Insurance rates climb despite hurricane dry spell
It's been nearly eight years since Hurricane Wilma raked the southern end of Florida and caused billions in damages, the last of eight hurricanes to hit the state in 2004 and 2005.
View ArticleSen. McCain slips into Syria, meets with rebels
Sen. John McCain, a proponent of arming Syrian rebels, quietly slipped into Syria for a meeting with anti-government fighters Monday.
View Article11-year-old bitten by shark off Central Florida
An 11-year-old boy needed stitches after being bitten on his foot by a shark in the waters off Central Florida.
View ArticleCarnival Dream crew helps rescue stranded boaters
The crew of a Port Canaveral-based cruise ship helped rescue two stranded boaters east of Sebastian Inlet on Sunday.
View ArticleMelbourne boil-water alert lifted
Melbourne officials have lifted a precautionary boil-water alert across a sizable portion of the city.
View ArticleRemembrance service to be held in Rockledge tonight
Family members and friends will pay tribute to loved ones lost to homicide and other causes tonight during a special memorial balloon release.
View ArticleNews in 90 Seconds: Soyuz launch, shark bite, 108th birthday
A NASA astronaut will be heading to the ISS aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket, a boy is bitten by a shark just north of Brevard County, and a Cocoa woman turns 108 on Thursday.
View ArticleJudge refuses to delay trial in Trayvon Martin killing
A judge Tuesday refused to delay the June 10 trial of George Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder in the February 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
View ArticleAll ages reflect on war's ultimate price during Memorial Day
Hundreds attended parades, ceremonies and memorials, and a uniformed man stood at attention under a sign that bears the name of a Marine from Brevard who was killed in Iraq.
View ArticleBlack Rose event affirms victims of sex abuse in military
One by one, the names of victims of sexual assault in the military were called out as a black rose for each one was laid in cluster Monday afternoon at the foot of a monument at the Brevard Veterans...
View ArticleCruisers describe fear as fire raged on Royal Caribbean ship
Passengers on the Royal Caribbean ship that caught fire Monday off the coast of Florida are describing a scary, middle-of-the-night ordeal.
View ArticleManatee Elementary School takes the lead in Facebook voting contest
A Viera elementary school teacher is a finalist in a national science-education competition created to recognize outstanding science teachers.
View ArticleCape Canaveral leaders had tips on thefts from festival
Cape Canaveral officials were warned three times that Leisure Services Director Robert Lefever may have mishandled Friday Fest funds before they notified law enforcement.
View ArticleSurvivors release balloons, emotional baggage
About 50 people gathered under a pavilion at Provost Park near the intersection of King Street and Fiske Boulevard to remember victims of homicide by releasing about four dozen balloons, most tagged...
View ArticleAir Force sergeant makes Memorial personal by honoring fallen Marine
An Air Force staff sergeant's four-hour vigil at the sign honoring a fallen Marine reminds about the true meaning of Memorial Day.
View ArticleBrevard Zoo euthanizes female cheetah
Brevard Zoo had to euthanize one of its cheetahs last week.
View ArticleFlorida's texting-while-driving ban is law
Gov. Rick Scott signed a statewide ban on texting while driving into law Tuesday, making Florida the 41st state to enact a texting-while-driving ban for all drivers.
View ArticleBalloon event helps families release grief
About 50 people gathered under a pavilion at Provost Park near the intersection of King Street and Fiske Boulevard to remember victims of homicide by releasing about four dozen balloons, most tagged...
View ArticleBrevard considers stadium options if Nationals leave town
With the Washington Nationals expected to move spring training out of Viera, Brevard County faces decisions about what to do with Space Coast Stadium.
View ArticleZimmerman trial still on schedule for June
Attorneys won't be able to mention Trayvon Martin's drug use, suspension from school and past fighting during opening statements in the trial for the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot the...
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