More Brevard students than ever took an AP exam in 2012
Florida students ranked fourth nationally in advanced placement test scores, an increase from sixth the prior year.
View ArticleLaw enforcement officials gather to discuss on fight against ID theft
About 85 law enforcement officers are gathering in Cocoa today to learn how to better combat and investigate identity theft.
View ArticleBrevard deputies help return sea turtle to ocean
SeaWorld Orlando's Animal Rescue Team traveled to Lori Wilson Park in Cocoa Beach to return an adult loggerhead turtle into the ocean.
View ArticleStaffers rejoin Brevard Clerk of Court payroll
Two years after his predecessor, Mitch Needelman, outsourced about one-third of all the clerk's office jobs to a private company, Scott Ellis is reversing course.
View ArticleNew video: Two arrested after wild chase in Melbourne
Two juveniles were arrested on Wednesday after they allegedly stole a motorcycle from a Palm Bay home and then fled from police before being caught in Melbourne.
View ArticleSurge in gas prices takes toll on embattled Brevard consumers
Industry experts say the costs are likely to continue to increase, deepening the average 45 cent-per-gallon jump since January.
View ArticleSuit seeks class action against Carnival after Triumph disaster
A couple are hoping to obtain class-action status for a lawsuit they've filed against Carnival Cruise Lines following an engine-room fire that stranded a ship for days in the Gulf of Mexico.
View ArticleFires spew smoke into south Brevard skies
A small brush fire and a nearby controlled burn are creating smoky conditions in the south Brevard area today.
View ArticleAfternoon News Update for Thursday, Feb. 21
Here's your Brevard County Afternoon News Update for Thursday, Feb. 21.
View ArticleBrevard's single-family home sales jump in January
The local housing market has started 2013 in a refreshing manner.
View ArticleAtlantis brings 'wow' factor to Kennedy Space Center
Mark your calendars - June 29 is the grand opening date for the $100 million Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex - then prepare to be awestruck by the magnificent...
View ArticleNationals likely staying in Brevard at least one more year
The Washington Nationals will likely return to Viera in 2014, according to principal owner Mark Lerner.
View ArticleGas prices may set record
Industry experts say the cost of gasoline likely will continue to increase, deepening the average 45 cent-per-gallon jump since January, and peak in early April.
View ArticleBrevard official defends trash contract
Brevard County Commission Chairman Andy Anderson on Thursday defended the county's handling of a trash-hauling contract awarded to Waste Management Inc.
View ArticleCruise lawsuits are in, but Carnival has advantage
Lawsuits are already filed in this month's disastrous Triumph cruise ship voyage, but the legal deck is stacked in parent company Carnival's favor
View ArticleFlorida hospitals seek fairness in Medicare payments
Florida hospitals say they're getting cheated out of tens of millions of dollars in federal reimbursements for treating Medicare patients. And they say Massachusetts is to blame.
View ArticleSingle-family home sales jump in January
Single-family homes sales, a good indicator of Brevard County's economic health, rose 14.3 percent in January compared with a year ago. The inventory of homes fell 27 percent.
View ArticleAs GOP demands cuts, federal government downsizes
Republicans and other fiscal conservatives keep insisting on more federal austerity and a smaller government. Without much fanfare or acknowledgement, they've already gotten much of both.
View ArticleFBI probes threat that delayed casino ship, Carnival cruise at Port
The FBI is investigating a bomb threat that temporarily closed Port Canaveral and delayed one cruise ship on Thursday.
View ArticleThe News in :90 | Nats back, trash contract and gas prices
News in :90 is FLORIDA TODAY's news roundup report, giving you the day's top headlines.
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