Palm Bay firefighters face exploding propane tanks during house fire
Cleaning chemicals on a garage shelf likely sparked a blaze early Sunday morning in Palm Bay - and firefighters faced exploding propane tanks when they arrived on scene.
View ArticleTwo F-15 Eagles intercept small aircraft over Titusville
Two F-15 Eagle fighters intercepted a small plane Saturday afternoon over Titusville because the pilot remained out of communication with air-traffic controllers, federal officials reported.
View ArticleWinning Fantasy 5 ticket sold in Cocoa Beach
A winning $134,217 "Fantasy 5" ticket was sold in Cocoa Beach, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.
View ArticlePalm Bay, shuttered bowling alley owner settle
Palm Bay settles lawsuit over a former Port Malabar Boulevard bowling alley.
View ArticleBrevard, Indian River area gives $6 million-plus
Floridians who say they're sick of constant campaign ads, mailings and phone calls soliciting votes have partly themselves to blame.
View ArticlePumped-up crowds celebrate Puerto Rican pride
Sunday afternoon, about 45 groups participated in Brevard County's 16th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Palm Bay.
View ArticleRaceTrac suit fuels issue vs. Cocoa Beach
Earlier this month, Cocoa Beach City Attorney Skip Fowler filed a 42-page response to RaceTrac's zoning lawsuit.
View ArticleOne for the books: Friends reach 50th
Friends of the Cocoa Beach Library, which touts itself as the city's largest civic organization, debuted 50 years ago.
View ArticleMissing Florida girl trial begins more than decade later
More than a decade after foster child Rilya Wilson's disappearance shook up the state's child welfare system, the caregiver accused of killing the girl is finally set to go on trial in a highly...
View ArticleCold, new storm add to post-Sandy misery
Shivering victims of Superstorm Sandy went to church Sunday to pray for deliverance as cold weather settling in across the New York metropolitan region - and another powerful storm forecast for the...
View ArticleNeil Armstrong's Corvette gets a makeover
A Merritt Island man is restoring former NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong's 1967 Corvette Sting Ray.
View ArticleBCSO on lookout for Mims liquor store robber
Brevard County Sheriff's deputies continue to search this morning for a man who robbed a liquor store at gunpoint in Mims on Sunday.
View ArticleJC Penney confirms Titusville store to close next year
JC Penney has told its employees in Titusville the retailer plans to close its store at the Miracle City Mall early next year.
View ArticleNo injuries reported after west Cocoa home burns
Brevard County Fire-Rescue crews responded to a fire this morning that burned through Brevard County fire inspectors are investigating a fast-moving blaze that gutted a vacant mobile home in West Cooca...
View ArticleProsecutors to seek death penalty for man accused in Titusville shootings
Prosecutors have filed a notice that they will seek the death penalty in the case against a man accused of shooting three people, killing two, in a Titusville neighborhood on Labor Day.
View ArticleBoy hit by car in Cocoa airlifted to Orlando hospital
A 5-or-6 year old boy is being airlifted to an Orlando hospital after police say he was hit by a car in a parking lot in Cocoa.
View ArticleMelbourne airport authority considers deal with new carrier
A new start-up airline may land at Melbourne International Airport, offering regularly scheduled services to yet-to-be announced destinations.
View ArticleRaceTrac will drop Cocoa Beach lawsuit, lawyer says
Monday, a RaceTrac lawyer drafted paperwork that should end its lawsuit against the city of Cocoa Beach.
View ArticleScott touts new Florida education plan
Gov. Rick Scott continued his push Monday for changes to how schools operate, saying education is the key to a robust economy.
View ArticleNew storm could multiply the misery for Sandy victims
A storm that is forecast to roar up the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday and Thursday will bring heavy rain and winds, causing more coastal flooding to a region still suffering from Superstorm Sandy.
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