Tyler Hatfield

1 day ago | wflx.com | Tyler Hatfield

On the Treasure Coast, all eyes are on Costco, ever since the opening of its newest location in Stuart. 11 miles away in Port St Lucie - walls and steel…are going up for the 1.8 million square foot Costco Distribution Depot. “This facility will be the distribution hub for all 32 Costco wholesale clubs in the state of Florida,” said We McCurry, senior vice president of the St. Lucie County Economic Development Council.

1 day ago | wptv.com | Tyler Hatfield

TRADITION, Fla. — On the Treasure Coast, all eyes are on Costco, ever since the opening of its newest location in Stuart. 11 miles away in Port St Lucie - walls and steel…are going up for the 1.8 million square foot Costco Distribution Depot. “This facility will be the distribution hub for all 32 Costco wholesale clubs in the state of Florida,” said We McCurry, senior vice president of the St. Lucie County Economic Development Council.

5 days ago | wflx.com | Tyler Hatfield

WPTV is following up on environmental concerns in the Indian River Lagoon. Local researchers told WPTV reporter Tyler Hatfield they found a low parasite population in the estuary, which could threaten the local ecosystem. WATCH: A lack of parasites is causing concernHatfield went to the lagoon on Friday and met Michael Colon from Port St Lucie. He calls the lagoon his happy place. "I love it," said Colon. "It's relaxing and beautiful."Colon loves sitting on the sand and embracing nature.

5 days ago | wptv.com | Tyler Hatfield

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla — WPTV’s Tyler Hatfield went to the lagoon on Friday and met Michael Colon from Port St Lucie. Colon calls the lagoon his happy place. "I love it,” said Colon. “It's relaxing and beautiful."WATCH: A lack of parasites is causing concern lack of parasites spell danger Colon loves sitting on the sand and embracing the nature. "I love the fishing," said Colon. For 15 years, Colon’s been coming to this spot at Bear Point Sanctuary along the lagoon.

1 week ago | wptv.com | Tyler Hatfield

HOBE SOUND, Fla. — Neighbors in Martin County want to sound the alarm about erosion along the banks of a canal they said could impact their homes. Kyle Hilliker from Hobe Sound showed WPTV's Tyler Hatfield how his yard, Hilliker said, is being eroded away by a canal behind his home in Heritage Ridge North. Neighbors in Hobe Sound worried about potential erosion along canal "We used to be able to walk around my deck and now we gotta swim around it," said Hilliker.