Golden anniversaries sweep Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral
A spate of golden anniversaries triggered by NASA's Mercury program is sweeping across the Cocoa Beach-Cape Canaveral area.
View ArticleNew national standards earn high marks in Florida
Florida's schools are adopting uniform academic standards shared with most other states, but the move is not creating the kind of uproar that's surrounded some other major changes in public education.
View ArticleResident turns 99 with Reaching Out donation
Merritt Island resident celebrated her 99th birthday with her children and a donation to FLORIDA TODAY's Reaching Out Holiday Fund.
View ArticleVOTE NOW for Brevard's top stories of 2012
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 ArticleCocoa show dog inspires with 'magic foot'
When it was time to show, oh, how Grand Champion Windbourne Words of Love could move. Otherwise known as Rita, she is an American black and tan coonhound, a big, sleek, ever-alert 9-year-old whose...
View ArticleVideo: Did you see the surfing Santas at Cocoa Beach?
This probably is one of those only-in-Florida events. Nearly 150 surfers and paddleboarders, donning Santa suits and Chrismasy attire, gathered in Cocoa Beach on Monday morning to hit the waves and...
View ArticleCandles, drums usher in Kwanzaa in Brevard
Space Coast residents mark the week-long celebration of Kwanzaa and its ties to African-American heritage.
View ArticleCrews contain gas leak in rural area west of Melbourne
A gas leak that led to multiple reports of a possible rupture in a cow pasture just west of Melbourne has been contained, according to Brevard County Fire-Rescue officials.
View ArticleDeadly snowstorm claims six across U.S.
A winter storm system that blew through Christmas Day with Gulf Coast tornadoes and snow in the nation's midsection headed for the Northeast on Wednesday, spreading blizzard conditions that slowed...
View ArticleDonors give Space Coast Kibble Kitchen bank a reprieve
Influx of donations keeps pet food bank open for now while corporate sponsorships are sought
View ArticleBiologists baffled by discovery of penguin-like bird in Brevard
Biologists aren't sure why these penguin-like birds, called razorbills, have flocked to the Space Coast and beyond, way farther south than normal.
View ArticleEconomy may be able to handle short fall over 'fiscal cliff'
The economic threat that's kept many Americans on edge for months is nearing reality - unless the White House and Republicans cut a budget deal by New Year's Day.
View ArticleDriver takes officers on wild Christmas Day chase
A driver who led police and the Brevard County Sheriff's helicopter on a high-speed, Christmas Day chase that ended near the Kennedy Space Center was taken into custody.
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