Space Coast residents, world cheer on new Pope Francis
The selection of the 76-year-old Pope Francis brought immediate reaction from Catholics across the Space Coast, where the church has 65,000 followers and 14 parishes.
View ArticleGoodwill, city of Melbourne to host job fair on Friday
Goodwill Industries and the city of Melbourne are hosting a 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. job fair on Friday at the Grant Street Community Center, 2547 Grant St. in Melbourne.
View ArticleProgram seeks recruits to speak for kids
Local Guardian ad Litem program seeks more voices for children
View ArticlePolice continue probe of reported gunshots at Melbourne apartments
Melbourne police continue to investigate a report of shots fired that left one woman injured late Wednesday.
View ArticleThe News in :90 | Cruise problems, Space Florida, Brevard population
News in :90 is FLORIDA TODAY's news roundup report, giving you the day's top headlines.
View ArticleMCC, St. Joseph Catholic School win USA Weekend award
Melbourne Central Catholic and St. Joseph Catholic School have won the USA Weekend Make A Difference Day All-Star Award contest for helping former cross country-track coach Jason Whitworth and his family.
View ArticleKeiser University plans open house Saturday
Keiser University in Melbourne, 900 Babcock St., will hold a "spring fling" open house from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at its campus at 900 Babcock St., Melbourne.
View ArticleTPO executive director gets two-year extension
The Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization board Thursday approved a two-year contract extension for Executive Director Bob Kamm through September 2015.
View ArticleBrevard Commission discusses transportation impact fee
About 50 Realtors, homebuilders and other construction industry officials are in attendance this afternoon, as the Brevard County Commission begins discussion of whether to restore transportation...
View ArticleCarnival flies stranded Dream passengers home, cancels next cruise
Passengers from the Carnival Dream were heading to the airport Thursday instead of sailing home after an on board generator problem halted their trip in the latest maintenance headache for the world's...
View ArticleFWC says pelican deaths exceed 100 in Brevard
State wildlife officials now report more than 100 dead brown pelicans have died in Brevard County from Merritt Island to Melbourne in the past two months.
View ArticleMan arrested after threats at BCC Cocoa campus; lockdown lifted
Evening classes at Brevard Community College's Cocoa campus were cancelled Thursday after an overheard conversation prompted a lockdown and swift police response.
View ArticleVideo: Brush fire very close to homes in Cocoa
Watch as a brush fire burns near homes on Vanderbilt Lane in Cocoa on Thursday, March 14, 2013.
View ArticleBrevard officials authorize extension of impact fees moratorium
Brevard County commissioners decided today against reinstating impact fees on commercial and residential construction projects that Realtors and developers told them would put their industry back into...
View ArticleDuval lawyer central to case, officials say
One of the men who authorities say was at the center of a scam to use a veterans charity as a front for an illegal gambling operation worth nearly $300 million was a well-known attorney who once ran a...
View ArticleCarnival Sensation vacationers ready to sail, enjoy days
Passengers who boarded a Carnival ship at Port Canaveral on Thursday said their desire for a Bahamas vacation outweighed any concerns because of recent issues on cruise ships.
View ArticleWin will aid ALS, drive to inform
Melbourne Central Catholic and St. Joseph Catholic School have won the $10,000 USA Weekend Make A Difference Day All-Star Award contest.
View ArticlePortion of BCC evacuated after threat overheard
A 21-year-old man remains held today on a $500 bond at the Brevard County Jail Complex after police said he was overheard making threats that later prompted police to place Brevard Community College's...
View ArticlePelican deaths now exceed 100 in Brevard
State wildlife officials now report more than 100 brown pelicans have died in Brevard County from Merritt Island to Melbourne in the past two months.
View ArticleBrevard commission sidelines impact fees until 2014
Brevard County commissioners agreed Thursday to continue a moratorium on impact fees assessed on commercial and residential construction projects.
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