Melbourne police in pursuit of suspect
Melbourne police are searching for a suspect who ran from an officer early this afternoon.
View ArticlePolice said to have suspect in mind in ricin case
A letter addressed to President Barack Obama is being checked for a 'suspicious substance,' a day after a letter addressed to a U.S. senator tested positive for poisonous ricin, the U.S. Secret Service...
View ArticleBCC board fires teacher who urged students to vote for Obama
An algebra instructor at Brevard Community College has been fired after an investigation by college officials found that she urged -- and forced in some cases -- students to sign pledge cards promising...
View ArticleCarnival plans $300 million in ship improvements
Carnival Cruise Lines is announcing a $300 million program to add emergency generators, upgrade fire safety and improve engine rooms on all 24 of its ships.
View ArticleThe News in :90 | Wild chase, memorial run
News in :90 is FLORIDA TODAY's news roundup report, giving you the day's top headlines.
View ArticleBCSO beefs up patrols in Suntree, Viera after burglary increase
More Brevard County deputies are patrolling the Suntree and Viera areas after an increase in home burglaries officials say may be connected to a crime ring in southeast Florida.
View ArticlePort officials turn down proposal to donate $3.2M to save schools
Port commissioners this afternoon turned down a proposal to donate $3.2 million to keep two local elementary schools from closing.
View ArticleUPDATE: More than 400 remain without power in Rockledge
FPL officials say just more than 400 people in Rockledge remain without power after an earlier outage that affected more than 1,300 customers.
View ArticleHMA changes leadership at Wuesthoff Health Systems
Wuesthoff Health System reorganized the top management of its Brevard County hospitals on Tuesday, including removing chief executive officer Steve Patonai, in what it called a cost-cutting move.
View ArticleHospital CEO loses his job
Wuesthoff reorganizes top hospitals leadership, including removal of the current chief executive officer, in cost-cutting move.
View ArticleGun-control amendments rejected; see how Florida's senators voted
The Senate rejected seven gun-control amendments Wednesday. Although some won a majority, each needed 60 votes to pass. Here's how Florida's senators - Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio -...
View ArticleCocoa Beach wants to fine tune beach regulations
Tonight, the Cocoa Beach City Commission will give first reading to a trio of tweaks of the March 2012 beach ranger ordinance.
View ArticlePort Canaveral rejects new plan to aid schools
Canaveral Port Authority votes against proposal to use donation of port money to keep two school open
View ArticlePort Canaveral claims $2 billion in local economic impact
The port is a powerful economic engine for the Space Coast. But just how powerful was quantified Wednesday, when a hired consultant's report showed that the port is responsible for generating nearly $2...
View ArticleOfficials reopen stretch of I-95 in south Brevard
FHP has reopened a 17-mile stretch of I-95 south of Palm Bay after determining that smoky conditions have cleared enough for safe travel.
View ArticleImage leads to hunt for Boston bombing suspect
The painstaking work to identify a bombing suspect from reams of Boston Marathon footage yielded a possible breakthrough as investigators focused on a man seen dropping off a bag, and then walking away...
View ArticleDeadly fertilizer plant blast levels part of Texas town
Rescue workers searched rubble early Thursday for survivors of a fertilizer plant explosion in a small Texas town that killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others. The blast left the...
View ArticlePort Canaveral-based Carnival Ecstasy hit by 12-minute power outage
A 12-minute power outage was reported aboard the 2,056-passenger Carnival Ecstasy late Wednesday while it was sailing off the Florida coast.
View ArticleThe News in :90 | Port activity, Flutie visit, crime spree
News in :90 is FLORIDA TODAY's news roundup report, giving you the day's top headlines.
View ArticleFlorida lawmakers send letter to Obama on oil and gas airguns
A group of 13 Florida lawmakers sent a letter to President Barack Obama this week urging him to stop proposed seismic airgun testing in the Atlantic Ocean.
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