First defendant sentenced in FAMU hazing death
The first of a dozen defendants to be sentenced in last year's hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major avoided jail time when he received his punishment Monday, but he will spend more than two...
View ArticleCocoa votes on banning saggy pants tonight
Cocoa could pass an ordinance to prohibit saggy pants that expose too much underwear or flesh.
View ArticleDozens of Brevard absentee ballots get rejected
Signature issues disqualify dozens of absentee ballots
View ArticleState begins investigation into fishy letters sent to Brevard voters
Florida's secretary of state has begun an investigation of alleged voter fraud, which was first discovered in Brevard County and now has spread to 14 other Florida counties.
View ArticleSatellite Beach seeks permanent city manager
Sixty-six candidates are vying to replace Michael Crotty as Satellite Beach's permanent city manager.
View ArticleTraffic stop in Palm Bay yields pot, bogus $100 bills
A traffic stop and the smell of marijuana led officers to discover 10 counterfeit $100 bills tucked inside the console of a Pontiac Grand Prix, according to Palm Bay police reports.
View ArticleCrews extinguish brush fire in Palm Bay
Palm Bay Fire Rescue crews quickly put out a brush fire that burned through a vacant lot earlier today.
View ArticleTell us: How spooky is your home for Halloween?
Is your house, or one you visit every year, a haunted horror come Halloween?
View ArticleCounty moves to tighten cell tower application process
The Brevard County Commission this morning approved a plan that could lead to stricter regulation of applications for new cellular phone towers.
View ArticleTropical Storm Sandy expected to bring big waves, erosion to Brevard
Tropical Storm Sandy could bring strong winds, high waves and beach erosion to Brevard County's 72-mile shoreline later this week as it passes several hundred miles off the Florida coast.
View ArticlePilot error causes crash at Merritt Island airport
A Cessna 117 RG went off the runway at Merritt Island Airport at about 11:40 a.m. The 60-year-old male pilot of the rented single-engine plane walked away from the crash uninjured, according to Lt....
View ArticlePineda Causeway reopens after spill
Crews have cleaned up a spill that previously closed a lane on the Pineda Causeway.
View ArticleSewer work to close lanes of U.S. 1 in Melbourne
Two lanes of U.S. 1 in Melbourne will be closed overnight for two separate sewer projects.
View ArticleBill Nye Q&A: Algebra is magical, physics teachers should be paid more
Bill Nye says algebra is magical and physics teachers should be paid like software engineers.
View ArticleHeritage High band director on leave during investigation
The Heritage High band director is on paid leave while Brevard school officials investigate allegations that he harassed students, including making comments that at times turned sexual.
View ArticleCocoa council passes ordinance banning saggy pants
The city council passed a saggy pants ordinance Tuesday night, but put off enforcement until Jan. 1.
View ArticleBondi: Mortgage fraud settlement not for raises
Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that money the state gets from a national mortgage-fraud settlement will go to consumers, not to pay raises for state employees as one lawmaker has suggested.
View ArticleCocoa cracks down on saggy pants; enforcement begins in January
The city council passed a saggy-pants ordinance Tuesday night, but put off enforcement until Jan. 1. The ordinance will ban pants or skirts that expose underwear or skin more than 3 inches below the...
View ArticleBrevard wants better plan for cell-phone tower construction
Brevard County commissioners want to better coordinate the process of building telecommunications towers in the county.
View ArticleBill Nye 'The Science Guy' challenges FIT students to change the world
Growing up, Bill Nye "The Science Guy" recalled visiting beaches in Delaware so polluted that he needed gasoline to get the tar off the bottom of his feet.
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