Merritt Island Rep. Steve Crisafulli tapped as next house speaker
Rep. Steve Crisafulli was officially tapped Monday to lead the House GOP in two years, a once-unexpected scenario that sets him up to be speaker of the House in the 2014-16 session.
View ArticleGOP moves to ease sequestration's pain
Republicans controlling the House moved Monday to give the Pentagon more money for military readiness while easing the pain felt by such agencies as the FBI and the Border Patrol from the...
View ArticleMeerkats to call Brevard Zoo home in 2014
To commemorate the zoo's 20th anniversary in March 2014, an exhibit will open featuring the adorable creatures made popular by Animal Planet's 'Meerkat Manor.'
View ArticleSatellite Beach sex offender banned from Brevard's beaches
A man accused of lewd and lascivious exhibition, who police implicated as a player in a trend of beachside indecent exposure incidents, pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to 10 years of sex...
View ArticleBicyclist killed after collision with FPL truck in Melbourne
A Melbourne man on a bicycle was killed after a collision with a Florida Power and Light bucket truck on Monday afternoon near Eau Gallie Boulevard and John Rodes Boulevard.
View ArticleI'm living off others, Casey Anthony says
Casey Anthony said in bankruptcy court Monday that she doesn't pay rent or utilities, and she hasn't received any offers for book, movie or TV deals.
View ArticleManslaughter charges for 12 in FAMU band hazing
Defendants in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major have been given the stiffer charge of manslaughter by the new prosecutor and a longer wait until their case goes to trial.
View ArticlePalm Bay man arrested after standoff with police
A Palm Bay man has been charged following a tense weekend standoff in which several police officers dropped to the ground believing shots were being fired at them.
View ArticleViera 'litter lady' takes on trash
Viera woman makes collecting trash along the roadway part of her exercise routine.
View ArticleEpiscopal leader visits Titusville church
The Presiding Bishop of the U.S. Episcopal Church stopped to hear how one Titusville congregation was involved with outreach.
View ArticleControlled burn planned west of Mims today
Regional water managers today will conduct a 290-acre prescribed burn at the Seminole Ranch Conservation Area in northwest Brevard County, on the western shore of Loughman Lake, west of Mims.
View ArticleBrevard philanthropist, historian Field dies
Longtime philanthropist, community activist and passionate historian Alma Clyde Field died on Sunday.
View ArticleCommission to send letter to Brevard School Board backing parents
Brevard County commissioners this morning voted to send a message to the Brevard School Board that they want the school closing process stopped.
View ArticleToo cute: Baby dolphin born at Discovery Cove
A 3½-foot-long male bottlenose dolphin calf born Feb. 25 at Discovery Cove in Orlando is nursing and bonding with his mom, Kendall, good signs the calf is healthy, resort officials report.
View ArticleCrews to remove vehicle from lake in Melbourne
Crews are making preparations to pull a vehicle from a lake off Wickham Road in Melbourne.
View ArticleNo injuries reported after van catches fire at Meadowlane Elementary
Nobody was injured after a van caught fire at about 2:15 p.m. in the front pickup lane of Meadowlane Elementary on Wingate Boulevard in West Melbourne.
View ArticlePalm Bay firefighters to train for Harris crane
Palm Bay firefighters will spend the next week training and developing a safety and emergency rescue plan for use at a construction site where a tower crane is being used to build the Harris...
View ArticlePalm Bay woman accused of hitting, dragging boyfriend with Jeep
A Palm Bay woman is accused of hitting her boyfriend of 1 ½ years with her Jeep after an argument, dragging him over one hundred feet. He survived the encounter, though he was badly injured.
View ArticleFour rescued from water near Jetty Park
Four people were pulled from the water off Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral this afternoon.
View ArticleMelbourne man indicted for murder
The Brevard County Grand Jury returned a first-degree premeditated murder indictment against a Melbourne man, 22-year old Matthew James Sharp, accusing him of killing Leah Yoresh.
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