Portable toilet accident briefly clogs northbound I-95
Cocoa-area drivers should watch for debris on the road when traveling on Interstate 95 northbound.
View ArticleFWC announces python-catching contest
Wildlife officials hope a competition will help raise awareness about Burmese pythons and get them out of public lands in South Florida.
View ArticleDad charged after driverless boat carrying girl, 4, crashes into yard
Indian Harbour Beach police said an intoxicated Satellite Beach man crashed his 19-foot center console boat into a dock on the west side of Grand Canal and fell out. The boat then turned -- with the...
View ArticlePolice search for gun-firing suspect in Cocoa break-in
Cocoa police and Brevard Sheriff's deputies are searching for a suspect who broke into a home and fired a gunshot before fleeing this afternoon.
View ArticleDisney's new Fantasyland opens
Disney World's new Fantasyland is the largest expansion project in the park's 41-year history.
View ArticleSatellite Beach police chief to oversee City Hall ops
Satellite Beach Police Chief Jeff Pearson will now oversee City Hall operations until a permanent city manager is hired.
View ArticleQuick action helps lost Brevard man get home safely
Something didn't seem right to Stacey Kile when an older man walked into her West Melbourne store and said he was lost.
View ArticleFire balloon explodes, rockets shoot into crowd
A fire balloon exploded when it failed to take flight and sent rockets shooting into a crowd in Taunggyi, Myanmar.
View ArticleBrevard commission loosens restrictions on residential chickens
County commissioners decided tonight to loosen restrictions on the raising of chickens in residential neighborhoods.
View ArticleReaching Out: Burks enjoy giving locally, in creative spirit
It's no surprise the Burks have been staunch supporters of FLORIDA TODAY's Reaching out Holiday Fund since its inception.
View ArticleMuseum names Jeb Bush as leader
Jeb Bush on Thursday was named the next chairman of the Philadelphia museum, a job former President George H.W. Bush held from 2007-2008. Another former president, Bill Clinton, has held the post the...
View ArticleFlorida revises its evaluation report on teachers
Florida Department of Education revised its state report on teacher evaluations Thursday, citing duplication errors.
View ArticleScott reappoints lawyer to panel
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has reappointed Alan Landman, a Melbourne lawyer and chair of the Brevard Community College Board of Trustees, to the 18th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.
View ArticleBrevard loosens rules on backyard chickens
Chicken ownership becomes less restrictive in residential neighborhoods in unincorporated Brevard
View ArticleEx-teacher in Tampa area appeals probation in sex case
A former Tampa teacher convicted of having sex with a student wants the Florida Supreme Court to take her off probation.
View ArticleState Farm agents donate $2,500 to BCSO teen driver program
Brevard County State Farm insurance agents have donated $2,500 to benefit the Sheriff's Office's teen driver education programs.
View ArticlePalm Bay police land new, faster DNA analysis equipment
Palm Bay police have obtained new equipment that could generate DNA results in criminal cases in less than two hours -- a development that could change the way crime scene investigations and even...
View Article'Skullduggery' prompts Satellite Beach Council member to quit
Satellite Beach's interim city manager Ayn Samuelson was replaced with another interim leader early Thursday - and Councilman Gregg Billman resigned in protest afterward.
View ArticleWitnesses to infamy: Brevard residents recall horrors of Pearl Harbor attack
Hawai native Katherine Hall was working her first job, at the Honolulu Advertiser, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
View ArticleBritish hospital: Nurse involved in Princess Kate hoax call dies
King Edward VII hospital says a nurse involved in a prank telephone call to elicit information about the Duchess of Cambridge has died.
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