Florida's Bill Nelson backs Hagel for defense secretary
Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is supporting the nomination of Chuck Hagel to serve as secretary of defense.
View ArticleParents lobby Brevard officials for tax hike to stave off school cuts
As Brevard School Board members consider closing four schools and cutting $30 million, parents are lobbying officials to dip into the district's savings accounts to help pay for a special election in...
View ArticleIndian Harbour Beach bans cat colonies from its parks
Tuesday night, the Indian Harbour Beach City Council softened the proposed terms of a citywide cat-colony crackdown.
View ArticleBrevard County sticks with Waste Management to negotiate deal
Brevard County will begin contract negotiations with Waste Management after the majority of county commissioners said the area's longtime trash hauler proposal represented the "best value" for...
View ArticleBay-area SPCA struggles to care for 300 seized animals
Animal-welfare officials are struggling to care for nearly 300 neglected animals seized from a couple's home in the Tampa Bay area.
View ArticleBrevard brothers' commercial a finalist for Doritos Super Bowl contest
What do you get when you cross a dog, a bear and a model? For two Melbourne Beach brothers, it's a commercial that made them finalists in Doritos' annual Crash the Super Bowl competition.
View ArticleIndian Harbour Beach bans feral cat colonies from its parks
Tuesday night, the Indian Harbour Beach City Council softened the proposed terms of a citywide cat-colony crackdown.
View ArticleCourt hears Casey Anthony's appeal
A Florida appellate court is being was asked Tuesday to decide whether Casey Anthony was in police custody when she made statements that led to her being convicted of four counts of lying to law...
View ArticleParents lobby Brevard officials for special election on school tax
As Brevard School Board members consider closing four schools and cutting $30 million, parents are lobbying officials to dip into the district's savings accounts to help pay for a special election in...
View ArticleNew legal fight is brewing over police-fire pensions
Lawmakers are again working to overhaul how local police and firefighter pensions are bankrolled, allowing cities to use more money from a tax on insurance premiums to back up retirement systems that...
View ArticleFlorida's Bill Nelson backs Hagel for defense secretary
Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is supporting the nomination of Chuck Hagel to serve as secretary of defense.
View ArticleBrevard prosecutor, defender plan to build on predecessors' successes
Phil Archer and Blaise Trettis were sworn in as state attorney and public defender on Tuesday, marking the first change to leadership of those offices in 28 years.
View ArticleMom arrested after missing son found at her Leesburg home
Police have found a 3-year-old boy who was apparently taken by his mother from a Palm Bay home on Monday.
View ArticleManatee deaths decline in Florida thanks to warmer weather
Warm temperatures spared manatees in 2012 from the usual ravages of winter, with fewer dying in Florida than the previous three years.
View ArticleVOTE: Do you support a special election to raise education funds?
Do you support a special election this November to raise an additional $24 million?
View ArticleCivil Air Patrol launches third cadet squadron in Brevard
Civil Air Patrol, which has two units in Brevard County, is starting a new one on Merritt Island.
View ArticleCoast Guard still searching for man near Cape Canaveral
U.S. Coast Guard crews are searching for a man who reported having chest pains and then disappeared from his boat in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Port Canaveral this morning.
View ArticleCocoa Council OKs 3-year deal with new city manager
The Cocoa City Council Tuesday unanimously approved a three-year contract with John Titkanich that will pay him $115,000 in his first year as city manager, saving the city $30,000.
View ArticleCatalog: Bass Pro Outdoor World plans Palm Bay store
Bass Pro Outdoor World has announced in its 2013 catalog that it will open a store in Palm Bay.
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