Early learning could make gains in upcoming session
After the 2012 legislative session, unresolved questions of funding and governance for Florida's early-learning programs are shaping up as major issues again this year, with a key change - better...
View ArticlePentagon approves putting women into combat roles
Pentagon chief Leon Panetta has lifted the military's ban on women serving in combat, a move that will allow women into hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando...
View ArticleAward solidifies comeback of Junior Achievement
By increasing the number of students they helped and maintaining an operating surplus, the Junior Achievement of the Space Coast recently earned the Junior Achievement USA 'Peak Performance' team award...
View ArticleDefense Dept. to decide which combat roles women will get
The U.S. Defense Department's decision to lift the ban on women serving in combat presents a daunting challenge to top military leaders who now will have to decide which, if any, jobs they believe...
View ArticleWoman arrested after cruise for 1991 crime released from jail
A woman arrested on a decades-old warrant after debarking a cruise in Port Canaveral last week has been released from custody.
View ArticleWe want to share your photos
Click through dozens of images in a variety of categories submitted to Florida Today by readers like you. Find out how you, too, can submit pictures.
View ArticleSee smoke? It's probably just a controlled burn
Four large prescribed fires may be sending plumes of smoke into the Brevard County air today.
View ArticlePineda-area house fire ruled accidental
Investigators continue to look for the cause of a fire that destroyed a home near Pineda Causeway and U.S. 1 on Wednesday, though they say the blaze was accidental.
View ArticleMelbourne supermodel Kate Upton's sexy Super Bowl ad cleans up online
Social media sites are buzzing after a Super Bowl commercial featuring Kate Upton, the 20-year-old graduate of Holy Trinity in Melbourne was previewed online Tuesday by Mercedes-Benz USA.
View ArticleEx-teacher in student-sex case is back on probation
A former Tampa middle school teacher convicted of having sex with a student is officially back on probation
View ArticleSenate OKs modest restrictions on filibusters
The tradition-laden Senate voted Thursday to modestly curb filibusters, using a bipartisan consensus rare in today's hyper-partisan climate to make it a bit harder but not impossible for outnumbered...
View ArticleMelbourne man hurt in fiery Beachline wreck
A Melbourne man suffered minor injuries and was hospitalized early today after a fiery crash on the Beachline Expressway.
View ArticlePassenger held after cruise on decade-old warrant released
A woman arrested last week as she got off a cruise ship at Port Canaveral has been released from a Central Florida jail after resolving a case stemming to 1991.
View ArticlePanetta: Women are integral to military's success
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, in lifting a ban on women serving in combat, said women have become integral to the U.S. military's success and have shown they are willing to fight and die alongside...
View ArticleSocial center rises at Patrick Air Force Base
It's doesn't replace the Officers' Club, but the Beach House under construction at Patrick Air Force Base is a new and welcome recreation space for airmen and civilian contractors.
View ArticleMore Brevard faithful satisfy spiritual hunger with 'Daniel Fast'
More Space Coast congregations are participating in the Daniel Fast as a way of getting spiritual renewal.
View Article4 arrested on prostitution, drug charges
Ongoing efforts to crack down on prostitution within the city of Melbourne netted four arrests Thursday.
View ArticleRockledge condo uses felled palms to fight lagoon
Deb Davis worries about the 10 palms cut down along the banks of her Laguna Vista condominium Thursday. Her homeowners association removed them to prevent erosion.
View ArticleCourt sets aside 2 of Casey Anthony's convictions
A Florida appellate court has set aside two of the four convictions Casey Anthony faced for lying to detectives during the investigation into her missing 2-year-old daughter.
View ArticlePit bulls captured after confronting woman
Two aggressive pit bulls confronted a woman on Americana Boulevard in Palm Bay, keeping her inside her car at home.
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