Brevard commission sets tentative tax rate
The Brevard County Commission this morning set a tentative tax rate for the coming budget year that is virtually unchanged from the current tax rate.
View ArticleDecorated Palm Bay Marine killed in Afghanistan
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Gifford of Palm Bay, was close to completing his deployment to Afghanistan when he and another Marine were killed while on patrol.
View ArticleTraditional, same-sex marriage advocates to support, protest in Brevard this...
The cultural war over same-sex marriage will advance to the fast-food counter this week as activists on both sides of the issue turn one of the nation's most popular southern-fried chicken sandwiches...
View ArticlePrescribed burn scheduled Wednesday at Wickham Park
A 20-acre fire is scheduled in Melbourne's Wickham Park on Wednesday.
View ArticleCounty approves plan to replace mosquito control helicopters
The Brevard County Commission this morning approved a plan to purchase two new helicopters for aerial mosquito control to replace its current fleet of three older helicopters.
View ArticlePolice await autopsy results in death of baby
Brevard County Sheriff's investigators are hoping an autopsy will provide more information about just how a four-month old West Melbourne infant died.
View ArticleMarine killed in Afghanistan was due home in a month
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan Gifford of Palm Bay had been at war for seven months and was only a month away from coming home when he was killed during a patrol in Afghanistan.
View ArticleCulture clash converges today at Chick-fil-A
Protestors and supporters plan to be at local Chick-fil-A fast food restaurants as part of a nationwide dispute involving the chain's president stating his support of traditional marriage between a man...
View ArticleCounty OKs purchase of two mosquito control helicopters
Brevard County Commission OKs purchase of two new mosquito control helicopters
View ArticleBrevard County Commission backs stable tax rate
County Commission approves stable tax rate after Infantini pushes for cuts
View ArticleGore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies
n a world more to his liking, Gore Vidal might have been president, or even king. He had an aristocrat's bearing - tall, handsome and composed - and an authoritative baritone ideal for summoning an...
View ArticleSeaWorld returns turtles found in Brevard to the wild
SeaWorld staff returned two juvenile endangered hawksbill sea turtles Monday off the coast of West Palm Beach, both brought to the park in March after being rescued on Space Coast beaches.
View ArticleMelbourne police arrest 3 on prostitution charges
Melbourne police took three women into custody overnight following the department's latest sting aimed at targeting suspected prostitutes.
View Article'Brown tide' blooms in Indian River
'Brown tide' algae has taken hold in the Indian River Lagoon, threatening seagrass, fish and other marine life, indefinitely.
View ArticlePrescribed burn planned at Wickham Park today
A 20-acre fire is scheduled in Wickham Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today.
View ArticleMars attracts! Mysterious red planet sparks imagination in all ages
It might take a rocket scientist to land a rover on the Red Planet, but it doesn't take an astrophysicist to explain why people have a soft spot for Mars.
View ArticleFuneral procession, service honor Cocoa deputy fire chief
A memorial service honors the life of Cocoa Fire Department Deputy Chief Michael Corby, who died last week after more than 21 years of service to the city.
View ArticleMan held in death of West Melbourne baby
A 20-year-old West Melbourne man was arrested overnight on charges he fatally injured his girlfriend's four-month old baby girl.
View ArticleBond hearing for deputy shooting suspect begins
A hearing to determine if a woman accused of murder in the fatal shooting of Brevard Sheriff's Deputy Barbara Pill began this afternoon and is in recess while the judge handles other cases.
View ArticleBrevard real estate developer Fletcher Sheriff dies
Fletcher Sheriff, a longtime and well-known real estate developer in Brevard County and in Florida and co-owner of S&S Enterprises, died Tuesday night of lung cancer. He was 90.
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