Family left homeless after fire destroys Rockledge house
A family was left homeless today after their Rockledge home was damaged in a fire.
View ArticleUpdates from tonight's Brevard School Board meeting
A presentation on school closures was taken off of Tuesday's nights Brevard School Board agenda, and instead Superintendent Brian Binggeli discussed recent district financial awards and ratings and its...
View ArticleTitusville awards awards contract for walking, cycling trail
The city awarded P&S Paving Inc. of Daytona Beach a $759,200 contract Tuesday to design and build a 1.5-mille portion of the East Central Florida Regional Rail Trail Project for pedestrians and...
View ArticleTitusville supports resolution for airport control tower funding
The city council unanimously supported a resolution urging the state Legislature to provide funding for the uninterrupted operation of the air traffic control tower at Space Coast Regional Airport.
View ArticleBaird's tapir born at Brevard Zoo
Born on April 2, a Baird's tapir is now part of the Brevard Zoo family.
View ArticlePanel: Focus college aid on older students
A panel of experts on higher-education finance is recommending that the federal government restructure its popular Pell Grant program to better meet the needs and goals of a growing population of...
View ArticleSchool Board doubts Deardoff's new try
Port Commissioner Bruce Deardoff said he is not giving up on his proposal to use $5million in port money to help keep three local schools open, but some Brevard School Board members on Tuesday...
View ArticleDolphin deaths add to mystery in Indian River Lagoon
Now bottlenose dolphin may be experiencing an unusual death rate in the Indian River Lagoon, adding to the manatee and pelican deaths that have scientists baffled.
View ArticleGambling parlors spent widely on state politics
Strip-mall parlors with slot-like computer games such as those targeted in a state racketeering and conspiracy investigation have contributed about $100,000 over the past four years to local candidates...
View ArticleSupreme Court, Brevard appraiser at odds over convict's tax break
Florida's Supreme Court disagrees with Brevard Property Appraiser Dana Blickley's assertion that an imprisoned felon should lose rights to his property tax homestead exemption.
View ArticleFire wrecks restored house in Rockledge
The seven members of the Ross family were left homeless after a fire destroyed their wood frame house Tuesday on Woodsmere Parkway in Rockledge.
View ArticleObama sends Congress $3.77 trillion spending plan
President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.77 trillion spending blueprint that seeks to tame runaway deficits by raising taxes further on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs but has...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts man accused in Cocoa woman's death
The man accused of beating an 80-year-old widow to death and nearly killing another man was formally indicted by a Brevard County grand jury Tuesday.
View ArticleSatellite Beach man claims fear led to slaying over loud music
A Satellite Beach man accused of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 17-year-old in Jacksonville, an incident that police said followed an argument over loud music coming from the teen's...
View ArticlePepperidge Farm weighs in on 'divine' Goldfish cracker
Pepperidge Farm has weighed in: They don't know what caused the unusual markings on a Goldfish cracker a Melbourne woman says is a sign from God.
View ArticleThe News in :90 | Prisoner exemption, teen's death, new baby
News in :90 is FLORIDA TODAY's news roundup report, giving you the day's top headlines.
View ArticleHurricane researchers predict above-average year for storms
A Colorado State University hurricane research team predicts that above-average hurricane season primarily because of a warming tropical Atlantic and no help from an El NiƱo.
View ArticleMelbourne police investigate possible drive-by shooting
Melbourne police are investigating a Tuesday afternoon shooting in which one man was wounded while working on a car in his driveway.
View ArticleInvestigators think electrical problem sparked Rockledge house fire
Investigators suspect an electrical issue caused a fire that destroyed a Rockledge home on Tuesday.
View ArticleSequestration puts tech sergeant's singing debut with Tops in Blue on hold
Altrameise Myers will have to wait a few months before she can make her singing debut with Tops in Blue.
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