphones of missing Malaysian Airlines passengers still ringing? Relatives clutch at straws as authorities rule OUT one false passport suspect and search switches to entirely new area 'They were smoking, chatting and taking photos with us the whole time': Woman says missing Malaysia Airlines pilot invited her and her friend to ride in ... (more)

PORT ST. LUCIE Fla. -- Four years ago at age 36 -- not the ripest for a pitcher, mind you -- Bartolo Colon decided to master the intricacies of the fastball.

Chris Young hit a ground-rule double during today's Mets/Marlins game in Port St. Lucie.

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Monday in Port St. Lucie, the Mets took on the Marlins. Bartolo Colon , signed to a two year deal during the offseason, got the start in his 2014 Grapefruit League debut.

A special police investigation unit on Friday found 13 firearms, $35,500 cash, almost 10 pounds of marijuana and an assortment of cars - including a souped-up street racing car valued at $75,000 - at a Port St. Lucie residence.

So far there are no signs of foul play in the death of a 24-year-old man found in a lake in northern part of the city five days after he apparently left an apartment to smoke a cigarette, according to what police have learned.

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