Cocoa Beach to charge for A1A street parking
Starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, Cocoa Beach will start charging to park along a two-block stretch of State Road A1A between First Street South and First Street North.
View ArticleSheriff's Office donates 4,000th bike to needy
The Brevard County Sheriff's Office has donated 4,000 bicycles since it started a program in 2006 to refurbish donated or abandoned bicycles and give them to those in need, according to a release from...
View ArticleD.L. Stewart: Olympics glow on TV but true sports don't
I'm having mixed emotions about the XXXth Olympics in London. I am, of course, always eager to see NBC's up-close and personal profiles of Ukrainian fencers who overcame huge obstacles in order to...
View ArticleCocoa Beach approves parking plan requiring cell phone to pay
Cocoa Beach City Commissioners gave final approval Thursday night to a new parking plan that charges $2.50 an hour to park along a two-block stretch of State Road A1A on Saturdays, Sundays, and federal...
View ArticleMorpheus lander prototype ready for KSC tests
When NASA's Curiosity rover is lowered to the surface of Mars early Monday, it won't be able to see whether a boulder lies directly below and change course.
View ArticleCanaveral Port Authority incumbents double-team Evans over fund-raising
Port incumbents double-team challenger Evans in debate over campaign fund-raising
View ArticleEx-Cape Canaveral manager Boucher among Cocoa Beach hopefuls
Thursday, the Cocoa Beach City Commission will choose about five finalists for the city manager's post.
View ArticleDeveloping trust key in crisis, Palm Bay police negotiator says
Palm Bay Police Lt. Jim Richmond views crisis negotiation as a challenge: develop a relationship with someone, who is often barricaded inside a home or building, and get them out safely.
View ArticleFriends, workers give Cocoa Deputy Fire Chief Corby salute
Hundreds of uniformed first responders, friends and family gathered Wednesday to honor the life of Cocoa Deputy Fire Chief Michael Corby, who died July 25 of natural causes while off duty.
View ArticleCrowds turn out at Chick-fil-A restaurants in Brevard, across nation
On Wednesday, hundreds of Brevard County residents stood in line and waited patiently in clogged drive-thru lanes to order Chick-fil-A food as part of a national campaign to support the beleaguered...
View Article3 held in string of south Melbourne car burglaries
Police are asking residents to report any overnight vehicle burglaries after two men and a woman were arrested this morning after being linked to at least five vehicle break-ins in one south Melbourne...
View ArticleCEO confirms Health First in negotiations to buy MIMA
Health First is negotiating a deal to purchase MIMA, the county's largest physicians group, Health First CEO Steve Johnson confirmed in a YouTube video posted for Health First employees this week.
View ArticleActivists take to beach Saturday for Hands Across the Sand
Activists will gather in Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral on Saturday to join hands in protest of offshore oil drilling.
View ArticleChaperone's complaint details accusations against ex-teacher
The former Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School drama teacher facing sex charges involving a student allegedly was seen lounging on a hotel bed with a female student, rubbing the backs of high school girls and...
View ArticleState ready to revamp medicaid payments to hospitals
With the hospital industry closely watching, the state is moving forward with a plan to revamp the way hospitals get paid to care for Medicaid patients.
View ArticleNavy to upgrade Cape Canaveral missile test facility, create 100 jobs
A $5 million state contribution will help create 100 federal jobs as the U.S. Navy upgrades and refurbishes its missile testing facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida Gov. Rick Scott...
View ArticleCocoa Expo gets approval for zoning changes for renovations
The owners of the Cocoa Expo Sports Center received approval Thursday night for a zoning change that will allow them to renovate dormitories on the site, but with a number of caveats.
View ArticleFlorida AG questions BP oil spill settlement
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is concerned about a proposed settlement with BP excludes parts of the Sunshine State.
View ArticleActivists to join hands against offshore drilling
Environmentalists will join hands in Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral and statewide this Saturday to protest offshore drilling.
View ArticleHealth First has MIMA in sights
Health First is nearing a deal to purchase Melbourne Internal Medicine Associates, Health First's CEO confirmed.
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