Rockledge High students take over role as teachers
Students in Frank Luke's advanced algebra class don't goof off anymore. At least, not in a distracting way. The Rockledge High teacher turned the tables on his students recently by asking them to teach...
View ArticleFPL wants to build major gas pipeline in state
With utilities relying heavily on natural gas to fuel power plants, Florida Power & Light is pursuing a plan to add a major new pipeline that would stretch across hundreds of miles of the state....
View ArticleContractor-run air traffic towers raise questions in deadly Brevard crash
A federal report raises safety questions about private-companies that run air traffic control towers like the one at Melbourne International Airport
View ArticleWWII vets serve as grand marshals for Cocoa Beach parade
World War II veterans lead Christmas parade down State Road A1A in Cocoa Beach.
View ArticleGreeted by friends and family, a local hero returns home
Pressing his palms against a terminal window, Gavin Givens shrieked when he spotted Delta Flight 2213 taxiing toward the gate.
View ArticleFire torches home near Cocoa
Officials have estimated total damages at $300,000 after a house caught fire Saturday west of City Point, near Cocoa.
View ArticleSmoke evacuates animal shelter in Melbourne
Workers evacuated Brevard County's south animal shelter Sunday.
View ArticleTitusville links water, storm bills
Failure to pay stormwater charges next year year could result in disconnection of water service for Titusville customers.
View ArticleShowtime, Florida: Circus rep moving here
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was once synonymous with Sarasota, its winter home for more than three decades. Now another Florida county hopes to establish a similarly long...
View ArticleWinning lotto ticket sold on Merritt Island
Is it you? Officials say a winning lotto ticket was sold on Merritt Island.
View ArticleBikes, Pineda: Bumps in road?
Bicyclists are concerned that measures to make Pineda Causeway safer might make it more dangerous.
View ArticleWhat you may have missed over the weekend
Holiday parades ... 'stand your ground' ... NFL players and DUI problems ... Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas? ... bicycle safety on Pineda
View ArticleCape Canaveral all set to spruce things up
Cape Canaveral leaders are embarking on $9.4 million in capital improvements this fiscal year.
View ArticleBon voyage tribute to Matheny's Port Canaveral work
Port Canaveral honors outgoing Commissioner Joe Matheny for 16 years of service
View ArticleChristmas in the workplace: Happy, er, Merry, uh ...
Where do you draw the line when it comes to displays with a Christmas or other religious theme on government property?
View ArticleGone fishin'? Snook season closes Dec. 15
Gone fishin'? The recreational harvest of snook will close in all Atlantic waters, including the inland waters of Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee River, beginning Dec. 15.
View ArticleEngineer gets hero's welcome home from Afghanistan
About 50 American Legion motorcyclists greeted an Army engineer Sunday when he returned home from Afghanistan at Melbourne International Airport.
View ArticleWilliam Dillon case featured on Discovery channel
One of Brevard County's most notorious cases -- the slaying of James Dvorak and the 27-year incarceration of William Dillon, who was later cleared of charges -- will air on "I Didn't Do It" on...
View ArticleJudge: Children in 'suicide pact' case will stay in foster care
A judge this afternoon ordered that two children whose parents allegedly made a suicide pact to kill themselves and the girls over the cost or success of medical care will stay in foster care.
View ArticleCrash blocking right southbound lane of I-95 near Pineda
Rescuers are responding to a crash on Interstate 95 that is blocking the right southbound lane of the highway near the exit for Pineda Causeway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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