Grading teachers' pluses and minuses
For the first time, a complicated statistical formula is being used in teacher evaluations to help determine how well they're doing their job.
View ArticleGalleries: Homecoming in Brevard
Check out the photos from the latest homecoming dances at Brevard County high schools. HOMECOMING GALLERIES: See them all
View ArticleBarge breaks loose from tether, washes ashore at Cape Canaveral
A large freight barge broke loose in rough seas and washed ashore a few blocks north of Cocoa Beach Pier, attracting camera-toting onlookers Sunday morning.
View ArticleLetters: Watch for sandhill cranes crossing roads
About a month ago, two of our beloved sandhill crane chicks were run over and killed in Palm Bay. Needless to say, those of us who cared for them and watched them grow from tiny yellow chicks into...
View ArticleTurkey artist brings the outdoors to watercolors
It's dawn at the Heart Island Conservation Area, not far from Barberville. Jim Turlington is leaning on the bed of a dull-green Ford pickup calling out to turkeys. He uses the box call first. To human...
View ArticleAgency, advocate share Brevard foster care success stories
Fostering hope: Brevard Family Partnership, filmmaker team to share success stories
View ArticleFreight vessel barges ashore north of Cocoa Beach Pier
A tugboat used a large green rope to pull a stranded freight barge from the beach Sunday afternoon in Avon-by-the-Sea.
View ArticleMan shot at apartment complex in south Melbourne
Police are searching for the person who shot a man in the abdomen near a south Melbourne apartment complex late Sunday.
View ArticleCops: Boy said mom drank 3 small bottles of wine before crash
Authorities said Saturday that an 11-year-old boy told Florida Highway Patrol troopers that his mother drank three small bottles of wine before crashing her car.
View ArticleBale of pot washes up on beach in Indialantic
Indialantic police are investigating the discovery of a 20-pound bale of marijuana that washed ashore just before sunrise.
View ArticleDeputy slaying suspect's 2011 release under investigation
Sheriff's officials say investigation of deputy shooting suspect's mistaken release last year remains under investigation.
View ArticleMillions soar as 'Fearless Felix' jumps from edge of space
Felix Baumgartner stood alone at the edge of space, poised in the open doorway of a capsule suspended above Earth and wondering if he would make it back alive. Twenty-four miles below him, millions of...
View ArticleBrevard group spreads word about Afghan war's lone captive
When the Brevard chapter of Rolling Thunder began publicizing the plight of the only prisoner of war in Afghanistan the organization found that 80 to 85 percent of the public did not recognize the name...
View ArticleNaked woman nabbed near Rockledge High School
A woman spotted walking naked across from Rockledge High School and near traffic is back in medical custody after apparently sneaking out of a nearby hospital, police report.
View ArticleMan jailed after shots fired, helicopter chase in Cocoa
A 19-year-old man was jailed without bond today after Cocoa police said he fired several shots on a residential street late Sunday.
View ArticlePrescribed fire planned for Wickham Park on Wednesday
A 40-acre prescribed fire within Wickham Park in Melbourne is planned for Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
View ArticleMore pot washes ashore on Brevard County beaches
More pot washed ashore today after the first bale was found in Indialantic.
View ArticleFlorida pushing for new license plates to help catch toll violators
The state highway safety agency is pushing for a new license plate that's easier for cameras to read to save money on lost tolls and fines.
View ArticleBig blue eye found on Florida beach likely from swordfish
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission released results from a necropsy showing that the giant blue eyeball that washed ashore in South Florida earlier this week was likely from a...
View ArticleLet us know: Do you have a mixed-marriage, politically speaking?
Do you have a mixed-marriage, politically speaking?
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