Brevard Zoo adds new ticket options, slightly increases prices
The Brevard Zoo is slightly raising admission prices and adding a "Zip and Zoo" value ticket in 2013.
View ArticleObama: Senate will try to strike fiscal cliff deal
President Obama and lawmakers expressed optimism for a deal, though the president also voiced frustration that yet another Washington budget battle is going down to the last minute.
View ArticleLocal giving no stretch for yoga teacher
Yoga instructor gives to Reaching Out Holiday Fund in honor of her grandchildren.
View ArticleRecycled trees keep on giving
While Christmas trees once went into some Florida beaches to shore up sand dunes, now they wind up mulch.
View ArticleObama: Senate will work to strike a cliff deal
President Barack Obama said Friday the Senate will try to put together a plan this weekend to avoid the tax hikes and budget cuts that kick in next week with the so-called 'fiscal cliff.'
View ArticleEx-military dog works for Port Canaveral PD
Lilly, a Labrador retriever that is a former military working dog is now serving with Rik, another dog to sniff for bombs in luggage of passengers boarding cruise ships at Port Canaveral.
View ArticleBrevard Zoo rolls out new admission, discount deals
The Brevard Zoo has announced a $.50 price increase for admissions and a new value ticket plan that offers two-day admissions.
View ArticleTrayvon Martin case voted story of the year
Trayvon Martin's shooting death was just a blip on the local television news when it was first reported on a soggy night in late February.
View ArticleFriends, family: McBride 'a hero'
Friends and family said goodbye Friday to Tampa lawyer Bill McBride, who died of a heart attack on Dec. 22 while vacationing with family in North Carolina.
View ArticleSandy aid passes Senate but House action uncertain
The Senate approved $60.4 billion in aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy on Friday, but it's not clear the House will take up the bill when it reconvenes Sunday.
View ArticleReport: FAMU did not follow hazing rules
Safeguards against hazing at Florida A&M University were not strong enough in the lead-up to the 2011 death of drum major Robert Champion, but accusations that university leaders recklessly ignored...
View ArticleCocoa Beach in race for Florida's best waterfront town
Cocoa Beach among coastal expert's picks for Best Florida Beach Towns; contest will name winner
View ArticleMelbourne gun show reports brisk business
A gun and knife show at Melbourne Auditorium drew above-average crowds, an increase gun buyers and vendors attribute to fear that the legislature may try to control access to certain weapons and...
View ArticleThousands raised for Brevard family of Newtown victim
A fundraising event on Merritt Island this afternoon raised more than $5,000 for memorial accounts of a girl killed two weeks ago in Newtown, Conn., and whose parents used to live in Brevard County.
View ArticleDeputies search for robber on Merritt Island
Brevard County sheriff's deputies searched an area along N Courtenay Parkway on Merritt Island tonight after a reported robbery.
View ArticleMelbourne gun show reports brisk business
A gun and knife show at Melbourne Auditorium drew above-average crowds, an increase gun buyers and vendors attribute to fear that the legislature may try to control access to certain weapons and...
View Article2012 Brevard stories of the year
Join us for a look back at 2012's biggest local stories, including a special listing of ones chosen by our readers online, is inside today.
View ArticleHometown hero: Satellite High grad pursues criminal justice career
Kari LaRubio, a 2007 graduate of Satellite High, has been in the Army just over a year but already is progressing well in her military career.
View ArticleCram Session: School memorial honors former student
Students, staff at Oak Park Elementary remember former student.
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