ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Acting Port St. Lucie Police Chief Richard Del Toro will continue his years-long bid for sheriff after defeating incumbent Keith Pearson and Preston Michael DiFrancesco in the ...

A mother is being charged in connection with the death of her 6-year-old son, whom officials discovered May 30 in St. Lucie County, Sheriff Richard Del Toro said. The mother, Rhonda Paulynice ...

At a Friday evening press conference, St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard Del Toro said the deceased 6-year-old is Ra'myl Pierre, who attended Samuel S. Gaines Academy. The sheriff said he believes ...

“I remember seeing what I could only describe as having occurred as a result of an act of extreme evil,” Bakkedahl said standing next to St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard Del Toro as they ...