Palm Bay bicyclist arrested on pot charges
Police say a 19-year-old Palm Bay bicyclist was jailed after a container of marijuana fell out of his pocket during a traffic stop for riding without safety lights.
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View ArticleMan's encounter with school bus driver prompts Melbourne police patrols
Melbourne police will step up patrols near the Melbourne Square Mall after a Brevard County School District bus driver reported that a man in a security uniform walked up to a bus stop and told her he...
View ArticleWoman chases purse snatcher through streets of Palm Bay
A woman putting away groceries led a car chase through the streets of Palm Bay after a man bumped into her with a shopping cart and snatched her purse late Wednesday.
View ArticleOrganizers won't give up on Playalinda surf fest idea
Canaveral National Seashore officials wiped out plans for a November surf festival at Playalinda Beach, but the organizers don't want to take no for an answer.
View ArticleGoodwill seeking donations
Goodwill officials urged residents to donate clothes and other items to replenish the organization's North Wickham Road thrift store, which had to be cleared of all 30,000 garments after a Sept. 5...
View ArticleMilitary, county practice hazardous response techniques
Surrounded by onlookers, three figures in florescent-colored "moon suits" communicate with each other through barely audible words, the heat in their suits visible as the steam fogs their facemasks.
View ArticleFlorida Outdoor Writers Assoc. comes to Brevard for conference
They will be fishing, target-shooting, kayaking, bird-watching and taking nature tours while they're in North Brevard County this week.
View ArticlePolice: Man who impersonated cop, punched driver in Melbourne Beach arrested
Sheriff's deputies said a man posed as a federal agent when he stopped two vehicles and held the drivers at gunpoint in Melbourne Beach.
View ArticleUnited Way of Brevard hosts campaign kickoff gala
The United Way of Brevard kicked off its 2012 fundraising campaign with a backdrop of Port Canaveral's new Cruise Terminal 6 and a "Wizard of Oz" theme.
View ArticleFlorida gator attack victim sports bionic hand
Fred Langdale, the Moore Haven 17-year-old who lost part of his right arm to an alligator attack in July, was recently fitted for the latest version of a bionic hand.
View ArticleEcotour firms hope to reel in good reviews
Space Coast tourism industry hopes for big dividends from this week outdoor writers' conference in North Brevard
View ArticleUnited Way campaign sets sail in Brevard
The United Way of Brevard kicked off its 2012 fundraising campaign with a backdrop of Port Canaveral's new Cruise Terminal 6 and a 'Wizard of Oz' theme.
View ArticleBrevard Veterans Court offers troubled vets a better path
Veterans court, which seeks treatment rather that jail sentences for veterans accused of certain crimes, has its first graduate since the program started in Brevard County.
View ArticleExodus of Brevard city managers out of the ordinary
Longtime City Hall leaders in Satellite Beach, Rockledge, Cocoa Beach, Cocoa and Melbourne have announced retirement plans this past year.
View ArticleWreck near Mims on I-95 leaves one dead
A 58-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle traffic crash in Mims.
View ArticlePark officials wipe out Playalinda surf festival
Canaveral National Seashore denies permit to have surfing festival at Playalinda Beach.
View ArticleEx-Merritt Island attorney starts 180-day jail sentence
A former Merritt Island attorney was taken into custody this morning to start serving a 180-day jail sentence after a court found him guilty of stealing more than $300,000 from his clients.
View ArticleSites across Brevard plan prescription take-back event Sept. 29
At least seven sites in Brevard County will collect unused prescription and over the counter medications as part of a national drug take-back initiative on Sept. 29.
View ArticlePort chief gently lobbies Carnival for more ships
Amid the festivities of the United Way of Brevard's 2012 campaign kickoff event Thursday night, a subplot was unfolding during the speaker remarks following the dinner at Port Canaveral's new Cruise...
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