Mother says woman found after 11 years in Florida is OK
A woman who surfaced 11 years after disappearing and leaving behind her young children is doing OK but 'had a real traumatic time,' her mother said Thursday.
View ArticleBrevard County standing up to bullying behavior
Community activists, leaders band together to make Brevard County a 'no-bullying zone.'
View ArticleNews in :90 Seconds: Bank robbery, rain today, Saturday
On today's News in :90 Seconds: police say a man robbed a Satellite Beach bank to pay for a Disney cruise, a woman was attacked in Indian Harbour Beach and look for rain today and Saturday.
View ArticleDeputy shooting suspect appears in court today
Andria Kerchner, who is accused in the 2012 killing of Deputy Barbara Pill, made an appearance in court today.
View ArticleCocoa Beach kidney walk postponed
Thanks to a wet and rainy weekend forecast, the 2013 Footprints in the Sand kidney walk in Cocoa Beach was rescheduled for June 1.
View ArticlePolice clear lockdown at FAA; nothing hazardous found
An earlier lockdown at Florida Air Academy in Melbourne has been lifted after a HAZMAT team determined there was nothing dangerous about a suspicious substance on an envelope sent to a staffer.
View ArticleRoads open: Semi dropped hefty weights on N. Courtenay
Southbound lanes of North Courtenay Parkway on Merritt Island were closed temporarily at Merritt Avenue after a semi dropped hefty weights.
View ArticleMan attacks, tries to kidnap jogger in Indian Harbour Beach
Police are asking for help to find a man who attacked and tried to kidnap a woman jogging in Gleason Park in Indian Harbour Beach on Wednesday.
View ArticleTraffic resumes on southbound I-95 after multiple crashes
Poor visibility during a heavy rain storm Friday caused a chain of five crashes involving 12 cars on southbound Interstate 95 near Rockledge, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
View ArticleLegislature gives Florida sales-tax holiday
The back-to-school sales tax holiday will likely be back this summer and will include personal computers.
View ArticleSpace Coast religion calendar
Church anniversary: St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church, 414 Pine St., Titusville, will mark its 125th anniversary with a marriage vow celebration and street fair from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today. An ice cream...
View ArticleBudget sails, health-care plan fails
Lawmakers ended their 60-day session Friday, waiting until the final hour to pass a $74.5 million budget and then leaving town without passing a bill to extend health care coverage to 1.1 million...
View ArticleFish populations continue to rebound, scientists say
Fish populations off America's coasts continued to rebound last year, a trend government officials attribute largely to widening catch limits and other scientific management methods.
View ArticlePalm Bay man charged in home-sales scam
A Palm Bay man was arrested Friday for allegedly defrauding several people out of deposits in a home-sale scheme.
View ArticleBogart fans flock to Keys for film festival
Several thousand fans of Humphrey Bogart are in the Florida Keys through Sunday to celebrate the legendary actor's cinematic accomplishments.
View ArticleCape Canaveral time capsule filling up fast
A time capsule's lid will be sealed shut May 16 as part of Cape Canaveral's 50th anniversary festivities.
View ArticleViera High rallies around Taylor Swift fan
Viera High students have started a social media effort to bring one special needs classmate's favorite celeb to Brevard, an effort that has taken off and become top on Twitter in the past two days.
View ArticleSolar plane heads east on cross-country trip
A solar-powered airplane left California on Friday for the first leg of a planned cross-country trip that its co-pilot described as a 'milestone' in aviation history.
View ArticleDry lightning is May's big wildfire threat
Forecasters expect an above average fire season as warmer than usual temperatures and below normal rain will emerge in late spring and early summer. As we enter May, lightning strikes can spark fires.
View ArticleFifteen couples renew wedding vows
Fifteen couples returned to Saint Gabriel's Episcopal Church to renew their wedding vows Saturday as the church looks forward to its next 125 years.
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