Treasure Coast Newspapers: Martin

The employee, Kenneth Lawson Jr., said he had last seen the trailer when he locked up the business at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. He said the trailer is worth $5,000 and contains anywhere from $10,000 to $20,000 worth of tools.

The woman's brother said he saw 23-year-old Demetrius Jonathon Pizarro load the parts into a pickup truck with the help of three men. According to the report, the brother told Pizarro he wasn’t allowed to take the parts and told him to put them back, but Pizarro ignored his instructions and left in the truck.

Deputies arrived at the scene to find Leonardo Morales had been caught looking in a second bathroom window of the home and was "contained in the backyard of the property" by the victim’s boyfriend, the report said.

One of three Fantasy 5 winners in Thursday’s $204,526.20 drawing bought their ticket at the Publix on Martin Downs Boulevard in Palm City, according to the Florida Lottery.

Segway patrolling officer in Stuart arrests Aldrick Lott. He's accused by hitting two women who refused an offer to buy drugs.

An overdue tax bill on a Martin County condo has become somewhat of a political football in Rhode Island.

For years as an Internal Revenue Service agent, Robert Delancy seized computers for criminal investigations. Now he's collecting them for Stuart's children.

East Stuart could be on its way to revitalization after the historically black neighborhood passed a key test in the quest to become a Florida Main Street Community.

Galaxy Aviation plans to install a 20,000-gallon tank at its Witham Field facility to increase capacity in the event of future hurricanes or other disruptions in its fuel supply.

Burglars made an attempt to gain entry into Hobe Sound Beverage on Tuesday night for the second time in less than a month, according to a Martin County Sheriff's Office report.

The bank opened a branch in Palm Beach Gardens earlier this year.

Martin County deputies arrested a 19-year-old Hobe Sound man they believe raped a woman in the bed of a pickup and then drove off, causing her to fall from the truck, according to an arrest report.

A $500,000 donation from a patient is helping Martin Memorial Health Systems move and expand its wound care center.

Martin County deputies are investigating a series of suspicious incidents surrounding an attempted burglary of a jewelry store, according to a report released Thursday.

From 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Congressman Tim Mahoney will be at the Shell Minitmart at 2587 Southeast Monroe St. in Stuart to conduct an event highlighting the extreme rise in gas prices during the Bush administration

Beginning today, the Florida Highway Patrol is stepping up its enforcement operations for the Labor Day holiday weekend

A vandal went on a rampage through offices at Hobe Sound Bible College on Wednesday, smashing computers, stealing snacks and tearing through desks.

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The two school days lost to Tropical Storm Fay will be made up on Nov. 26 and Dec. 22, Martin County School District officials said Thursday.

Thieves broke into Barton's Jewelers on Thursday morning and stole thousands of dollars worth of items, according to a Martin County Sheriff's Office report.