Papal conclave goes to heart of Catholic mystery
The papal conclave is steeped in mystery - and the church likes it that way. Elaborate ritual and veils of secrecy, after all, are fundamental to the papal mystique, seen as the glue that binds...
View ArticleFour contend for Satellite Beach city manager job
Satellite Beach city manager candidates will mingle during a Friday meet-and-greet, then attend public interviews Saturday at City Hall.
View ArticleSebastian police hunt for bank robber in pink sweater
Sebastian police are looking for man - last seen wearing a pink sweater with lace and fuzzy slippers - who robbed a bank there Tuesday.
View ArticleBiologists suspect botulism from fish killed pelicans
Biologists suspect botulism may have killed at least 15 pelicans in Brevard County. State wildlife officials are conducting tests to determine the cause.
View ArticleThe News in :90 | Sick pelicans, school cuts, Lt. Gov. quits
News in :90 is FLORIDA TODAY's news roundup report, giving you the day's top headlines.
View ArticleStudents threats prompt probe at Melbourne High School
A Melbourne High School student made statements about harming other classmates on Monday, resulting in a brief police investigation.
View ArticleTwo taken to hospital after wreck in Mims
Two people were hospitalized in a crash that briefly closed U.S. 1 in Mims this morning.
View ArticleLt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll quits amid Internet cafe gambling probe
Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll announced her resignation Wednesday, a day after she was questioned by authorities investigating an Internet cafe company that she once represented.
View Article4 killed at NY shops; police search for suspect
A man opened fire at a car wash and a barbershop a mile apart Wednesday morning, killing four people and wounding at least two others, and a suspect was being sought, police said.
View ArticleShed destroyed by fire in Melbourne
A small shed was burned behind an uninhabited home on near the end of Julia Drive in Melbourne, according to Assistant Fire Chief Robert Apel.
View ArticleArgentine Jorge Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis I
Throngs jamming St. Peter's Square roared with joy Wednesday as Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, stepped onto the balcony as the new pope and leader of the world's...
View ArticleSpace Coast residents optimistic, elated for Pope Francis
Space Coast residents expressed feelings from exhilaration to optimism following a historic vote naming Argentine Cardinal Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio - now known as Pope Francis - to lead the...
View ArticleDriver crashes into West Melbourne Chuck E. Cheese's
A white dodge caravan crashed into the side of a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant on Coastal Lane in West Melbourne, according to Lt. Rich Cordeau.
View ArticleProgram seeks recruits to speak for kids
Local Guardian ad Litem program seeks more voices for children
View ArticleCatholics welcome pontiff, pray for him
Parishioners at St. John the Evangelist in Viera pray for new pope but hope to learn more about his life and work for the poor.
View ArticleThree Brevard managers arrested in multi-state investigation
Three Brevard County residents were arrested and will face charges of racketeering and money laundering as part of a multi-state investigation of an Internet gambling scheme and organization that...
View ArticleLocal population growth shifts gears, accelerates
Brevard charts best population gain since before 2008
View ArticleSenator wants Internet cafes closed
An influential senator who has sought to place a moratorium on new Internet cafes said Wednesday that criminal allegations of racketeering and other wrongdoing in the industry should spur lawmakers to...
View ArticleProbe nets 57 arrests, resignation of Carroll
Florida's lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a scandal of a purported veterans charity that authorities said was a $300 million front for illegal gambling.
View ArticleTV show cast imitates art at Tampa home
Emmy winning actor Martha Plimpton - who plays a no-nonsense housekeeper on the hit TV comedy 'Raising Hope'- got her hands dirty at a Tampa home this week, doing laundry and scrubbing the family's tub.
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