Port St. Lucie Daily: Gunfire case, road planning, and a siren test
Port St. Lucie, FL – March 4, 2026 – Police investigate shots fired into a home; city advances southwest road fixes; siren test set Thursday.
Top story: Shots fired into Port St. Lucie home
Police are asking for help after a home in the 5500 block of NW Commodore Terrace was struck multiple times by gunfire Sunday afternoon (around 1:46 p.m.). Officials said no one inside was hurt. Detectives are urging neighbors to review home security video and share anything that may show suspicious activity before or after the shooting.
Growth watch: Southwest traffic projects move forward
City leaders approved a set of transportation recommendations aimed at keeping up with growth in southwest Port St. Lucie, focusing on the area roughly between Tradition Parkway and Becker Road, and between Range Line Road and I-95. The plan reinforces expectations that developers complete the Hegener Drive and Paar Drive corridor to Range Line Road as projects come online. The city also signaled support for studying a potential Marshall Parkway interchange at I-95, which could help take pressure off the Gatlin Boulevard and Becker Road interchanges. A separate, developer-proposed north–south connector road from Martin County is also being evaluated for how it could shift traffic patterns.
Emergency readiness: Siren test set for Thursday
Residents may hear outdoor warning sirens at noon Thursday, March 5, during a quarterly test for the St. Lucie nuclear plant emergency planning zone. Officials say the sirens will sound for one minute and include a public-address message noting it is only a test. In a real emergency, sirens would sound for at least five minutes and residents would be directed to local broadcast updates.
Community: K-9 team helps locate missing child
A Port St. Lucie Police Department bloodhound, Hoot, assisted in a March 2 search that helped locate a missing 13-year-old special-needs boy in Fort Pierce. Authorities said the child was found with minor scrapes and reunited with family after a combined effort that included patrol officers, a drone, and K-9 tracking.
Quick look: Warm, breezy, and rough surf
Forecasters say a breezy east-to-northeast pattern is keeping temperatures warm while creating rough and choppy Atlantic conditions, with quick-moving showers possible along the coast.
Sources
https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-gunshots-police-residence-home-detective/70579072
https://www.wqcs.org/wqcs-news/2026-03-02/port-st-lucie-advances-road-projects-to-ease-southwest-traffic
https://www.wqcs.org/wqcs-news/2026-03-02/siren-test-set-for-st-lucie-nuclear-plant-emergency-zone
https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-st-lucie-county/port-st-lucie/bloodhound-named-hoot-helps-rescue-missing-13-year-old-special-needs-boy-in-fort-pierce
https://www.wptv.com/weather/forecast-low-rain-chances-as-temperatures-reach-the-mid-80s
