Reaching Out: Transplant enjoys helping kids
Guardian ad-litem volunteer helps kids with Reaching Out Fund, too.
View ArticleNRA: Gun-free schools are targets and need guards
National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre said Friday that such school shootings as the one in Connecticut can only be prevented in the future if schools have armed security guards, just as the...
View ArticleCold weather shelters open again Saturday to Brevard's homeless
Four cold-weather shelters targeted for the homeless will be open from 5 p.m. today to 6 a.m. Sunday, as temperatures are expected to drop to the low- to mid-30s overnight.
View ArticleCaptured in Ecuador, fugitive on way back to Brevard
A fugitive from Brevard County who skipped bond for grand theft charges was captured in Ecuador and brought back to the U.S. after evading authorities for over a year.
View ArticleStill time to dodge the cliff, Obama, Boehner say
With Congress in gridlock and stocks taking a fall, President Barack Obama issued a stern summons to lawmakers Friday to pass legislation to prevent year-end fiscal cliff tax increases on millions and...
View ArticleBrevard school board stays course on budget cuts
School Board keeps the proposed budget cuts on the table.
View ArticleOld-time faith gets a new look
Church membership rolls on the Space Coast show shrinking numbers for Roman Catholics and other Christian denominations as national polls show more people are becoming 'unaffiliated' with faith movements.
View ArticleHomeless who passed away gone, not forgotten
Daily Bread soup kitchen and service center near downtown Melbourne remembers 59 clients who died this year during a Homeless Persons' Memorial Day event.
View ArticleToddler falls from cruise ship departing Port Canaveral
A 14-month-old boy from India was airlifted Friday night to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando after falling from a deck of the Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas, a ship that had left...
View ArticleTop stories of 2012 poll
This year in Brevard County saw triumphs and tragedies, hope and heartbreak. Here are the stories that topped our list out of the thousands we covered this year. Now it's your turn to vote for the ones...
View ArticleTop stories of 2012 poll
This year in Brevard County saw triumphs and tragedies, hope and heartbreak. Here are the stories that topped our list out of the thousands we covered this year. Now it's your turn to vote for the ones...
View Article1920s: Shoe polish and a teddy bear meant a lot
1920s: A shoe polishing set and a teddy bear were popular gifts, Viera man recalls.
View Article1930s: Christmas Eve tree tradition was born of necessity
1930s: The tree and the food made Christmas during the Great Depression.
View Article1940s: Miami yule had its own seasonal magic
A retired Cocoa pastor recalls writing letters to Santa during the 1940s.
View Article1950s: Tree-shopping, Zorro and Mom's cooking were front and center
1950s: Christmas began with the right tree, selected at the Big B grocery store in Cocoa.
View Article1960s: Shower, scriptures, then gifts under the tree
1960s: Breakfast first on Christmas morning, then presents.
View Article1970s: Long lines of luminaries brightened their season
The twinkling lights of luminarias brightened Linda Crumbaugh's Christmases in the 1970s.
View Article1980s: Pop-music anthem set tone for holidays to come
1980s: Band Aid moves Brevard woman to rethink Christmas
View Article1990s: Family takes time to enjoy the day
1990s: In Sarah Stoeckel's house, the presents looked too inviting to open.
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