Thousands 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 ArticleFormer President Bush moved out of intensive care
Former President George H.W. Bush's condition continued to improve Saturday, prompting doctors to move him out of intensive care, a spokesman said.
View ArticleLast-minute fiscal cliff talks in Senate
Senate leaders sought a last-minute compromise Saturday to avoid middle-class tax increases and possibly prevent deep spending cuts at the dawn of the new year as President Barack Obama warned that...
View ArticleKettle campaign a boost for Brevard's Salvation Army
Officials at Salvation Army Melbourne, which services residents in south Brevard County, are confident they reached their goal of raising $175,000 in this holiday season's bell-ringer fundraising...
View ArticleEnd of the road for take-home police cars?
When a late-night gas explosion damaged more than 80 homes in an Indianapolis neighborhood last month, many off-duty Indianapolis police officers rushed to the scene to help.
View ArticlePedestrian struck and killed in Titusville
A 53-year-old Titusville pedestrian was struck by a car and killed Sunday morning near Sherwood Golf Club, and the Mims driver who allegedly fled the scene faces charges of DUI manslaughter and leaving...
View Article2012 Brevard stories of the year
Join us for a look back at 2012's biggest local stories, as chosen by Florida Today editors and readers in an online poll.
View ArticleLawyer: Condominiums may go up at old Perkins property
Brevard County parks officials still want to acquire the long-razed Perkins Restaurant and Bakery oceanfront site.
View ArticleWatch Nights mark a milepost
Space Coast churchgoers celebrate New Year's Eve with prayer and recognition of Lincoln's efforts to free the slaves in Watch Night services.
View ArticlePedestrian struck and killed in Titusville
A 53-year-old Titusville pedestrian was struck by a car and killed Sunday morning near Sherwood Golf Club, and the Mims driver who allegedly fled the scene faces charges of DUI manslaughter and leaving...
View ArticleHillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clot
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital Sunday after the discovery of a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month.
View ArticleBlue line mourns slain N.Y. firefighter
Approximately 4,000 firefighters, police, and emergency medical services providers came to pay their respects
View ArticleJeff Parker's best editorial cartoons of 2012
Here are Florida Today editorial cartoonist Jeff Parker's favorite cartoons of the year.
View ArticleShhhhh! Wild and wooly is not only way to ring in 2013
For many, ringing in the new year involves a little -- or a lot -- of indulging in champagne and spirits. Some folks plan to stay in for a low-key New Year's Eve, and we'll find out what their plans...
View ArticleHillary Clinton remains hospitalized with blood clot
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is under observation at a New York hospital after being treated for a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month.
View ArticleSerious wreck snarls traffic on U.S. 1 in Grant-Valkaria
U.S. 1 in Grant-Valkaria has been closed following a serious wreck near Fisherman's Landing Park.
View ArticleMan held on $500K bond after fatal wreck
A man accused of driving impaired in a hit-and-run wreck that killed a 53-year-old man is being held in jail on $500,000 bond, jail officials said this afternoon.
View ArticleSenior residents at Sonata at Melbourne count down to new year early
About two dozen senior residents of Sonata at Melbourne celebrated the new year early with champagne, music and a countdown at about 3:15 p.m.
View ArticleFormer Cape Canaveral official under investigation
Robert Lefever, the city's former leisure services director, is under investigation by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office for the handling of Friday Fest monies, email records show.
View ArticleMelbourne High grad among missing boaters in Seminole County lake
Law enforcement searchers are shifting their focus after three days spent scouring a Seminole County lake turned up no promising signs of two missing men.
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