Fundraiser supports Port St. Lucie firefighter who lost both parents in murder-suicide

Fundraiser supports Port St. Lucie firefighter who lost both parents in murder-suicide

An online fundraiser for 30-year-old Ralphy Varela has raised thousands of dollars after he lost both parents in a murder-suicide at a Port St. Lucie home over the weekend. The fundraiser has been widely shared across social media, along with a photo of Varela and his mother, Elizabeth Ortega.

Ortega, a longtime Palm Beach County

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