Patrick AFB declares war on rats, mice in office building
Patrick Air Force Base is working to rid a building of rats after workers complained about an infestation.
View ArticleEx-Fla. GOP boss Jim Greer claims embarrassing party secrets
In a deposition Jim Greer gave as part of his lawsuit against the party, Greer portrays himself as a victim of a conspiracy against him while painting a picture of a party in turmoil that's marred by...
View ArticlePalm Bay man charged with robbery after attack at convenience store
A 19-year-old Palm Bay man was jailed after police said he and another person choked and robbed a man as he attempted to walk into a convenience store.
View ArticleWheelchair-bound woman knocked into ditch by vehicle in Palm Bay
A woman in a wheelchair was airlifted to Holmes Regional Medical Center this morning after being struck by a vehicle and knocked into a ditch on Malabar Road.
View ArticleMichael Corby, deputy Cocoa fire chief, dies at 51
Cocoa Fire Department deputy fire chief Michael Corby died Wednesday, according to city officials.
View ArticleSatellite Beach cops are tops on two wheels
Satellite Beach Police Department's two-officer motorcycle patrol unit took the top spot at a recent statewide challenge for the unit's efforts to reduce crashes in the beachside city.
View ArticleIs Florida holding your unclaimed cash?
Florida returned a record $211 million in unclaimed cash and property to rightful owners during the last budget year.
View ArticleCitizens board approves 8.8% insurance rate hike
The governing board of Florida's insurer of last resort has approved an 8.8 percent rate increase for most homeowner policyholders beginning next year.
View ArticleHospital officials: 2 injured in Merritt Island motorcycle wreck improving
Two motorcycle riders injured in an early Thursday crash remain hospitalized but their conditions are improving, health officials said.
View ArticleOfficials ponder mixed-use zoning plan on Melbourne Beach's Ocean Ave.
The Melbourne Beach Planning and Zoning Board is discussing mixed-use zoning along Ocean Avenue.
View ArticleFla. Lt. Gov. apologizes for remark about lesbians
Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll apologized Thursday for offending lesbians when she said black women who engage in those relationships don't look like her.
View ArticleCocoa wins $150K grant home-rehab program
Cocoa has won a $150,000 grant this month from the Residential Retrofit Program offered by the Florida Division of Emergency Management to upgrade residences to reduce damage from storms and wind.
View ArticleSoldier lived life to his fullest, twin says
Army Spec. Justin Horsley, who was killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan, was an athlete at Bayside High and likely was the first graduate from the school to die in combat.
View ArticleZimmerman's parents solicit living expenses
A new website, allegedly launched by the parents of Trayvon Martin's shooter George Zimmerman, is soliciting donations to aide in the couple's living expenses.
View ArticleMalabar masseuse sentenced
A Malabar masseuse on Friday pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 22 years in prison for fatally shooting a former police officer and cutting of his limbs, leaving his torso...
View ArticleCalendar of Brevard religious events
Different faith-related events on the Space Coast.
View ArticleCourt resets penalty to life sentence
A Brevard County judge changed Robert Shannon Walker's sentence from death to life in prison on Friday after a Supreme Court ruling that found Walker's attorneys made errors in the 2004 trial that led...
View ArticleTroubling tree confounds beachside man
The Brevard County Commission said it cannot get involved in a South Beaches backyard tree controversy.
View ArticleEPA launches chemical cleanup in West Melbourne
Federal environmental officials plan to clean up thousands of containers of hazardous chemicals left in abandoned tractor trailers off John Rodes Bouleverd.
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