Clear the way for sea turtles on Brevard's beaches
Beach chairs can thwart leatherbacks and other sea turtles now beginning their annual nesting crawl up our shores.
View ArticlePatrick AFB pararescuer plans trek up Mount Everest
Air Force Reserve pararescueman Nick Gibson is on a military team that will climb Mount Everest, after the others climbed the world's six other highest peaks.
View ArticleSpaceX fired up after 2nd Dragon success
SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, completing a 23-day mission to the ISS.
View ArticleMan found floating in Indian River drowned accidentally
Police believe a man found floating in the Indian River on Sunday drowned accidentally.
View ArticleMan Tased during recent disturbance outside Melbourne International Airport
Police used a Taser to subdue a man who tried to flee after a fight in a rental car lot outside the Melbourne airport, reports show.
View ArticleMelbourne ordinance regulates fertilizer use
Tuesday night, the Melbourne City Council approved a lawn ordinance that bans fertilizer application during flood and storm watches and warnings.
View ArticleUpdate: Hundreds on hand for Canaveral Port Authority's meeting
The port's meeting room is packed to overflow with hundreds of people here for the school vote and a debate later this morning on the possible firing of port Chief Executive Officer Stan Payne.
View ArticleFeds study impact triathlon will have on wildlife at Merritt Island refuge
Federal wildlife officials are reviewing whether a bicycle race can take place May 5 in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
View ArticleWatch live: Canaveral Port Authority meeting
Port commissioners this morning will decide on a plan to provide $5 million to help keep three schools open for the next two years and may determine the fate of CEO Stan Payne. Live coverage is planned...
View ArticleCrews fight brush fire south of Sarno Rd. in Melbourne
Firefighters are working to contain a small brush fire south of Sarno Road in Melbourne.
View ArticlePort officials want more info before school-plan vote
Port commissioners this morning unanimously voted to seek more information before deciding on a plan to provide $5 million to help keep three schools open for the next two years.
View ArticleFormer Fla. GOP boss Jim Greer gets 18 months in prison
The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida was sentenced to one and a half years for stealing more than $125,000 in party funds.
View ArticleWest Melbourne girl heading to D.C. for National Spelling Bee
O-d-o-g-r-a-p-h. Merriam-Webster defines it as "an instrument for automatically plotting the course and distance traveled by a vehicle," but for Mary Horton, it means victory and a trip to Washington,...
View ArticlePort commissioners oust CEO Stan Payne; Deardoff announces resignation
Port commissioners voted to remove CEO Stan Payne from office, initially putting him on three months administrative leave. Also, Commissioner Bruce Deardoff plans to resign his port post.
View ArticleWinning Fantasy 5 ticket sold in Indian Harbour Beach
A winning lottery ticket worth $209,632.85 was sold at the Oceanview Shell gas station at 2094 Highway A1A in Indian Harbour Beach.
View ArticleParents ponder whether port money to Brevard schools will happen
Families and teachers distraught about the planned closings of three Brevard schools were cautiously optimistic as they entered today's Canaveral Port Authority meeting.
View ArticleFormer Florida GOP chair gets 18 months in prison
The former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida was sentenced Wednesday to one-and-a-half years in prison for stealing $125,000 in party funds, marking the fall of a man who once was one of the...
View ArticleGiveaway to put books in Melbourne kids' hands
From a biography of Martin Luther King Jr to 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - books will be given out Friday to children who might not have easy access to them.
View ArticleWest Melbourne girl wins spelling bee, will compete in nationals
Twelve-year-old Mary Horton, of West Melbourne, won the Orlando Sentinel's 54th annual Spelling Bee Wednesday, granting her the chance to represent Central Florida at the national competition in May.
View ArticleMarch on track to be one of the coldest ever in Brevard
Overnight lows that dipped below cold-temperature records in Brevard County are helping this month along the path to being one of the coldest ever.
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