Solid waste fee increase: Port St. Lucie City Council approved raising the annual trash fee to about $467 starting October 1 despite reduced pickup services, blaming higher landfill costs — find out how you can weigh in.
Falcon’s second chance: Phelony the peregrine falcon, injured by a plane strike in October 2024, has undergone two surgeries and is now rebuilding her strength at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary — find out what’s next.
Florida unemployment holds steady: Florida’s jobless rate remained at 3.7% in July, matching the prior three months as openings climb year-over-year and sectors from finance to hospitality add jobs — learn what it means for workers.
Echoes of Old Florida: From 1500s Spanish “cracker cows” to modern herds grazing off Indrio Road, these pastures reveal Florida’s ranching heritage—and could shrink by 523,000 acres by 2040 — find out what that loss means.
TCPalm Teacher of the Week: Susan Reynolds, a third-grade teacher at Port Salerno Elementary, earned 58.4% of 3,446 votes in the Aug. 10–15 poll — find out who else was nominated.
Other Port St. Lucie headlines this week
- Kolter Homes begins Park Trace Cove sales
- HCA Florida opens new Stuart emergency center
- Ballet stars perform The Nutcracker in Tampa
- Hammerheads beat Mets 2-1 in finale
- St. Lucie leader predicts airline arrival soon
- St. Lucie responders meowed to save kitten
